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CONSENT PUBLIC WORKS -3/20/07 'qu ? P.O.BOX 1810-1810 E.HAZELTON AVENUE THOMAS R. FIINN STOCKTON,CALIFORNIA 95201 DIRECTOR g[>" o P (209)468-3000 FAX(209)468-2999 p www.sjgov.org/pubworks ticbwi+` A THOMAS M.GAU " CHIEF DEPUTY DIRECTOR MANUEL SOLORIO Worldn for YOU DEPUTY DIRECTOR STEVEN WINKLER DEPUTY DIRECTOR ROGER JANES BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR March 8, 2007 Board of Supervisors Courthouse, Room 701 Stockton, California 95202 ENDORSEMENT OF SOLID WASTE GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS Dear Board Members: IT IS RECOMMENDED: That the Board of Supervisors, by Board Order, endorse the Department of Public Works Solid Waste Facility Good Neighbor Policy recommendations: 1. Expanding the areas covered in the current bi-weekly roadside clean-up of litter to additional thoroughfares near County owned facilities (Exhibit"A"); and, 2. Allowing residents in impacted areas near the County Solid Waste facilities to bring items illegally dumped, from properties adjacent to the roadway segments indicated on Exhibit "B", to the landfill free of charge. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION: On December 5, 2006, the Board of Supervisors approved certification of the final Environmental Impact Report for a height Increase at the North County Recycling Center and Sanitary Landfill. Several residents expressed concerns with the proposed Solid Waste Facility permit revision, most notably regarding nuisance factors near the landfill. In conjunction with approving the Environmental Impact Report, the Board directed Public Works staff to develop and present, for further consideration, Good Neighbor Policy recommendations to address the nuisance concerns of nearby property owners. After reviewing the litter and illegal dumping complaints by nearby property owners and considering resource and liability factors, a Good Neighbor Policy consisting of two components is proposed. The first element is an expanded roadside litter clean-up program utilizing the Sheriffs C-Corps Program. The second element is a fee waiver for illegally dumped refuse from properties near County-owned Solid Waste facilities. Upon approval, the Good Neighbor Policy will be implemented at the following three Solid Waste facilities owned by San Joaquin County: The North County Recycling Center and Sanitary Landfill, the Foothill Sanitary Landfill, and the Lovelace Transfer Station and Sanitary Landfill. North County Recycling Center and Sanitary Landfill: Litter abatement efforts with C-Corps inmate crews will be extended along Harney Lane from State Highway Route 88 east to Clements Road, and along Jack Tone Road from Live Oak Road to Kettleman Lane. Fee waivers for illegally dumped refuse will be offered to property owners and operators along Harney Lane, between Tully Road and Clements Road.