Resolution No. _____________

Board of Supervisors, County of San Mateo, State of California

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Resolution Authorizing the Director of Environmental Services to Apply for a Tire-Derived Product Grant at Junipero Serra Park

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

WHEREAS, Senate Bill 876 (Escutia, Statutes of 2000, Chapter 838) authorizes the California Integrated Waste Management Board to establish a grant program to provide opportunities to divert waste tires from landfill disposal, prevent illegal tire dumping, and to promote markets for recycled-content waste tire products; and

WHEREAS, the California Integrated Waste Management Board has been delegated the responsibility for the administration of the program within the State, setting up necessary procedures governing application by California cities, counties, city and county, special districts or political subdivisions thereof, and qualifying California Indian tribes; and

WHEREAS, said procedures established by the California Integrated Waste Management Board require the applicant to certify by resolution approval of the application before submission of said application to the State; and

WHEREAS, if awarded a grant, the applicant will enter into an agreement with the State of California for development of the project.

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED as follows: that the Board of Supervisors authorizes the submittal of an application to the California Integrated Waste Management Board for a FY 2005/2006 Tire-Derived Product (TDP) Grant Program. The Director of the Environmental Services or her designee, is hereby authorized and empowered to execute in the name of the County of San Mateo all necessary applications, contracts, agreements, amendments and payment requests 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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