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EXHIBIT A <br /> EM CATIOXADVISORTBOARD <br /> `-" Altamont Landfif(SettlementAgreement <br /> 2023 Annual Report <br /> Background <br /> In 1999,the cities of Livermore and Pleasanton,the Sierra Club and the Northern California Recycling <br /> 5VC29 Association(NCRA)entered into a settlement agreement with Alameda County and Altamont Landfill.The <br /> Chair Altamont Landfill Settlement Agreement created the Altamont Education Advisory Board to propose <br /> RuthA66e allocation of funds in the Education Account for recycling education programs,job training in the field of <br /> waste prevention and recycling and mitigating the impacts of the landfill operations in the affected <br /> community.Funds generated from the$0.45 and$0.42 per ton surcharge amount to approximately$560,000 <br /> City of Livermore annually. <br /> Vice-chair There are five voting members on the Education Advisory Board:one appointed by the Livermore City <br /> 'Fenn Gatty Council;one appointed by the Pleasanton City Council;two appointed by NCRA;and the Alameda County <br /> Recycling Board's Environmental Educator. <br /> City of Tfeasanton The role of the Education Advisory Board is to annually propose the allocation of funds from the Education <br /> Vacant Account by submitting an Expenditure Plan by April 1 of each year.Concurrence of Alameda County,the <br /> cities of Livermore and Pleasanton,and NCRA on the Expenditure Plan is necessary before funds are <br /> allocated. <br /> NCRA Funds are collected from the Altamont Landfill by the Alameda County Treasurer.The County then remits the <br /> Devin Jackson annual allocation to the agency administering the funds(07-08 City of Pleasanton,08-13 and out years,City of <br /> Livermore)for disbursal to grant recipients. <br /> Alameda County 2023 Activities <br /> 1§cycfing Board The 2023 Expenditure Plan was approved by each of the parties in the spring of 2023.The Expenditure Plan <br /> Enc Wavef proposed the following allocations: <br /> Board Communications,website $5,000 <br /> BoardAssistant Mini-Grants $125,000 <br /> Lauren Jenkins Project Grants $250,000 <br /> Board Initiated Project Grants $50,000 <br /> Multi-Year Grants $160,000 <br /> ALARM mitigation projects $0,000 <br /> Staff Support $30,000 <br /> Fund management&support $30,000 <br /> TOTAL $650,000 <br /> Based on the allocation established by the Expenditure Plan,the Education Advisory Board released a Request <br /> for Grant Applications for mini-grants,project grants,board initiated project grants and multi-year grants <br /> pursuant to the guidelines established in the settlement agreement. <br /> Mini-Grants <br /> The Education Advisory Board awarded 18 Mini-Grants for projects meeting the grant criteria,as follows: <br /> Mini-Grant#:23-01 Oakland Leaf Foundation,Love Cultivating Schoolyards Grant,Oakland,West <br /> County,$4,000.00-Funds will be used to develop the waste prevention skills and knowledge of 15 East <br /> Oakland high school students;sustain a zero-waste youth-led one-acre urban farm and local food distribution <br /> initiative;positively influence the culture of our students and their peers and families related to waste <br /> consumption. <br /> Mini-Grant#:23-02 Resilience Birthright,Inc.,Free Baby Resilience Books,Alameda,West County, <br /> $3,900.00-Funds will be used to provide Baby Resilience and Friends books and curriculum to schools and <br /> districts that need the support to continue their environmental programs while enhancing other programs <br /> simultaneously,targeting K-2nd grade. <br />