City Council

9H. RESPONSE TO THE 2023-2024 ORANGE COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT DATED\nJUNE 11, 2024, ENTITLED, “TALKING TRASH: RECYCABLES AND ORGANIC\nWASTE”\nOn June 11, 2024, the Orange County Grand Jury released a report entitled “Talking\nTrash: Recyclables and Organic Waste” (Attachment A). The purpose of the report was\nto review the challenges of complying with the requirements and goals of State of\nCalifornia Senate Bill 1383 which requires jurisdictions responsible for waste collection to\ncoordinate with their residents to divert organic waste from landfill waste disposal\nstreams. California Penal Code Sections 933 and 933.05 require any public agency that\nthe Grand Jury reviews respond to the findings and recommendations of the Grand Jury\nReport. The City’s proposed response letter responds to each of the applicable findings\nand recommendations (Attachment B).\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council find that this item is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act\n(“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(5)(Organizational or administrative activities\nor governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the\nenvironment); and\n2. Authorize the Mayor to sign the response letter to the Orange County Grand Jury\nrelated to the findings and recommendations contained in the June 11, 2024, report\nentitled “Talking Trash: Recyclables and Organic Waste”.\nAugust 27, 2024