Agenda Item Wording:
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Confirm approval of a cooperative agreement with Caltrans to receive $48,000 through the Clean California State Initiative to support Dump On Us event operations throughout FY22-23.
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Deadline for Action: None
Submitting Department: Public Works
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Jason Serpa, Public Works Manager, jason.serpa@visalia.city, 713-4533
Wyndi Ferguson, Interim Public Works Director, wyndi.ferguson@visalia.city, 713-4186
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that Council receive the report and confirm approval of the Caltrans cooperative agreement to reimburse the City of Visalia Solid Waste Enterprise fund (441) for Dump On Us events.
Background Discussion:
The Clean California Program is a transformative initiative to remove litter, create jobs, and beautify California. This 3-year state funded program, started in July 2021, delivers $1 billion statewide for litter abatement, public education, and other beautification projects.
The $1 billion in statewide funds are to be allocated in the following manner:
$418M - Litter Abatement
$287M - State Beautification Projects
$296M - Local Beautification Projects
$33M - Public Education
$62M - Project Design, Construction, and Local Support
Through the litter abatement portion of the Clean California Initiative, Caltrans has developed the Clean California Local Cooperative Agreement. This local agreement is part of the $418 million for local communities to beautify and improve Caltrans right of ways. Caltrans has purposed some of these funds to keep our highways and right of ways free from debris and are now using these funds to help local jurisdictions with dump events that help in that goal.
Each year, the City of Visalia Solid Waste Division runs six Dump on Us events. Each event has an approximate cost to the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund (441) of about $30,000. These costs include labor, equipment, and dump fees. It takes the coordination of all Public...
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