REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: PAUL AMICO, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: JAMES VERROS, Assistant Director
Department of Public Utilities - Solid Waste Management Division
SUBJECT
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Approve the award of a Requirements Contract to California Wood Recycling, Inc. of Oxnard, CA through December 4, 2026 with three optional one-year extensions for the purchase of recycled mulch as required by California State Senate Bill 1383 procurement requirement for recovered organic waste products in an amount not to exceed $329,926.00 per year, and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign the contract on behalf of the City of Fresno (Bid File 12600921). (Citywide)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council approve the award of a Requirements Contract to California Wood Recycling, Inc. DBA Agromin of Oxnard, CA through December 4, 2026 with three optional one-year extensions for the purchase of recycle mulch as required under Senate Bill (SB) 1383 procurement requirements for Recovered Organic Waste Products (ROWP) in an amount not to exceed $329,926 per year, and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign the contract on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SB 1383 requires local jurisdictions to purchase recycled organic mulch/compost products and/or energy credits derived from using recycled mulch/compost products to create energy. SB 1383 establishes these requirements for the City based upon the size of the population, resulting in the directive to purchase 43,742 tons of organic waste. One ton of Mulch is equivalent to 650 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity from biomass conversion.
To achieve full procurement compliance for 2025 the City must purchase 43,742 tons of Recovered Organic Waste Products (ROWP).
BACKGROUND
SB 1383, the Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: Organic Methane Waste Emissions Reduction Act (Lara, Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016), was passe...
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