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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 66-94 66-94 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION CONCERNING GRANT FUNDING FRONTHE CALIFORNIA I~T~GRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR COMPOST DEMONSTRATIONS. WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield has applied to the California Integrated Waste Management Board for a grant to establish a program to show the response of agricultural crops to applications of municipally derived compost; and, WHEREAS, the California Integrated Waste Management Board requires the City of Bakersfield to, by Resolution, accept and enter into the contract to perform the task outlined in the application; and, WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield will cooperate with the Kern County Farm Bureau in this project; and, WHEREAS, the City expects this study to demonstrate to the farming community that crop yields will be increased resulting in substantial decrease in cost for production acreage if municipally derived compost is used on locally grown crops; and, W/{EREAS, the study may prove that compost can decrease water usage for many crops thereby decreasing the overall cost of crop production; and, WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield is willing, if a grant is awarded, to abide by the terms outlined in said grant; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HERRmy RESOL~ by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: That if the City of Bakersfield is awarded a state contract by the California Integrated Waste Management Board to perform the compost/mulch demonstration project, the city will accept and enter into a contract to perform the task as outlined in the application and proposal. .......... ooo .......... ORIGINAL I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on MAY 18 ~4 , by the following vote: AYES: COUNCil. MEMBERS 'kk~, EDWARDS, DeMOND,,f~IITH, BRUNNI, ROWLE$, SALVAGGIO NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS ¥% O~7~ ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS i"'~ c.~l,,~ ~ ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS ~ "' t~-~r~,c:,~"~ - , , - CITY CLERK and EX OFFICIO of the Council of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED MAY lS MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED AS TO FORM: JUDY K. SKOUSEN Acting City Attorney '1~ .. By: / ~/ ~ ~'t Assistant ~i~y Attorney City of Bakersfield ADD: j wf ORD\WASTEMAN. RES CITY OF L..~,~4 ~'LNi~ ~'~' -~-',,~ ,' ~ ,~ ~, , CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION SANITATION DIVISION PAUL DOW, Manager MIKE SIDES Saturation Supermlenoem FRED ROBERTS Ass,stant Supermtendenl GREG SANDERS, Recycling Suoerwsor March 30, 1994 California Integrated Waste Management Board Markets, Research and Technology Division 8800 Cal Center Ddve Sacramento, Ca. 95826 Attn: Pat Pathwater The City of Bakersfield, Kern County Farm Bureau, and Wood Recovery Systems appreciates the opportunity to submit, for your review, the enclosed proposal. This document meets all requirements listed in your request for proposals dated March 6, 1994. This team is confident that this project will meet all goals listed in the document, "Notice of Funds Available". The project team is comprised of individuals who are, on a daily basis, producing, processing, and marketing a compost product to agricultural, industrial and residential communities. Team members are also developing new compost products. Marketing, promotion, and education are elements performed each day by this team. This proposed project has the long-term potential of marketing millions of tons of compost in the San Joaquin Valley. Several hundred thousand acres of carrots, cotton, sugar beets, and lettuce are produced in the southern portion of this valley every year. The project team is certain that this study will prove that compost can increase yields and decrease water usage for many crops grown locally. This will increase profit to local growers and benefit the entire agricultural community. This type of study is important to help break down barriers which keep local farmers from using more compost in their operations. The farm community is conservative and remains resistant to programs which increase up-front costs, without proven studies documenting increased crop yields or dollar savings resulting from those costs. This team is positive that the project will provide the necessary documentation to satisfy those reservations. By including successful, local farmers as a part of this team, a level of trust and credibilify will be added to the results of the study. 