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Councilmember Arkin commented that the educational rollout is very important and is sure the Go Green Initiative would help. Assistant Hopkins reported StopWaste will be working with the City to provide commercial outreach and she asked the Go Green Initiative to provide a variety of materials in print. They will also be conducting webinars, leveraging social media, and in-person education. There will be a dedicated page on the City's website for the public. Assistant Hopkins confirmed the only subsidized rate is the senior discount rate for the rate structure. She advised the City Council would need to provide staff direction if they wanted to consider a discount for low-income residents for non-compliance penalties. She also confirmed there is a fee for obtaining a second receptacle and can be requested by calling PGS or emailing them at info@pleasantongarbageservice.com. In response to Mayor Brown, Ms. Griffiths reported the Action Plan recommends the City continue to evaluate a renewable fuel option and confirmed the conversion of the City's fleet would count towards the target use. The renewable fuel must come from an organic source and there are not many sources to procure that now. Mayor Brown opened public comment. Jill Buck thanked the City Council for the opportunity the Go Green Initiative, staff, and students have to partner with the City. She reported the student interns have been working on community presentations and a lot of collateral materials that will be shared with City staff as they roll out the education process in the fall. Sanika Newadkar, student at Amador Valley High, and intern for the Go Green Initiative recommends adding an incentive program for compliance to some part of the SB 1383 implementation plan. Julianne Ng, student at Amador Valley High, and intern for the Go Green Initiative encouraged residents to use the Resource application created by StopWaste which allows users to lookup an item and their zip code and provides detailed recycling information. Mayor Brown closed public comment. Councilmember Testa expressed support for positive reinforcement for SB 1383 compliance instead of punitive actions. She reported she was at the Go Green Imitative booth at the Farmer's Market and they showed her how to sort property. She moved to adopt the draft SB 1383 Action Plan, seconded by Councilmember Narum. Councilmember Narum noted this is an important piece of legislation but expressed disappointment that it comes with an unfunded mandate. She believes it is the right direction for reducing methane emissions by channeling organic waste and specifically edible food for human consumption and is a significant step in achieving our CAP 2.0 goals. She expressed frustration with taking General Fund money and funding trash-related activities. She reported she attended a Go Green Initiative webinar and found it very informative. Councilmember Balch reported StopWaste is implementing SB 1383 and noted they have partnered with promising groups for edible food diversion. He noted the cost for implementation is $1 million per year and is something the City will need to plan and prepare for in the future. He advised source sorting will be critical and he would love to hear about from the Go Green Initiative on ways to incentivize compliance. He advised the StopWaste app can also be used for finding where to dispose of large items. He expressed support for the item. City Council Minutes Page 5 of 14 July 20, 2021