Discussion and possible action to accept the Fiscal Year 2025 Regional Solid Waste Grant award and to enter into an agreement - Contract No. 25-19-02, with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) South Texas Development Council in the amount of Forty Thousand Three Hundred Eighty-Six Dollars ($40,386) in grant funds and to include a county cash match of up to Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000) to implement tire pickup campaigns, and; authorizing the Webb County Judge to sign all pertinent contract documentation. The contract implementation schedule is projected to run from December 1, 2024, until June 30, 2025.  All required documents were sent for review through the Economic Development Department and the solicitation is compliant with the Webb County Single Point of Contact (SPOC) procedures. [Requested by the Webb County Commissioner’s Court; Operational Reserve Account #101-1130-001-431007-010)]

Issue: Webb County has identified the need for tire clean-up and collection campaigns.

Solution: To carry out clean-up campaigns that will address tire littering areas and pickup tires from Colonia areas. 

Result: In cooperation with Code Enforcement, Building Maintenance, and the Road & Bridge Department will implement a minimum of 3 clean-up campaigns, specifically geared toward tire collection and disposal of tires.

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