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Acceptance of Senate Bill (SB) 1383 Local Assistance Grant - Confirm acceptance and appropriate $378,430 of grant funds from the Senate Bill (SB) 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program toward the purchase of one front load solid waste truck and recycling and food waste education.
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Deadline for Action: 4/1/2024
Submitting Department: Public Works
Contact Name and Phone Number: Jason Serpa, 559-713-4533, jason.serpa@visalia.city Nick Bartsch, 559-713-4052, nick.bartsch@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council confirm acceptance and appropriate $378,430 of grant funds from the Senate Bill (SB) 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program funded by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund from the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle).
Background Discussion:
SB 1383 triggered the City's Solid Waste Department to purchase more green waste and food waste bins in order to comply with regulations. Since 2020, the City has purchased over 500 green bins, and many of these were used as food waste bins to accommodate restaurant food waste laws and newly developed restaurants within the City. The current restaurant food waste route approaches 140 bins per day and needs help to sustain operations. A normal commercial route can pick up an average of 96-105 bins per day depending on the amount of waste in the containers.
After the legislation of SB 1383, the City hired 2 additional drivers in the commercial division along with an additional driver that could fill in for either residential or commercial. These drivers were justified by the number of additional bins the City had to purchase and equip businesses with to conform to these state mandates. At the time, because the City had sufficient backup trucks, these drivers were hired and put into those trucks, putting off the need for additional units until availability and needs arose....
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