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WASTE TIRE PROGRAM

WASTE TIRE PROGRAM. Utilities Department Orange County Board of County Commissioners April 26, 2011. Presentation Outline. Tire Amnesty Program Review Progress Report Recommendations. Presentation Outline. Tire Amnesty Program Review Progress Report Recommendations.

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WASTE TIRE PROGRAM

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  1. WASTE TIRE PROGRAM Utilities Department Orange County Board of County Commissioners April 26, 2011

  2. Presentation Outline • Tire Amnesty Program • Review • Progress Report • Recommendations

  3. Presentation Outline • Tire Amnesty Program • Review • Progress Report • Recommendations

  4. Tire Amnesty Program • Initiative to remove waste tires due to concerns about mosquito-carried viruses • Applies to: • Private property owners • Municipalities • Does not apply to: • Commercial waste tire collectors

  5. Tire Amnesty Program • Community Outreach • Interlocal agreement cities notified • No tipping fees March 3rd and 4th • 11 Waste tire sites identified by Mosquito Control and EPD • Letters mailed to property owners • No tipping fees March 17th and 18th • Program extended to other municipalities • No tipping fees March 17th and 18th

  6. Tire Amnesty Program • Tire Amnesty Results • 109 truckloads of tires delivered to the Landfill • About 12,800 waste tires (325 tons) • $48,100 in tipping fees avoided

  7. Tire Amnesty Program

  8. Presentation Outline • Tire Amnesty Program • Review • Progress Report • Recommendations

  9. Review • Research issue further and make recommendations for ordinance revisions regarding enforcement staff and costs • Discuss with industry groups, FDEP, other agencies • Review effectiveness of programs in other jurisdictions • Consider potential for Task Force

  10. Review

  11. Review • FDEP • Responsible for 8.5 counties • Minimal enforcement staff • Cities in Orange County do not have a waste tire ordinance

  12. Review • Chapter 32-2 Waste Tires • Requires waste tire transporters • Be licensed • Maintain records/manifests • Quantity of tires collected • Where and from whom the tires are collected • Where the tires are deposited • Submit manifests quarterly to the County

  13. Review • Chapter 32-2 Waste Tires • Requires retail tire dealers/waste tire generators • Maintain records of the number of tires delivered to: • Other tire dealers • Tire transporters • Ultimate disposal site • Provides for enforcement and schedule of penalties

  14. Presentation Outline • Tire Amnesty Program • Review • Progress Report • Recommendations

  15. Progress Report Attorney’s Office Solid Waste Division Sheriff’s Office WASTE TIRE PROGRAM Code Enforcement Division EPD Division Mosquito Control Division FDEP Public Works Department

  16. Progress Report • Review other county tire programs

  17. Progress Report • Orange County Code Enforcement tire generator inspections • Visited 11 storefronts in NW Orange County • 6 of the 11 could not produce manifests and had a total of 1,150 tires on the 6 sites • Five warning citations were issued

  18. Progress Report • Orange County Sheriff’s Office • Records for the last year show 275 calls related to trash and 11 reports related to tire dumping • Issued a citation to an individual for illegal dumping (misdemeanor) • April 12, 2011, arrest made for alleged illegal tire dumping

  19. Progress Report • Inter-Agency Work Group Recommendations • Revise the ordinance • Increase public education • Increase enforcement activity • Develop a cleanup support system • Address funding

  20. Presentation Outline • Tire Amnesty Program • Review • Progress Report • Recommendations

  21. Recommendations • Revise the Ordinance • Require tire retailers to • Submit reports • Retain records for 3 years • Reduce/eliminate outdoor storage and reduce holding time • Provide access for records inspections

  22. Recommendations • Revise the Ordinance • Any misrepresentation or omission on records shall result in fines • Reduce the number of waste tires that can be transported without a permit • Modify penalty structure • Phase in changes over time

  23. Recommendations • Current Funding

  24. Recommendations • Current Funding • 56% of tipping fee pays for contract disposal • $148 Tipping Fee- • $82 Contractor Disposal Cost • $66 Licensing, staffing, equipment, operations

  25. Recommendations • Estimated Program Costs • Enforcement $200,000 • Administration $ 80,000 • Tire Cleanups $100,000 Total $380,000

  26. Recommendations • Proposed Funding Alternatives • Institute tire program funding at front end • Establish licensing fees for waste tire generators • Establish a county-wide waste tire assessment • Require waste tires to be disposed at the Orange County Landfill • Provide funding from General Fund

  27. Recommendations • Program Challenges • Code Enforcement workload - foreclosures • Lack of enforcement in neighboring counties • Providing funding for new initiatives • Proposed legislation

  28. Recommendations • Next steps • Pending BCC direction, begin ordinance amendment process, stakeholder outreach • Explore funding alternatives • BCC workshop in 6 – 12 months • Continue inter-agency meetings • Continued limited enforcement activities within existing budgets

  29. WASTE TIRE PROGRAM Utilities Department Orange County Board of County Commissioners April 26, 2011

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