Score: +1 (2/3/1)

Solano County Grand Jury • 2023-2024 • Agency Response

Response to: Benicia Police Department

City the September 13, 2021 Honorable Judge Donna Stashyn Solano County Civil Grand Jury Hall of Justice*

Published: September 13, 2021 2 pages

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Findings and Recommendations 2 findings

F1 Page 1

Some residents of the county are not aware of the full range of services provided by their local waste disposal service provider. Response to Finding 1: The City of Benicia agrees with the finding.

Related Recommendations (1)

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Recommend cities have a prominent link on their website that lists services provided by their local waste provider along with contact information.

F2 Page 1

The cities within Solano County each have varying strategies that are not currently being shared. Sharing best practices among jurisdictions is itself a best practice. ERIK UPSON, City Manager STEVE YOUNG, Mayor LISA WOLFE, City Clerk Members of the City Council KENNETH C. PAULK, City Treasurer TOM CAMPBELL · LIONEL LARGAESPADA · TREVOR MACENSKI · CHRISTINA STRAWBRIDGE Recycled Paper Honorable Donna Stashyn, Presiding Judge September 13, 2021 Response to Finding 2: The City of Benicia agrees with the finding.

Related Recommendations (1)

R2A

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Promote coordination between the cities in Solano County to share their issues and solutions for the illegal dumping issue within the County.

Agency Responses 5

Government agencies' official responses to this report's findings and recommendations. Click on a response to see the structured breakdown.

Suisun City

June 16, 2020 • 3 pages • 1 response View Details ▾

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1 response to findings and recommendations

Recommend cities have a prominent link on their website that lists services provided by their local waste provider along with contact information.

Response: Unknown

Score: 0

Staff will begin to immediately use the Registry of Public Agencies Form (SF-405) available on the Secretary of State's website and develop procedures and training to ensure initial filings and subsequent updates are filed within the required timeframe. Solano County Clerk's office to provide guidance to City Clerk to ensure filing of required form with the County Clerk's office Finding 2 - Comparative analysis of the most current Forms on file with the State to those on file with the County revealed 92 exceptions representing instances in which: a) The County Form does not match the State For...

City of Benicia

August 15, 2023 • 1 pages • 2 responses • Score: 0 (+0, 1, 0) View Details ▾

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2 responses to findings and recommendations

Some residents of the county are not aware of the full range of services provided by their local waste disposal service provider. Response to Finding 1: The City of Benicia agrees with the finding.

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

Partially Agree. There is no defined number of days we can run our generator on natural/propane gas during emergency power outages. RECOMMENDATION 1. To maximize air quality of the surrounding area, continue to investigate the use of renewable energy sources to reduce fossil fuel use.

Recommend cities have a prominent link on their website that lists services provided by their local waste provider along with contact information.

Response: Unknown

Score: 0

The recommendation continues to be implemented. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the City Manager's Office at 707-746-4200 Sincerely, Mario Gill MARIO GIULIANI, City Manager Carl DuBois, 2022-2023 Solano County Grand Jury Foreperson cc: City Council of the City of Benicia Ben Stock, City Attorney of the City of Benicia Kyle Ochenduszko, Public Works Director MARIO GIULIANI, City Manager STEVE YOUNG, Mayor LISA WOLFE, City Clerk Members of the City Council KENNETH C. PAULK, City Treasurer KARI BIRDSEYE · TOM CAMPBELL · TREVOR MACENSKI · TERRY SCOTT, Vice Mayo...

City of Suisun

July 26, 2022 • 8 pages View Details ▾

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City of Benicia

August 21, 2019 • 2 pages • 3 responses • Score: -1 (+0, 2, -1) View Details ▾

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3 responses to findings and recommendations

Some residents of the county are not aware of the full range of services provided by their local waste disposal service provider. Response to Finding 1: The City of Benicia agrees with the finding.

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

PARTIALLY DISAGREE The term "many cases" is vague. In the case of Benicia, no wastewater effluent is used to supply industrial needs or irrigate crops and public lands. We are not aware of information supporting the clause "many cases." Recommendation #1 Wastewater treatment facility decision-makers consider, on an ongoing basis, if additional treated water can be used to replace current water supplies.

Recommend cities have a prominent link on their website that lists services provided by their local waste provider along with contact information.

Response: Implemented

Score: 0

RECOMMENDATION HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED The City of Benicia completed the "City of Benicia Water Reuse Project Feasibility Report" in June 2017 which explored the potential to reuse wastewater effluent from the Benicia Wastewater Treatment Plant (Benicia WWTP) for nonpotable water uses. Currently, there is no funding to implement this project, but the City continues to search for funding to reuse Benicia WWTP effluent for human-related beneficial uses. LORIE TINFOW, City Manager ELIZABETH PATTERSON, Mayor KENNETH C. PAULK, City Treasurer Members of the City Council LISA WOLFE, City Clerk CHRISTINA...

Response: Disagree Score: -1

DISAGREE The City of Benicia is prohibited from releasing methane directly into the atmosphere by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD). Recommendation #2 Explore options to capture methane released by wastewater treatment, such as generating electrical power.

City of Benicia

July 18, 2018 • 3 pages • 3 responses • Score: +2 (+2, 0, 0) View Details ▾

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3 responses to findings and recommendations

Some residents of the county are not aware of the full range of services provided by their local waste disposal service provider. Response to Finding 1: The City of Benicia agrees with the finding.

Response: Agree Score: +1

The City of Benicia agrees with Finding 1.

Recommend cities have a prominent link on their website that lists services provided by their local waste provider along with contact information.

Response: Unknown

Score: 0

The City of Benicia agrees with Finding 1. Currently the City of Benicia is unable to implement Recommendation 1, even as a last resort, since we do not have a fine schedule designed to achieve compliance. The city hopes to implement Recommendation 1 in the near future. A new ordinance has been drafted to provide a means for City Staff to issue Administrative Citations with civil fines for violations of the Municipal Code. This ordinance is scheduled for City Council action in Fall 2018. See

Response: Agree Score: +1

and Recommendation 2a The City of Benicia agrees with Finding 2 and would like to implement Recommendation 2a. While the City understands the importance of Code Enforcement officers becoming more proactive in identifying and educating the public on code violations, its current level of implementation is restricted due to limited resources. Our current staffing allocation for code enforcement is one full time position. Historically this staff position spends a great deal of time responding reactively to citizens reports of suspected code violations. Any remaining time will continue to be focuse...

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