Memorandum
Date: August 5, 2025
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Mireya G. Turner, Community Development Director
Shannon Walker-Smith, Deputy Community Development Administrator
Marcus Beltramo, Code Enforcement Manager
Damien Marks, Staff Services Analyst
Subject: Presentation of Community Development - CalRecylce Illegal Disposal Grant Activities and Results
Executive Summary: In July 2024, the Community Development Department received a grant award from CalRecycle for $250,000 clean up and combat the illegal dumping of trash and hazardous waste throughout Lake County. The Community Development Department proposed the clean-up of 50 properties (private and roadway adjacent) and Free Dump Days to help the community dispose of trash, appliances, tires, mattresses at locations that were convenient to the residents.
Staff worked community by community, following code enforcement processes toward abatement of properties identified, and proceeding with free dump days in the same communities. In Fiscal Year 2024/25, Staff completed abatements in Nice, and began the abatement process for Lucerne and Clearlake Oaks, which are now pending. These communities were prioritized based on their increased level of difficulty of access to either of the two county dumps in Clearlake or Lakeport, for financial reasons or lack of transportation.
The Community Development Department identified limited grant funds that could be dedicated to hosting these Free Dump Days and researched the best ways to make meaningful impacts to help residents have a fresh start and a clean neighborhood free of blight. Due to the limited amount of funds available and the large amount of trash expected to be collected we reached out to the exclusive vendor identified in the franchise agreement for dumpster rentals in the county, Waste Connections. The estimated cost and restrictions would have prevented CDD from achieving the goals set forth by the grant. Beca...
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