A. Food recovery services collecting or receiving edible food directly from commercial edible food generators, via a contract or written agreement established shall maintain the following records:
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 or receiving edible food directly from commercial edible food generators, via a contract or written agreement, shall maintain the following records:
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 shall inform generators about California and Federal Good Samaritan Food Donation Act protection in their contract or agreement.
D. 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 (1) or more commercial edible food generators shall report to the City or City designee the total pounds of edible food recovered in the previous calendar quarter from the tier one and tier two commercial edible food generators they have established a contract or written agreement with beginning April 1, 2023 for the previous quarter. Reports are required to be submitted to the City or City designee no later than thirty (30) days from the end of the quarter being reported.
E. Food recovery services and food recovery organizations operating in the City shall provide information and consultation to the City, upon request, regarding existing, or proposed new or expanded, food recovery capacity that could be accessed by the City and its commercial edible food generators. A food recovery service or food recovery organization contacted by the City shall respond to such request for information within sixty (60) days, unless a shorter timeframe is otherwise specified by the City.
[Ord. No. 621, 1/18/22.]