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Authorize the Director of Health or his designee, on behalf of Monterey County, to execute and submit all necessary applications, contracts, payment requests, agreements, documents and amendments thereto for the purposes of securing Local Enforcement Agency Grant funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012-13, FY 2013-14, FY 2014-15, FY 2015-16, and FY 2016-17 in amounts not to exceed $50,000 annually, and to implement and carry out the requirements of AB 939.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Director of Health or his designee, on behalf of Monterey County, to execute and submit all necessary applications, contracts, payment requests, agreements, documents and amendments thereto for the purposes of securing Local Enforcement Agency Grant funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012-13, FY 2013-14, FY 2014-15, FY 2015-16, and FY 2016-17 in amounts not to exceed $50,000 annually, and to implement and carry out the requirements of AB 939.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
As the Local Enforcement Agency (LEA), the Environmental Health Bureau enforces state laws and regulations for Monterey County’s local solid waste enforcement program. On January 1, 1990, Assembly Bill 939, The Solid Waste Management Act, became law. The Act obligates LEAs to inspect and permit solid waste facilities in their respective jurisdictions and to continue oversight throughout the closure period for up to 30 years. Given the volume and complexity of these responsibilities, CalRecycle, an agency of California State, has offered annual grant funds to LEAs to offset program costs.
Starting in 1991, the Board of Supervisors passed a resolution each year to authorize the Director of Health to apply for the annual LEA grant. On March 27, 2007, the Board passed a resolution authorizing the Director of Health to submit an LEA grant application each year through the end of FY 2011-12. Environmental Health Bureau now returns to the Board to request authorization for the D...
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