HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07191988 - 1.55 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Phil Batchelor ` & t
County Admihistrator Costa
DATE'. July 13 , 1988, COJ/
SUBJECT: Collection of Used ,Oil in �� �•1
County Corporation Yards
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Accept the attached report from the Director of General Services
and refer the report to the County Administrator to coordinate
the . preparation of a more comprehensive report from all . of the
involved County departments, the report to be made to the full
Board.
BACKGROUND:
On June 21, 1988, the Board of Supervisors approved a
recommendation from its Internal Operations Committee that the
Director of General Services be asked to determine the
feasibility of allowing the general public to dispose of used oil
at County corporation yards at no cost to the individual
disposing of the oil in an effort to encourage the' recycling of
used oil.
Attached is the report of the Director of General Services. The
report points out that of the four corporation yards in the
County, three are under the control of the Public Works
Department and they should be consulted about the feasibility of
using them for the disposal of used oil by the ' public. The
report from the Director of General Services points out a number
of other issues and potential costs which must be addressed
before the Board can make a decision on the feasibility of using
the County corporation yards for the purpose of receiving used
oil from the public.
We will endeavor to make such a report to the full Board within
90 days.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: ^ YES SIGNATURE:
-^ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S : X
ACTION OF BOARD ON 'ju l y �,� 9FiS APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF,AN ACTION TARN
AYES; NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD,
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED JUL 1 9 1988
County Counsel PHIL BATCHEL
THE BOARD OF
Risk Manager SUPERVISORSOAND COUNTR, CLERK Y FADMINISTRATOR
Director of General Services
Public ',forks Director
Health Services Director BY ,DEPUTY
M382/7-83 Community Dev. Director
Consolidated, Riverview, West Cy Fire Districts
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
1220 Morello Avenue, Suite 101
Martinez, California 94553-4711
Extension 4920
DATE: July 6 , 1988
TO:. Board of Supervisors
FROM: Barton J. Gilbert, Director of General Services
SUBJECT: Feasibility of Receiving Used Oil From the Public at
County Corporation Yards
Conceptually, the idea of receiving used oil from the public at
certain' County facilities appears to have considerable merit.
However, a number of concerns have been uncovered regarding the
operational aspects of such an endeavor.
Several agencies and County Departments need to be involved in
discussions in order to make a final determination as to whether
this idea is economically and environmentally feasible. Some of
these are as follows:
County fire districts have numerous health and safety
concerns regarding this type of operation.
- The Environmental Health Division of the Health Servic-
es Department has a considerable number of require-
ments.
As three out of four sites are operationally under the
control of the Public Works Department, and are
generally unmanned, a number of issues need to be
resolved, such as safety, and ensuring that only oil is
dumped, that spills and litter are controlled and that
no smoking rules are enforced.
- The Community Development Department has involvement
regarding parking, traffic flow., and currently has
overall control of the administration of the recycling
activities of the County.
The County Administrator' s office must be involved to
provide necessary funding for tanks and to contract for
oil collection.
We examined the facility at Imhoff Road and found that the
existing tank was inspected on December 8, 1987 , by the Contra
Board of Supervisors -2- July 6, 1988
Costa County Fire Protection District. In a December 11, 1987,
letter, the District condemned the tank• and ordered its removal
by January 13 , 1988 . Upon checking, we found that the estimated
cost per location for an approved tank is between $15,000 and
$20,000 .
While the idea of collecting oil at various sites throughout the
County sounds extremely appealing, there appear to be a number of
environmental, life safety, and economic considerations that must
be considered prior to making any determination regarding such a
program.
BJG:dcg
cc: R. M. Rygh
J. G. Bechtold