ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: May 28, 2025 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent - Miscellaneous TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Phillip Burns, Development Services Director
DATE: May 14, 2025
SUBJECT: Appropriation of CalRecycle Grant funds
Appropriate $84,401 State Grant Revenue for the Waste Tire Enforcement Grant Program to the Development Services Operating Budget in the General Fund.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of appropriation.
BACKGROUND:
The City has received a $84,401 grant from the California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) for Fiscal Year 2025-26 from the Local Government Waste Tire Enforcement Grant Program. The grant will offset funding for Code Enforcement staff time directly related to the development, monitoring and implementation of a program to educate tire dealers and auto dismantlers of their responsibilities as waste tire generators and reduce the illegal disposal of waste tires.
The California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery, over the past grant cycles have reimbursed the City over $647,872 through the Tire Enforcement Grant Program. In that time, Code Enforcement staff has conducted 3,695 inspections of waste tire generators and identified over 1,520 piles of illegally dumped tires within the City’s jurisdiction. Over 19,718 illegally dumped tires have been abated by private property owners, Code Enforcement or through other CalRecycle Grant programs. Code Enforcement has referred five cases to the District Attorney’s Office for prosecution of tire related violations of State law. Code Enforcement staff has conducted 1,290 hours patrolling the City f or tire related activities, conducted 1,181 hours of surveillance and received over 992 hours in training from the California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This action will result in the City being able to utilize State Grant funds and will offset funding for the Development Services operating budget and reduce the use of General Funds. No Impact adverse impact to the City General Fund.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Community Character & Quality of Life
Innovative and Efficient City Government