Item 21 - Proposed Resolution Approving Application for Grant Funds
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AGENDA REPORT SUMMARY
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: James L. Bowersox, City Ma~
INITIATED BY: John D, Fitch, Assistant City Managert:tJf.
James R, Williams, P,E" Director of Public Services ~
Annette R, Gonzalez, Sr. Management Analyst{ffr
DATE: August 22, 1995
SUBJECT: Proposed Resolution Approving the Application for Grant Funds from the California
Department of Conservation to Establish an Outdoor Beverage Container Recycling
Program at Designated Parks and Bus Stops to Increase Beverage Container Recycling
and Increase Community Outreach Efforts
ABSTRACT Grant funds are available through the California Department of Conservation for the
purpose of increasing postconsumer beverage container materials and increasing beverage container
recycling, Staff has prepared an application for funding in the amount of $38,000 to purchase recycling
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program at designated City parks and bus stops. Staff recommends adoption of the proposed resolution
approving the application and authorizing the City Manager to execute the necessary documents to secure
the grant funds and implement the project.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This item is not subject to CEQA review.
FISCAL IMPACT
If the grant is approved, the City will be reimbursed up to $38,000 for implementation of the project,
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE
None.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the proposed resolution.
ACTION
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AGENDA REPORT
CITY OF POW A Y
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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: James 1. Bowersox, City M~
INITIATED BY: John D, Fitch, Assistant City Manager~;~ ~
James R, Williams, P,E., Director ofPuD ic Services
Annette R. Gonzalez, Sr, Management Analyst~
DATE: August 22,1995
SUBJECT: Proposed Resolution Approving the Application for Grant Funds from the
California Department of Conservation to Establish an Outdoor
Beverage Container Recycling Program at Designated Parks and Bus
Stops to Increase Beverage Container Recycling and Increase
Community Outreach Efforts.
BACKGROUND
Under the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act (Act), a minimum
redemption value is assigned to every plastic, glass and aluminum beverage container labeled
"California Redemption Value" or "California Refund Value" (CRV), Beverage distributors
make a payment equal to the redemption value into a fund that supports the California Beverage
Container Recycling Program,
Subject to the availability of funds, $2 million is available for grants to nonprofit organizations
and governmental agencies, The funds are set aside for this purpose pursuant to Section 14580
of the Act,
The California Department of Conservation (DOC) is soliciting proposals for the purpose of
creating jobs and stimulating economic development through the development of markets for
postconsumer beverage container materials and increasing beverage container recycling through
collection, community outreach, education programs or litter reduction, Of the $2 million
available in the 1995/96 fiscal year, $1.5 million has been reserved for this purpose,
ACTION:
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All grant applications accepted will remain in consideration for award eligibility for the entire
1995/96 fiscal year, Applications received by August 31, 1995 will be notified of award
eligibility in January, 1996.
FINDINGS
The City currently conducts residential and commercial recycling programs, as well as a mixed
paper and white paper recycling program in City offices. There is an opportunity to expand the
City's recycling and community outreach efforts by establishing a beverage container recycling
program at outdoor public areas where citizens are most likely to possess and have the need to
discard empty beverage containers. Presently, there are no recycling receptacles available at
heavily utilized public outdoor facilities in the City, Consequently, recyclable materials are
routinely disposed of with other refuse,
Staff has prepared an application for funding in the amount of $38,000 to purchase recycling
receptacles and signs made of recycled content to be visibly placed at designated City parks and
bus stops for the collection of used aluminum, glass and plastic beverage containers, These are
locations where citizens are most likely to possess and have the need to discard empty beverage
containers,
This project will serve to increase beverage container recycling and reduce littering at designated
public locations by making it convenient for citizens to separate and recycle their empty
containers. The more convenient and accessible recycling receptacles are, the more citizens will
be willing to separate their recyclable materials, And when the separation of recyclable beverage
containers becomes more "routine", recycling will increase,
This project will also be a form of community outreach to citizens, By making recycling
available to a large segment of the population the City will be relaying a message that it is doing
its part to help reduce the amount of waste going into the landfill and preserve the environment.
By actively and visibly promoting recycling in the Community the City is asserting that
recycling can easily become a part of everyone's daily activities outside of the home as well as at
home.
ENVIRONMENT AL REVIEW
This action is not subject to CEQA review,
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FISCAL IMPACT
If the grant is awarded, the City will appropriate funds to implement the project and the grant
will reimburse the City up to $38,000.
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE
None.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the proposed resolution approving the application and authorizing
the City Manager to execute the necessary documents to secure the grant funds and implement
the project.
Attachments; I. Proposed Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO, 95.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POW A Y, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS FROM THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION TO ESTABLISH AN OUTDOOR BEVERAGE
CONTAINER RECYCLING PROGRAM AT DESIGNATED CITY PARKS AND BUS
STOPS TO INCREASE BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND INCREASE
COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS.
WHEREAS, the people of the State of California have enacted the California Beverage
Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act which assigns a minimum redemption value to
every plastic, glass and aluminum beverage container labeled "California Redemption Value"
and requires beverage distributors make a payment equal to the redemption value into a fund that
supports the California Beverage Container Recycling Program; and
WHEREAS, funds are available for grants to nonprofit organizations and governmental
agencies for the pUlpose of creating jobs and stimulating economic development through the
development of markets for postconsumer beverage container materials and increasing beverage
container recycling through collection, community outreach, education programs or litter
reduction; and
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WHEREAS, the California Department of Conservation, Recycling Division, is
administering the grant program and is soliciting proposals for eligible activities,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Po way authorizes the
submittal of an application to the California Department of Conservation for grant funding to
establish an Outdoor Beverage Container Recycling Program at designated City parks and bus
stops to increase beverage container recycling and increase community outreach efforts. The
City Manager ofthe City of Po way is hereby authorized and empowered to execute in the name
of the City of Po way all necessary applications, contracts, agreements and amendments hereto
for the pUlposes of securing grant funds and to implement and carry out the purposes specified in
the grant application,
PASSED, ADOPTED, and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Po way at a
regular meeting thereof this 22nd day of August, 1995,
Don Higginson, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Marjorie K, Wahlsten, City Clerk
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