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Agenda item: Subject: Resolution In Support Of SB 954 (Blakespear) From: Councilmembers Wang And Brown Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support of SB 954 (Blakespear), A Bill Changing The Non-Housing California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption. City Council recently discussed this issue.

6.12: Subject: Ordinance Amending OMC Chapter 8.28 To Improve Waste Disposal Requirements From: Oakland Public Works Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 8.28 (Solid Waste Collection And Disposal And Recycling Ordinance) To: (1) Update Definitions For “Dwelling Unit” And “Food-Soiled Paper” And Add A Definition For “Onsite Cleanup Hauler”; (2) Clarify That Subscription For Regular Collection Services For Mixed Materials And Organics (MM&O), And Recyclable Materials Is Mandatory, And That A Self-Haul Permit Is Required As A Means To Satisfy The Property Owner’s Obligation To Subscribe To Such Collection Services; (3) Stipulate That It Is Acceptable For Service Providers Other Than The MM&O Collector To Transport Bulky Goods Removed From Within A Premises As An Incidental Part Of An On-Site Property Cleanup Service Only If They Have A City Issued On-Site Cleanup Hauler Permit; (4) Emphasize The Need For Business And Residential Units In A Mixed-Use Environment To Obtain Separate Solid Waste Collection Services; (5) Strengthen The Reporting Requirements For Haulers Providing Organic Waste Collection Service; (6) Authorize The City To Summarily Abate Nuisance Conditions Created By The Failure Of An Owner Of A Commercial Premises To Properly Dispose Of The Solid Waste Created, Produced, Or Accumulated On The Premises By Subscribing To Collection Service On Behalf Of The Property Owner; (7) Make The Costs Of Subscribing To Service On Behalf Of The Owner, Including The Administrative Costs Associated Therewith, A Special Assessment Against The Property Upon Which The Nuisance Conditions Are Maintained; And (8) Make Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings

20.: Adopt a resolution authorizing Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement with Vista Environmental Consulting for on-call hazardous materials assessment and related services, increasing the not-to-exceed amount by $150,000, for a new not-to-exceed amount of $775,000 with no change in term

2.10: First Amendment to the Master Consultant Agreement with HF&H Consultants, LLC, for Commercial Solid Waste Collections and Processing Program Services

6.C.: Consider approving amendments to Board Policy 518 - Title VI and Environmental Justice Service Review and Compliance Report Policy. Staff Contact: Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering

2.8: Amendment to the On-Airport Lease Agreement for General Services Administration Public Building Service

1.E: Award of Contract to St. Francis Electric, LLC in the Amount of $533,103 for the Universal Power Supply Systems (UPS) Upgrades Project and Finding of Class 1 Exemption Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (PW26-14)