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Fortuna manager: CalRecycle SB 1383 rules will require new processes; HCD finds housing element in compliance
Summary
City Manager told the council a Dec. 17 CalRecycle site visit requires Fortuna to create processes for de minimis waivers, hauler approvals and recycled-paper procurement tracking, and estimated the new duties could require about one full-time equivalent; HCD reviewed the city's housing element and currently considers it in compliance.
The city manager reported that CalRecycle conducted a site visit on Dec. 17 and outlined several new compliance steps the city must take under SB 1383. Required actions described at the meeting included establishing a process to issue de minimis waivers or exemptions for commercial organics generators, creating a hauler approval procedure for non-franchised haulers, and inventorying and tracking procured recycled paper products for reporting to CalRecycle.
When a council member asked whether staff had estimated how many additional personnel hours the new procurement and reporting duties would require, the city manager estimated it could ‘‘potentially be a full FTE’’ — roughly 34 to 40 hours per week — because of the data-management, tracking and education tasks involved, though Recology will handle some duties. The city manager characterized the workload as substantial for a small organization.
Separately, the manager said Housing and Community Development (HCD) completed its review of the city's progress on implementing the housing element, expressed prior concerns that the city had already addressed, and currently considers the city in compliance while continuing to monitor progress through the annual progress report.
No formal action was taken on staffing or budgeting for the additional CalRecycle duties during the meeting; staff described the required processes and flagged the potential need for additional personnel capacity.
