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ATTACHMENT 2 <br /> 1. <br /> TDUCAZIOt ADVISO f BOARD <br /> 14‘ Altamont Landfill-Settlement Agreement <br /> 2016 Annual Report <br /> Background <br /> In 1999,the cities of Livermore and Pleasanton,the Sierra Club and the Northern California Recycling <br /> ncl, Association (NCRA)entered into a settlement agreement with Alameda County and Altamont Landfill.The <br /> Chair Altamont Landfill Settlement Agreement created the Altamont Education Advisory Board to propose <br /> Ruth Abbe allocation of funds in the Education Account for recycling education programs,job training in the field of <br /> waste prevention and recycling and mitigating the impacts of the landfill operations in the affected <br /> community. Funds generated from the$0.34 per ton surcharge amount to approximately$500,000 annually. <br /> City of Livermore There are five voting members on the Education Advisory Board: one appointed by the Livermore City <br /> Nice-chair Council; one appointed by the Pleasanton City Council;two appointed by NCRA;and the Alameda County <br /> Penny('fatty Recycling Board's Environmental Educator. <br /> The role of the Education Advisory Board is to annually propose the allocation of funds from the Education <br /> City of Pleasanton Account by submitting an Expenditure Plan by April 1 of each year. Concurrence of Alameda County,the <br /> Tony Dennis cities of Livermore and Pleasanton, and NCRA on the Expenditure Plan is necessary before funds are <br /> allocated. <br /> �C Funds are collected from the Altamont Landfill by the Alameda County Treasurer.The County then remits the <br /> annual allocation to the agency administering the funds(07-08 City of Pleasanton,08-13 and out years, City of <br /> Donna Cabanne Livermore)for disbursal to grant recipients. <br /> 2016 Activities <br /> Alameda County The 2016 Expenditure Plan was approved by each of the parties in the spring of 2016.The Expenditure Plan <br /> Recycling Board proposed the following allocations: <br /> Toni Stein <br /> Board Communications, website $5,000 <br /> Mini-Grants $130,000 <br /> Board Assistant Project Grants $265,000 <br /> Lauren Arnerich Board Initiated Project Grants $100,000 <br /> Multi-Year Grants $10,000 <br /> ALARM mitigation projects $10,000 <br /> Fund administration $30,000 <br /> TOTAL $550,000 <br /> Based on the allocation established by the Expenditure Plan,the Education Advisory Board released a Request <br /> for Grant Applications for mini-grants, project grants, board initiated project grants and multi-year grants <br /> pursuant to the guidelines established in the settlement agreement. <br /> Mini-grants <br /> The Education Advisory Board awarded 55 Mini-Grants for projects meeting the grant criteria, as follows: <br /> Mini-Grant#: 16-01 Oxford PTA, Investigate Alternative Products to Plastic,Berkeley,West County, <br /> $750.00-Funds will be used to continue to achieve a plastic free goal and to have as many kids as possible <br /> using stainless steel water bottles and other products. With these grant funds Oxford PTA will purchase <br /> stainless steel water bottles and straws, reusable shopping bags, and washable and reusable produce bags. <br /> Mini-Grant#: 16-02 Oakland International High School,Waste Diversion Program,Oakland,West <br /> County,$3,000.00-Funds will be used to pay for two student monitors every day for the 2016-2017 school <br /> year to ensure that cafeteria waste is sorted properly. <br /> ATTACHMENT 2 <br />