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AGENDA ITEM – 1F <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Work Session Meeting for November 24, 2014 <br /> <br />P:\Planning\Recycling & Garbage\2014\RFP_Recycling Services\CC WS Packet_(11-24-14) - Ramsey County Cart Grant <br />Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: November 24, 2014 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Ryan Streff, City Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Public Entity Innovation Grant (PEIG) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Provide direction whether or not to apply for a Public Entity Innovation Grant (PEIG) through <br />Ramsey County for residential recycling carts. <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />Ramsey County provides financial assistance to public entities for the purpose of creating and <br />implementing innovative programs to increase source reduction and residential recycling efforts, <br />initiate residential organic management programs, expand public space recycling and address <br />bulky waste management through the Public Entity Innovation Grant (PEIG). Eligible applicants <br />include municipalities, Independent School Districts, park boards, watershed districts, libraries <br />and other public entities in Ramsey County. <br /> <br />At this time, City staff is in the final stage of reviewing the Request for Proposals (RFP) for <br />Residential Recycling Services. However, before the City proceeds with a recommendation on a <br />new contractor for residential recycling services, City staff would like to begin the grant process <br />for a PEIG in order to obtain funding from the County for the purchase of recycling carts. <br /> <br />Haulers were asked in the RFP to provide the cost of services with contractor-owned and City- <br />owned recycling carts. From the review of these proposals, the review committee determined <br />that the option that provided the most cost savings for the City was with City-owned recycling <br />carts. City staff has been in contact with Ramsey County and is prepared to begin the pplication <br />process with the County for this purchase if the Council decides to proceed with the PEIG.