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Community Development Agency, Environmental Management Division, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Accept grant award in the amount of $44,767 through the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, from the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), City/County Payment Program (Fiscal Year 2013/2014); and
2) Delegate authority to the Community Development Agency Director, or designee, to execute all grant documents, including, but not limited to, the grant funding agreement, amendments, requests for payment, reports, and all associated documents necessary to secure grant or payment program funds and expend the funds for the purpose of implementing the CalRecycle City/County Fiscal Year 2013/2014 Beverage Container Recycling Grant Payment Program.
FUNDING: CalRecycle City/County Fiscal Year 2013/14 Grant Payment Program.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost…………… $44,767.00
Budgeted…………………………
New Funding……………………. $44,767.00
Savings…………………………
Other…………………………… $
Total Funding Available………… $44,767.00
Change To Net County Cost…… $ 0.00
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost
There is no change in Net County Cost. No matching funds are required for this grant payment program.
Background
Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 14581(a)(4)(A) of the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, CalRecycle is distributing funds to eligible cities and counties specifically for beverage container recycling and litter cleanup activities. Some of the activities include: public education promoting beverage container recycling; litter prevention and cleanup where the waste stream includes beverage containers that will be recycled; cooperative regional efforts among two or more cities and counties; and other beverage container recycling programs.
Each county is eligible to receive a minimum of $10,000 or an amount calculated by CalRecycle on a per capi...
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