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Meeting Date:	04/08/2019
Acceptance of FY 2019 Regional Solid Waste Grant
Submitted for:	Norma Renteria	Submitted By:	Norma Renteria
Department:	Economic Development

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to accept the FY 2019 Regional Solid Waste Grants award and enter into an agreement-Contract No. 19-19-05, with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) South Texas Development Council, in the amount of Sixteen Thousand Dollars ($16,000.00) in grant funds and Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) of In-Kind Services as part of a match towards the proposed Solid Waste Management Project for local enforcement equipment/ training/ education as part of enhancement/expansion of existing project in Webb County; and authorizing the Webb County Judge to sign all pertinent contract documentation. The contract implementation schedule is projected to run from March 1, 2019 until July 31, 2019.

Issue: Rural areas of Webb County have been experiencing illegal dumping offenses.

Solution: Promote proper waste management habits among rural Webb County residents by means of code enforcement.

Result: The Planning Department will implement the proposed program and supervise by designating code enforcement officer to monitor/investigate areas through acquisition of video cameras which are to be installed at sites prone to illegal dumping and will also be rotated to at least 3 sites during the program year.

Background:

The main goal of the proposed solid waste management project is to promote proper waste management habits among rural Webb County residents by means of code enforcement. The proposed project will pay for video cameras to enhance the surveillance capabilities of the CED-Code Enforcement Officer, necessary towards cathcing the illegal dumping offenders in the act.

Previous Court Action:

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	N/A
Funding Source:	N/A
Balance:	N/A
Financial Impact:
To be determined