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EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD <br /> Altamont Landfill Settlement Agreement <br /> 2025 Annual Report <br />NCRA <br />Chair <br />Ruth Abbe <br />City of Livermore <br />Vice-chair <br />Fenna Gatty <br />City of Pleasanton <br />Vacant <br />NCRA <br />Devin Jackson <br />Alameda County <br />Recycling Board <br />Eric Havel <br />Board Assistant <br />Lauren Jenkins <br />Background <br />In 1999, the cities of Livermore and Pleasanton, the Sierra Club and the Northern California Recycling <br />Association (NCRA) entered into a settlement agreement with Alameda County and Altamont Landfill. The <br />Altamont Landfill Settlement Agreement created the Altamont Education Advisory Board to propose <br />allocation of funds in the Education Account for recycling education programs, job training in the field of <br />waste prevention and recycling and mitigating the impacts of the landfill operations in the affected <br />community. Funds generated from the $0.47 and $0.46 per ton surcharge amount to approximately $600,000 <br />annually. <br />There are five voting members on the Education Advisory Board: one appointed by the Livermore City <br />Council; one appointed by the Pleasanton City Council; two appointed by NCRA; and the Alameda County <br />Recycling Board’s Environmental Educator. <br />The role of the Education Advisory Board is to annually propose the allocation of funds from the Education <br />Account by submitting an Expenditure Plan by April 1 of each year. Concurrence of Alameda County, the <br />cities of Livermore and Pleasanton, and NCRA on the Expenditure Plan is necessary before funds are <br />allocated. <br />Funds are collected from the Altamont Landfill by the Alameda County Treasurer. The County then remits the <br />annual allocation to the agency administering the funds (07-08 City of Pleasanton, 08-13 and out years, City <br />of Livermore) for disbursal to grant recipients. <br />2025 Activities <br />The 2025 Expenditure Plan was approved by each of the parties in the spring of 2025. The Expenditure Plan <br />proposed the following allocations: <br />Board Communications, website $5,000 <br />Mini-Grants $135,000 <br />Project Grants $286,000 <br />Board Initiated Project Grants $50,000 <br />Multi-Year Grants $110,040 <br />ALARM mitigation projects $0 <br />Staff Support $30,000 <br />Fund management & support $12,625 <br />TOTAL $628,665 <br />Based on the allocation established by the Expenditure Plan, the Education Advisory Board released a Request <br />for Grant Applications for mini-grants, project grants, board-initiated project grants and multi-year grants <br />pursuant to the guidelines established in the settlement agreement. <br />Mini-grants <br />The Education Advisory Board awarded 30 Mini-Grants for projects meeting the grant criteria, as follows: <br />Mini-Grant #: 25-01 Christensen Middle School, Waste Reduction and Sorting Initiative, Livermore, <br />East County, $3,000.00 - Funds will be used to acquire and install appropriate waste receptacles and signage, <br />designed to meet the needs of students. <br />Mini-Grant #: 25-02 Regional Parks Foundation, Improved waste management to protect native <br />ecosystems and wildlife, Castro Valley, West County, $5,000.00 - Funds will be used to identify and <br />implement the most effective solutions to manage and prevent waste at park sites district-wide. <br />ATTACHMENT 2 <br />Page 40 of 846