DATE: December 12, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Revenue Agreement with the California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive revenue agreement with the California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery for FY 2023-24 Local Enforcement Agency Grant Program funding, effective July 1, 2023 through October 29, 2024 ($28,676).
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action, which will allow the Department of Public Health (Department), the County's Local Enforcement Agency (LEA), to receive non-competitive grant funds ($28,676) from the California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle). The funds support solid waste enforcement activities, including inspecting and monitoring regulated waste facilities, attending mandatory training, and equipment purchases and maintenance. Pursuant to California Public Resources Code, Section 43230, this grant award is solely for the support of the solid waste permit and inspections programs. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the Department would not be able to accept these 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 position to perform these inspections. If the grant funds are not accepted, this position would be utilized to perform other functions, negatively impacting productivity in the number of inspections conducted, and the Department would not be able to perform waste facility inspections at the frequency level required by the State pursuant to California Public Resources Code Chapter 2, Section 43209 and C...
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