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ATTACHMENT 2 EDUCATIONADVISORY BOAR 9lCtamont Landfill-Settlement Agreement 2017 Annual-Report Background In 1999,the cities of Livermore and Pleasanton,the Sierra Club and the Northern California Recycling Association(NCRA)entered into a settlement agreement with Alameda County and Altamont Landfill.The Chair Altamont Landfill Settlement Agreement created the Altamont Education Advisory Board to propose Ruth Abbe allocation of funds in the Education Account for recycling education programs,job training in the field of waste prevention and recycling and mitigating the impacts of the landfill operations in the affected community. Funds generated from the$0.34 per ton surcharge amount to approximately$500,000 annually. City of Livermore There are five voting members on the Education Advisory Board:one appointed by the Livermore City Nue-chair Council;one appointed by the Pleasanton City Council;two appointed by NCRA;and the Alameda County Jenna Gatty Recycling Board's Environmental Educator. The role of the Education Advisory Board is to annually propose the allocation of funds from the Education City ofPleasanton Account by submitting an Expenditure Plan by April 1 of each year.Concurrence of Alameda County,the Tony Dennis cities of Livermore and Pleasanton,and NCRA on the Expenditure Plan is necessary before funds are allocated. xC Funds are collected from the Altamont Landfill by the Alameda County Treasurer.The County then remits the annual allocation to the agency administering the funds(07-08 City of Pleasanton,08-13 and out years,City of Donna Cadanne Livermore)for disbursal to grant recipients. 2017 Activities Alameda County The 2017 Expenditure Plan was approved by each of the parties in the spring of 2017.The Expenditure Plan Recycling Board proposed the following allocations: Toni Stein Board Communications,website $5,000 Mini-Grants $130,000 Board Assistant Project Grants $265,000 Lauren Arnerich Board Initiated Project Grants $50,000 Multi-Year Grants $60,000 ALARM mitigation projects $10,000 Fund administration $30,000 TOTAL $550,000 Based on the allocation established by the Expenditure Plan,the Education Advisory Board released a Request for Grant Applications for mini-grants,project grants,board initiated project grants and multi-year grants pursuant to the guidelines established in the settlement agreement. Mini-grants The Education Advisory Board awarded 36 Mini-Grants for projects meeting the grant criteria,as follows: Mini-Grant#: 17-01 Open Heart Kitchen,Open Heart Kitchen Hot Meal Program&Children's Weekend Lunch Program,Livermore,East County,$3,000.00-Funds will be used to purchase containers and recyclable products for two of the meal programs.The meal programs focus on filling the nutritional needs of the people in the Tri-Valley area. Mini-Grant#: 17-02 LVJUSD-Granada High School,Sports Field Waste Diversion,Livermore,East County,$2,759.52-Funds will be used to expand the school generated solid waste diversion program at the baseball sports field located at Granada High by including recycling and organics collection containers as a _ part of the current single"Trash"only container. Mini-Grant#: 17-03 LVJUSD-Junction Avenue K-8 School,Sports Field Waste Diversion,Livermore, East County,$1,839.68-Funds will be used to expand the school generated solid waste diversion program at three sports field located at Junction Avenue K-8 School by including recycling and organics collection containers as a part of the current single"Trash"only container.