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Meeting Date: 1/11/95 Agenda Item: P 2 CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: Request for participation in the Maintenance Materials Recycling Grant SUBMITTED BY: Susan Hoyt, City Administrator Pete Klingenberg, Public Works and Parks Superintendent EXPLANATION /SUMMARY: Background. Several Ramsey County cities and Ramsey County were awarded a Minnesota Board of Innovation and Cooperation Grant for purchasing equipment for cleaning and recycling maintenance materials collected from streetsweeping and sealcoating operations. The cities include Roseville, Lauderdale, Little Canada, New Brighton, Arden Hills, Vadnais Heights and Shoreview as well as Ramsey County. Terry Kayser from the Metropolitan Council assisted with the application process. Falcon Heights participated in the application process but has not received council authorization to proceed with the project due to timing conflicts with the grant deadline. Grant. The grant of $94,179 will be used to purchase a piece of equipment that cleans materials collected from streetsweeping and sealcoating (where 60% of the gravel material is not absorbed into the road bed.) There is an in -kind match of $100,265 which comes from participants' time spent designing and selecting the site and equipment. Machine. The machine, which is successfully used by Bloomington, will be located at a Ramsey County site, probably at Dale and Larpenteur Avenues. The recycling will be done rather than landfilling all the materials, which is usually what happens with maintenance materials from streetsweeping and sealcoating. This should save some money because it is theoretically less expensive than paying for the landfill. The recycled sand and gravel will also be available for the cities to purchase. Benefit to Falcon Heights. Although Falcon Heights contracts for its streetsweeping services, there may be a cost savings to the city if the city can provide a site nearby to drop off the materials. It will also mean that materials collected through streetsweeping and after sealcoating in Falcon Heights will be largely recycled and not landfilled. However, the savings, if any, is not firm nor predictable. The estimated savings from not landfilling material to Falcon Heights in the grant application is $16,206. This is based upon costs that the city isn't realizing in its contracts for service. The city currently pays $10,000 total for two streetsweeping periods. This includes labor and landfilling. There will be a fee for using the facility. Staff request. The staff is requesting that the council authorize staff to participate in the project. The administrator would like to work on the joint powers agreement which will determine cost and access to the equipment to the equipment. The public works superintendent is interested in working on the siting and design of the equipment.