A. 
The city shall coordinate with the county of Los Angeles as reasonably necessary to allow the county to comply with its organic waste recycling capacity planning obligations pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18992.1.
B. 
The city shall respond within one hundred twenty days to any request from the county for information pertaining to the city that is necessary for the county to comply with those organic waste recycling capacity planning obligations.
C. 
Entities contacted by the city in connection with any such county request shall respond to the city within sixty days regarding available and potential new or expanded capacity at their facilities, operations, and activities, including information about throughput and permitted capacity necessary for planning purposes.
D. 
If the county of Los Angeles determines in connection with its organic waste recycling capacity planning obligations pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18992.1 that the city lacks sufficient capacity and directs the city to submit an implementation study to CalRecycle pursuant to said 14 CCR Section 18992.1, the city shall prepare such an implementation study and submit it to CalRecycle. The implementation schedule shall demonstrate to CalRecycle how the city will ensure that there is enough available capacity to recover the organic waste currently disposed by generators within the city by the end of the applicable report period identified in Section 14.06.11.030. The implementation schedule shall include timelines and milestones for planning efforts to access capacity, including without limitation (1) obtaining funding for organic waste recycling infrastructure, including but not limited to modifying franchise agreements or demonstrating other means of financially supporting the expansion of organic waste recycling, and (2) identification of facilities, operations, and activities that could be used for additional capacity. If required by the county's notice, the city shall also identify proposed new or expanded organic waste recycling facilities that will be used to process organic waste.
(Ord. 2021-12-CC § 2 (Exh. A), 11-23-2021)
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Regulatory Reference: SB 1383 (2016) and 14 CCR § 18992.1.
A. 
The city shall coordinate with the county of Los Angeles as reasonably necessary to allow the county to comply with its edible food recovery capacity planning obligations pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18992.2.
B. 
The city shall respond within one hundred twenty days to any request from the county for information pertaining to the city that is necessary for the county to comply with those edible food recovery capacity planning obligations.
C. 
Entities contacted by the city in connection with any such coordination shall respond to the city within sixty days regarding available and potential new or expanded capacity.
D. 
If the county of Los Angeles determines in connection with its edible food recovery capacity planning obligations pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18992.2 that the city lacks sufficient capacity and directs the city to submit an implementation study to CalRecycle pursuant to said 14 CCR Section 18992.1, the city shall prepare such an implementation study and submit it to CalRecycle. The implementation schedule shall demonstrate to CalRecycle how the city will ensure that there is enough new or expanded capacity to recover the edible food currently disposed by commercial edible food generators within the city by the end of the applicable report period identified in Section 14.06.11.030. The implementation schedule shall include timelines and milestones for planning efforts to access additional new or expanded capacity, including without limitation (1) obtaining funding for edible food recovery infrastructure, including but not limited to modifying franchise agreements or demonstrating other means of financially supporting the expansion of edible food recovery capacity, and (2) identification of facilities, operations, and activities inside the county that could be used for additional capacity. If required by the county's notice, the city shall also consult with food recovery organizations and food recovery services regarding existing, or proposed new and expanded, capacity that could be accessed by the city and its commercial edible food generators.
(Ord. 2021-12-CC § 2 (Exh. A), 11-23-2021)
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Regulatory Reference: SB 1383 (2016) and 14 CCR § 18992.2.
A. 
CalRecycle requires Los Angeles County to submit to it reports pertaining to organic waste recycling capacity planning and edible food recovery capacity planning by the following dates for the following periods:
1. 
County reports are due August 1, 2022, for the period covering January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2024.
2. 
County reports are due August 1, 2024, for the period covering January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2034.
3. 
County reports are due August 1, 2029, for the period covering January 1, 2030, through December 31, 2039.
4. 
County reports are due August 1, 2034, for the period covering January 1, 2035, through December 31, 2044.
B. 
Implementation studies which the city is required to submit to CalRecycle pursuant to Sections 14.06.11.010 and 14.06.11.020 must be submitted to CalRecycle not later than one hundred twenty days following the county's submission to CalRecycle of the county's reports for the corresponding period.
(Ord. 2021-12-CC § 2 (Exh. A), 11-23-2021)
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Regulatory Reference: SB 1383 (2016) and 14 CCR § 18992.3.