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Amendment Template Version May 2021 Revised Exhibit A (rev.5/23/23) Background Per CA Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383) regulations, all jurisdictions in the state are required to adopt local ordinances implementing an edible food recovery program and requiring large food generating businesses such as, but not limited to, supermarkets, grocery stores with a total facility size of 10,000 or more square feet, food wholesalers and distributors, and hotels with 200 or more rooms (generators) to arrange for edible food recovery services that recover the maximum amount of their surplus edible food possible. Edible Food Recovery is the act of diverting surplus edible food from businesses, organizations, or events that otherwise would have been disposed of in a landfill or sent to compost. Recovered food is then distributed to people in need. Food recovery organizations and services with expertise in food handling and safety, a deep understanding of hunger and food insecurity in our communities, and infrastructure to distribute food to those in need throughout the county, carry out this recovery service. In San Mateo County, all jurisdictions have adopted ordinances in line with the County’s ordinance to create one cohesive countywide edible food recovery program. To help the food recovery organizations build capacity for their programs, the County has contracted with Abbe and Associated, a solid waste industry consultant group, to provide Contractor assistance developing a fee-for-service model for the edible food recovery services they provide large food generating businesses. Charging fees for the food recovery services contractor provides will create sustainable funding for edible food recovery efforts beyond the life of this agreement. In consideration of the payments set forth in Exhibit B, Contractor shall provide the following services: Task 1. Coordinate with Abbe & Associates to determine fee-for-service model for edible food recovery services Contractor offers to generators. 1. Correspond with Abbe and Associates over email, phone, and video call as requested by Abbe and Associates to discuss fee-for-service model development. 2. Provide Abbe and Associates staff in-person tours of Contractor’s facilities or food distributions as requested. 3. Compile and provide information on Contractor’s edible food recovery services and food distribution programs to Abbe and Associates upon their request. Information includes but is not limited to standard operating procedures, edible food recovery contracts with generators and other food recovery organizations or services; and records of costs associated with developing and managing Contractor’s food recovery services and food distribution programs. Deliverable: 1. List of facilities toured with Abbe & Associates. 2. Report that details information, contracts, and records provided to Abbe & Associates described in Task 1.3 Task 2. Finalize edible food recovery agreement contractor will use when establishing agreements with generators. 1. By August 15, 2023, finalize agreement Contractor will offer generators for edible food recovery services. Contract will incorporate fee-for-service recommendations from Abbe & Associates into these agreements. Deliverable 1. Copy of Contractor’s final edible food recovery agreement template Contractor will provide to generators for edible food recovery services. Task 3. Provide food recovery services to generators. REV: 02-27-24 LF ATTY/AGR.2024.021/San Mateo County (Edible Food Recovery MOU) (Page 28 of 32)