DATE: December 9, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Joe Prado, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Revenue Agreement with the California Department of
Resources Recycling and Recovery
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Retroactively approve and ratify the previous execution by the Department of Public Health of the revenue agreement with the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery for FY 2025-26 Local Enforcement Agency Grant Program funding, effective July 1, 2025 through October 30, 2026 ($28,783).
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of this action will ratify the Department of Public Health's (Department), serving as the County's Local Enforcement Agency (LEA), previous execution of a revenue agreement with the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to receive non-competitive grant funds in the amount of $28,783. The Department received the agreement on October 3, 2025 with a due date of December 1, 2025, which was inadvertently electronically signed by the Environmental Health Division Manager on October 20, 2025. The recommended action ratifies funds that support solid waste enforcement activities, including the inspection and monitoring of regulated waste facilities, participation in mandatory training, and the purchase and maintenance of equipment. Pursuant to California Public Resources Code, Section 43230, this grant award solely supports the solid waste permit and inspection program. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve and ratify the recommended action, the Department would need to terminate the agreement with CalRecycle for acceptance of grant funds that currently offset operational and direct facility inspection activities, which could ultimately affect the rate structure for these services. Additionally, the grant funds are utilized to offset a portion of the cost of a...
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