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Page 2 of 3 DISCUSSION The Altamont Settlement Agreement requires the EAB to submit a proposed allocation of funds on an annual basis by April 1. In accordance with the Altamont Settlement Agreement, concurrence by the NCRA, the Cities of Pleasanton and Livermore, and Alameda County is necessary to fund any proposed allocation from the Education Account. On January 27, 2025, the EAB unanimously approved the proposed 2025/2026 Expenditure Plan (see Exhibit A of Attachment 1). The Expenditure Plan outlines a process for funding mini-grants, annual competitive grants, multi-year grants, Alameda Landowners Against Mismanagement (ALARM) mitigation grants, and Board-initiated projects, setting funding goals for each grant category. For Fiscal Year 2025/2026, the EAB is proposing the following schedule for disbursement of funds, totaling $628,665: • $286,000 in project grants • $135,000 in mini-grants • $110,040 in multi-year grants • $50,000 in EAB-initiated projects • $12,625 for financial management and administrative support (City of Livermore) • $30,000 for staff support • $5,000 for EAB communications, website • $0 for landfill mitigation projects (ALARM – fund has reached maximum amount of $100,000). Additional grants may be awarded from unexpended funds allocated for previous fiscal years held in stewardship by the City of Livermore. The current unexpended fund balance is approximately $25,000. Each year the EAB provides 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 2024 Annual Report can be found in Attachment 2. Grants awarded in 2024 included a $5,000 grant to the Canyon Meadows HOA in Pleasanton to support its composting and recycling expansion, a $3,000 grant to Tri-Valley Haven's Food Pantry Grocery Rescue Program to help fund a driver to pick up recovered food from local grocery stores, and a $40,000 grant to the Pleasanton-based Go Green Initiative for its continued work with the Hayward Unified School District to prevent and reduce waste in schools. Pleasanton has encouraged the EAB to seek out ways of expanding outreach and education of this grant program, to increase community knowledge and opportunity for distribution of grant funds within the county. City staff involved in efforts related to waste reduction and recycling have been made aware of the EAB grant program so they may review opportunities and potentially seek grant funds for City-related efforts in the future, as well as share information on the availability of the grant program to interested community groups, nonprofits, educational institutions, and other parties within the city that may benefit from this available funding. The annual grant application period typically runs from January to March. Information on the EAB and its grant program is available at http://www.altamonteab.org/. Page 16 of 223