CC 05-02-2023 Item No. 6 Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)_Desk Item
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DESK ITEM
Meeting: May 2, 2023
Agenda Item # 6
Subject
Consider approval of the second amendment to the Countywide Household
Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Program agreement between the City of
Cupertino and the County of Santa Clara (County) to augment funding up to an
additional $90,705 to the Countywide HHW Program during Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24
using earmarked funds within the Resource Recovery Fund 520.
Recommended Action
Authorize the City Manager to execute the second amendment to the Countywide
HHW Collection Program agreement between the City of Cupertino and the County
of Santa Clara to augment funding up to an additional $90,705 to the Countywide
HHW Program during FY 2023/24 for the purpose of attaining or increasing
household participation, raising the not to exceed amount of the three‐year 2022‐2024
agreement to $198,885.
Background:
Staff’s responses to questions received from councilmember are shown in
italics.
Q1: The staff report states there are funds available for the additional amount
of $90,705 in the Recovery fund. Will funds be available in ongoing years, or
just for this one year? (Vice Mayor Mohan)
Staff Response: Yes, funds will be available in future years. The Resource Recovery
Fund has about $475,000 earmarked for uses related to management of HHW, which
will be available to fund future year augmentations.