To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Approval of Grant Agreement #28-759-32 with the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee (Deputy Director of Health Services, Director of Environmental Health or Assistant Director of Health Services), to execute Grant Agreement #28-759-32 (State #TEA31-23-0015) with the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to pay the County an amount not to exceed $166,135 for the Environmental Health Waste Tire Enforcement Program, for the period from June 30, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Agreement will result in up to $166,135 in funding from CalRecycle for the Environmental Health Waste Tire Enforcement Program. No County match required.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa Environmental Health/General Programs is the solid waste Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) for the entire county, including all incorporated cities except for the City of Pittsburg. CalRecycle has been delegated the responsibility for the administration of the program within the state, setting up necessary procedures governing application by cities and counties under the program. Since 2007, Contra Costa County has demonstrated it has sufficient staff resources, technical expertise, and/or experience to carry out the proposed program. The Program allows the County to monitor and reduce illegal waste tire practices, educate and enforce proper waste tire management and assist in reducing potential vector problems and prevention tire fires and otherwise protecting public health safety.
On November 7, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved the submission of a grant application #28-759-31 to CalRecycle, in an amount not to exceed $500,000 for the Environmental Health Waste Tire Enforcement Program through September 30, 2025.
Approval of Grant Agreement #28-759-32 will allow Contra Costa Environmental Health to continue the Environmental Health Waste Tire Enforcement Program. This agreement includes an agreement to indemnify and hold the State and CalRecycle harmless, through September 30, 2025.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, the County will not be able to monitor and reduce illegal waste tire practices, educate and enforce proper waste tire management throughout the County, assist in reducing potential vector problems and prevent tire fires, nor protect public health and safety.