MONTEREY REGIONAL

WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

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REGULAR MEETING

NOTICE & AGENDA

Friday, June 19, 2020

9:00 a.m.

Please Note: The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom and is compliant with Governor Newsom's executive Order N-29-20 which allows local legislative bodies to hold public meetings electronically or via teleconference and to make public meetings accessible telephonically or otherwise electronically to all members of the public seeking to observe and address the local legislative body to avoid public gatherings, and which suspended all contrary provisions of the Brown Act.

To join the zoom webinar, click on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82136209769, copy/paste the link into your browser, or type the link into your browser. If your computer does not have audio, you will also need to join the meeting via phone. To participate via phone, please call: 1-669-900-9128; Meeting ID: 821-3620-9769.

Public Comments: if you are unable to participate virtually or via telephone, you may also submit your comments by e-mailing to baguilar@mrmwd.org with one of the following subject lines "Public Comment Item #" (insert the number relevant to your comment) or “Public Comment - Non Agenda Item". Comments must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2020. All submitted comments will be provided to the Board and may be read into the record or compiled as part of the record.

CALL TO ORDER AT 9:00 AM

ROLL CALL AND ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

public communications

Anyone wishing to address the Board on matters not appearing on the Agenda may do so now. Please limit comments to a maximum of three (3) minutes. The public may comment on any other matter listed on the agenda at the time the matter is being considered by the Board.

CLOSED SESSION

As permitted by Government Code Section 54956 et seq., the Board may adjourn to a Closed Session to consider specific matters dealing with litigation, certain personnel matters, property negotiations or to confer with the District's Meyers-Milias-Brown Act representative.

1. Conference with Labor Negotiators:

District Negotiators: Tim Flanagan, Peter Skinner, Timothy Brownell, and Berta Torres

Employee Organizations: Operating Engineers and Management Employees

RETURN TO OPEN SESSION with ANY REQUIRED ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION

Note: A report out and announcement concerning the closed session will be provided to anyone by emailing baguilar@mrwmd.org.

CONSENT AGENDA

These matters include routine financial and administrative actions, which are usually approved by a single majority vote. Individual items may be removed from Consent for discussion and action.

1) Approve Minutes of May 22, 2020 Regular Board Meeting.

2) Approve Report of Disbursements, and Board and Employee Reimbursements for May 2020.

3) Receive Report on June 3, 2020 Finance Committee Meeting .

4) Receive Report on June 3, 2020 Personnel Committee Meeting.

5) Adopt Memorandum of Understanding with County of Monterey Approving Expenditure of $25,000 to Support Activities of the Monterey County Litter Abatement Program.

6) Authorize the General Manager to Execute the Contract for a Single Stream Recycling Characterization Study with SCS Engineers Not-To-Exceed Cost of $130,000.

PUBLIC HEARING

7) Public Hearing to Consider Tipping Fee Increases, Effective July 1, 2020, to the Following Material Types and Implementation of Single Stream Recycling Processing Fee for Member Agencies Serviced by GreenWaste Recovery:

a) Solid Waste (Refuse, Construction & Demolition & Bulky Waste) Landfill Rate, From $62.00 Per Ton to $65.00 Per Ton.

b) Green Waste (Yard Waste) Rate From $40.00 Per Ton to $42.00 Per Ton.

c) Problem Waste Rate From $90.00 Per Ton to $95.00 Per Ton.

d) Biosolids (Sewage Sludge) Rate, From $35.00 Per Ton to $37.00 Per Ton.

e) Food Waste Rate From $54.00 Per Ton to $57.00 Per Ton.

f) MRF Single Stream Recycling (SSR) Processing Rate From $35.00 Per Ton to $40.00 Per Ton.

Other Items for board consideration, discussion and action

8) Approve Tipping Fee Increases, Effective July 1, 2020, to the Following Material Types and Implementation of Single Stream Recycling Processing Fee for Member Agencies Serviced by GreenWaste Recovery:

a) Solid Waste (Refuse, Construction & Demolition & Bulky Waste) Landfill Rate, From $62.00 Per Ton to $65.00 Per Ton.

b) Green Waste (Yard Waste) Rate From $40.00 Per Ton to $42.00 Per Ton.

c) Problem Waste Rate From $90.00 Per Ton to $95.00 Per Ton.

d) Biosolids (Sewage Sludge) Rate, From $35.00 Per Ton to $37.00 Per Ton.

e) Food Waste Rate From $54.00 Per Ton to $57.00 Per Ton.

f) MRF Single Stream Recycling (SSR) Processing Rate From $35.00 Per Ton to $40.00 Per Ton.

9) Approve Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2020/21. (see comments)

10) Approve Revised Pay Schedules for:

a) Operating Engineers Local 3 Laborers & Sales Clerks Unit, Operations Unit, Support Unit Incorporating a 3.5% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) in Compliance with Contracts Effective July 1, 2020.

b) Management Unit Removing the Position of LCM/HHW Manager Reflecting the Unit’s Agreement to Defer a COLA for Fiscal Year 2020/21.

c) Unrepresented Positions Incorporating a 10% Pay Reduction for the General Manager and a 5% Pay Reduction for the Department Directors.

11) Authorize General Manager to Cast Ballot to Elect a Representative to California Special Districts Association Board of Directors for Coastal Network, Seat C.