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6 <br />A municipality’s performance will be evaluated based on information from the annual work plan project <br />status reports, and reasonable effort towards reaching outcomes from work plan activities implemented <br />and progression along the recycling continuum. PHE reserves the right to request documentation for <br />information submitted. <br /> <br />Failure by a municipality to demonstrate measurable progress towards one or more of the work plan <br />goals will result in a Recycling Improvement Plan be submitted 90 days of being notified by PHE. The <br />Plan must be negotiated with PHE and specify the efforts that will be undertaken by the municipality to <br />improve its recycling program to achieve the identified goal in the work plan by implement strategies <br />agreed upon by municipal staff and PHE. The plan should focus on components of the recycling <br />continuum. Funding will be withheld until the municipality’s Plan is completed and approved by PHE. <br /> <br />X. County Responsibilities <br />The county will be responsible for the following: <br /> <br />1. Grant documents <br />PHE will provide the grant application and work plan by January 1st for each municipality to use <br />to request grant funding and to develop project work plans. PHE will also provide the report for <br />municipalities to report on their recycling program. Annual reports are available year round. <br />2. Meetings <br />PHE staff will host quarterly recycling coordinator meetings and will make <br /> meeting materials available on the City Recycling Resources webpage on the County’s <br /> website. PHE staff will also coordinate individual work plan meetings with each municipality to <br /> identify grant projects. <br />3. Technical assistance <br />PHE staff will help identify if and how additional technical assistance is needed. <br />4. Payments <br />Grant payment will be made in one installment, which is to be used for recycling program <br />expenses in 2024. The payment will be made within 60 days of execution of the Recycling Grant <br />Agreement. <br />5. Recycling tonnages <br />Recycling tonnages for each municipality will be collected by the Minnesota Pollution Control <br />Agency (the State) from the community’s recycling hauler(s) on a bi-annual basis. Reports are <br />available by request. <br />6. Residential recycling survey <br />If requested, PHE will develop a survey on residents’ recycling knowledge and behavior for <br />municipalities to promote and distribute regularly. <br />7. Online recycling information and best practices <br />PHE will maintain the City Recycling Resources webpage on the County’s website for use by <br />municipal staff to obtain information on recycling best practices, track recycling coordinator <br />meetings and access templates and other educational information designed specifically for use <br />by municipalities. <br />8. Commercial Recycling <br />PHE has a separate funding mechanism to promote and support recycling in the commercial <br />sector. This program is called BizRecycling and more information can be found at <br />www.bizrecycling.com. <br />9. Recycling in multi-unit dwelling (4+ units)