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Community Development Agency, Environmental Management Division, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign Funding Agreement #520-F1511 between the County of El Dorado and The Clean Tahoe Program for a three (3) year term commencing June 19, 2015, to provide litter abatement services in the Lake Tahoe Basin, with compensation commensurate with imposed per parcel fees estimated at $33,600 for Fiscal Year 2015/16 and similar amounts for out years of the Agreement term.
FUNDING: County Service Area No. 10 parcel fees. (No Federal Funds)
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Agency, Environmental Management Division (CDA/EMD) recommending approval of Funding Agreement #520-F1511 with The Clean Tahoe Program (Clean Tahoe) to provide litter abatement services for the Lake Tahoe Basin for a three (3) year term.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
In 1989, Clean Tahoe began receiving parcel fees assessed on the County tax rolls in the South Lake Tahoe Basin in exchange for litter pick-up services. Under separate contract, the City of South Lake Tahoe also receives litter services from this program. In May 1992, the City of South Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County entered into a Joint Powers Agreement, and a City/County Joint Board of Commissioners was appointed to oversee the program. In 1995, Clean Tahoe became a non-profit corporation. On June 29, 1999, a formal written Agreement documenting the expectations for Clean Tahoe in exchange for revenue provided by the County was executed. Under the Agreement with Clean Tahoe, the County paid $21.00 per hour for 23 hours of service per week.
On August 10, 2011, the Environmental Management Department (now CDA/EMD) received an email from Clean Tahoe requesting to negotiate the Agreement between the County and Clean Tahoe. At that time, the hourly cost of operations had risen to $38.25 per hour, resulting in a loss of $17.25 per hour for each hour worked in the County. EMD met wi...
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