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Castro Valley, Oro Loma, Albany, Hayward, and Dublin. The funds derived from this fee are to be disbursed as follows: . $0.25 per ton to the Education Account . $0.25 per ton to the City of Livermore for host community impacts . $0.75 per ton to the Open Space Account The Altamont Settlement Agreement Education Advisory Board meets approximately once a month. The Education Advisory Board 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 Education Advisory Board 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 mitigate the impacts of the Altamont Landfill on the affected neighboring community. The balance in the Education Account as of December 2005 was $798,295.02. DISCUSSION In accordance with the Altamont Settlement Agreement, concurrence by the Northern California Recycling Association (NCRA), the cities of Pleasanton and Livermore, and Alameda County is necessary to fund any proposed allocation from the Education Account per section 7.6.3 of the settlement agreement This is the third request for annual authorization of the Expenditure Plan from the Education Advisory Board. On February 8, 2006 the Education Advisory Board unanimously agreed to propose the 2005-06 Expenditure Plan to the authorizing entities. The attached Expenditure Plan outlines a process for funding mini-grants, annual competitive grants, and Board initiated projects and sets funding goals for each grant category. For Fiscal year 2006-07, the Board is proposing to award a maximum of $10,000 in mini-grants, $225,000 in project grants, $65,000 for Board initiated projects, $10,000 for landfill mitigation projects and $15,000 for administrative support. It is expected that the majority of grant applications will come from environmental educators and programs. Additional mini-grants may be awarded from unexpended funds allocated for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 fiscal years. Each year the Education Advisory Board will present an Annual Report to the authorizing entities detailing the programs that were funded the previous year and the related success rates of each funded program. The Board will also present a new Expenditure Plan to the authorizing entities by April 1 st of each year for the upcoming fiscal year. SR 06:082