REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 10, 2025
FROM
NOEL CASTILLO, Director, Department of Public Works - Solid Waste Management
SUBJECT
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Amendment to the Waste Disposal Agreement with the City of Big Bear Lake
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 9 to Waste Disposal Agreement No. 98-744, effective July 1, 2025, with the City of Big Bear Lake to allow the City of Big Bear Lake to divert and deliver green waste/organics to the Big Bear Transfer Station, at a rate of $100 per ton, adjusted annually, with no change to the contract term of August 25, 1998 through June 30, 2026.
(Presenter: Noel Castillo, Director, 387-7906)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the Department of Public Works (Department) - Solid Waste Management Division (SWMD) is funded by fee revenue. SWMD establishes fees that are charged to the public and other agencies for utilization of the County's Waste Disposal System. The proposed amendment will allow the City of Big Bear Lake (City) to deliver green waste/organics at a rate of $100 per ton, adjusted annually by the Consumer Price Index beginning July 1, 2025. The anticipated revenue has been included in SWMD's 2025-26 Recommended Budget and estimated future revenue will be reflected in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The passage of Senate Bill 1383 (California Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Act of 2016) requires that green waste and organic waste be diverted from landfills and taken to a permitted processing facility. The City's waste hauler currently delivers municipal waste to the Big Bear Transfer Station (BBTS) and t...
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