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ATTACHMENT 2 ~nvCA~ro~.~nvrso~~Y~oA~n `J ACtamont GandfiCCSettCement Agreemem 2008 AnnuaC l~,eport Background In 1999, the cities of Livermore and PleasanKi^, the Sierra Club and the Northern California Recycling 51NCrdl`i Association (NCRA) entered into a settlement agreement with Alameda County and Altamont Landfill. "fhe Chair Altamont Landfill Settlement Agreement created the Altamont Education Advisory Board to propose Ki~t6 j166e allocation of funds in the Education Account for recycling education programs, job training in the field of waste prevention and recycling and rnitigating the impacts of the landfill operations in the affected community. Funds generated fi~orn the $031 per ton surcharge amount to approximately $45Q,000 annually. City nfGivernwre There are five voting rnembers on the Education Advisory Board: one appointed by the Livmrorore City !/ice-cfiair Council; one appointed by the Pleasanton City Council; two appointed by NCRA; and the Alameda County Step(+en r13aiCey Recycling Board's environmental educator. The role of the Education Advisory Board is to annually propose the allocation of funds from the Education pity of~t'Censattton Account by submitting an Expenditure Plan by April I of each year. Concurrence of Alameda County, the il2ars6a~m~es cities of Livermore and Pleasanton, and NCRA in the Expenditure Plan is necessary before funds are allocated. funds arc collected from the Ahamont Landlill by the Alameda County "Treasurer. "fhe County then transfers 5YC`dA the annual allocation to the agency administering the funds (07-08 City of Pleasanton, 08-09 and out years. ~Donnn Ca6anne City of Livernore) for disbursal to grant recipients. 2008 Activities jlCavtet(a Comity "fhe 2008 Expenditure Plan was approved by each of the parties in the surnmer of 2008. l~he Expenditure Plan ~eryding Boaal proposed the following allocations: f~acnnt Mini-grants* $60,000 Project grants $230,000 StnffGiaisoe Board initiated projects $50,000 S6arouArneric6 Molti Ycar Grants $50,000 ALARM mitigation projects $10,000 Fund administration _ IS 000 TOTAL $415,000 *Additional mini-grants were awarded from unexpended Cunds allocated for the 2004-05. ?005-06, 2006-07 and the 2007- 08 fiscal years held by the City oC Livermore and the City of Pleasanton. Based on the allocation established by the 1xpenditure Plan, the lducation Advisory Board released a Request for Grant Applications for mini-grants and project grants pw~suant to the guidelines established in the settlement agreement. Mini-grants The Education Advisory Board awarded 41 mini-grants for projects meeting the grant criteria, as follows: Crocker Highlands Elementary School, 08-O1, Zero Waste Lunch, Oakland, West County - $2500.00 to promote Zero Waste Lunch by compensating the custodian for additional work (sorting trash), and involve students by appointing monirors, and offering prizes. Village High School, 08-02, Re-Vitalization, Pleasanton, East County - $2830.00 for the re-vitalization of school greenhouse and the creation of school gardens. Village High School, 08-03, Bulletin Board, Pleasanton, Fast Comtty - $375.00 to purchase a glass faced bulletin board to display all recycling and environmental events and activities to school district and community. Walnut Grove Elementary School, OS-04, Environmental Outdoor Education, Pleasanton, Fast County - $2500.00 to support three school wide environmental programs that will impact a large target population of students, staff and community. Education to pocus on four key area, waste management, solar and renewable energy education, responsible resource management, and building connections with the natural world and learning about healthy ecosystems.