COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Health Services Agency

DATE:

May 21, 2003

BOARD MEETING DATE:

June 10, 2003

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

Margaret Taylor, Director of Health Services

Brian Zamora, Director of Public Health and Environmental Protection

SUBJECT:

California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) Local Enforcement Agency Grant and Waste Tire Enforcement Grant

Recommendation

Adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of Health Services or her designee to accept and sign all documents related to a Waste Tire Enforcement Grant from the California Integrated Waste Management Board and subsequent grants through FY 2008-09.

Background

The state is faced with the challenge of diverting or safely managing over 31 million waste tires and used tires annually. In addition, an estimated three million waste tires and used tires remain stockpiled at various locations throughout California. Improperly disposed of tires become a solid waste disposal problem and breeding ground for vectors of disease, endangering the public health.

Senate Bill (SB) 876 (Escutia, Statutes of 2000, Chapter 838) requires the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) to consider designating a city and/or county as the enforcement authority for regulations relating to the storage and handling of waste tires and used tires. The bill also mandates that if the CIWMB designates a local entity for this purpose, there must be sufficient, stable, and noncompetitive funding, as contained in the Five-Year Plan for the Waste Tire Recycling Management Program (Five-Year Plan). This funding is provided through a $1.00 fee on new tires sold in California.

In March 2001, CIWMB adopted the Five-Year Plan for the Waste Tire Recycling Management Program, which allocates four million dollars ($4,000,000) for FY 2002-03 and six million dollars ($6,000,000) each fiscal year thereafter to maintain existing and to set up additional local enforcement jurisdictions. CIWMB requires prospective grantees to submit grant applications each year, although participating grantees have funding priority over new applicants.

Discussion

The Environmental Health Division submitted a grant application to CIWMB for Waste Tire Enforcement and has received confirmation from CIWMB that San Mateo County has been selected as a grantee. The grant is a reimbursement grant; a signed payment request certifying that the money has been spent in accordance with the agreement between the CIWMB and the County is required to receive grant funds.

The funds will be used to expand Environmental Health's current regulatory inspection program by adding tire facility inspections. The majority of facilities that manage waste tires and used tires in San Mateo County are already visited by Environmental Health, because they generate other hazardous wastes. Environmental Health will ensure that waste tire disposal regulations are implemented in order to protect the public's health.

The CIWMB requires that the Board of Supervisors assign a designee as the signature authority on the grant. We recommend that your Board authorize the Director of Health Services or her designee to sign the grant agreement for FY 2002-03, and subsequent agreements during the five-year term, through FY 2008-09.

Objective

FY 2003-04

FY 2004-05

FY 2005-06

Program Total

Number of businesses which collect waste tires in the county

860

860*

860*

n/a

Number of inspections completed

860

860*

860*

2,580

* This is an estimate based on current site inventory; the number of sites may change as the inspection program develops.

Vision Alignment

The CIWMB Waste Tire Enforcement Grant keeps the commitment of ensuring basic health and safety for all and goal number 7: to maintain and enhance the public safety of all residents and visitors. The grant contributes to this commitment and goal by safely managing waste and reducing vectors of disease.

Fiscal Impact

The term of the agreement is May 1, 2003 through April 30, 2004. Subsequent agreements will run on an annual basis through April 2009. The total amount Environmental Health expects to receive for the first year is $279,968. Although the term of the grant begins in May 2003, the entire amount of $279,968 for the first year will be included in expenses and revenues as a September Revision to Environmental Health's recommended budget for FY 2003-04. There is no net county cost associated with this grant. Subsequent grant amounts will be included in recommended budgets for FY 2004-05 through FY 2008-09.