4101 TRUXTUN AVENUE BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93309 (805~;~j~r~r~. - The project team is putting significant levels of time and financial support toward this program. The total budget for this demonstration is $71,287. The team is requesting $48,527 (68% of the total budget) from the California Integrated Waste Management Board to help fund this program. This team is confident that the proposal submitted will provide valuable information which will promote the use of compost throughout the agricultural community. If you have any questions please call (805) 326-3114. Sincerely, Mike Sides,~ Sanitation Superintendent By: Greg Sanders, Assistant Superintendent STA FE OF CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD MRT Division MRT-94 Market Development Branch COMPOST/MULCH DEMONSTRATION APPLICATION Applicant Information ( ~f aachtlonal space ts needed, attacn acldltronal aDD.cant ~nformat~on to MRT-94) APPLICANT Name CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Orgamzatlon Maihng AOoress 4101 I'EUX't'ON AVE. City/County/Zip CoOe BAKERSFIELn/KERN/93301 Position/Title Tele~3none Number (805) 326-3114 Federal Idennfication Numoer (if alephcable) Fax (805) 861-0864 X Applicant is: A Public Agency University Local Government~ A joint powers agency working Other (specify) Funds Requested: Funding of I $ 48,527 Project Title: RESPONSE OF AGRICULTURAL CROP~ TO VARYING APPLICATION RATES OF MUNICIPALLY-DERIVED COMPOST. Cooperative Effort With (Check All That Apply): Local Government Compost/Mulch Processor X Non-Profit Orgamzanon X Farmer Technical Advisor Other (specify) cooperater ~nformatmn to MRT-94) CONTRACTOR Name CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Address 4101 TPJJX'rUN AVE. City/County/Zip Code BAK~RSFI ELD/I~RN/9 3 3 01 Position/Title GREG SANDERS/ASSISTANT SlYPT. Telephone Number (805) 326-311/+ Contractor and Cooperaters Information (if addmonal space ~s neeeed, attach additional contractor and COOPERATER 1 Name KEEN COUNTY FARN BURF~U Address 2724 L ST. City/County/Zip Code /KERN/93301 BAKERSFIELD OHI(~INAL Position/Title LOREN EODGR/~:x~:CUT[~"E DTEECTOR Tele0hone Number (805) 323-7897 COOPERATOR 2 Name Address 10615 W. CaUR. CB AVE. Cit¥/Countv/Zi~ Co0e Y~J~SNO/FEESNO/93706 Position/Title JIM LEGARI/PRESIDENT Telephone Numoer (209) 846-8953 COOPERATOR 3 Name Aaclress C;tv/CountvlZio Cooe PosmonFFitle Teieonone Numoer Reauirements for AO!olication SeQuence I ReQuired Informauon Work Statement must he attacheO to this form and organized as follows: 1. Statement of Proposed Work - a Summarize project and explain cooperative team responsibilities. s Detail educational element including early promotion of Board involvement and publication of demonstration results. 2. Tasks - · Identify compost/mulch ingredients, source, and distance to demonstration plot(s). · Detail equipment or method used to apply compost/mulch for commercial agricultural crop production. · Detail how the proposed project will be accom!otished and what crops will be produced. · State how this project will benefit California agriculture. · Describe potential for commercial application of compost/mulch in agriculture. · Depict how project will demonstrate the agronomic merit and cost effectiveness of compost/mulch use in agriculture. 3. Summary of experience - · Provide cooperative team's relevant exoerience that increases the likelihood of the project's success. 4. Work Schedule - · Proposed 0roject initiation date. · Identify major milestones, such as, project meetings and media outreach that will sup!~ort this Dropact. · L~st events or issues that will impact the successful initiation and/or completion of the DrooPsad nrolect. Proposed timetable highlighting major milestones. 7/1/94 - MEDIA KICKOFF 2/15/95 - CO~POST APELIGATION 7/1/94 - CO~POST PRODUCTION BEGIN (Cotton) 9/15/94- CO~POST APPLICATION 3/15/95 - CROP PLANTING (Lettuce,Carrots,Sugar Beets) 4/15/95 - DATA COLLECTION BEGINS 10/1/94- CROP PLANTING 11/15/95- DATA SUIgiAR¥ 10/15/94-DATA COLLECTION BEGINS 4/1/96 - PUBLICATION OF RESULTS 2/15/95- DATA SUMMARY (Lettuce,Carrots,Sugar Beets) Show local or regional involvement m the clemonstration detailing cost-sha,ng, such as, assumption of administrative costs, in-kind commitments, or other matching resources. CONTRIBUTIONS FARM BUREAU WOOD RECOVERY FARMERS CITY OF BAKERSFIELD 1. COMPOST 1. IN-KIND 1. IN-KIND 1. COMPOST APPLICATION 2. IN-KIND 3. ADMINISTRATION TOTAL $15,460 $1,500 $3,000 $2,800 4. Summary of Funding Information (A project budget must be attached to this application.) Board funds plus other contributions must. eaual the Total Proiect Funding Board Funds Re(~uested $ 48,527 Applicant's Contribution $ 15,460 Other Funding Sources {sl=ecffv organization) KERN COUNTY FARM BUREAU WOOD RECOVERY SYSTEMS KERN COUNTY FARMERS 1,500 3,000 2,800 Total Project Fu_nding $ 71,287 o Applicant - Autho.zed Signature GREGORY D