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C. 6

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	February 14, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

CONSIDER the expansion of the County’s Adopt-A-Road Program to include additional features, Countywide. Project No. 7517-6W7098

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/14/2017

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:	John Steere, (925) 313-2281
cc:	Cece Sellgren, County Watershed Program John Steere, County Watershed Program Catherine Windham, Flood Control

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: February 14, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to expand the Adopt-A-Road Program to include other publicly-owned facilities and initiate an outreach campaign to Municipal Advisory Councils, service organizations, church groups, chambers of commerce, sports leagues, scouts, etc., to recruit volunteers to remove trash from these facilities. Utilize existing monitoring and assessment protocols to take appropriate trash reduction credit for these activities, Countywide.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Costs are expected to be $15,000 to $20,000, per fiscal year to account for organizing and monitoring of cleanups and to provide public outreach materials. It will be funded 100% by the Stormwater Utility Assessment 17 funds.

BACKGROUND:

The TWI Committee approved the expansion of the Adopt-A-Road Program on October 13, 2016. The proposed expansion will include other County Infrastructure, including adoption of storm drains, trash cans by bus stops, flood control channels, and parks for trash cleanup. It will be designed to encourage and engage residents and community groups to remove trash/litter from public infrastructure. This will help the County fulfill its trash reduction responsibilities under provision C.10 of the Municipal Regional Permit (MRP).

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the Program is not expanded, there will be no mechanism to enable the wider community to assist the County in accomplishing its trash reduction responsibilities for the MRP.