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6.38 Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager November 10,2008 SUBJECT Amendment of San Mateo Countyl Cities Joint Nondisposal Facility Element RECOMMENDATION Adopt a resolution amending the Joint Nondisposal Facility Element (NOFE) to include Ferma Corporation's proposed medium volume (25-174 tons/day) Construction and Demolition/Inert (CDI) and medium volume (200-500 ton/day) Wood Debris Recycling Facilities on a three acre site located at 475 Seaport Boulevard on Port of Redwood City property (Attachments 1 and 2). BACKGROUND In April of 2004, Redwood City (as well as San Mateo County and most cities within the County) adopted a Joint NDFE.1 (See Attachment 3 for a summary of Nondisposal Facilities in San Mateo County; the complete NDFE document is provided at the City Clerk's Office). The California Public Resources Code requires every city and county in the State to prepare and adopt a NDFE that identifies all existing, expansion of existing, and proposed new nondisposal facilities which will be used by a city or county to assist in reaching the State solid waste landfill diversion mandates. A nondisposal facility is defined as any solid waste facility required to obtain a State solid waste facility permit, except disposal facilities and transformation facilities. Nondisposal facilities include material recovery facilities, compost facilities and transfer stations. While solid waste facility permits are not required for small volume facilities, they are required for medium volume facilities. San Mateo County Environmental Health Department, the local enforcement agency for jurisdictions in San Mateo County, processes solid waste facility permits. On May 14, 2008, the Port of Redwood City approved a temporary rental agreement with Ferma Corporation that allows Ferma to operate a small volume (24 tons/day) COI Debris Processing Facility and small volume (199 tons/day) Wood Debris Chipping & Grinding Facility at 475 Seaport Boulevard.2 The Port has land use approval authority over 475 Seaport Boulevard and other Port properties. On September 19, 2008, as required by the Public Resources Code, Ferma Corporation also made an application with the City to amend the Joint NDFE to include a proposed medium 1 The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 directed cities, counties and regional agencies to prepare a Countywide or Reglonwide Integrated Waste Management Plan. In accordance with State law, the San Mateo County ICities Plan consists of a Source Reduction and Recycling Element (SRRE), Household Hazardous Waste Element (HHWE) and a Non-Disposal Facility Element (NO FE) for each jurisdiction within San Mateo County, and a Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan Summary and Siting Element 2 The Port's rental agreement with Ferma is on file with the Port and can be terminated at any time upon a 30 day notice by either party. 1