Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER (WMA & EC)

2. ROLL CALL (WMA & EC)

3. ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE PRESIDENTS - (Members are asked to please advise the board or the council if you might need to leave before action items are completed)

4. CONSENT CALENDAR (WMA & EC)

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   Approval of the Draft Minutes of October 28, 2015 (WMA & EC, separate Votes) (Gary Wolff & Wendy Sommer)

5. OPEN PUBLIC DISCUSSION (WMA & EC)

   An opportunity is provided for any member of the public wishing to speak on any matter within the jurisdiction of the board or council, but not listed on the agenda.  Total time limit of 30 minutes with each speaker limited to three minutes.

6. REGULAR CALENDAR (WMA & EC)

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   Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act Ordinance (WMA only) (Gary Wolff & Pat Cabrera)

   Staff recommends that the Authority Board 1) waive the second reading of the full ordinance provided in the following attachment; and adopt it.  This ordinance will be effective thirty days after the date of adoption.

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   Pension Liability Payoff and a Related Schedule Proposal (WMA only) (Gary Wolff, Wendy Sommer & Pat Cabrera)

   The P&A voted 9-0 (Sadoff, Turner, Chan, absent) and the Recycling Board/ P&O voted 10-0 (Peltz absent) in favor of the recommendation stated below.
   That the WMA:
   1.   Approve the proposed changes to reserves, and $0.6 million payment to PERS, when the mid-year budget revisions are brought before them on December 16, 2015.
   2.   Approve the framework schedule for staff to follow in concept, with budget amounts to be discussed as part of the Agency’s budget development process.
   3.   Direct staff to bring before the WMA Board a discussion of a pension funding target (e.g., some percentage of total pension liability; noting that the actual funded percentage will fluctuate around the target due to changes in market value, even after any chosen target level has been achieved).

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   Legislative Priorities for 2016 (WMA only) (Gary Wolff, Wendy Sommer, Debra Kaufman & Wes Sullens)

   Staff recommends that the WMA Board review the linked memo in the staff report and confirm the Board recommended priorities including extended producer responsibility, environmentally preferable purchasing, and organics with the possibility of adding another priority as needed, for the legislative year of 2016.

4. Interim appointment(s) to the Recycling Board for WMA appointee unable to attend future Board Meeting(s) (WMA only) (Gary Wolff)

   (Joint WMA, Energy Council and Recycling Board meeting, December 16th at 3:00 pm – StopWaste Offices, 1537 Webster Street, Oakland, CA)

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   Update on Technical Assistance and Services Project (WMA only) (Gary Wolff, Teresa Eade & Heather Larson)

   This item is for information only.

7. COMMUNICATIONS/MEMBER COMMENTS (WMA & EC)

8. ADJOURNMENT (WMA & EC)