Title
Adopt a Resolution to Accept and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Documents for a Grant Award in the Amount of $375,000 from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) 2025-2026 Rubberized Pavement Grant Program and to Appropriate the Grant Funds to Current Capital Improvement Projects
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Infrastructure
* Public Safety
SUMMARY
The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) administers the Rubberized Pavement Grant Program to promote the use of recycled-content pavement materials derived from California-generated waste tires. CalRecycle offers this grant annually and the City has been selected to receive $375,000 under the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Program.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommend that the City Council adopt a resolution to accept and authorize the City Manager to execute a CalRecycle grant award for the FY 2025-2026 Rubberized Pavement Grant Program in the amount of $375,000 and appropriate the grant funds to current Capital Improvement Projects.
BACKGROUND
The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) administers the Rubberized Pavement Grant Program, formerly known as the Rubberized Asphalt Concrete (RAC) Grant Program, to promote the use of recycled-content pavement materials derived from waste tires generated in California. The program aims to reduce the environmental impacts associated with unlawful disposal and stockpiling of waste tires.
Rubberized pavement (i.e., RAC) is produced by blending ground tire rubber with asphalt binder, which is then mixed with conventional paving materials. Rubberized pavement has been shown to perform comparably or better than conventional asphalt concrete pavement, with a service life that can be up to 50 percent longer.
The City of San Leandro has previously been successful in securing funding through the CalRecycle Rubberized Pavement Grant Program in multiple fiscal years. T...
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