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Request for Council Action
Prepared By: Meagan Beekman
Council Meeting Date: November 29, 2010
Resolution Authorizing the Application for the Recycling SCORE Grant Funds from
Ramsey County
Budgeted Amount:
$20,846
Actual Amount:
$20,846
Funding Source:
Ramsey County
Recommendation:
Approve Resolution 2010 -062: Authorizing the Application for Recycling SCORE Grant Funds for 2011 in the
Amount of $20,846.00
Supporting Documents:
1. Memorandum dated November 29, 2010, from Meagan Beekman
2. Resolution 2010 -062
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Background
A.RZEN HILLS
MEMORANDUM
November 29, 2010
Honorable Mayor City Council
Meagan Beekman, City Planner
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Resolution Authorizing the Application for Recycling SCORE Grant Funds
from Ramsey County
For 2011, the City of Arden Hills is eligible to apply for $20,846.00 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 2010 was $172,989. The City received $20,114
in SCORE grant money in 2010, which offset approximately 11.6 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. Recycling fees, which are assessed to each
participating residential property, cover the remaining portion of the recycling budget.
The proposed recycling budget for 2011 is $134,622. The maximum SCORE Grant funds would
be in the amount of $20,846.00. This would account for approximately 15.5 percent of the total
budget. This amount also includes an estimated amount of $15,000 in expected revenue sharing
for 2011, though this amount might change as the recycling market continues to recover 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
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generally referred to as the SCORE program or SCORE report. For more information, please
visit http: /www.pca.state.mn.us /oea/lc /score.cfm.
Recommendation
Staff recommends approving Resolution 2010 -062 authorizing the application for recycling
SCORE grant funds for 2011 in the amount of $20,846.00
Requested Council Action
Motion to Approve Resolution 2010 -062: Authorizing the Application for Recycling SCORE
Grant Funds for 2011 in the Amount of $20,846.00
Attachment
Resolution 2010 -062
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ARZEN HILLS
CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2010-062
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR
RECYCLING SCORE GRANT FUNDS FOR 2011
WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hills is eligible to apply for $20,846.00 in SCORE
recycling grant funds; and
WHEREAS, such funds would assist in continuing and improving the City's recycling
program for the year 2011.
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 2011.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN
HILLS THIS 29 DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2010.
ATTEST: STANLEY D. HARPSTEAD, MAYOR
PATRICK KLAERS, CITY ADMINISTRATOR