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ATTACHMENT 2 EDVCATIONIADVISORTOOARD Altamont .GandfillSettlement Agreement 2019 Annual-Report Background In 1999,the cities of Livermore and Pleasanton,the Sierra Club and the Northern California Recycling NOXA Association(NCRA)entered into a settlement agreement with Alameda County and Altamont Landfill.The Cfuiir Altamont Landfill Settlement Agreement created the Altamont Education Advisory Board to propose Rut ff66e 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 Vice-cfiair Council;one appointed by the Pleasanton City Council;two appointed by NCRA;and the Alameda County rrenna 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 Bleasanton 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. NCRA 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 Vacant Livermore)for disbursal to grant recipients. 2019 Activities Alameda County The 2019 Expenditure Plan was approved by each of the parties in the spring of 2019. The Expenditure Plan Woyc(ing Board proposed the following allocations: Jason Ewing Board Communications,website $5,000 Mini-Grants $100,000 BoarcfAssistant Project Grants $325,000 Lauren Arnerich Board Initiated Project Grants $50,000 Multi-Year Grants $85,000 ALARM mitigation projects $0 Fund administration $30,000 TOTAL $595,000 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 28 Mini-Grants for projects meeting the grant criteria,as follows: Mini-Grant#: 19-01 Oakland Unified School District-Thornhill Elementary,Thornhill Elementary Outdoor Waste Sorting Bins,Oakland,West County,$3,000.00-Funds will be used to purchase 7 new trash sorting stations with containers that can weather the outdoor elements and will help the students sort their garbage correctly. Mini-Grant#: 19-02 Loved Twice,Collecting and Distributing 15,000 baby clothes(1,500 lbs saved from landfill)for homeless infants,Oakland,West County,$3,000.00-Funds will be used to divert 1,500 pounds of baby clothes from the landfill by collecting unwanted items from a variety of outlets and redistributing them to newborns in need. Mini-Grant#: 19-03 Wee Poets,Wee Poets,Berkeley,West County,$3,000.00-Funds will be used to produce 4,30 minute videotapes that will emphasize and promote source reduction,recycling and the purchase of recycled goods.