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Environmental Management Department recommending the Board adopt a Resolution authorizing the Director, or his/her designee, to execute and submit an application and all necessary documentation to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (Cal Recycle) to secure grant funding in the amount of $29,197 for the Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup and Amnesty Event Grant Program Fiscal Year 2010-11 to help divert waste tires from landfills.
FUNDING: Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (Cal Recycle). Grants.
Resolution 023-2011
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $0
Funding
Budgeted $
New Funding $29,197
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $29,197
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: There is no change in Net County Cost. If approved by the State, the Department will bring back the appropriate budget adjustments. There is no matching requirement for this Grant.
Background: The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) has allocated Statewide two million two hundred thousand dollars ($2,200,000) for the Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup and Amnesty Event Grant Program in fiscal year (FY) 2010-11.
Reason for Recommendation: This grant is to help divert waste tires from landfill disposal, prevent illegal tire dumping, and educate the public about waste tire recycling and proper tire maintenance. An Amnesty Day Event allows private citizens to take waste tires, in non-commercial quantities, to a specific location established by the local government administering the grant program.
The Environmental Management Department has traditionally been successful in receiving and implementing this grant program.
Action to be taken following Board approval: Forward the executed resolution to the Environmental Management Department for submittal with the grant application.
Contact: Gerri Silva, MS, REHS, Dire...
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