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Environmental Management Department recommending the Board:
1) Approve Amendment 1 to Funding Agreement 3038 with The Clean Tahoe Program to provide litter abatement services in the Lake Tahoe Basin, extending the existing term six months to December 30, 2021; and
2) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to sign Amendment I, as well as any future amendments that do not include changes to the not-to-exceed amount or term of the Agreement.
FUNDING: County Service Area No. 10, Zone C Parcel Fees.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Clean Tahoe began in 1988, and by 1989, began receiving parcel fees assessed on the County tax rolls in the South Lake Tahoe Basin in exchange for litter pick-up services. Currently, Clean Tahoe receives approximately $29,000 of the total CSA 10, Zone C parcel fees collected. In addition to parcel fees, and as authorized by Board Resolution No. 218-99, Clean Tahoe is also funded by a surcharge of fifteen cents ($0.15) per month on each refuse account serviced by South Tahoe Refuse, Inc. in the unincorporated area of the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Under a separate agreement, the City of South Lake Tahoe also funds and receives litter services from this program. In May, 1992, the City of South Lake Tahoe and the 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 overseen by a Board of Directors. 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 this Funding Agreement (Agreement) with Clean Tahoe, dated June 29, 1999, the County paid $21.00 per hour for 23 hours of service per week year round.
Over the course of the following decade following the 1999 agreement, the costs to run the Clean Tahoe program increased. As a result, on June 19, 2012 (Legistar 12-0660, Item #3), the Board approved Agreement #245-F1...
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