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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />CONSENT ITEM – 7C <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: October 22, 2018 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Jane Kansier, City Planner <br /> Sarah Strain, Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing the Application for Recycling SCORE Grant Funds from <br />Ramsey County for 2019 <br /> <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> $ $ $ <br /> <br />Council Should Consider <br />Approving Resolution 2018-059 Authorizing the Application for Recycling SCORE Grant Funds <br />from Ramsey County for 2019. <br />Background/Discussion <br />The City is eligible to apply for grant money from Ramsey County’s recycling SCORE grant <br />program for 2019. Grant funds can be used to offset the cost of the City’s recycling program, <br />including administration, equipment, and collection costs. In the past, the City has primarily used <br />the funds to offset collection costs and the annual spring and fall community Cleanup Day costs. <br />The County requires a resolution from the City Council to authorize the application for the <br />SCORE grant. <br />The 2019 grant allocation for Arden Hills will be communicated in the SCORE Agreement that <br />will be sent to the City after the application deadline of October 31, 2018. It is expected that the <br />City will be eligible for roughly the same amount of funding as 2018, which was $23,819. <br />The budget for the City’s recycling program in 2018 was $155,954. The $23,819 in SCORE <br />grant money offset approximately 15% of the base cost of the residential recycling program. <br />Revenue share from the recycling hauler also plays a role in reducing the base cost of the <br />recycling program. Recycling fees, which are assessed to each participating residential property, <br />cover the remaining portion of the recycling budget.