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Community Development Agency, Environmental Management Division, recommending the Board authorize payment to Playcore Wisconsin, Inc., dba Belson Outdoors, LLC, in the amount of $20,458.25, with $1,458.25 coming from State funding awarded to El Dorado County, for recycling receptacles and make a finding that a public benefit is derived from disbursement of the receptacles to the City of Placerville.
FUNDING: CalRecycle Beverage Container Recycling City/County Payment Program. (State - 100%)
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Agency, Environmental Management Division, recommending the Board authorize payment to Playcore Wisconsin, Inc., dba Belson Outdoors, LLC, in the amount of $20,458.25 for recycling receptacles and make a finding that a public benefit is derived from disbursement of the receptacles to the City of Placerville (City).
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Pursuant to the passage of AB 2020, the Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act (also known as the “Bottle Bill”) in 1986, a California Redemption Value (CRV) was established for certain aluminum cans, and glass and plastic bottles. The redeemable CRV, five or ten cents per unit depending upon container size, is paid by the customer at the point of sale. All CRV funds collected may be redeemed by the customer; however, CRV monies paid and not redeemed fund the CalRecycle City/County Payment Program (formerly the Department of Conservation Beverage Container Recycling Grant).
The State began distributing City/County Payment Program (CCPP) funds to cities and counties annually in Fiscal Year 1999/2000, based upon per capita population numbers and available funds, for the purpose of encouraging beverage container recycling and reducing litter. The minimum amount of funding is $5,000. The County receives approximately $38,000 to $42,000 annually. The City receives the minimum of $5,000. In order to receive CCPP funds, jurisdictions are required to submit a short...
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