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CONSENT ITEM <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: <br />November 25, 2013 <br />TO: <br />Honorable Mayor & City Council <br />Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br />FROM: <br />Ryan Streff, City Planner <br />SUBJECT:Resolution Authorizing the Application for Recycling SCORE Grant Funds <br />from Ramsey County <br />Requested Council Action <br />Motion to Approve Resolution 2013-040:Authorizing the Application for Recycling SCORE <br />Grant Funds for 2014in the Amount of $19,611. <br />Background <br />For 2014,the City of Arden Hills is eligible to applyfor $19,611in grant money from Ramsey <br />County’s recycling SCORE grant program. The grant can be used to offset the cost of the City’s <br />recycling program, including administration, equipment, and collection costs. In the past, the <br />City has primarilyused the grant moneyto offset collection costsand the annual spring and fall <br />community Cleanup Day costs. The County requires a resolution from the City Council to <br />authorize the application for the SCORE grant. The only requirement of the grant is that the <br />money onlybeused for the City’s recycling program. <br />The budget for the City’s recycling program in 2013was $146,570.The Cityreceived $19,694 <br />in SCORE grant money in 2013, which offset approximately 13.5%of the base cost of the <br />residential recycling program.Revenue share from Eureka Recycling also plays a role in <br />reducing the base cost of the recycling program.Recycling fees, which are assessed to each <br />participating residential property, cover the remaining portion of the recycling budget. <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Meeting for November 25, 2013 <br />P:\Planning\Recycling & Garbage\2014\SCORE Grant <br />Page 1of 2 <br />