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Request for Council Action 5C
Prepared By: Meagan Beekman, City Planner Council Meeting Date: November 26,2012
Resolution Authorizing the Application for Recycling SCORE Grant Funds from Ramsey
County
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Recommendation:
Motion to Approve Resolution 2012-042: Authorizing the Application for Recycling SCORE Grant
Funds for 2013 in the Amount of$19,694.00.
Supporting Documents:
1. Memorandum dated November 26, 2012, from Meagan Beekman, City Planner.
2. Resolution 2012-042
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EN HILLS
MEMORANDUM
DATE: November 26, 2012
TO: Honorable Mayor& City Council
Patrick Klaers, City Administrator
FROM: Meagan Beekman, City Planner
SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing the Application for Recycling SCORE Grant Funds
from Ramsey County
Requested Council Action
Motion to Approve Resolution 2012-042: Authorizing the Application for Recycling SCORE
Grant Funds for 2013 in the Amount of$19,694.00.
Background
For 2013, the City of Arden Hills is eligible to apply for$19,694.00 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 clean-up 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 only
be used for the City's recycling program.
The budget for the City's recycling program in 2012 was $142,554. The City received $19,802
in SCORE grant money in 2012, which offset approximately 14% 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. Recycling fees, which are assessed to each
participating residential property, cover the remaining portion of the recycling budget.
The proposed recycling budget for 2013 is $146,570. The maximum SCORE Grant funds would
be in the amount of$19,694. This would account for approximately 13.4% of the total budget.
City of Arden Hills
City Council Meeting for November 26, 2012
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The 2013 budget also includes an estimated $20,000 in expected revenue sharing for 2013,
though this amount might change.
SCORE originally stood for the Governor's "Select Committee on Recycling and the
Environment." The grant and reporting program that used to collect recycling information is
now generally referred to as the SCORE program or SCORE report. For more information,
please visit http://www.pca.state.mn.us/oea/Ic/score.cfm.
Recommendation
Staff recommends approving Resolution 2012-042 authorizing the application for recycling
SCORE grant funds for 2013 in the amount of$19,694.00.
Requested Council Action
Motion to Approve Resolution 2012-042: Authorizing the Application for Recycling SCORE
Grant Funds for 2013 in the Amount of$19,694.00.
Attachment
Resolution 2012-042
City of Arden Hills
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EN HILLS
CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2012-042
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR
RECYCLING SCORE GRANT FUNDS FOR 2013
WHEREAS,the City of Arden Hills is eligible to apply for $19,694.00 in SCORE
recycling grant funds; and
WHEREAS, such funds would assist in continuing and improving the City's recycling
program for the year 2013.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Arden
Hills, Minnesota:
That the City Administrator be authorized to apply for such grant funds for the
year 2013.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN
HILLS THIS 26" DAY OF NOVEMBER,2012.
ATTEST: DAVID GRANT, MAYOR
PATRICK KLAERS, CITY ADMINISTRATOR