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Environmental Management Department recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign the First Amendment to Funding Agreement 3883 with the Food Bank of El Dorado County extending the term of the Agreement an additional five months through September 1, 2021, with no other changes to Agreement.
FUNDING: Non-General Fund / State of California, Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, Fiscal Year 2017-18 Food Waste Prevention and Rescue Grant Program.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 42999(b)(4), and on behalf of the California Climate Investments, the State of California, Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), is responsible for administering the Food Waste Prevention and Rescue Grant Program (Food Waste Grant Program). The purpose of this competitive grant program is to lower the overall greenhouse gas emissions by establishing new, or expanding existing, food waste prevention projects (through source reduction or food rescue for people) in California to reduce the amount of food being disposed of in landfills.
In July 2017, the Environmental Management Department (Environmental Management), submitted an application to CalRecycle for the 2017-2018 Food Waste Grant Program in the amount of $277,140. On March 8, 2018, notification was received from CalRecycle advising the award of the Food Waste Grant Program to the County in the amount of $277,140 during Cycle 2 of the allocated grant funding program.
On April 24, 2018 (File No. 18-0500, Item No. 16), and in accordance with Board Policy A-6, the Board approved the acceptance of this Food Waste Grant Program, funded through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, from CalRecycle in the amount of $277,140 and with a term of April 24, 2018 through April 1, 2021. As part of this item, the Board also delegated authority to the Director of Environmental Management, or designee, to execute the Grant Agreement and all Grant related...
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