DATE: June 9, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Revenue Agreement with California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery for Waste Tire Enforcement Agency Funds
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a revenue Agreement with the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery for 2019-20 Local Government Waste Tire Enforcement Grants funds, effective June 30, 2020 through September 30, 2021 ($300,000).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow the Department to receive non-competitive grant funds from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to continue inspection and enforcement activities related to the handling and disposing of waste tires in Fresno County. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board chooses not to execute the recommended agreement, the Department would discontinue the Waste Tire Enforcement Program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The FY 2020-21 Waste Tire Enforcement revenue agreement ($300,000) is consistent with the grant funding from the prior year. The grant period begins June 30, 2020 and ends September 30, 2021. The grant allocation is non-competitive and does not require matching funds. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues will be included in the Department's Org 5620 FY 2020-21 Budget. The grant allows for an annual maximum indirect cost of 20% of direct program costs, or the County's actual indirect cost rate, whichever is less. .
DISCUSSION:
On January 9, 2018, your Board passed a Resolution authorizing the submission of up to five years of applications to the CalRecycle for Waste Tire Enforcement Grant funds. The recommended revenue agreement represents the third year of funding under the Resolution. A one dollar and seventy-five cents ($1.75) fee on new ti...
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