REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
January 27, 2026
FROM
TERRY W. THOMPSON, Director, Real Estate Services Department
NOEL CASTILLO, Director, Department of Public Works- Solid Waste Management Division
SUBJECT
Title
Lease Application for a New Contract with the Bureau of Land Management for Apple Valley Landfill
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve a no-fee Lease Application with the Bureau of Land Management for the Apple Valley Landfill.
(Presenter: Terry W. Thompson, Director, 387-5000)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Ensure Development of a Well-Planned, Balanced, and Sustainable County.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). There is no cost associated with the approval of a no-fee Lease Application form and no revenue earned upon the execution of the Lease application.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This item will approve a Lease Application (Application) for a new contract (current contract No. 22-507), which expires December 31, 2026, with the United States of America (U.S.), acting through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), for the use of 15 acres of federal land located in Apple Valley, as an off-site borrow area to provide soil cover materials for the inactive Apple Valley Landfill (Landfill).
The Solid Waste Management Division (SWMD) owns and manages the Landfill, which comprises approximately 120 acres of County-owned property located northeast of Highway 18 in an unincorporated area east of the Town of Apple Valley. SWMD operated the Landfill from 1964 until it ceased operations and was assigned inactive status on June 30, 1997.
On February 23, 1981 (Item No. 23), the B...
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