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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1982-03-24Mayor Gus Nicolopulos Vice Mayor Roberta Cerri Teglia Council; Ronald G. Acosta Mark N. Addiego Emanuele N. Damonte MINUTES CITY COUNCIL City Council Conference Room March 24, 1982 AGENDA ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CALL TO ORDER: AGENDA REVIEW City Manager Birkelo requested: - Closed Session for labor relations, personnel and litigation matters. - Consideration of an application for Solid Waste Management Board recycling grant. - Review of plans for reception honoring retirees. CLOSED SESSION: RECALL TO ORDER: Consideration of an application for Solid Waste Management Board Grant. A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR RECYCLING GRANT FUNDS UNDER THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1980 ACTION TAKEN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING Recited. 7:10 p.m. Mayor Nicolopulos presiding. Council present: Damonte, Acosta, Teglia, Addiego and Nicolopulos. Council absent: None. AGENDA REVIEW So ordered. Council adjourned to a Closed Session at 7:15 p.m. The meeting was recalled to order at 10:lO p.m., all Council present, no action taken. City Manager Birkelo explained that the Board of Supervisors had approved a resolution which would in effect pick up the City's 25% of the matching part of the grant on a five year loan basis. He explained that if the City was to continue the program for a period of five years the loan would be amortized, but if the program was to be stopped in the interim the City would owe the balance for the remaining years. Director of Parks and Recreation Norton explained that the Solids Waste Management Board has grants available, up to $250,000 for cities who are prepared to implement 3/24/82 Page 1 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN Consideration of an application for Solid Waste Management Board Grant - Continued. a curbside recycling program. He said that the operation would be similar to garbage pickup and would take place on a weekly basis. He said that there had been a meeting with the County and indicated that South San Francisco had offered a proposal of an alternate type of program and explained that it would be based on an appointment concept. He said that those persons with recyclable materials could call and give the area in which they lived and a date and time would be arranged to pick up the materials. He said that the proposal had been reviewed by a representative of the State Solid Waste Management Board and had in- dicated that the proposal was not a total concept. Subsequently a call was received from the Solid Waste Management Board indicating that there was renewed interest for the proposed program and received encourage- ment to follow through. He proceeded to explain the operation of the pro- gram 'in relation to the number of per- sons to operate the service; manhours; hours of operation; costs; etc. He indicated the items which would be covered by the grant funds if received and the actual costs to the City. He then explained the changes which would occur in the operation of various aspects of the Parks and Recreation Department to address the needed funding for the project. Discussion followed concerning the budgetary effects of the proposed program; advantages and disadvantages of the proposed program; involvement of the Scavenger Company; objective of the program; projected revenues to be received; possibility of offering incentives to residents to encourage participation in the program; and the time element involved in the application for the grant funds. Further discussion followed relative to the present location of the re- cycling center; recyclable items; 3/24/82 Page 2 ?0 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN Consideration of an application for Solid Waste Management Board grant - Continued. the use of the present facility, etc. Director of Parks and Recreation Norton explained that approval of the application by Council did not mean the City was committed at this time. He said that once the appli- cation had been submitted and if approved by the Board, the City would have the option of entering or not entering into the agreement. Discussion followed on the involve- ment of the County with respect to the contribution of funds and the programs offered by other cities in the area. M/S Addiego/Damonte - To adopt the Resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 37-82 Carried by unanimous voice vote. Review of plans for reception honoring retirees. Consensus of Council to continue. M/S Damonte/Acosta - That the meeting be adjourned to Wednesday, the 31st day of March, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Conference Room, City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue, South San Francisco. Carried by unanimous voice vote. ADJOURNMENT: Time of adjournment 10:55 p.m. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, APPROVED: ~a~r'b~-ra A. Ba Cl~ uus N~colopulos, Ma~yor City of South San Francisco C/ City of South San Francisco The entries of this Council meeting show the action taken by the City Council to dispose of an item. Oral presentations, arguments, and comments are recorded on tape. The tape and documents related to the items are on file in the office of the City Clerk and are available for inspection, review and copying. 3/24/82 Page 3