ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 24, 2026 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent - Miscellaneous TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Zachary Meyer, Public Works Director
DATE: June 24, 2026
SUBJECT: Appropriate $1,791,526.06 Kern County Illegal Dumping Fund to the Public Works Solid Waste Division’s operating budget
within the Refuse Enterprise Fund to fund the illegal dumping program.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the appropriation.
BACKGROUND:
On February 8, 2022, the City of Bakersfield entered into Agreement No. 070 -2022 with the County of Kern, to provide illegal dumping services within City limits. County Ordinance G-009 was enacted in May of 2021 and provides for a portion of the Land Use Fees to be used expressly for illegal dumping resources. Funding for this project is outlined in Agreement No. 070-2022; the County will provide an allocation each fiscal year for illegal dumping education, eradication, and enforcement.
Illegal dumping funds are utilized to support various illegal dumping activities that are one-time purchases and ongoing expenses. One-time purchases include downtown bin enclosures, Big Belly solar-compacting trash receptacles, bear -box trash receptacles, illegal dumping mobile and stationery cameras, and other supplies.
Ongoing annual costs reflect staple components of the illegal dumping program. These components include Clean City Initiative (CCI) cleaning crews, a portion of the illegal dumping enforcement officer salary, program vehicle operation and maintenance, staff time for bulky-item pop-up events, emergency on-call bulky-item clean ups, and Great American Clean -up supplies and advertisement.
In 2026, City was awarded $1,791,526.06 and is requesting allocation of those funds to the Public Works Department's Refuse Enterprise Fund to continue to support the illegal dumping program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
These funds are provided by the County of Kern to be utilized for illegal dumping programs and therefore, there is no impact to the General Fund.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Community Character & Quality of Life
Reliable Infrastructure
ATTACHMENTS:
None