(a) Food recovery services collecting, receiving, or coordinating the collection of edible food directly from Tier One or Tier Two commercial edible food generators, via a contract or written agreement established under 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b), shall maintain the following records, or as otherwise specified by 14 CCR Section 18991.5(a)(1):
(1) The name, address, and contact information for each commercial edible food generator from which the service collects edible food.
(2) The quantity in pounds of edible food collected from each commercial edible food generator per month.
(3) The quantity in pounds of edible food transported to each food recovery organization per month.
(4) The name, address, and contact information for each food recovery organization that the food recovery service transports edible food to for food recovery.
(b) Food recovery organizations collecting, receiving, or coordinating the collection of edible food directly from Tier One or Tier Two commercial edible food generators, via a contract or written agreement established under 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b), shall maintain the following records, or as otherwise specified by 14 CCR Section 18991.5(a)(2):
(1) The name, address, and contact information for each commercial edible food generator from which the organization receives edible food.
(2) The quantity in pounds of edible food received from each commercial edible food generator per month.
(3) The name, address, and contact information for each food recovery service that the organization receives edible food from for food recovery.
(c) Food recovery organizations and food recovery services that have their primary address physically located in the city and contract with or have written agreements with one or more Tier One or Tier Two commercial edible food generators pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b) shall submit food recovery reports, as defined below, to the department or designee according to the following schedule:
(1) On or before August 1, 2022, food recovery organizations and food recovery services shall submit a food recovery report for the period of January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022;
(2) On or before May 1, 2023, and on or before May 1st each year thereafter, food recovery organizations and food recovery services shall submit a food recovery report for the period covering the entire previous calendar year.
(d) Food recovery reports submitted by food recovery services or organizations shall include the following information:
(1) Total pounds of edible food recovered in the previous calendar year from Tier One and Tier Two edible food generators with whom the reporting entity has a contract or written agreement with pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b).
(2) Total pounds of edible food recovered in the previous calendar year from the Tier One and Tier Two commercial edible food generators within Santa Clara County with whom the reporting entity has a contract or written agreement pursuant to 14 CCR Section 18991.3(b).
(e) In order to support edible food recovery capacity planning assessments or other studies conducted by the County of Santa Clara, the city, or their designees, food recovery services and food recovery organizations operating in the city shall provide information and consultation to the city, department, or designee, upon request, regarding existing, or proposed new or expanded, food recovery capacity that could be accessed by the city and its Tier One and Tier Two commercial edible food generators. A food recovery service or food recovery organization contacted by the city, the department, or designee shall respond to such request for information within 60 days, unless a shorter timeframe is specified.
(Ord 5536 § 3 (part), 2021)