04-07-26 City Council Meeting Packet

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4 b. Continue to make progress along the municipal recycling performance continuum. Washington County, on behalf of State requirements, reserves the right to withhold any and all funding from municipalities for; 1) failure to report on previous grant activities of a municipality (not in good effort), 2) failure to complete application and project work plans and 3) failure to not actively engaging with PHE staff in grant funding activities and the execution of projects. Funding Application Municipalities must complete a funding application by February 27th, 2026, to receive grant funding. Applications and yearly work plan(s) must be submitted using Re-TRAC Connect. Grant Funding Allocation Funding is separated into four (4) categories: • Base funding: funding for activities that sustain the municipalities existing recycling program. This includes funding for administration of a recycling ordinance, resident questions, completing the municipal grant application, work plan(s) and annual report, residential recycling information, website maintenance and meeting the Base Funding category of the continuum, which can be found on Appendix A. The table below shows how base funding is determined for each community. # of Households Eligible Amount for Base Funding <450 $1,500.00 451-1000 $2,500.00 1001-2000 $5,000.00 2001-5000 $10,000.00 5001-10000 $20,000.00 >10000 $30,000.00 Note: household data comes from the Metropolitan Council’s population estimates. Estimates are the official estimates for state government purposes to determine government aid (LGA) and street aid allocations. Previous year estimates are prepared the following year and certified by July 15. • Project funding: funding to develop and implement new or expanded recycling projects that encourage movement along the recycling continuum in the Improved Project and Advanced Project categories, found on Appendix A. A municipality is eligible to receive $0.50/household/project. A municipality may qualify for up to four projects per year. • Incentive funding: one-time special project funding for large purchases that cannot be covered with project funding. Incentive funding can be applied for after the February 26th grant application deadline so long as the municipality meets to discuss with PHE staff. Funding can be requested and utilized at any time during the 2026 grant cycle. • Shared Resource funding: this is targeted to fund collaborations among municipalities. Municipalities participating in shared resource funding must designate one municipality to act as representative and fiscal agent to be liaison with the County.