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^ � STAFF REPORT PLANNING COi�LMISSION AGENDA ITEM NO 16 �.- AUGUST 2, 1977 REVISION TO FINAL REPORT SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR SAN MATEO COUNTY The Office of the City Manager has requested that the Planning Co�ission review the Revision to Final Repor[ - Solid Waste Management Plan, San Mateo County, and make whatever recommenaations it deems a�propriate. _ The Planning'Commi§sion re•iemed Che "Final Reporc" at its mee[ing of January 6, 1976. At that time, i� recommended to the Council tha[: - �. _ > "...t.ze City of Redwood City end�rse the Final Report of the Solid Waste Management Plan for San Mateo County, California, with the following conditions: 1) That [he Plan place more emphasis on research and development for resource recovery systems, and 2) That the Plan assign to the public sector [he prime responsibility for developing and coordinating programs to expedite development of feasible resource recovery systems in San Mateo County at the ear- liest possible date, and ` 3) That absent these cond�tions, the final report be re�ected." The City Council adopted Resolution No 7540 on January 19, 1976, endorsing certain features of the Solid Waste Management Plan Final Report, 1975 �;nd concurrently issued a minute order ordering that a covering letter accompa- nying the above resolutioa be sent to the Board of Supervisors pointing out the Planning Commission recommendation that the Plan place more emphasis on reseaxch and de3�lopment for resource rzcovery systems In the intervening months, the County staff, in collaboration wi[h the Solid Waste Advisory Committee, has �repared this revision to the Final Report which staff has reviewed. This document has moved considerably in the darec.ion recommended by your Commission, despif�e certain weaknesses and ambiguieies Fc: example, an estimate oi the long-term resource -_ecovery system capital costs are given, but it i� not clear whether such costs are for improvements only or include site acquisicion and aevelopment costs also Hopefully, at the next annual review of the Plan many of the present weaknesses and ambi- guities wiil be refined out of it Staff thereTOre recoimneras �hat che Planning Commission recon¢nend to the City Council that the City of Redwood City endorse the Revision to Final Report - Solid Waste Management ?lan, San �taLeo County, Ca.itornia RS (7-26-77)