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Relevant Project Experience <br />SOLID WASTE INTEGRATED RESOURCES PLAN <br />City of Los Angeles, California <br />Project Manager. Orchestrating a one -year stakeholder engagement process consisting of <br />100 key constituent meetings, 75 business meetings, 36 house meetings, 36 working group <br />workshops, and 3 citywide conferences to obtain public input on the development of the <br />stakeholder -driven Solid Waste Integrated Resources Plan (SWIRP). The SWIRP I plan <br />will identify the policies, programs and facilities that will be necessary to reach the City's <br />goal of 93 percent diversion. The SWIRP II planning process will include the development <br />of an implementation plan, facilities plan, financial plan and Environmental Impact <br />Report. <br />ZERO WASTE OPERATIONAL PLAN <br />City of Palo Alto, California <br />Project Manager. Conducting public meetings with zero waste task force, city council <br />committees, and full city council. Developing a detailed operational plan identifying the <br />policies, programs and facilities that the City will need to reach 73 percent diversion by <br />2011 and 90 percent diversion by 2022. Tasks include: waste characterization analysis, <br />program and facility descriptions, regional facility capacity analysis, economic analysis, <br />and implementation plan. <br />LONG RANGE RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY PLAN <br />County of Santa Cruz, California <br />Project Manager. Conducting stakeholder outreach process to engage public support for <br />new "zero waste transfer station ". Facilitating public meetings in each supervisorial <br />district. Developing a long range plan for the development of resource recovery facilities <br />for the County including: organics composting facility, construction and demolition <br />facility, materials recovery facility and transfer station, and potential alternative <br />Ruth C. Abbe <br />Education <br />Vice President <br />Bachelor of Arts Degree in <br />Philosophy and Fine Arts, <br />National Practice Leader, Zero Waste Planning <br />Amherst College <br />Professional Experience <br />Professional Affiliations <br />Past - President, Northern <br />Ms. Abbe is a recycling and solid waste management specialist and project manager with <br />California Recycling Association <br />more than 18 years of experience in facility and collection procurement, contract <br />Past - President, Alameda County <br />negotiation, program planning, and financial analysis. She is HDR's national practice <br />Source Reduction and Recycling <br />leader in zero waste planning and heads up the sustainability services group which focuses <br />Board <br />on zero waste planning, toxics reduction, long term energy management and energy <br />Past - Chair, Alameda County <br />efficiency, renewable energy, green house gas accounting, water conservation, green <br />Local Task Force(Waste <br />building, and sustainable urban planning. <br />Reduction Advisory Board <br />Past - Chair, City of Alameda <br />She has worked with more than 50 communities and private sector clients to plan and <br />Recycling Task Force <br />develop their recycling and solid waste management programs. She is familiar with state <br />Board Member, East Bay <br />of the art collection and recovery equipment and specifications, collection routing <br />League of Conservation Voters <br />methods, and financing plans. As a member of the City of Alameda Recycling Task Force, <br />Board Member, Californians <br />she developed one of the first citywide residential single - stream collection programs. She <br />Against Waste <br />has assisted jurisdictions in planning and implementing residential single- stream collection <br />and residential and commercial food waste collection programs, including; program <br />planning, public outreach, technical assistance and employee training. <br />Relevant Project Experience <br />SOLID WASTE INTEGRATED RESOURCES PLAN <br />City of Los Angeles, California <br />Project Manager. Orchestrating a one -year stakeholder engagement process consisting of <br />100 key constituent meetings, 75 business meetings, 36 house meetings, 36 working group <br />workshops, and 3 citywide conferences to obtain public input on the development of the <br />stakeholder -driven Solid Waste Integrated Resources Plan (SWIRP). The SWIRP I plan <br />will identify the policies, programs and facilities that will be necessary to reach the City's <br />goal of 93 percent diversion. The SWIRP II planning process will include the development <br />of an implementation plan, facilities plan, financial plan and Environmental Impact <br />Report. <br />ZERO WASTE OPERATIONAL PLAN <br />City of Palo Alto, California <br />Project Manager. Conducting public meetings with zero waste task force, city council <br />committees, and full city council. Developing a detailed operational plan identifying the <br />policies, programs and facilities that the City will need to reach 73 percent diversion by <br />2011 and 90 percent diversion by 2022. Tasks include: waste characterization analysis, <br />program and facility descriptions, regional facility capacity analysis, economic analysis, <br />and implementation plan. <br />LONG RANGE RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY PLAN <br />County of Santa Cruz, California <br />Project Manager. Conducting stakeholder outreach process to engage public support for <br />new "zero waste transfer station ". Facilitating public meetings in each supervisorial <br />district. Developing a long range plan for the development of resource recovery facilities <br />for the County including: organics composting facility, construction and demolition <br />facility, materials recovery facility and transfer station, and potential alternative <br />