SANDERS ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT Certification: "I certdy that this document and all attachments thereto were prepared under my direction or superws~on. I have ~nqu~req of the person or persons who were directly responsible for gathering the information, and hereby certify that the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate and Date Mailing Address CITY OF BAKERSFIELD - SANITATION DIVISION 410i TRUXTUN AVENUE BAKERSFIELD, CA 93309 NoteIs): If applicant is a local government agency, a certified copy of a resolution or other authorizing document from the governing body (as applicable) must be submitted prior to ente.ng into contractual agreement with the State Each member of a Joint Powers Agency or cooperative agreement between multiple jurisdictions participating in . a singte prolect must s~gn the application and submit separate resolutions or equivalent documents. Table 1 Required Attachments to the Proposal Application Work Statement A. 1 Statement of Proposed Work - A. 1.1 Summarize project and explain cooperative team responsibilities. This project will evaluate the response of specific crops to organic compost created from a mix of green waste and manure. Data analysis includes: germination and growth rates, water usage, and crop production in response to varying application rates of cornposted materials on agricultural lands. The project team will include The City of Bakersfield, Kern County Farm Bureau, Wood Recovery Systems, and four Kern County Farmers. The City of Bakersfield operates a Green Waste/Wood Waste Recycling Facility which, in cooperation with Wood Recovery Systems, will supply the compost to be used by local farmers. Similar compost/mulch product blends are being used locally and have an established track record for residential applications. The Kern County Farm Bureau and The City of Bakersfield will actively promote the program within the agricultural community and through the local media. Both entities have extensive experience in promoting agricultural programs, educational programs, and waste diversion projects. Local farmers will apply compost on 20 acre plots of crop land at a variety of application rates. As the crop matures, The City of Bakersfield and the Kern County Farmers will evaluate germination rates, plant size, and crop production as it relates to the amount of compost applied to that specific plot of land. City staff and Farmers will also monitor the amount of water applied to specific plots in an effort to evaluate the effect compost has on water usage. A. 1.2 Detail educational element including early promotion of Board involvement and publication of demonstration results. Upon acceptance of the grant application, initial Press Releases will be sent to all local news media, (3 television stations, 10 radio stations, I major newspaper, 2 spanish-language newspapers, various neighborhood/special interest publications), announcing the grant/demonstration approval by The California Integrated Waste Management Board, outlining procedures and timetables for the project. OR~I~,~L As the date for the initial spreading of the compost nears, an invitation to local, regional and state interested parties, as well as local media will be extended to visit The City of Bakersfield's Green Waste/Wood Waste Composting Facility with an on-site observation of the planting and compost application featured. Representatives from all cooperating parties need to be in attendance. Because The Southern San Joaquin Valley boasts farming as its second largest indust~, the application of an economical organic compost, produced by The City of Bakersfield, to enhance the productivity of agricultural products, is extreme/y news~vorthy. Likewise, water conservation continues to be a high profile issue as water costs climb and water availability decreases. To accommodate local interest, Press will be invited to report on the progress of the demonstration throughout the duration of the project. A final news conference will be held announcing results, showcasing crops, and featuring compost. An Educational Video will be produced documenting aft aspects of the demonstration. Footage of the compostins facility, compost and water application, crop planting, growth progress, data collection and crop harvest as weft as footage of crops utilizing no compost (control plot) will be collected throughout the duration of the project. This footage will be edited into an Educational Video made available to The California Integrated Waste Management Board, Farmers and Compost Producers, Municipalities, Educators, Public and Commercial Television Stations, and other interested parties. To correspond with the educational video, printed material will be created highlighting the results of the project including a review