REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 21, 2024
FROM
MARK WARDLAW, Director, Land Use Services Department
SUBJECT
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Accept Grant Award from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery for 2024-25 Local Government Waste Tire Enforcement Grant
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Accept grant award and approve grant award agreement (Grant Award No. TEA31-23-0023) with the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, for the 2024-25 Local Government Waste Tire Enforcement Grant, for the inspection of waste tire generating businesses and enforcement activities related to the handling and disposal of waste tires, in the amount of $650,000 for the period June 30, 2024, through June 29, 2025.
2. Direct the Code Enforcement Division Chief for the Land Use Services Department to transmit the fully executed grant award agreement (Grant Award No. TEA31-23-0023), per the authority granted in Resolution No. 2023-42, to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 30 days of execution.
(Presenter: Mark Wardlaw, Director, 387-4431)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Acceptance of this grant award will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) and does not require matching funds. Adequate appropriation and revenue to perform this action will be included in Land Use Services Department (LUS) Code Enforcement Division’s (Division) 2024-25 recommended budget and in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On April 11, 2023 (Item No. 30), the Board of Supervisors (Board) adopted Resolution No. 2023-42 (Resolution), authorizing the Code Enforcement Division Chief of LUS to execute all California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) Tire Recycling, Cleanup, and Enforcement grant documents, including but not limited to, applications, agreements, any subsequent amendments, requests for payment, and final report, necessary to secure grant funds and implement the approved grant project for a period of five years from April 11, 2023 to April 11, 2028. In accordance with this Resolution, the Division applied for and received an award in the amount of $650,000 from CalRecycle’s 2024-25 Local Government Waste Tire Enforcement Grants (Grant Award No. TEA31-23-0023) for the period of June 30, 2024 through June 29, 2025. This will be the seventh year that the Division has received funding for this specific grant, and CalRecycle informed the Division of the award on March 7, 2024.
Per County Policy 05-13, Code Enforcement now seeks Board of Supervisors (Board) acceptance of this grant award and approval of the grant award agreement. Per the Resolution, the Code Enforcement Division Chief of LUS is authorized to execute the grant award agreement. The fully executed agreement will be transmitted to the Clerk of the Board within 30 days of execution.
These grant funds allow LUS to conduct periodic inspections of waste tire generating businesses and other collection facilities and perform enforcement activities, including education outreach, related to the safe handling and disposal of waste tires throughout the County’s unincorporated areas ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Illegal dumping or the disposal of waste tires in public or private land or water without a license, permit or approval are chronic problems in the County, particularly in the desert areas. The aforementioned code enforcement activities, along with increased surveillance, funded by these grant funds will contribute to the reduction and prevention of these chronic problems and encourage compliance with state regulations.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Brett Davison, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on April 11, 2024; Finance (Penelope Chang, Administrative Analyst, 387-4886) on April 12, 2024; and County Finance and Administration (Robert Saldana, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on April 16, 2024.