To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Adopt Revised Fees For The Contra Costa County Certified Unified Program Agency, effective date August 13, 2024
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. RECEIVE staff report regarding feasibility study regarding CUPA fees for CalARP Program 2 facilities and proposed reduction of CalARP Program 2 fee, from $15,530 to $9,308, and
2. ADOPT the attached Resolution to amend Resolution No. 2024-293, by including the attached revised Fee Schedule effective 8/13/2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no impact to the General Fund. Revenue from the CUPA Fees will fund the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 costs of the CUPA programs and the Community Warning System.
BACKGROUND:
The Hazardous Materials Programs Division of the Health Department administers the Contra Costa County Certified Unified Program Agency ("CUPA"). The CUPA operates the Hazardous Materials Business Plan (HMBP) Program, Hazardous Waste Generator (HWG) Program, Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program, California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP) Program and Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act (APSA) Program. As directed by the Board in the early 1990s, all of the activities of the CUPA are funded through fees and penalties. The Staff Report on the Determination and Apportionment of CUPA Fees, dated August 13, 2024 ("Report"), attached as Attachment 1, describes the CUPA programs, legal authorities for and standards applicable to the apportionment of the CUPA Fees, the process used to set the fee amounts and the manner of apportionment.
As can be seen in the proposed fee schedule attached in Attachment 2, staff has proposed fees that, due to the full review of fees, will have a net increase for many regulated businesses but also decrease for others. Small changes were made to how fees are calculated across all programs. However, the main component of the fee is based on ...
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