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SB 1383 Regulation Review and Update
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Requested Action(s)
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This item is for informational purposes; no action is required.
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Financial Impact:
None.
Background Information:
As the Board is aware, the Office of Administrative Law approved the SB 1383 final regulations on November 3, 2020. The deadline by which jurisdictions must comply with SB 1383 regulations has not been changed. Below is a summary of work completed since the April 7 Full Board meeting.
* Agency staff attended Tehama Together's Food Share meeting on April 10 hosted by Tehama Together and July 10 hosted by Rancho Tehama Community Church Food Pantry. Staff provided an update on the Agency's purchases of equipment for the food pantries using SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant funding, received updates on future food drives and giveaways, and coordinated a future meeting with PATH to establish a community composting site at their Navigation Center in Red Bluff.
* Agency staff provided compost presentations to various schools during their field trips to the Sacramento River Discovery Center on May 2, May 22, and May 28. In addition, backyard compost information and food scrap pails were given to attendees during the Sacramento River Discovery Center's Spring Plant Festival on May 10.
* Backyard compost information and food scrap pails were given to people attending the Agency's booth at the Tehama District Fair May 1-May 4; the Red Bluff Saturday Farmers' Markets May 31, June 21, and August 2; the Red Bluff Wednesday Night Farmers' Markets June 4, June 18, and August 27; and at the Corning Tuesday Night Markets May 6 and September 2.
* Agency staff met with employees of the PATH Navigation Center, as well as managers of the two transitional housing programs, to discuss establishing a community compost site at the Navigation Center. There was also interest in establishing composting sites at the transitional housing programs. The Agency has grant funding available to...
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