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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JANUARY 16, 2018 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH <br />ORANGE COUNTY CONSERVATION <br />CORPS FOR LITTER ABATEMENT <br />AND RECYCLING SERVICES <br />(GRANT FUNDED) <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 2) <br />C MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />�l»till <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1'1 Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with the Orange <br />County Conservation Corps for litter abatement and recycling services, for an 18 -month period <br />beginning January 16, 2018, and ending on July 15, 2019, in the amount of $79,200, subject to <br />nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Assembly Bill 939 (AB939) mandates waste diversion from landfills and recycling program <br />implementation. To assist cities in their implementation efforts, the Department of Resources <br />Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), administers a grant program for cities and counties in <br />support of beverage container recycling and litter cleanup activities. The City of Santa Ana is an <br />annual applicant/recipient of these grant funds. Recently, CalRecycle narrowed the focus for new <br />grant expenditures, requiring recipients to evaluate and implement other programming <br />opportunities. <br />In the CalRecycle 2016/2017 grant application cycle, grant funding was requested and approved <br />to implement a litter abatement and recycling program utilizing the services of the Orange County <br />Conservation Corps (OCCC). The OCCC empowers young adults from disadvantaged <br />communities to earn a living while learning valuable employment skills through environmentally - <br />based job training. The OCCC will provide a labor force to assist the City with alleyway litter <br />abatement and recycling, which will include two Corps members and one Supervisor for 120 8 - <br />hour days, and a stakebed truck. <br />The total cost for the OCCC litter abatement/recycling program, including reporting, is $79,200. <br />Implementation of this program will assist in removing illegal dumping of household furniture, <br />25F-1 <br />