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Home My WebLink About2005-06-07; City Council; 18152; Bev Container Recycling Litter Reduction GrantrB# 18,152 ITG . 6/7/05 )EPT. PW/ADMIN TITLE: AUTHORIZE STAFF TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY FORMS FOR THE LITTER REDUCTION ACT GRANT PROGRAM AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND * DEPT.H . w CITY RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2005-178 authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute, in the name of the City of Carlsbad, all necessary forms for the purpose of securing payments and to implement and carry out the purposes specified in Section 14581 (a)(4)(A) of the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act and to appropriate the funds to the Solid Waste Funds. ITEM EXPLANATION: Pursuant to Section 1458 (a)(4)(A) of the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, the Department of Conservation is distributing a total of $10.5 million for fiscal year 2005/2006 to eligible cities and counties specifically for beverage container recycling and litter cleanup activities. Each City is eligible to receive a minimum of $5,000 or an amount calculated by the State, per capita based, whichever is greater. The per capita amount calculated by the Department of Conservation is based upon the population, as of January 1, 2004, in the incorporated areas of a city, as stated in the Annual City/County Population and Housing Estimate Report submitted to the Governor by the California Department of Finance. The City of Carlsbad is eligible to receive twenty five thousand four hundred sixteen dollars ($25,416) for this program for fiscal year 20052006. Staff is requesting the funds to be used for promotional and advertising programs, educational programs and the purchase and installation of recycling containers. Staff will be working with Public Works General Services to determine the locations, types of containers and number for areas throughout the City. The promotional and advertising programs will utilize utility billing insert, newsletters, print media and brochures to disseminate information to the public on recycling programs available within the City of Carlsbad. Staff also intends on utilizing the funds to promote recycling at large City everts such as the Jazz in the Park concerts The grant application must be submitted to the Department of Conservation by June 30, 2005. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: The approval of this grant application is not considered a project under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15268 of the State CEQA Guidelines and, therefore is not required to go through environmental review. FISCAL IMPACT: The City will be allocated twenty five thousand four hundred sixteen dollars ($25,416) for the 2005- 2006 fiscal year to administer the aforementioned programs within the City of Carlsbad. Staff recommends the appropriation of the Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Grant Program funds of twenty five thousand four hundred sixteen dollars ($25,416) from the Solid Waste Fund to continue the City’s beverage container recyclng and litter reduction activities Page 2 of Agenda Bill No. 18,152 EXHIBITS: 1. Copy of Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Grant funding request form. 2. Resolution No. 2005-178 authorizing staff to execute all necessary forms for the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act Grant Program and appropriation of the funds from the Solid Waste Fund. DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Anna Tam, 760-602-2761, atam@ci.carlsbad.ca.us Funding Request Form Print View Page 1 of 1 Funding Request Form Summary CitylCounty: Carlsbad Eligible Amount: $25,416 Contact for Funding Request Form Ms. Anna Tam Management Assistant City of Carlsbad 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008- Phone: (760) 602-2761 ext. Fax: (760) 602-8562 ext. Email: atam@ci.carlsbad.ca.us Project Description Funds will be used to purchase and install beverage container- recycling containers for public use in areas throughout the City. Grant funds will be used to educate the public on the beverage container- recycling program and increase awareness on the importance of recycling. Increased awareness will be achieved through brochures, posters, utility bill inserts and advertisements that highlight the beverage container- recycling program as well as other recycling programs the City currently has in place. Supermarket site restriction: No Selected Activities Amount Beverage Container Collection Programs Other (Various Locations Citywide) Equipment / Supplies Recycling Bins / Liners I Bags Advertising I Promotional Promotional Items Print Ads I Flyers I Posters Other (Webpage) Recycling Education General Public Exhibits / Booths $15,690 $5,046 $4,680 Grand Total $25,416 These funds may not be used for activities unrelated to beverage container recycling or litter reduction. [Public Resources Code 14581 .(a)(4)(C)] https://caprs.conservation.ca.gov/CAPRS/frf/Main/FRFPrintView.aspx 3 05/12/2005 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 2005-178 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING STAFF TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY FORMS FOR THE CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LllTER REDUCTION ACT GRANT PROGRAM AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS WHEREAS, grant funding has been established by the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act and is available to cities and counties through the California Department of Conservation’s Division of Recycling for the administration of the program within the State; and WHEREAS, the California Department of Conservation’s Division of Recycling has set up necessary procedures for cities and counties or their designees under the program’s administration ; and WHEREAS, the eligible participant must submit the funding request form by the due date and time in order to request funds from the Department of Conservation’s Division of Recycling; and WHEREAS, the grant of twenty five thousand four hundred sixteen dollars ($25,416) for fiscal year 2005-2006 from the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act Grant Program will be appropriated from the Solid Waste Fund; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1. 2. That Council authorizes the submittal of the Funding Request Form to the That the above recitations are true and correct. Department of conservation’s Division of Recycling 3. That the City Manager or designee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute all necessary forms for the purpose of securing payments and to implement and carry out the purposes specified in Section 1458 (a)(4)(A) of the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act and provide information regarding this program to the Department of Conservation’s Division of Recycling upon request. Ill Ill 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 4. The Finance Director is hereby directed to appropriate the grant amount of twenty five thousand four hundred sixteen dollars ($25,416) from the Solid Waste fund for the Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act Grant Program activties. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council held on the 7th day of June , 2005 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Hall, Kulchin, Packard, Sigafoose NOES: None ABSENT: Council Member Lewis CLAUDE A. LEWIS, MATT HALL, Mayor Pro-Tem ATTEST 5&-wis).%*d,- LORRAINE M. WOOD, City Clerk (SEAL)