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STAFF REPORT
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TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BILL R. MANIS, CITY MANAGER
DATE: JULY 26, 2016
SUBJECT: FOOD WASTE RECOVERY RESOLUTION
SUMMARY
At the request of Council Member Clark, Council will discuss the consideration of a food
waste recovery program for the City of Rosemead.
Staff Recommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution 2016-39 establishing
a Food Waste Prevention and Recovery Resolution.
BACKGROUND
Urban Harvester is a South Pasadena-based non-profit that connects Southern
California agencies feeding those in need with excess food from grocery stores,
restaurants and professional kitchens. Founded in 2009, Urban Harvester's scalable
Food Redistribution Program is feeding thousands of people in need with fresh, healthy
food.
Over the last three years, Urban Harvester has organized the food recovery of 81 tons
of fresh edible food, sharing it with non-profit agencies in Southern California. This
provided 130,000 meals to agencies, saving them over $500,000 in retail food cost that
allowed them to reallocate funds to support services, job training, and housing for
clients instead.
In 2016, Urban Harvester has focused on assembling a talented team to continue
innovating their existing food recovery model. Upcoming fundraising efforts hope to
bring in outside counsel in the fields of policy, logistics, sustainability, computer science,
the food industry and data analytics.
Most recently Urban Harvester received a grant from Wells Fargo in support of their
efforts. Founder, Linda Hess, and her team are currently working with graduate students
from Santa Clara University's Frugal Innovation Lab to find ways to match and track
food donations as an in-kind donation by building software. This scalable model will be
applicable for use in any city, and currently, the prototype software is entering its first
testing phase amongst the Urban Harvester advisors.
ITEM NO. 6.0
City Council Meeting
July 26, 2016
Page 2 of 2
PUBLIC NOTICE PROCESS
This item has been noticed through the regular agenda notification process.
Submitted BY:
Ericka Hernandez
Acting City Clerk
Attachments: Resolution 2016-39
Urban Harvester Information
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-39
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD,
CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A FOOD WASTE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, in September 2012, the Natural Resources Defense Council
published a report stating that 40% of all edible food worth S90 billion dollars is wasted
in America each year, and that uneaten food accounts for 34 million tons of landfill
waste, 25% of all fresh water used in the United States (US), 4% of total US oil
consumption, and 5750 million/year in disposal costs; and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency has published the Food
Recovery Hierarchy giving preference to first reduce and prevent waste through
effective food ordering and handling procedures, then direct appropriate food surplus to
people and animals, and direct remaining leftovers to industrial uses and compost; and
WHEREAS, there are safe and legal ways to expand food donations due to Bill
Emerson' s Good Samaritan Food Donation Act of 1996, a federal law which protect
food donors, as long as proper food safety handling procedures have been followed;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead (City) encourages the highest and best
use of food, as well as other resources, in its " Reduce, Reuse & Recycle Directory," in
an effort to reduce perfectly good resources from being sent to landfills; and
WHEREAS, sending food to landfills generates methane, a greenhouse gas that
is 20 times more potent than Carbon Dioxide Gas; and
WHEREAS, the City encourages all opportunities to enhance energy efficiency
and sustainability throughout the Rosemead community; and
WHEREAS, the City encourages the development of mechanisms that facilitate
the higher priority forms of diversion in the Environmental Protection Agency' s Food
Recovery Hierarchy to stores, markets, restaurants, catering events and other large
food generators; and
WHEREAS, the Natural Resources and Environmental Commission has
recommended the City Council direct appropriate City staff to support food recovery.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY ROSEMEAD DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City supports food recovery and redistribution of food for
consumption whenever possible to encourage upcycling and not wasting food. The City
encourages stores, markets, restaurants, catering events and other large food
generators to donate food on a voluntary basis whenever possible.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 26th day of July 2016.
Sandra Armenta, Mayor
City of Rosemead, California
ATTEST:
Ericka Hernandez, Acting City Clerk
City of Rosemead, California
Rachel H. Richman, City Attorney
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
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