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Sheriff's Office recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 137-2017 delegating authority to the Sheriff, or designee, to apply for and accept grant funds from the State of California, Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), Illegal Disposal Site Abatement Grant Program and execute all grant related documents, including, but not limited to, the grant funding agreement, amendments, reports, request for payments and all associated documents necessary to secure and expend such grant funds.
FUNDING: State of California, Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), Illegal Disposal Site Abatement Grant Program.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Sheriff's Office recommending the Board sign a Resolution delegating authority to the Sheriff or designee to apply for and accept grant funds from the State of California, Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), Illegal Disposal Site Abatement Grant Program and execute all grant related documents, including, but not limited to, the grant funding agreement, amendments, reports, request for payments and all associated documents necessary to secure and expend such grant funds.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Illegal Disposal Site Abatement Grant Program pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC) section 48020, is for the purpose of cleaning up solid waste sites and solid waste at co-disposal sites where the responsible party either cannot be identified, or is unwilling or unable to pay for timely remediation, and where cleanup is needed to protect public health and safety and/or the environment. Widespread illegal dumping of solid waste adversely impacts residents in many ways. Properties on which illegal dumping occurs lose economic value; create public health and safety and environmental problems; and degrade the enjoyment and pride in the affected communities. Many owners of abandoned, idled, or underutilized properties that have been affe...
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