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Acting Agency Manager Update
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This item is for informational purposes only. No further action is required.
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Financial Impact:
None.
Background Information:
The following is a summary of the activities and operations of the Agency during the acting Agency Manager appointment of Paul Freund between December 6, 2024 and April 6, 2025.
• Paul Freund conducted weekly drive-arounds with Waste Connections’ Operations Manager to ensure no issues were observed. The only issues observed were minor slope erosion, as indicated in the attached photos, and litter. Both were addressed by Waste Connections’ staff immediately upon request.
• Paul also rode along for the LEA inspections done by Tehama County Department of Environmental Health on January 28, 2025, February 27, 2025, and March 25, 2025. No issues or areas of concern were noted by Environmental Health during these inspections.
• Paul met with Tehama County Chief Administrator Gabriel Hydrick and Red Bluff City Manager Tom Westbrook on December 11, 2024 to review the Agency’s succession plan and discuss next steps for the Agency to begin recruitment for an Agency Manager. A second meeting was held on February 6, 2025 to update the City and County on recruitment for the Recycling Program Analyst and other Agency operations.
• The Agency met virtually with CalReycle’s Local Assistance and Market Development staff on February 3, 2025 for our AB 939 Annual Report phone call. The focus of the call was on SB 1383 implementation, AB 341 compliance, and setting up dates for site visits. In-person site visits to each member jurisdiction is scheduled for late April.
• Monthly meetings with Waste Connections occurred on December 19, 2024, January 16, 2025, February 21, 2025, and March 21, 2025. Waste Connections has provided the required submittals and reports for the successor Landfill Operations Agreement on time.