RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS AS THE LEAD AGENCY FROM THE

CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR ALL USED OIL, HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AND TIRE GRANTS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2004-2009

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, the people of the State of California have enacted the California Oil Recycling Enhancement Act that provides funds to cities and counties for establishing and maintaining local used oil collection programs that encourage recycling or appropriate disposal of used oil; and

WHEREAS, the people of the State of California have enacted Assembly Bill 1220 (Eastin, Statutes of 1993, Chapter 656) which provides grants to local governments to establish and implement waste diversion and separation programs to prevent disposal of hazardous waste, including household hazardous waste, in solid waste landfills; and

WHEREAS, funds are allocated and available from the California Integrated Waste Management Board for grants to solid waste Local Enforcement Agencies (LEA) and cities and counties with regulatory authority within the city and county government to perform enforcement/compliance and surveillance activities at waste tire facilities; and

WHEREAS, the California Integrated Waste Management Board has been delegated the responsibility for the administration of these programs within the state, setting up necessary procedures governing application by cities and counties under these programs; and

WHEREAS, if awarded, the applicant will enter into a Grant Agreement with the California Integrated Waste Management Board for implementation of said grant:

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the County of San Mateo authorizes the Director of Health Services to apply for and accept grant funds from the CIWMB for all Tire, Household Hazardous Waste, and Used Oil Grants for fiscal years 2004-2009, and empowers the Director to execute, in the name of the County of San Mateo, all grant documents necessary to secure grant funds and implement the approved grant project.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Health Services or her designee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute, in the name of San Mateo County, all necessary applications, contracts, payment requests, agreements and amendments hereto for the purposes of securing grant funds and to implement and carry out the purposes specified in the grant application.

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