of the demonstration, growth results, compost ingredients, nutritional value, cost, and availability. All materials will be accessible to individuals, businesses, governmental agencies, and not-for-profit organizations interested in the feasibility of producing, promoting or utilizing such a product. A.2 Tasks- A. 2.1 Identify compost/mulch ingredients The compost/mulch utilized for this demonstration is produced at The City of Bakersfield's Green Waste/Wood Waste Recycling Facility, located on South Mount Vernon Avenue in Bakersfield California. Ingredients for the Agri-blend product is made from green waste and rain/manure mixed to obtain a 70% green waste - 30% manure end product. The agri-blend product is completely cornposted at the city's facility and will be transported to the test plots located within a 30 mile radius. A. 2.2 Detail equipment or method used to apply compost/mulch for large scale commercial agricultural crop production. The compost will be applied using large volume compost spreaders. These spreaders are standard in the indust~/ and apply compost at specific rates over large acreages. A.2.3 Detail how the proposed project will be accomplished and what crops will be produced. Four Kern County Farmers wi// each designate an 80 acre parcel of property in which specific crops are scheduled for planting within the 1994 - 1995 calendar year. Each parcel will be sectioned out into 4 - 20 acre plots in which compost will be applied in varying tonnages, including one 20 acre plot where no compost will be applied. Target crops are carrots, lettuce, sugar beets and cotton. Within each of the 80 acre parcels, I of the 20 acre plots will have compost applied at the rate of 3 tons per acre, h~,o tons per acre will be applied in plot 2 and I ton per acre in plot 3. The fourth plot will have no compost applied. Each parcel will then be planted. As the crop matures, information on germination rates, plant growth, crop production, and water usage will be gathered on all plots including the control. Germination rates will be determined on the number of seeds sprouting in a 100 foot section of the row. A minimum of five - 100 foot sections will be sampled in each plot. The 100 foot sections will be selected on a random basis. P/ant growth data will be gathered at 15, 30, 45, and 60 day intervals following initial planting. A sample of 10 plants per study plot will be collected and measured at each time interval with measurements noted in millimeters. Plants will be gathered from locations throughout the study plot on a random basis. General observations of root structure, stem size, leaf color, and overall appearance will also be noted. Each farmer will help provide information regarding water usage and crop production on a per plot basis. Following the harvest of each crop, all data will be collated, evaluated, and summarized, with results published. This information will be distributed throughout the farming community using The Kern County/;arm Bureau as the coordinating/disseminating agency. The Kern County/;arm Bureau and The City o! Bakersfield will further distribute findings to the general public and other interested parties/agencies. A.2.4 Detail the process to assure municipal compost producers will provide a product acceptable to agricultural users. The City of Bakersfield has been cooperatively producing cornposted material with Wood Recovery Systems Inc. of Fresno since January of 1991. This material has maintained end-user markets since its inception. The product to be used for purposes of this demonstration is made from green waste and manure set into windrows and composted at the Green Waste/Wood Waste Recycling Site. Approximately 1400 lbs. of green waste is mixed with 400 lbs. of manure to produce 1000 lbs. of finished producL The windrows are watered and tumed as necessary. Temperatures of 140 to 160 degrees are maintained in windrowed material to insure adequate pathogen and weed destruction of the product, with an average duration of six to eight weeks to achieve maturation. The City of Bakersfield and Wood Recovery System's proven track record with each commodity produced at the site is indicative of the continued level of excellence to be given to this demonstration: - Composted wood fines material is shipped, on a weekly basis, to Super Soil, one of the largest producers of household potting soil in the United States. To preserve this contract, a high level of quality standards needed to be met and sustained. City cornposted material is the primary bulking agent for "Super Soil'', with the buyer accepting all that is currently produced. - A second product, a completely composted yard waste/green waste mulch, is being sold and distributed as a top dressing/soil amendment to schools and businesses throughout the area. This