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COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
Inter-Departmental Correspondence
Health System
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DATE:
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February 10, 2010
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BOARD MEETING DATE:
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March 23, 2010
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SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:
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None
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VOTE REQUIRED:
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Majority
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TO:
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Honorable Board of Supervisors
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FROM:
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Jean S. Fraser, Chief, Health System
Brian J. Zamora, Director, Community Health
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SUBJECT:
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Application and Acceptance of Solid Waste, Used Oil, Household Hazardous Waste, and Tire Grants from the California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery for Fiscal Years 2010-2015
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a Resolution:
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1)
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Authorizing the County of San Mateo to apply for and accept all available grant funds as the regional lead agency from the California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery for Fiscal Years 2010-2015; and
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Authorizing the Chief of the Health System or designee to execute all necessary applications, agreements, amendments, payment requests, and all documents necessary for the purposes of securing grant funds and to implement the approved grant projects and carry out the purposes specified in the grant applications for Fiscal Years 2010-2015.
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BACKGROUND:
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The County of San Mateo serves as the lead for all the incorporated cities for the Solid Waste, Used Oil Block Grant, Tire Recycling and Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) grants. The Environmental Health Division (Division) manages these four programs that are vital in ensuring hazardous and damaging waste does not pose a threat to public health or the environment. These grants have been in effect for years and provide the Division with annual grant funding to sustain important education and environmental protection programs for the public. Since 1996 your Board has adopted a number of Resolutions enabling the Division to administer these grants and authorizing the Chief of the Health System or designee to execute all documents related to these grants. Until December 31, 2009, these grants were funded by the California Integrated Waste Management Board.
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DISCUSSION:
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Funds are available to counties with regulatory authority within city and county government to perform solid waste inspections and issue permits. The Used Oil Program collects over 124,000 gallons of oil for recycling annually and provides pollution prevention education and collection opportunities to San Mateo County residents. The HHW Program holds collection events at various locations throughout the County, thus diverting over 1.19 million pounds of hazardous waste from landfill disposal. Improperly disposed tires have the potential to become a solid waste disposal problem and breeding ground for carriers of disease, endangering the public health. Hazardous Materials regulators inspect all facilities that generate used and/or waste tires for disposal in the County. The programs are critical links for residents to manage their waste properly by diverting it from landfills and protecting the environment from pollutants.
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Effective January 1, 2010, Senate Bill No. 63 abolished the California Integrated Waste Management Board and transferred its duties and responsibilities to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle). Grant funding for Solid Waste, Used Oil, Tire Recycling and HHW programs comes exclusively from CalRecycle. Grant funds are the sole source of revenue for the used oil and waste tire programs. CalRecycle requires annual applications from the County and a Board Resolution authorizing the applications.
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The ability to apply for and manage the Solid Waste Local Enforcement Agency (LEA), Used Oil, Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and Tire Grants from CalRecycle contributes to the Shared Vision 2025 outcome of an environmentally conscious community by securing funding and encouraging San Mateo County residents to protect the environment by disposing of HHW, used oil/filters and used/waste tires in an appropriate manner. It is anticipated that 43,000 households will be served by the Household Hazardous Waste Program in the next fiscal year due to the increased ability to inform the public of appropriate disposal options and pollution prevention alternatives. The grants will protect the public’s health by ensuring that HHW, used oil/filters and used/waste tires do not end up in the landfills or water ways.
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Performance Measure(s):
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Measure
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FY 2008-09
Actual
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FY 2009-10
Projected
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Number of households served by Household Hazardous Waste Program
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41,530
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43,000
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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The appropriations and revenue were included in the Environmental Health FY 2009-10 Adopted Budget. The budgeted amount for the Solid Waste Grant is $23,808; the Used Oil Grant is $162,851, the Waste Tire Grant is $100,000, and the HHW Grant is $382,290. Appropriations and revenue for future years will be included in subsequent budgets. There is no Net County Cost associated with these grant programs.
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