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RedevelopmentAgencyandFinanceandManagementCommittee | 2007-07-10 | *Special Concurrent Meeting of the Meeting Minutes July 10, 2007 Redevelopment Agency and Finance and Management Committee 6 Subject: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy From: Public Works Agency Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Adopting An Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy For The City Of Oakland That Adds Environmental And Human Health Attribute Criteria In The Acquisition Of Goods And Services, Complementing Traditional Purchasing Criteria Such As Performance, Quality, Service, Price And Local Availability And In Goods And Services Provided Through Grant Programs By City Grant Recipients 07-0302 A motion was made by Member Nadel, seconded by Chair Quan, that this matter be *Approve as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council, due back on July 17, 2007 as a Consent Calendar item. The motion carried by the following vote: Votes: Councilmember Aye: Chair Quan, Member De La Fuente, Member Nadel and Member Brunner The Committee amended the resolution on the Further Resolved that the City of Oakland will work with other cities and government agencies to apply regional leverage for buying specifications only to promote and increase the demand for environmentally preferable products, packaging, distribution systems, and services. The Committee amended the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy as follows: 1) Section 3.7.1-The City Of Oakland shall, whenever practicable, favor products that are manufactured by companies that take financial and/or physical responsibility for collecting, recycling, reusing, or otherwise safely disposing of their products and packaging at the end of their useful life; 2) Section 3.7.2-When products are available that have established manufacturer-financed recycling programs the City of Oakland shall require vendors to offer the manufacturer's recycling services; 3) Section 6.25-Producers responsibility means an environmental strategy in which producers assume financial and/or physical responsibility for the management of post consumer products so that those who produce and use those products bear the costs of recycling and proper disposal; 4) Section 1.0-The addition of the following language "To consider the costs for the product acquisition and use, and disposal of the products at the end of its useful life, in evaluating the lowest responsible bid The following speakers spoke on thsi item: - Sanjiv Handa - Debra Kaufman City of Oakland Page 4 Printed on 9/12/07 | 4 | RedevelopmentAgencyandFinanceandManagementCommittee/2007-07-10.pdf |