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DRAFT <br /> 4114116 <br /> 7.1.3 states that the Authority shall coordinate with other organizations as needed to <br /> fulfill its countywide role including coordinating on related issues such as water <br /> and litter. Objective 7.8 states that the Authority will coordinate and facilitate program <br /> implementation by individual or subregional groupings ofinemberagencies. <br /> (h) Numerous studies have documented the prevalence of plastic carry-out bags <br /> littering the environment, blocking storm drains and fouling beaches. <br /> (i) Plastic bags are a substantial source of marine debris. <br /> (j) Plastic bags cause operational problems at County landfills and transfer stations <br /> and contribute to litter countywide. <br /> (k) <br /> . . • <br /> a. • <br /> • : : : • . Agency studies <br /> show that as a result of Ordinance 2012-2, there has been a 44% decrease in <br /> mastic bass found in Alameda County Storm drains and a 69% decrease in <br /> ' 1:e I 1 I I e 1 { 1. • 1 _11 1 • I '1 1 1 1 • N J 'I ' ..I , <br /> reusable hag to affected stores,or not using a hag at all,has more than doubled, <br /> (1) Member Agencies are required by the Municipal Regional Permit(MRP) for <br /> storm water to reduce trash by 70% by 2017 and 100% by 2022.with cit' <br /> having the option to implement plastic bas bans to achieve these requirements. <br /> (m) There are several alternatives to single-use carry-out bags readily available. <br /> (n) <br /> .. •:‘• . .:_ , Despite the <br /> positive impacts of the existing ordinance, it is estimated that 62% of the <br /> projected 764 million bags distributed in Alameda County are distributed by <br /> checkout bags. <br /> (o) The Authority prepared the Mandatory Recycling and Single Use Bag Reduction <br /> Ordinances Environmental Impact Report, which considered two separate projects and <br /> included the environmental review required by the California Environmental Quality <br /> Act for this Ordinance. The Authority certified those portions of the EIR relevant to this <br /> Ordinance. [This section will describe the additional environmental review <br /> prepared for amending the reusable bag ordinance once the review is completed, <br /> (p) This ordinance will be enforced using the principle of progressive enforcement <br /> with the objective of bringing the regulated community into compliance, <br /> Progressive enforcement measures shall be used in the following order in order to <br /> promote compliance: (i)official notification of non-compliance,(ii)warning of an <br /> 2 <br />