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-1- 2024 GRANT AGREEMENT FOR MUNICIPAL RECYCLING GRANT DISTRIBUTION THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into by and between the County of Washington, hereinafter referred to as the "County", and the City of Lake Elmo, 3880 Laverne Avenue North, Lake Elmo, MN 55042, hereinafter referred to as the "Grantee". WHEREAS, the County desires to encourage and provide opportunities for residential recycling to reduce the County's reliance on solid waste disposal facilities, and WHEREAS, the Washington County Board of Commissioners has budgeted funds to be used to further develop recycling projects in the County. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Term: The term of the Agreement shall be from the date this Agreement is approved by the County to December 31, 2024. 2. The County's Obligations: The County will pay the Grantee an amount of up to $17,273.00 which is to be used for recycling program expenses in 2024. Payment will be within 60 days of execution of this Agreement. 3. The Grantee's Obligations: a. The Grantee agrees to follow their 2024 Municipal Recycling Grant Application and the guidelines therein (Exhibit A). b. The Grantee will use all recycling grant money received in 2024 as a result of this Agreement, for base funding activities, recycling projects, and public education related to recycling, as indicated in Exhibit A. If all recycling grant funds are not used within the grant period, the Grantee must return unexpended funds to the County unless the County approves utilizing the unspent funds for recycling projects the following year. c. The Grantee shall sign and return this Agreement to the County by July 1, 2024. Failure to do so will result in a reduction or loss of grant funds. d. The Grantee agrees to support State efforts in obtaining hauler reports by ensuring compliance through ordinance, contract or license requirements and the ability to exercise punitive actions, if needed. e. The Grantee will prepare and submit annual work plan project reports to the County. The reports shall cover the time period from January 1 to December 31 and shall be submitted to the County by January 31st of the year following the reporting period. The annual reports are available on the County’s Municipal Recycling Grant Application and Reporting software (Re-TRAC Connect). f. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Sections 115A.46 and 115A.471, all waste generated by city/township government activities (including city/town halls, public WASHINGTON COUNTY CONTRACT # PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT TERM: Date of final signature - 12/31/24