City Council

12. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Dyrt Labs, Inc. (Dyrt)\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA), in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule that\nCEQA only applies to projects that may have a significant effect on the environment; even if\nthe action was considered a project under CEQA, it would be exempt in accordance with\nCEQA Guidelines Section 15308, because the composting pilot program is being carried out\nby a regulatory agency to maintain, restore, or enhance the environment, where the\nregulatory process includes procedures to protect the environment; and\nB. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute the MOU with Dyrt, in\nsubstantially the same form as submitted, for a composting pilot project for a three-month\nterm with an option to extend the MOU for an additional three months for a total six-month\npilot term.