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REPORT - APPROVAL TO NEGOTIATE THE RE-USE OF THE CITY'S BIOSOLIDS COMPOSTING FACILITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF LOCATING A POTENTIAL REGIONAL ORGANICS PROCESSING FACILITY
BACKGROUND: The City of Santa Rosa (“City”), Zero Waste Sonoma (“ZWS”), and Renewable Sonoma, have an interest in understanding if land near the Laguna Treatment Plant (“Plant”) can provide a future home to an in-county, Regional Organics Processing Facility. Both the City and ZWS have executed Exclusive Negotiation Agreements (“ENAs”) with Renewable Sonoma regarding such a facility. The City has executed an ENA with Renewable Sonoma for the lease of property near the Plant. Through negotiations with Renewable Sonoma, staff has considered two potential sites, one of which is comprised of undeveloped land north of the Plant and one of which is, in part, currently occupied by the City’s Biosolids Composting Facility. Staff recommends negotiating with Renewable Sonoma on the re-use of the site currently occupied by the City’s ...
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