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20210616 Joint Special BIC-GVC Minutes MINUTES VERNON BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMISSION GREEN VERNON COMMISSION JOINT SPECIAL MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2021 COUNCIL CHAMBER, 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE CALL TO ORDER Chair Daerr called the meeting to order at 4:25 p.m. FLAG SALUTE Commissioner Morfin led the Flag Salute. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Business and Industry Commission Jack Cline, Chair (via remote access) Jimmy Andreoli II, Vice Chair (via remote access) Thomas Condon, Commissioner (arrived at 4:35 p.m. via remote access) William Davis, Commissioner (via remote access) Duncan Sachdeva, Commissioner (via remote access) Douglas Williams, Commissioner (via remote access) Green Vernon Commission Ron Daerr, Chair (via remote access) Alan Franz, Vice Chair (via remote access) Daniel Alley, Commissioner Hector Morfin, Commissioner (via remote access) Martin Perez, Commissioner (via remote access) ABSENT: John Baca, Business and Industry Commissioner Catherine Browne, Green Vernon Commissioner STAFF PRESENT: Arnold Alvarez-Glasman, Interim City Attorney (via remote access) Lisa Pope, City Clerk (via remote access) Fredrick Agyin, Health and Environmental Control Director (via remote access) Angela Kimmey, Utilities Compliance Administrator (via remote access) DocuSign Envelope ID: 059DB9F7-0158-4CB4-A234-3D12011E6C73 Special Joint Vernon Business and Industry Commission and Page 2 of 4 Green Vernon Commission Meeting Minutes June 16, 2021 APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA MOTION Commissioner Williams moved and Vice Chair Andreoli seconded a motion to approve the agenda. The question was called and the motion carried 10-0, Commissioners Baca, Browne and Condon absent. PUBLIC COMMENT None. NEW BUSINESS 1. Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383) Action Plan and Waste Hauler Program Changes Recommendation: Establish a Business and Industry Commission (BIC) SB 1383 Waste Hauler Temporary Ad Hoc Committee and a Green Vernon Commission (GVC) SB 1383 Waste Hauler Temporary Ad Hoc Committee for the purpose of facilitating discussion with City staff on the limited matter of the City's SB 1383 Solid Waste Management Program and the consolidation of waste hauling enterprises in Vernon, with the understanding that any resulting findings or proposals would be ultimately approved by the Vernon City Council; and appoint three members to each committee respectively. Health and Environmental Control Director Agyin presented a PowerPoint on Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383) Action Plan and Waste Hauler Program Changes. Utilities Compliance Administrator Kimmey discussed staff support of business; difficulty in managing reporting of multiple haulers; Good Governance Measure to consolidate waste haulers; proposed ad hoc committees; complaints regarding trash haulers; and traffic, air quality, and efficiency issues. In response to Commission questions, Health and Environmental Control Director Agyin explained the mandates and the City’s responsibilities under SB 1383 and active haulers. Commissioner Alley arrived at 4:45 p.m. The Commission discussed the need for competition, preventing a monopoly, hazardous waste tracking, and reporting software. Interim City Attorney Alvarez–Glasman discussed the provisions of the Public Resources Code requiring a five-year phase out. David Fahrion, Chief Executive Officer for the California Waste and Recycling Association requested the opportunity to participate in the process due to their eight members’ vested interests. He indicated opposition to limiting the franchises to one or two haulers. DocuSign Envelope ID: 059DB9F7-0158-4CB4-A234-3D12011E6C73 Special Joint Vernon Business and Industry Commission and Page 3 of 4 Green Vernon Commission Meeting Minutes June 16, 2021 Peter Corselli discussed the prior consideration in 2013 and requested the opportunity to provide input. Matthew Kotanjian, AAA Rubish, offered to assist the City in achieving the requirements under SB 1383. Commissioner Franz left the meeting at 5:10 p.m. Commissioner Williams left the meeting at 5:15 p.m. Marisa Olguin, Vernon Chamber of Commerce, discussed the City’s success with recycling and encouraged allowing multiple haulers. Nicole Waldman, AAA Rubish, encouraged retaining the current practice of allowing multiple haulers. City Clerk Pope read emails from Peter Corselli and John Katangian. MOTION Vice Chair Andreoli moved and Chair Cline seconded a motion to establish the Business and Industry Commission (BIC) SB 1383 Waste Hauler Temporary Ad Hoc Committee of Jimmy Andreoli II, Thomas Condon, and Duncan Sachdeva for the purpose of facilitating discussion with City staff on the limited matter of the City's SB 1383 Solid Waste Management Program and the consolidation of waste hauling enterprises in Vernon. The question was called and the motion carried 5-0, Commissioners Baca and Williams absent. MOTION Commissioner Alley moved and Chair Daerr seconded a motion to establish the Green Vernon Commission (GVC) SB 1383 Waste Hauler Temporary Ad Hoc Committee of Ron Daerr, Daniel Alley, and Hector Morfin for the purpose of facilitating discussion with City staff on the limited matter of the City's SB 1383 Solid Waste Management Program and the consolidation of waste hauling enterprises in Vernon. The question was called and the motion carried 4-0, Commissioners Browne and Franz absent. ORAL REPORTS None. DocuSign Envelope ID: 059DB9F7-0158-4CB4-A234-3D12011E6C73 Special Joint Vernon Business and Industry Commission and Page 4 of 4 Green Vernon Commission Meeting Minutes June 16, 2021 ADJOURNMENT With no further business, Chair Daerr adjourned the meeting at 5:41 p.m. ______________________ JACK CLINE, Business and Industry Commission Chair ______________________ RON DAERR, Green Vernon Commission Chair ATTEST: _________________________ LISA POPE, City Clerk (Seal) DocuSign Envelope ID: 059DB9F7-0158-4CB4-A234-3D12011E6C73