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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2000 0517 CC REG ITEM 11FTO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: SUMMARY rrENt Ib F.- 1 }'t$!o.PY._YS'.i o� City of Moorpark AGENDA REPORT: The Honorable City Council John Brand, Senior Management Analyst May 5, 2000 (CC meeting of May 17, 2000) Consider Resolution No. 2000- , Authorizing Submittal of a Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act Grant Application to the California Department of Conservation Division of Recycling. The City Council is being asked to consider adoption of a resolution approving the submittal of the City's application to the California Department of Conservation Division of Recycling for a Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act Grant, and to authorize the City Manager to execute any agreements, contracts, and requests for payments. BACKGROUND The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act (the bottle bill) was amended last year to provide funding to cities and counties. The funding source is the California Redemption Value (CRV) premium that is paid when consumers purchase beverages in glass bottles, cans and plastic containers. The funding is distributed on a per capita basis. Moorpark is entitled to receive $8,652 for Fiscal Year 2000 -2001. A City must complete a funding request form and adopt an appropriate authorizing resolution to receive the funds. Eligible activities for the expenditure of these grant funds are defined in the law as: 0001 Beverage Container Recycling Block Grant 2000 -2001 CC Meeting of May 17, 2000 Page 2 • Activities that have a primary emphasis on the collection and recycling of beverage containers at large venues, public areas, residential communities or schools; • Activities that have a primary emphasis on public education promoting beverage container recycling and /or litter prevention • Activity that has a primary emphasis on beverage container litter prevention and /or abatement in public places including community clean -up projects or other related activities involving the recycling of beverage containers. These funds may not be used for activities unrelated to beverage container recycling or litter reduction. It is staff's recommendation that the City Council adopt the resolution and that the money be used to support the many beverage container recycling projects and programs the City participates in. These projects include: Events and activities • Recycling promotion and collection at Country Days (September 30, 2000) • Coastal and Inland Waterways Clean Up Day, the third Saturday in September (September 17, 2000) Public information efforts - • Citywide Newsletter • School packet insert • Curbside recycling promotional videos for channel 10 • Residential Recycling Rewards program • Placement of Recycling containers in parks • Multifamily Housing Recycling Guide This is the first year of what is expected to be an annual grant possibility from the State Department of Conservation Division of Recycling. STAFF RECOMDMNDATION Adopt Resolution No. 2000- , authorizing staff to submit a Beverage Container Recycling Block Grant 2000 -2001 000122 Beverage Container Recycling Block Grant 2000 -2001 CC Meeting of May 17, 2000 Page 3 Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act Grant Application to the California Department of Conservation Division of Recycling. Beverage Container Recycling Block Grant 2000 -2001 0 0 012 a RESOLUTION NO. 2000- RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF A BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT GRANT APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION DIVISION OF RECYCLING, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AGREEMENTS, CONTRACTS, AND REQUESTS FOR PAYMENT. WHEREAS, the City of Moorpark recognizes that it is in the public interest to enact and implement an integrated waste management plan to address the state's diminishing landfill space and the potential adverse environmental impacts from inappropriate use of the landfill; and WHEREAS, the people of the State of California have enacted the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act that provides funds to cities and counties for establishing and maintaining local collection programs that encourage recycling of beverage containers; and WHEREAS, per § 14581 (a)(4)E) of the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, the eligible participant must submit the Funding request form by the due date and time to request funds from the Department of Conservation's Division of Recycling. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Moorpark authorizes the submittal of the Funding Request Form to the Department of Conservation's Division of Recycling. SECTION 2. The City Council appoints the City Manager, or a designee of the City Manager, that is hereby authorized and empowered to execute in the name of the City of Moorpark all necessary forms hereto for the purpose of securing payments and to implement and carry our the 000124 Reso 2000 -0000 Beverage Recycling Block Grant Page 2 purposes specified in the §14581 (a) (4)E)of the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act and provide information regarding this program to the Division upon request. SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of the resolution and shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original Resolutions. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of May 2000. Patrick Hunter, Mayor ATTEST: Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk 000126