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C. 30

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	January 19, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Submission of Grant Application #28-759-25 to the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/19/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Jocelyn Stortz, 925-608-5500
cc:	Marcy Wilhelm

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 19, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee (the Director of Environmental Health or Assistant Director of Health Services), to submit Grant Application #28-759-25 (TEA-28), to the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), to pay the County in an amount not to exceed $450,000, for the Environmental Health Waste Tire Enforcement Program, for the period from June 29, 2021 through September 30, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this application will result in an amount not to exceed $450,000 from CalRecycle for the Environmental Health Waste Tire Enforcement Program. The funds are allocated and available from CalRecycle for grants to solid waste Local Enforcement Agencies (LEA) and cities and counties with regulatory authority within the city and county government to perform enforcement/compliance and surveillance activities at waste tire facilities. No County match required.

BACKGROUND:

Contra Costa Environmental Health/General Programs is the solid waste 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 of tire fires and otherwise protecting public health safety.

On January 7, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved submission of the LEA Application #28-759-23, for the period from June 29, 2020 through September 30, 2021. On May 12, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Agreement #28-759-24 which awarded $263,044 in funds to the County for the Environmental Health Waste Fire Enforcement Program, through September 30, 2021.

Approval of Application #28-759-25 will allow Contra Costa County Environmental Health services to apply for funds to continue implementing the Environmental Health Waste Tire Enforcement Program through September 30, 2022.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this grant 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.