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THE CITY OF 17 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT PL£ASANTON. July 20, 2010 Operation Services TITLE: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION FROM COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT TO SUPPORT STATE LEGISLATION TO BAN SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAGS AND FOAM FOOD CONTAINERS AND CONSIDER ADDITIONAL OPTIONS SUMMARY The Committee on Energy and the Environment considered the environmental effects of single -use plastic bags and foam food containers, and received information about State regulation, bans adopted in other jurisdictions, and options available for Pleasanton. COMMITTEE ON ENERGY ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDATION (a) Approve transmitting a letter of City support for State legislation to ban single use plastic bags (AB 1998 Brownley) and single use foam food take -out containers (AB 2138 Chesbro); (b) Direct staff if such State legislation is not adopted, to consider for inclusion in the Climate Action Plan's solid waste assessment the environmental effects of such bans; and (c) Include such bans among the options for Council consideration during its next priority- setting meeting. RECOMMENDATION 1. Send a letter of City support for State legislation to ban single use plastic bags (AB 1998 Brownley) and single use foam food take -out containers (AB 2139 Chesbro); and 2. Direct staff to track these bills and pending litigation about bans on single use plastic bags. If such bans are not adopted by the State, include such bans for consideration during the next Council priority setting. FINANCIAL STATEMENT There is no financial impact to have the City send letters in support of current State legislation, or to track pending legislation and the California Supreme Court case. There are unknown additional costs (and delays) if such bans are considered with the Climate Action Plan (CAP). If bans are included as items for consideration at the next Council priority- setting meeting, costs for an environmental analysis, staff resources, community outreach, etc. could then be estimated.