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13 <br /> 1 Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Department of Health and Human <br /> 2 Services in site evaluation and/or mitigation discussions. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 At the time this neighborhood cleanup program was conceived, it was not known that <br /> 5 unregulated, non-permitted for-profit waste dumps existed in a neighborhood nearby the landfill. <br /> 6 There are two of these type dump locations that have been identified that fall into this category <br /> 7 that staff is aware of at this time. The neighborhood cleanup program is not intended to <br /> 8 mitigate potentially large areas where substantial quantities of unknown debris/trash have been <br /> 9 buried or otherwise landfilled. Therefore staff advises that some limitations or constraints be <br /> 10 applied to this program in order to avoid regulatory, environmental and financial liability. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Staff believes it is not in Orange County's best interests to become involved in cleanup activities <br /> 13 where there is a reasonable potential for liability and has therefore developed a draft <br /> 14 neighborhood cleanup protocol and timeline (Attachment 4) with the objective to provide <br /> 15 valuable cleanup services for neighborhoods within 3/mile of the landfill, consistent with the <br /> 16 direction of the Board, while being judicious in order to avoid incurring unreasonable liability. It <br /> 17 is staff's understanding that the intent of the cleanup activity is to remove those piles of trash <br /> 18 and other materials that have been dumped (littering, roadside dumping, etc.) in the <br /> 19 neighborhoods surrounding the landfill and not large quantities that represents unknown <br /> 20 debris/waste that has been land disposed without proper permits or licenses. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 The process envisioned and discussed in more detail in Attachment 4 includes: <br /> 23 <br /> 24 - Distribution of letter to property owners within 3/ mile of the landfill informing them <br /> 25 that they are eligible for a County provided illegal dumping cleanup, based on certain <br /> 26 criteria that will be outlined in the letter <br /> 27 - Provide a time period not exceeding 90 days to respond to County letter <br /> 28 - Solicitation of proposals from companies interested in and capable of providing <br /> 29 cleanup services, selecting two that will be under contract to Orange County <br /> 30 - Receiving expressions of interest from property owners within 90-day deadline <br /> 31 - County staff, along with selected cleanup service contractors, will evaluate each <br /> 32 property to determine level of effort and equipment/labor resources necessary for <br /> 33 cleanup, to identify any questionable materials that may be present (hazardous <br /> 34 waste or buried waste materials) and to evaluate contractor access to the debris. <br /> 35 - Obtain written authorization from property owner to conduct agreed upon cleanup <br /> 36 activities and necessary liability waivers <br /> 37 - Staff obtain quotes for service and authorize a contractor to proceed with cleanup <br /> 38 - Objective is to complete all neighborhood cleanup activities no later than April 1, <br /> 39 2013, but work must be completed by the anticipated June 30, 2013 landfill closure. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 <br /> 42 FINANCIAL IMPACT: The costs for this cleanup project are dependent on the level of <br /> 43 response from residents eligible for this service and the ultimate conditions existing in the <br /> 44 designated area. Previous estimates began at about $50,000, but costs also could easily <br /> 45 exceed this amount. All funding for this project will be provided by the Solid Waste Enterprise <br /> 46 Fund. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 PUBLIC COMMENT: <br /> 49 <br />