SR-510-003 (16)
EPWM:CP:BJ:RB:JC:staffrep.oil HHW.doc Santa Monica, California
Council Meeting: July 22, 2003
To: Mayor and City Council
From: City Staff
Subject: Resolution to Submit and Execute Used Oil Recycling and Household
Hazardous Waste Grant Applications to the California Integrated Waste
Management Board
Introduction
This report recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution authorizing
the City Manager to submit and execute Used Oil Recycling and Household Hazardous
Waste Grant applications to the California Integrated Waste Management Board.
The CIWMB requests that grant applicants submit a single resolution which authorizes
all oil and household hazardous waste grant applications. This resolution would be
valid for three years and resubmitted to City Council for renewal after that period.
Background
Currently, the City operates a permanent Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
collection center available to residents free of charge and to residents of several
surrounding cities on a fee for use basis. Small businesses located in Santa Monica
may also use the facility on a fee for service basis. In addition, residents may place
used motor oil and filters into appropriate containers and place them with other
recyclables for curbside pickup. The oil and filters collected at the curbside are brought
to the HHW collection center for recycling. These collection programs help to ensure
that HHW (including oil) is not improperly disposed of in the solid waste stream or
dumped in a sewer or storm drain.
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Discussion
The California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) offers grants annually to
local governments to enhance existing programs that address the proper management
of used oil and other household hazardous waste. Over the past twelve years, the City
has applied for and received fourteen such grants totaling $809,042. These funds have
been used to conduct comprehensive informational campaigns, purchase oil collection
containers for distribution free of charge to Santa Monica residents, purchase and install
message signs on City trash trucks, host a Southern California Regional Forum on
Used Oil Recycling, develop outreach materials for HHW management, support the
operation of the HHW collection center, provide public access to peer-reviewed
scientific research about alternatives to household products, communicate to under
served communities and schools about used oil recycling opportunities, and establish
permanent oil and filter recycling sites for Santa Monica Airport tenants.
The CIWMB requires that each grant application include a resolution by the City Council
authorizing submittal of the application and identifying the individual authorized to
execute all necessary applications, contracts, agreements and amendments to carry out
the objectives specified in the application.
Financial/Budget Impact
The budget impact will occur at the time grant funds are awarded and cannot be
estimated at this time due to the varying amounts of the awards. Appropriate budget
changes will be presented to the City Council as part of the City's annual financial cycle
as grant funds are awarded.
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Recommendation
Staff requests that the City Council adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City
Manager to submit and execute Used Oil Recycling and Household Hazardous Waste
Grant applications to the California Integrated Waste Management Board.
Prepared by: Craig Perkins, Director, Environmental and Public Works Management
Brian Johnson, Manager, Environmental Programs Division
Rich Berman, Senior Environmental Analyst
James Conway, Environmental Analyst
Attachment: ?See Resolution No. 9874 (CCS)?
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