TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Solid Waste
MEETING DATE: February 25, 2025
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Howard N. Dashiell
PHONE:
707-463-4363
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Amber Fisette
PHONE:
707-463-4363
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of Resolution Authorizing Department of Transportation to Advertise for Bids and Award Department of Transportation Contract Number 250003 Caspar Landfill Vegetation Management for a Period of Three Years at an Estimated Cost of $105,000 (Mendocino Area)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Adopt Resolution authorizing Department of Transportation to advertise for bids and award Department of Transportation Contract Number 250003 Caspar Landfill vegetation management for a period of three years at an estimated cost of $105,000 (Mendocino Area); and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Caspar Landfill is a closed, approximately 20-acre Class III solid waste disposal facility. Post-closure maintenance standards for disposal sites contain vegetation maintenance requirements for the landfill vegetative cover layer. Additionally, control of vegetation further facilitates landfill inspections, helps to control the establishment and spread of noxious and invasive weeds, and provides fuel load reduction for fire safety. Department of Transportation (DOT) has been conducting vegetation management activities at the Caspar Landfill through a contract since 2020. DOT will prepare and administer specifications and contract documents for DOT Contract Number (No.) 250003, Caspar Landfill vegetation management for a three year period for an estimated cost of $105,000. Fifty percent of the annual costs will be reimbursed from the City of Fort Bragg through an existing Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) for maintenance of the jointly-owned landfill. DOT recommends and respectfully requests the Board adopt the...
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