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BACKGROUND As part of the settlement of litigation over the expansion of the Altamont Landfill, the parties to the litigation agreement (Alameda County, Waste Management of Alameda County, the Cities of Livermore and Pleasanton, and various environmental groups) agreed that the County would impose a surcharge on incoming waste at the Altamont Landfill and Resource Recovery Facility and Vasco Road Landfill. Each January, the fee is adjusted to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the most recent 12-month period. The portion of the fee that funds the Education Account is $0.34 cents per ton, which generates approximately $465,000 annually. The Altamont Settlement Agreement EAB meets approximately once a month. The EAB consists of five voting members including two members from the Northern California Recycling Association, one member from the City of Pleasanton, one member from the City of Livermore, and one member from the Alameda County Recycling Board. The Pleasanton representative is Tony Dennis, an engineering teacher at Amador Valley High School. The EAB can propose the allocation of funds in the Education Account to support diversion education programs, job training in the field of waste diversion and recycling, and to mitigate the impacts of the Altamont Landfill on the affected neighboring community. The approximate balance in the Education Account held by Alameda County as of December 31, 2020 was approximately $1 million. DISCUSSION The Altamont Settlement Agreement requires the EAB to submit a proposed allocation of funds on an annual basis by April 1. In accordance with the Altamont Settlement Agreement, concurrence by the NCRA, the Cities of Pleasanton and Livermore, and Alameda County is necessary to fund any proposed allocation from the Education Account. On December 8, 2020, the EAB unanimously approved the proposed 2021/2022 Expenditure Plan found in Attachment 1. The Expenditure Plan outlines a process for funding mini-grants, annual competitive grants, multi-year grants, Alameda Landowners Against Mismanagement (ALARM) mitigation grants, and Board-initiated projects, setting funding goals for each grant category. For Fiscal Year 2021/2022, the EAB is proposing the following schedule for disbursement of funds, totaling $600,000. • $230,000 in project grants • $100,000 in mini-grants • $185,000 in multi-year grants • $50,000 in EAB-initiated projects • $30,000 for financial management and administrative support (City of Livermore) • $5,000 for EAB communications, website • $0 for landfill mitigation projects Page 2 of 3