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1. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING\nSUBMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT\nOF RESOURCES RECYCLING AND RECOVERY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE\nGRANT PROGRAM\nSummary: Staff requests the Board of Harbor Commissioners (Board) adopt the proposed\nResolution authorizing the submittal of annual applications to the State of California Department\nof Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) for the Household Hazardous Waste Grant\nProgram. The resolution is required by CalRecycle as part of the grant application process. If\nadopted, staff will apply for the CalRecycle grant every year for five years for a maximum award\nof $50,000 per year for a cumulative grant amount of $250,000. If awarded, the funds will be\nused to offset the cost to host marine flare collection events throughout the port. There is no\nfinancial impact to the Harbor Department for adopting this resolution authorizing staff to apply\nfor the grant.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II, Section 2(f), of the Los Angeles\nCity CEQA Guidelines; (2) adopt Resolution No. ____________ to authorize the submittal of\napplications to the State of California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery\n(CalRecycle) for the Household Hazardous Waste Grant Program; and (3) adopt Resolution\nNo.____________.\nMedia Relations & Strategic Communications