DATE: May 20, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RH, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Revenue Agreement with the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery for Waste Tire Enforcement Grant Funds
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a revenue Agreement with the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery for 2024-25 Waste Tire Enforcement Grant (TEA32) funding, effective June 30, 2025 through September 30, 2026 ($350,000); and
2. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Public Health, or designee, to be the signatory on behalf of the Board of Supervisors on associated grant agreement documents, expenditure forms and reports.
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action will allow the Department of Public Health (Department) to receive TEA 32 non-competitive grant funds from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to fund the Local Government Waste Tire Enforcement Grant Program to continue inspection and enforcement activities related to handling and disposing of waste tires in the County.
Approval of the second recommended action will allow the Department Director, or designee, to submit required grant items and reports, excluding budget or contract amendments, on behalf of the County. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. If the Board does not approve the recommended actions, the Department would discontinue the Waste Tire Enforcement Program, which would result in the inability to investigate illegal waste tire dumping and unpermitted waste tire haulers, including related enforcement and clean-up of illegal dump sites in coordination with CalRecycle and local law enforcement agencies.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The 2024-25 Waste Tire Enforcement revenue agreement ($350...
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