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FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT FOR ALAMEDA COUNTY HOME COMPOST BIN COST-SHARING PROGRAM AND THE CITY OF PLEASANTON This Agreement, made and entered into this~Jiof Q~.,t,~ , 1993, by and between the County of Alameda, (hereinafte~ r~ferred to as "COUNTY") and the City of Pleasanton, hereinafter referred to as ("CITY") for the period of one year, or lees than one year if the obligations of this agreement are fulfilled. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, state law requires local agencies to apply every effort to reduce the amount of waste being disposed in landfills; and WHEREAS, the composting of appropriate household waste by residents of Alameda County will recycle significant amounts of waste that would otherwise have been disposed of in landfills; and WHEREAS, recent home composting demonstration projects within Alameda County have attracted significant interest within the community, and a recent survey reveals that the lack of a compost bin is the primary barrier to home composting; and WHEREAS, a cost-sharing program would provide a strong incentive for residents to begin home composting by making compost bins more affordable and accessible; and WHEREAS, the COUNTY, through its home composting education program as adainistered by the Alameda Cotmty Envirorumental Health Department, has developed a Compost Bin Cost-Sharing Pilot Program through which Alameda County Waste Management Authority would match funds contributed by local jurisdictions and public entities within Alameda County; and WHEREAS, these funds would be used to purchase home composting bins at a volume discount and would allow County-wide promotion and education in a cost effective manner; and WHERF~A~, COUNTY has agreed to act as the fiscal and administrative agent for the above described proposed; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY MUTUA~.LY AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 1. COUNTY shall: ae operate and administer the Compost Bin Cost-Sharing Pilot Program as set forth in the Proposal for Compost 1