HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02231988 - 1.101 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM; Col`ira
Hazardous Materials Commission
Costa
DATE: January 27 , 1988 Courty
SUBJECT: Letter of Protest to State Department of Health Services
Concerning Hazardous Waste Plan Funding
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(_S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the Chair to sign a letter to the Director of the State
Department of Health Services protesting the amount of the second
allocation funding for completion of the County Hazardous Waste
Management Plan.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
If additional funding is not received, the County Hazardous Waste
Management Plan will be less detailed, less thorough and the
public education and information component of the plan will be
reduced.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND
On January 6, 1988, the State Department of Health Services allo-
cated $16, 608 as the second funding allocation to Contra Costa
County for completion of the County Hazardous Waste Management
Plan. The County had requested $1.51,781 to complete the plan.
The County received $200,000 in the first funding allocation.
There is one last additional funding allocation to be disbursed
in June of 1988. The allocation of $16 , 608 was disproportionate-
ly low compared to other counties. Contra Costa County is one of
the largest hazardous waste generators in the State, yet received
a disproportionately low amount of funding. A larger sum of
money was expected because disbursements were previously planned
to be made based on the amount of hazardous waste generated.
Small counties successfully protested this method of disbursement
because they would have received very small amounts of money for
the second and third allocation. This is one of the reasons why
Contra Costa County received less than expected.
It is appropriate for the Board to request the State Department
of Health Services to reconsider their funding allocation for the
third funding cycle. The need for additional funding for coun-
ties with large hazardous waste streams need to be considered.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT; YES SIGNATURE;
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMME D TION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _Z�' OTHER
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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Orig. Dept. Community Develop. ATTESTED FEB 2 3 79B8
County Administrator' s Office _
PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY
M382/7-83 ,DEPUTY