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~~vCA~zos~A~vzso~~Y~oA~~ ~~ ACtamont LancffiCCSettCementAgreement "" 2006AnnuaCl~,eport Background hi 1999, the cities of Livermore and Pleasanton, the Sierra Club and the Northern California Recycling Association (NCRA) entered into a settlement agreement with Alameda County and Altamont Landfill. The IZut(}166e Altamont Landoll Settlement Agreement created the Altamont Education Advisory Board to propose , allocation of funds in the Education Account for recycling education programs, job training in the field of ~C ,~ waste prevention and recycling and mitigating the impacts of the landfill operations in the affected ('(air community. Funds generated from the 50.28 per ton surcharge amount to approximately $325,000 annually. 'T'here are five voting members on the Education Advisory Board: one appointed by the Livermore City tZo6ert _Stans6nry Council; one appointed by the Pleasanton City Council; two appointed by NCRA; and the Alameda County Cit o Lrrermore yf" Recycling Board's environmental educator. `L'ice-c(air I he role of the Education Advisory Board is to annually propose the allocation of funds from the Education Account by submitting an Expenditure Plan by April I of each yeas Concurrence of Alameda County, the cities of Livermore and Pleasanton, and NCRA in the Expenditure Plan is necessary before funds are Stlars(a,Jorres allocated. City of~t~leasantort Funds are collected from the Altamont Landfill by the Alameda County Treasurer. I"he County then transfers the annual allocation to the City of Livermore for disbursal to grant recipients. Donna Ca6anne 2006 Activities NC'12,'d fhe 2006 Expenditure Plan was approved by each of the parties in early spring 2006. The Expenditure Plan proposed the following allocations: ;L(ar(<Spencer Mini-grants* $10,000 ACarnerfa County Project grants $225,000 47etycling Board guard initiated projects $65,000 ALARM mitigation projects $10,000 Fund administration __ $15,000 S(aron/trrreric( TOTAL $325,000 Gtaison *Additional mini-grants were awarded from unexpended funds allocated for the 2004-OS and 2005-2006 fiscal years held by the City of Livermore. Based on the allocation established by the Expenditure Plan, the Education Advisory Board released a Request for Grant Applications for mini-grants and project grants pursuant to the guidelines established in the settlement agreement. Mini-grants I~he Education Advisory Board awarded sixteen mini-grants for projects meeting the grant criteria, as follows: Amador High School, Pleasanton -- $2,000 for DECA Marketing Research Amador High School, Pleasanton -- $3,500 VHS Video Production Amador Valley Go Green Recycling Program -- $'_,500 to implement Go Green programs. Livermore High School -- $2,500 to study the effectiveness of types of composting Livermore High School -- $2,500 to initiate the Recycling Club Lydiksen Elementary School, Pleasanton -- $500 for Lydikson Blooms! Marilyn Avenue Elementary School, Livermore four $1,500 mini-grants and one $2,500 mini-grant to five different classroom teachers for Greening Marilyn Avenue. SL Joseph's Community, Alameda -- $2,500 for St. Joseph's Green Initiative. Total Recycling Association -- $2,500 to improve the Introduction to Recycling course textbook