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Gloria Harper
From:Patrick Gallegos
Sent:Monday, April 28, 2025 10:23 AM
To:Executive Team
Cc:Brandon DeCriscio
Subject:Staff report/resolution 7634
BCC: CITY COUNCIL
Good morning,
Below are responses to Councilmember Senecal’s questions regarding the staff report related to the waste
disposal agreement (WDA) for tonight’s City Council meeting:
Yes, organic waste would include material consisting of yard and wood waste as well as incidental
residential food waste.
Yes, the draft agreement provided to cities late last year included an Organic Take Back Rebate. Language
is included below:
o City shall be entitled to an Organic Take Back Rebate in the amount of $70/ton for its Proportional
Share of all bulk Recovered Organic Waste Product it takes back from the County’s Organic
Infrastructure.
It is important to note that negotiations are still ongoing between the Orange County City Managers
Association and Orange County Waste and Recycling. At this point in time, the priority is for the cities to
adopt the Second Amendment (the item being considered this evening) in order to allow more time for
WISE negotiations.
Please let me know if you have any additional questions.
Thanks,
Patrick Gallegos
Patrick Gallegos, Interim City Manager
211 Eighth Street, Seal Beach, CA 90740
(562) 431-2527 x 1308
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From: Patty Senecal <psenecal@sealbeachca.gov>
Date: April 27, 2025 at 11:31:50 PM PDT
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To: Patrick Gallegos <PGallegos@sealbeachca.gov>
Subject: Staff report/resolution 7634
RE the staff report for approving and authorizing the 2nd amendment to the WDA and the
statement below. What is the rebate program for composted organic waste and allocation
of capital expenditures for organic. Are we doing organic waste beyond plants? Like food
scraps, paper and wood? Does the city get any rebates?
The WISE agreement proposed increasing the landfill disposal rate from $42.65 to $82 per
ton (a 92.3% increase). It also proposed a rebate program for composted organic waste
and an allocation of capital expenditures for organics recycling infrastructure at County
landfills.