To:   HONORABLE MAYOR AND                   From:   Carl W. Mosher

                        CITY COUNCIL

 

   Subject:   SEE BELOW                                               Date:   10-25-01

                                                                                                                            

Approved                                                                                                       Date

                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

 

SUBJECT:     APPROVAL OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS RE-APPOINTMENT FOR THE SILICON VALLEY POLLUTION PREVENTION CENTER

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

Approval of the following re-appointment to the Board of Directors of The Silicon Valley Pollution Prevention Center:

 

Business/Industrial Representative:

 

·          Margaret V. Bruce, Environmental Programs Director of the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group, for a term from January 1, 2002 through December 2004.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

The Silicon Valley Pollution Prevention Center (Center) was incorporated within the State of California on December 2, 1994.  The purpose of the Center, as outlined within the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, is to educate the general public, industry and government agencies of the causes and sources of pollution in San Francisco Bay and to identify and promote methods of preventing pollution from occurring.  In particular, the corporation shall 1) foster institutional understanding and cooperation, 2) emphasize pollution prevention from all sources, 3) promote research, development and use of pollution prevention measures, and 4) provide information and referral services.

 

The Center was created by an agreement between CLEAN South Bay and the City of San Jose on July 23, 1993, that defined programs for implementation by the City of San Jose as provisions of the then reissued National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit and accompanying Cease and Desist Order.  Within the Settlement Agreement with CLEAN, the formation of a Pollution Prevention Center was outlined as additional measures for San Jose to undertake.  As defined in the agreement, the purpose of the Center is to "...coordinate, develop and transfer information on pollution prevention measures that will reduce toxic pollution in the San Francisco Bay, south of the Dumbarton Bridge."

 

 

ANALYSIS

 

The Center’s programs are developed with the overall goal of affecting positive changes in the water environment by preventing the introduction of pollutants to the watershed.  As such there are several basic types of programs undertaken by the Center, corresponding to the sectors affected: targeted prevention efforts, community-wide education programs and policy development to promote integrated watershed management.

 

In accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, of the twelve (12) Directors, four (4) shall be appointed by the City of San Jose and  four (4) shall be appointed by the Santa Clara Valley Water District(which shall establish its own internal procedures for appointing said Directors), and four (4) shall be appointed by the following organizations (which shall establish their own internal procedures for appointing said Directors):  Citizens for a Better Environment, Peninsula Conservation Center Foundation, Bay Institute of San Francisco, San Francisco BayKeeper, Save San Francisco Bay Association, Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, and the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition. 

 

Current board members include:

 

            Government

 

·          Chuck Reed, Councilmember, City of San Jose

·          Stan Williams, General Manager, Santa Clara Valley Water District

               

            Business/Industry

 

·          Mark Walker, Director, External Affairs, Pacific Bell

·          Robin Brack, Director, Pollution Prevention Initiatives, IBM Corporation

 

            Environmental

 

·          Craig Breon, Advocate, Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society

·          Ted Smith, Executive Director, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition

·          Trish Mulvey, CLEAN South Bay

 

Ms. Bruce was appointed as Director of Environmental Programs for the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group. She was appointed to the Board of Directors in May of 2001 to fill the term left vacant by Mr. Justin Bradley of the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group.  Her term ends on December 31, 2001, and she will need to be re-appointed by the San José City Council for a full term beginning January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2004.

 

 

PUBLIC OUTREACH

 

Not applicable.

 

 

COORDINATION

 

Preparation of this memorandum has been coordinated with the Silicon Valley Pollution Prevention Center and the City Attorney's Office.

 

 

COST IMPLICATIONS

 

There are no cost implications associated with this recommendation.

 

 

 

CARL W. MOSHER

Director, Environmental Services Department