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COVER LETTER May 4, 2021 Christy Kindig Project Manager City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, M-21 Santa Ana, CA 92701 RE: EcoNomics' Solid Waste and Recycling Consulting Services Dear Ms. Kindig; EcoNomics, Inc. is pleased to submit the attached services to provide the City of Santa Ana with solid waste and recycling consultation to successfully meet the diversion requirements and implementation goals of CalRecycle. We understand that the City desires a qualified consultant to provide assistance with the implementation of state -mandated diversion programs and with on -going compliance assistance. The accompanying document includes an overview of our approach to this project; a detailed scope of work based on our understanding of the project; descriptions of our relevant experience; resumes from the EcoNomics team; a project schedule; as well as a proposed 1-year budget. EcoNomics brings the following unique set of skills and local knowledge to this project: • Over 15 years of on -the -ground field experience in Orange County implementing and overseeing both conventional recycling and food scrap recycling programs as well as managing the CalRecycle compliance efforts. We currently are assisting Tustin, Anaheim, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills, Santa Ana, Stanton, Lake Forest, Newport Beach, Mission Viejo, and San Juan Capistrano with implementing programs mandated by CalRecycle, including AB 939, AB 341, AB 1826, and SB 1383. • Experience administering the enforcement of a mandatory participation ordinance. Our firm assisted the City of Newport Beach in drafting a mandatory participation ordinance that aligns with AB 341 and AB 1826. The ordinance was passed unanimously by City Council and became effective Jan 1, 2020. In the past year, we have worked to develop a standard operating procedure for the fair and equitable enforcement of the ordinance by code enforcement staff. This experience in administering the enforcement of an AB 341/AB 1826 mandatory enforcement ordinance will prove useful in Santa Ana as we anticipate a small percentage of businesses may be referred to the City for enforcement action due to AB 341, AB 1826 and/or SB 1383 non -attainment. • Familiarity with the diversion environment in Orange County and CalRecycle compliance oversight processes. EcoNomics is currently working for 10 cities in Orange County on a wide range of compliance management, implementation, and contract management projects. We are very familiar with the countywide solid waste and recycling issues, the compliance assessment and enforcement protocols used by CalRecycle by Local Assistance and Market Development (LAMD) representatives, as well as all the haulers operating within the area. 3