product is also being marketed for residential use through a local company called The Bulk Yard. Local/andscapers and residents are able to purchase the material directly at the city's facility. - The thiro product, a cornposted yard waste/manure mix, is ideal for agricultural use as a mulch/fertilizer. This commodity possesses beneficial nutritional attributes, while remaining 100% organic. This "Agri-blend" material is the proposed compost to be used and studied in this demonstration. All of the above products are tested as per State regulations at Soil and Plant Laboratories in Santa Clara, California for product quality and required standards. A.2.5 State how this project will benefit California agriculture. This project will benefit California agriculture by providing information documenting proper compost application rates for specific crops to yie,d the greatest productivity. Additional information as to the benefits of compost produced from a mix of municipal green waste and manure will likewise result, with a cost comparison developed in relation to other products used in the agricultural industry. A.2.6 Describe potential for commercial application of compost/mulch in agriculture. This demonstration will document the advantages of compost usage in large scale agricultural operations and will add to the existing literature the proper application rates of compost for specific crops. This project, in addition to markets The City of Bakersfield has already developed, will show that products derived from a green waste/manure mix have a larger market potential than existing 100% manure products. (This is discussed in detail in next section.) A.2, 7 Depict how project will demonstrate the agronomic merit and cost effectiveness of compost/mulch use in agriculture. Through the use of control plots, (sections where compost is not applied), we will be able to record the benefits of a green waste/manure compost in relation to crop production and water retention. The advantage of a product produced from a green waste/manure mix is the addition of the organic material derived from green waste. Initial growth studies conducted by Wood Recovery Systems indicate that seeds germinate at a higher rate and plants grow at a faster measure when grown in substrate containing this type of organic matter. Evidence indicates that plants prefer substrates with high /eveIs of organic matter and naturally occurring nitrogen to those substrates in which organic materials are supplemental to a relatively inert planting medium. Using information gleaned from the initial growth studies conducted by Wood Recovery Systems, the project team is confident that this blend of materials will prove to be superiorto the 100% manure products and/or chemical fertilizer traditionally used in agricultural applications. We propose that benefits will be seen in germination rates, plant growth, crop production, and water usage. The potential dollar savings in relation to reduced water usage could cover the entire cost of applying this type of product.' Using cotton as an example: If an acre of cotton requires two-acre feet of water at a cost of $111.80 per acre foot*, water costs of raising an acre of cotton is $223.60. If, by applying compost, a farmer would use 20% less water, a gross savings of approximately $45.00 would be realized (20% of $223.60). If a farmer applied ~vo tons of compost per acre at a cost of $15.50 per ton to realize that 20% reduction in water usage, a net savings of $14.00 per acre would be realized (2 x $15.50 = $31.00 per acre compost cost, $45.00 water cost less $31.00 compost cost = $14.00 savings). * information obtained from Wheeler Ridge - Maficopa Water Storage District. A.3 Summary of Experience - A.3.1 Provide cooperative team's relative experience that increases the likelihood of the project's success. The City of Bakersfield staff brings to the project a myriad of experience: Mike Sides holds a Bache/or of Science Degree in Biology and a BS Degree in Health Science both from California State University - Bakersfield. He is licensed in the State of California as a Public Health Microbiologist and as an Environmental Health SpecialisL Mike spent 11 years in the Environmental Health Department for The County of Kern, finishing his tenure with the county as Program Manager in non-hazardous waste. Now celebrating his sixth year with The City of Bakersfield, Mike leads the City Staff as Superintendent of The Sanitation Division. Greg Sanders, Assistant Superintendent for the division, developed an interest in agriculture at a young age. His father was a farmer in the Mettier, California area, raising cotton, melons, sugar beets, alfalfa and the like. Greg graduated from CaI-Poly with a degree in Environmental Biology. Employment as a scientist with The