Memorandum
Date: September 17, 2024
To: Bruno Sabatier, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Lars Ewing, Public Services Director
Subject: Adopt Resolution Authorizing the Public Services Director to submit grant applications to CalRecycle for all available grants for which the County of Lake, City of Clearlake, and City of Lakeport are regionally eligible
Executive Summary:
The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) regularly solicits local jurisdictions for different recycling and solid waste diversion grant opportunities. Examples of grant programs include household hazardous waste, tire amnesty, used oil/filter collection, and beverage recycling education. To streamline the application process as grant opportunities, arise, and to maximize the regional impact of the programs funded through the grants, staff prepared a resolution authorizing the Public Services Director to submit applications to CalRecycle for a period of five years from the date the resolution is approved. Additionally, the resolution authorizes the Public Services Director to submit applications as a regional applicant on behalf of the City of Clearlake and the City of Lakeport. The city managers from both cities have provided the Public Services Department with letters authorizing the County to act on each city’s behalf for CalRecycle grants.
In 2020 the Board of Supervisors approved a similar resolution authorizing the Public Services Director to submit applications to CalRecycle for a period of five years for solid waste management related grants for which the County of Lake is eligible. In that time the Public Services Department has applied for and been awarded the following grants that have contributed to the County’s goal of meeting state-mandated diversion requirements or other related solid waste goals:
- Two two-year Short-Lived Climate Pollutant and Organic Waste Methane Emissions Reductions grants totaling $190,000 to support County staff in the management of the edible food recovery program, record-keeping, enforcement, reporting, composting education and materials, and residential food waste education and materials.
- Three two-year Tire Amnesty and Waste Tire Cleanup grants totaling $94,000. The amnesty grants allow residents, at no cost, to dispose of passenger tires at Lake County Waste Solutions transfer station in Lakeport or the South Lake Refuse and Recycling Center in Clearlake. Additionally, the grant enabled County staff and local haulers to collect illegally dumped tires from public roadways, waterways, parks, and certain private properties. As a result of these grants, 31,000 tires were diverted from the waste stream and/or illegal dumping.
- Five one-year Oil Payment Program grants totaling $102,247. These grants funded the collection and proper disposal of approximately 105,000 gallons of used oil and 35,000 used oil filters at several collection sites around Lake County, all at no cost to the public. The grant is also used for education, supplies, signage and marketing for the sites.
- Five one-year Beverage Container Recycling grants totaling $59,645. Through these grants the County partnered with local schools to offer a school assembly for elementary, middle school, and junior high students, teachers, school staff and families to teach the importance of recycling; and purchased water filling stations, recycling receptacles, bags and litter picker uppers.
Staff recommends your Board approve the attached resolution.
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Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution Authorizing the Public Services Director to submit grant applications to CalRecycle for all available grants for which the County of Lake, City of Clearlake, and City of Lakeport are regionally eligible.