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ATTACHMENT 2 EDV CATIONA 1D2ISORf oR0 Altamont £anclfi(CSettlement Agreement 201812 .�nnual ep ort Background In 1999,the cities of Livermore and Pleasanton,the Sierra Club and the Northern California Recycling NCRA 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 l?uthA66e 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 ')ice-chair Council;one appointed by the Pleasanton City Council;two appointed by NCRA;and the Alameda County Tenna catty Recycling Board's Environmental Educator. The role of the Education Advisory Board is to annually propose the allocation of funds from the Education City of Pkasanton 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. NCS 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 Cabanne Livermore)for disbursal to grant recipients. 2018 Activities Alameda County The 2018 Expenditure Plan was approved by each of the parties in the spring of 2018.The Expenditure Plan &rycCng Board proposed the following allocations: Nancy Deming Board Communications,website $5,000 Mini-Grants $110,000 Board Assistant Project Grants $325,000 Lauren Arnerich Board Initiated Project Grants $50,000 Multi-Year Grants $00,000 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 38 Mini-Grants for projects meeting the grant criteria,as follows: Mini-Grant#: 18-01 Cypress Mandela Training Center,Inc.,Cypress Mandela Waste Management Training Project,Oakland,West County,$3,000.00-Funds will be used to provide 30 men and women with training that focuses on healthy design,toxics and waste prevention,environmental purchasing,repair and reuse,salvaging,deconstruction,re-use and recycling building materials that were used in previous training cycles. Mini-Grant#: 18-02 Wee Poets,Let's Recycle,Berkeley,West County,$3,000.00-Funds will be used to produce four 30-minute videotapes that will emphasize and promote source reduction,recycling and the purchase of recycled goods. Mini-Grant#: 18-03 Cycles of Change,Bret Harte Bike Club,Oakland,West County,$2,900.00-Funds will be used to provide reuse education and leadership training opportunities using bicycle recovery/restoration/reuse for 30 youth ages 10-14 twice per week after school.