4C, Authorize Recycling SCORE Grant Funds for 2010 in the amount of $20,114

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E HILL N S MEMORANDUM DATE: November 9, 2009 TO: Mayor & City Council FRUM: Meagan Beekman, City Planner SIJBJECT: lZesolution Authorizing the Application for Recycling SCORE Grant Funds from Ramsey County Back�round For 2010, the City of Arden Hills is eligible to apply for $20,114.00 in grant money from Ramsey County's recycling SCORE grant program. The grant can be used to offset the cost of the City's recycling program, including administration, equipment, and collection costs. In the past, the City has primarily used the grant money to offset collection costs and the twice yearly community cleanup costs. The County requires a resolution from the City Council to authorize the application for the SCORE grant. The only requirement of the grant is that the money can only be used for the City's recycling program. The budget for the City's recycling program in 2009 was $119,404. The City received $19,866 in SCORE grant money in 2009, which offset approximately 16.6 percent of the base cost of the residential recycling program. Revenue share from Eureka Recycling also plays a role in reducing the base cost of the recycling program; however, a drop in recycling markets in 2009 reduced tl�e actual revenue share that the City received significantly from what had been estimated. Recycling fees, which are assessed to each participating residential property, cover the remaining portion of the recycling budget. The proposed recycling budget for 2010 is $173,100. The maximum SCORE Grant funds would be in the amount of $20,114.00. This would account for approximately 11.6 percent of the total budget. This amount also includes an estimated amount of $2,000 in expected revenue sharing for 2010, though this amount might change as the recycling market recovers over the next year. SCORE originally stood for the Governor's "Select Committee on Recycling and the Environment." The grant and reporting program used to collect recycling information is now City ofArden Hills City Council Meeting for November 9, 2009 IlMetro-inet.uslardenhillslPlanninglRecycling � Garbage1201012010 SCOREill -09-09 - Regular Meeting - Memo - SCORE Grant.doc Page 1 of 2