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CONSENT ITEM – 5E <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Meeting for November 24, 2014 <br /> <br />P:\Planning\Recycling & Garbage\2015\SCORE Grant\SCORE GRANT Application Info\CC Packet_(11-24-14) <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: November 24, 2014 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor & City Council <br /> Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Ryan Streff, City Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing the Application for Recycling SCORE Grant Funds <br />from Ramsey County <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Motion to approve Resolution 2014-059: Authorizing the application for Recycling SCORE <br />Grant Funds for 2015 in the amount of $24,228. <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />For 2015, the City of Arden Hills is eligible to apply for $24,228 in 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 primarily used the grant money to offset collection costs and 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 only be used for the City’s recycling program. <br /> <br />The budget for the City’s recycling program in 2014 was $149,574. The City received $19,611 <br />in SCORE grant money in 2014, which offset approximately 13% of the base cost of the <br />residential recycling program. Revenue share from the recycling hauler 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 />