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re? CITY OF COLTON `�oor�oret�� 18897 AGENDA REPORT ° 1 f OIL For Council Meeting of JULY 6, 1993 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: June 29, 1993 FROM: JOHN INUTTON PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR SUBJECT: PROPOSED HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTRACTBETWEEN COUNTY/CITY FOR PROVIDING ONGOING -SERVICE FOR DISPOSAL BACKGROUND: over the previous 4 to 5 years the City of Colton has provided a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Roundup Day in joint participation with the County of San Bernardino. (The responsible collection agency being San Bernardino County) The County Department of Health Services provided this program to the City which was funded through and as a part of the total cost of the landfill tipping fee. The City of Colton paid as part of its disposal costs to the County. Recently the County of San Bernardino amended their previous tipping fee charges to exclude this service fee out of the overall cost of disposal to allow jurisdictions the opportunity to choose whether or not they wish to participate with the county or create and be responsible for their own program, DISCUSSION• The City of Colton does not currently have the required certified staff necessary to collect and dispose of Hazardous Wastes nor does the city ha%` agreements with any processors that could receive and dispose of or recycle these types of materials. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The cost for. continuing to have the County collect and handle the cities Household Hazardous' Wastes as part of their program would be offset by the recent reduction in the tipping fee which was paid through and as part of the Sanitation Departments disposal costs to the County. The difference being only in the method of payment and the appropriate county department being directly involved by agreement. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The cost for continuing the Household Hazardous Waste collection program by