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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2003 0219 CC REG ITEM 10FMoorpark City Council , vx4iel V022:1 V-, AGENDA REPORT �. TO: The Honorable City Council FROM: John Brand, Senior Management Analyst DATE: February 7, 2003 (CC meeting of February 19, 2003) SUBJECT: Consider Resolution No. 2003- , Authorizing Submittal of a Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act Grant Application to the California Department of Conservation Division of Recycling. SUMMARY 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. DISCUSSION The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act (the bottle bill) was amended in 2000 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 $9,312 for fiscal Year 2003 -2004. The City received $9,121 for Fiscal Year 2002 -2003 and $9,121 for Fiscal Year 2001 -2002. All of the money does not have to be spent in the Fiscal Year for which the funds are awarded. Typically, the City deposits the grant in its Solid Waste AB 939 Fund (Fund 5001) . A City must complete a funding request form and adopt an appropriate authorizing resolution to receive the funds. 000,:.7 Beverage Container Recycling Block Grant 2003 -2004 CC Meeting of February 19, 2003 Page 2 Eligible activities for the expenditure of these grant funds are defined in the law as: • 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; • Activities that have 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 various City beverage container recycling projects and programs. These projects may include existing City activities and services such as: Events and activities - • Recycling promotion and collection at City and community events such as 3r of July and Country Days. • Coastal and Inland Waterways Clean Up Day, the third Saturday in September (September 20, 2003). Public information efforts • Citywide Newsletter • School packet inserts • Curbside recycling promotional videos for channel 10 • Residential Recycling Rewards program • Multifamily Housing Recycling Guide This is an annual grant from the State Department of Conservation Division of Recycling. Beverage Container Recycling Block Grant 2003 -2004 3 Q v''2A8 Beverage Container Recycling Block Grant 2003 -2004 CC Meeting of February 19, 2003 Page 3 STAFF RECOMMENDATION Adopt Resolution No. 2003- Beverage Container Recycling Block Grant 2003 -2004 c'%0: 2 RESOLUTION NO. 2003- 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 Moorpark Form to Recycling. authorizes the the Department City Council of the City of submittal of the Funding Request of Conservation's Division of 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 out the ryy 'jo ''3 .i4r� Resolution No. 2003 - Page 2 purposes specified Beverage Container provide information upon request. in the §14581 (a) (4) E) of the California Recycling and Litter Reduction Act and regarding this program to the Division 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 19th day of February 2003. Patrick Hunter, Mayor ATTEST: Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk 0 0012: 1