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Implementation <br /> <br />Once the siting criteria are in place, the focus of the Plan <br />shifts to implementation. Currently over sixty programs <br />attempt to regulate toxics in Alameda County. In order to <br />assure success, the Plan emphasizes the need for some type of <br />coordination between the agencies that regulate hazardous <br />waste. The focus of the CHWMP is to maintain a <br />comprehensive county-wide perspective. <br /> <br />As described earlier, this focus has been the cause of <br />concern among reviewing agencies and associations. <br />Primarily, there has been reservation about the consolidation <br />of existing hazardous materials programs and the power of <br />regulation that is to be vested in the proposed County-wide <br />Toxics Coordinator. <br /> <br />Currently the City of Pleasanton is one of seven Cities in <br />Alameda County which has adopted a Hazardous Materials <br />Storage Ordinance. The ordinance requires that any business <br />which stores any hazardous materials in the City submit a <br />materials storage list and plan to the City and be granted a <br />permit from the City's Chemical Specialist. By coordinating <br />existing programs this regulating procedure could eventually <br />be taken over by the County. <br /> <br />The City's Chemical Specialist disagrees with this approach, <br />and believes that the City has a vested interest and non- <br />transferable responsibility to protect its resources and <br />community. The Hazardous Materials Subcommittee of the <br />Alameda County Fire Chief's Association concurs with this <br />opinion. <br /> <br />As part of the CHWMP implementation strategy, an expanded <br />Hazardous Materials Subcommittee will be created as one of <br />the new coordinating mechanisms of the plan. The City's own <br />Fire Department Chemical Specialist is already active on this <br />committee and should remain active in order to represent the <br />City's interest during implementation and coordination <br />efforts. <br /> <br />Staff concurs with the opinion that the City should retain a <br />certain level of regulatory power over hazardous materials <br />users in the City. By continuing to enforce the City's <br />Hazardous Materials Storage Ordinance and maintaining <br />accurate records on existing generators, the City can be <br />better prepared for possible accidents, and will be in a <br />knowledgeable position to review future facility proposals in <br />context of what currently exists. <br /> <br />SR:88:299 <br /> <br /> <br />