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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />JANUARY 17, 2006 <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 1 st Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />AGREEMENT WITH ORANGE COUNTY <br />SANITATION DISTRICT FOR <br />RESTAURANT FATS, OILS AND <br />GREASE INS ECTION SERVICES <br /> <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Direct the City Attorney <br />the Clerk of the Council <br />Sanitation District for <br />services. <br /> <br />to prepare and authorize the City Manager and <br />to execute an agreement with the Orange County <br />restaurant fats, oils and grease inspection <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />In October 2004, the City adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 39 of the <br />Santa Ana Municipal Code to control the discharge of fats, oils and <br />grease (FOG) from food service establishments to the City's sewer <br />collection system. In January 2005, the City's Public Works Agency began <br />implementation of a comprehensive FOG control program. The new FOG <br />control program includes regular inspections of all food service <br />establishments to insure compliance with the ordinance. The FOG <br />ordinance and program are required by the California Regional Water <br />Quality Control Board (RWQCB) Order No. R8-2002-0014. <br /> <br />All Santa Ana food service establishments are required to implement <br />Kitchen Best Management Practices (BMPs) to reduce the amount of FOG <br />discharged to the sewer system. Examples of Kitchen BMPs include <br />employee training, providing drain screens in sinks, maintaining a waste <br />grease barrel for proper FOG disposal, and disposing of food waste into <br />trash bins. <br /> <br />FOG inspections are currently conducted by City staff and a consultant <br />retained by the City. The Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) has <br />negotiated with the Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA), on behalf <br />of 17 cities and sewer agencies, to utilize OCHCA inspectors to conduct <br />Kitchen BMP screening inspections as part of their routine restaurant <br />inspection duties. The findings from these screening inspections will be <br />used by each city to prioritize their FOG control inspection programs. <br /> <br />25E-1 <br /> <br />