Smithsonian Institute and The National Audobon Society gave Greg exposure to cutting edge studies and allowed him the opportunity to publish numerous articles. Greg returned to Kern County in 1988 as The Recycling Coordinator for The County of Kern, and moved over to the city in the same capacity in 1990. Greg was promoted to the Assistant Superintendent position in October of 1993. Mary Beth Garrison, Recycling Supervisor for The City of Bakersfield holds a BA Degree in Communications from The University of Wisconsin - Eau C/a/re. She has worked in educational and commercial television for 15 years, specializing in station promotion, community outreach, and environmental reporting/education. Mary Beth has developed local television programming for environmental issues as well as an educational program to instruct students and teachers about environmental issues. Her seven years at the local ABC affiliate provides firm connections with aft media, a working know/edge of video production, visibility in the community and expertise into positive pu~!i~.~. relations. She joined the staff in December of 1993. ~?~ '~ ~ Wood Recovery Systems brings to the project a p "~ven history in successful compost operations. Jim Legari has over 30 years experience in waste management. He began his career as the owner/operator of the Chateau Fresno Landfill in Fresno, California prior to taking a position as Operation Manager for Browning Ferris Industries in San Jose. This hands-on experience led Jim to become a consultant in solid waste and recycling. Today Jim combines a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, years of industry experience and active participation in local and state solid waste committees to successfully operate Wood Recovery Systems, Inc of which he is President and CEO. Ron Hellend received his BS degree and MS degree in Biology from California State University - San Diego. Ron remains active as a Consulting Arborist to Southem California Edison Company and brings to the team 25 years in wood waste recycling and cornposting. The Kern County Farm Bureau has a long history of being a positive force in the agricultural community. In addition to promoting Kern County agriculture statewide, they provide educational services to area growers. Additionally, The Farm Bureau remains a strong lobbying force for local farmers, acting as a liaison in Sacramento. They supply support to local growers by offering services such as agricultural pesticide collection days and the like. Their backing and expertise of this demonstration is invaluable as we seek to market organic compost statewide. Four Local Farmers are the bread and butter of this project. These successful growers represent grass roots farming within The Southern San Joaquin Valley. Their enthusiasm completes the circle of a team destined for success. A.4 Work Schedule. A.4.1 Proposed project initiation date. This project will be initiated in the late summer to early fail of 1994. Timing is dependent on planting of targeted fall crops and weather conditions. A.4.2 Identify major milestones, such as, project meetings end media outreach that will support this project. Upon acceptance of the grant application, final planning meetings with all~ cooperating parties will commence. Media outreach will begin in July of 1994. At this time, product preparation will begin and a media event will be hosted to explain the purpose and process of the demonstration. All cooperators will attend and participate. This type of outreach will continue when: 1. Compost is applied. 2. Germination rates are evaiuated. 3. P/ants are measured. 4. Crops are harvested. A.4.3 List events or issues that will impact the successful initiation and/or completion of the proposed project. Weather has the potential to impact the successful initiation and/or completion of the project, as does crop loss due to natural disaster or insect infestation. The potential for these types of problems is considered to be remote. BUDGET California Integrated Waste Management Board. 7200 Compost ($15 per ton X 480 tons) 3840 Trucking ($8 per ton X 480 tons) 9287 Data Collection 14500 Video 8200 Monitoring Water Consumption 5500 Compost Testing $48527 Total IN-KIND SERVICES: City of Bakersfield. $ 6240 Compost ($13 per ton X 480 tons) $ 4203 Promotion(173 hours X $24.30 per hour) $ 5017 Administration (173 hours X $29 per hour) $15,460 Total Kern County Farm Bureau. $1500 Total - Publications and Promotions Wood Recovery Systems. $ 3000 Total - Administration and Management Kern County Farmers. $ 2800 Total - Compost Application Summary-Contribution Breakdown. $ 48527 California Integrated Waste Management Board $15460 City of Bakersfield $ 1500 Kern County Farm Bureau $ 3000 Wood RecoveG, Systems $ 2800 Kern County Farmers $ 7~287 Total Budget