To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
From: Solid Waste
Meeting Date: July 21, 2026
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Department Contact: |
Howard Dashiell |
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707-463-4363 |
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Department Contact: |
Amber Fisette |
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707-463-4363 |
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Item Type: Consent Agenda |
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Time Allocated for Item: N/A |
Agenda Title:
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Adoption of Resolution Approving Seventh Amendment to BOS Agreement No. 00-040 Between County of Mendocino and Redwood Waste Solutions, Inc., Agreement for Transfer Station Operation and Solid Waste Transportation and Disposal (Willits Area)
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Recommended Action/Motion:
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Adopt Resolution approving seventh amendment to BOS Agreement No. 00-040 between County of Mendocino and Redwood Waste Solutions, Inc., Agreement for Transfer Station Operation and Solid Waste Transportation and Disposal (Willits Area); and authorize Chair to sign same.
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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:
On March 15, 2000, the Board approved Board of Supervisors (BOS) Agreement Number (No.) 00-040, Agreement for Transfer Station Operation and Solid Waste Transportation and Disposal. On February 16, 2005, the Board approved Amendment 1 to the Agreement (BOS Agreement No. 05-012A). On December 13, 2005, the Board approved Amendment 2 to the Agreement (BOS Agreement No. 05-297A). On August 5, 2008, the Board approved Amendment 3 to the Agreement (BOS Agreement No. 08-133A). On December 1, 2010, the Board approved Amendment 4 to the Agreement (BOS Agreement No. 10-192A). On December 11, 2012, the Board approved Amendment 5 to the Agreement (BOS Agreement No. 00-040-A5). By Resolution No. 23-202 (December 19, 2023), the Board approved BOS Agreement No. 23-214 / Department of Transportation (DOT) Agreement No. 230040, Assignment and Assumption Agreement Among Solid Wastes of Willits, Inc., Redwood Waste Solutions, Inc., and County of Mendocino, as Amendment 6 to the Agreement, which assigned BOS Agreement No. 00-040 to Redwood Waste Solutions, Inc. (RWS).
Summary of Request:
Treated wood waste has historically been accepted and managed at the Willits Transfer Station & Recycling Center as municipal solid waste. Recent changes in California law governing the handling, transportation, and disposal of treated wood waste have created a need to establish a separate disposal rate for this material. RWS has submitted a proposed rate calculation and supporting documentation recommending a disposal rate of $205.25 per ton or $68.40 per cubic yard. If approved, this rate would be adjusted annually in accordance with the same approved increase or decrease applied to other transfer station rates. County staff has reviewed the proposed rate calculation and accompanying documentation and has determined that the proposed rate is reasonable, cost-based, and aligned with current industry standards as well as disposal rates observed across the region. It is therefore respectfully recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution approving Amendment 7 to BOS Agreement No. 00-040, amending the current rate schedule for the Willits Transfer Station & Recycling Center to include a disposal rate for treated wood waste.
Alternative Action/Motion:
Do not approve amendment and provide direction to staff.
Strategic Plan Priority Designation: A Safe and Healthy County
Supervisorial District: District 3
Vote Requirement: Majority
Supplemental Information Available Online At: N/A
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revenue agreement: No |
AGREEMENT/RESOLUTION/ORDINANCE APPROVED BY COUNTY COUNSEL: Yes
CEO Liaison: Steve Dunnicliff, Deputy CEO
CEO Review: Yes
CEO Comments:
FOR COB USE ONLY
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Executed By: Atlas Pearson, Senior Deputy Clerk |
Final Status: Adopted |
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Date: July 21, 2026 |
Executed Item Type: Resolution |
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Number: 26-125 |
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Executed Item Type: Agreement |
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Number: 00-040-A7 |
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