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To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Mark Finucane Contra
Health Services Director
Costa
DATE'. March 1, 1988 County
SUBJECT: Compliance with Mandatory Solid Waste Subscription Ordinance, Chapter 418-6 of
the Contra Costa County Code
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept report from Health Services Director regarding compliance with the mandatory garbage
collection ordinance.
BACKGROUND:
On January 5, 1988 your Board requested that the Health Services Director report on the
extent to which the Health Services Department' s Environmental Health Division staff are
enforcing the Board's mandatory garbage collection. ordinance, what problems they are
having in obtaining compliance with the ordinance, whether they are receiving full
cooperation from the collection companies in reporting the names and addresses of persons
who have not subscribed to garbage collection service, and whether additional staff, or
other resources, are required in order to achieve full compliance with the Ordinance.
The attached report is in response to that request.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE ._ OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
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.
cc: Health Services Department ATTESTED
MAR 1 S 19PQ
Environmental Health Division PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY _ ,DEPUTY
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT
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To: Board of Supervisors Date: February 29, 1988
Via: Phil Batchelor
County Administrator
From: Mark Finucane 1 ubject: Compliance With Mandatory
Health Services Direc r Solid Waste Subscription
By: Dan Bergman a^^ Ordinance. Chapter 418-6 of
Assistant Health S ices Director the Contra Costa County Code.
The Internal Operations Committee requested the Health Services Director to
report on the extent to which the Environmental Health Division is enforcing the
mandatory Solid Waste Subscription Ordinance. The current status of our program
efforts are presented for your review:
1. During fiscal year 1986-87, the Environmental Health Division conducted
3,184 solid waste investigations. Total staff time was 2,302.5 hours.
During the first 6 months of fiscal year 1987-88 staff have conducted 1,676
investigations. Total staff time is 1,187 hours for the six months period.
2. We have not specifically requested the local collection firms to provide us
with the names and addresses of persons who have not subcribed to collection
service. The owner of each parcel that is involved with an improper accumula-
tion of refuse is officially notified by us that they must subscribe as a part
of our clean-up order.
3. It should be noted that a significant percentage of the solid waste problems
we deal with can not be prevented by literal enforcement of the Mandatory Solid
Waste Subscription Ordinance. Many of our serious problems involve vacant lots,
vacant houses, and various types of commercial properties. In many instances
the kinds and quantities of wastes cannot be disposed of in a garbage can.
Vehicle parts, construction debris, used furniture and appliances are examples.
4. The Environmental Health Division was recently authorized a second sanita-
tion aid position. We will assign this new employee to our Martinez office.
This will improve the Division' s ability to abate solid waste problems in the
East-Central areas of the County. The primary responsibility of the new
employee in our Ward Street office will be Solid Waste Enforcement.
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