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Adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of Resource Management to submit applications and accept awards for funding opportunities administered by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) for up to a five-year period; and Authorize the Director of Resource Management, or their designee, to execute all CalRecycle grant or payment program documents and professional service agreements to implement awards
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1) Adopt a resolution (Attachment A) authorizing the Director of Resource Management to submit applications and accept awards for funding opportunities administered by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) for up to a five-year period; and
2) Authorize the Director of Resource Management to execute all CalRecycle grant or payment program documents and professional service agreements to implement awards.
SUMMARY:
The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) offers funding opportunities for local governments to help the State reach its climate change goals. On March 2, 2021, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution 2021-30 authorizing the Director of Resource Management to apply and accept awards from CalRecycle grant and payment programs until February 9, 2026. The Department of Resource Management (Department) was awarded more than $1,100,000 over the five-year period which supported projects including environmental education, K-12 outdoor field trips, Coastal Cleanup Day coordination, beverage container recycling outreach, waste tire enforcement, organics diversion from landfill and expansion of recycled-content markets. Attachment B summarizes the CalRecycle grant awards received during the last five-year period. The Department requests the Board adopt a new resolution effective February 9, 2026 through February 10, 2031 to continue facilitating the application submittal process and execution of all documents related to the grant and/or payment programs from CalRecycle for the next five years.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Public Resources Code §40000 et seq. authorizes CalRecycle to administer various grant and payment programs to assist local governments in minimizing the costs incurred to regulate and enforce solid waste-related programs. These grant awards supplement funding for the County’s commitment to recycling and reduce net county costs in delivering these services. Applications requiring matching funds will be in accordance with the Department’s Board-approved budget and subject to concurrence by the County Administrator’s Office.
The costs associated with preparing the agenda item are nominal and absorbed by the Department’s FY2025/26 Working Budget.
DISCUSSION:
Assembly Bill 939, Chapter 1095, Statutes of 1989 (Sher) is more commonly known as the Integrated Waste Management Act. It established the waste diversion mandate that requires each California city and county to reduce solid waste disposal by fifty percent each year. It also formed the statewide system for regulating the operation of solid waste facilities and enforcing minimum standards for solid waste handling and disposal to protect air, water and land from pollution. Additionally, this bill created the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) as the original governing authority for AB 939 implementation until legislation merged the CIWMB and its programs with the Beverage Container Recycling program in 2010. Together, they now make up CalRecycle.
To assist jurisdictions with meeting statewide goals and mandates under AB 939, CalRecycle offers funding opportunities in the form of competitive and non-competitive grants and payment programs. Since 1994, Solano County has been awarded both types, grants and payment program funds, to regulate solid waste facilities and waste tire generators, replace landscape bark with rubberized mulch, improve resurfacing longevity on county roads with rubberized asphalt, provide waste tire collection events to prevent improper dumping, distribute bilge pad kits to boaters to prevent oil and fuel contaminants from entering waterways, support ongoing curbside collection of used oil and filters for recycling, coordinate community cleanups to keep litter and other pollutants from entering storm drain systems, purchase beverage container recycling bins to increase collection points, and educate the general public on how to recycle and compost at home, work and at school.
In the years 2011, 2016, and 2021, the Board of Supervisors adopted multi-year resolutions supporting the Department’s effort to streamline the grant submittal process. These resolutions authorized the Director of Resource Management to submit applications and execute all documents related to CalRecycle grant awards for five-year periods. The Department desires to continue this practice and intends to continue to apply for CalRecycle funds whenever available to provide programs and services that meet the needs of our communities.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Board of Supervisors may choose not to adopt the resolution. This is not recommended as it may delay application to grant and payment programs administered by CalRecycle.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Department of Resource Management may participate in regional applications with one or more Solano County cities.
CAO RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION