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SAINT PAUL RAMISEY COUNTY PUBLIC HEALT HI ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SECTION 2014 MUNICIPAL OPANT GUIDELINES: SCORE GRANTS SCORE grants are provided to municipalities in Ramsey County pursuant to an agreement between the County and municipality following application for a grant by the municipality. The grant funds are capped for each municipality, and are calculated on a per capita basis. Ramsey County's 2011-2030 Solid Waste Master Pian "Beyond the Garbage Can," offers a sound basis for moving Ramsey County's waste management system toward the objectives set forth in the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPGA) Metropolitan Solid Waste Management Policy Plan 2010-2030. The MPCA's Policy Plan sets specific quantifiable objectives to reduce land disposal of waste through 2030. The objectives are provided in five-year increments beginning in 2015, and include objectives for source reduction, recycling, organics recovery, resource recovery, and landfilling. The Recycling Performance Work Plans, developed with municipalities for 2012-2013, will be updated for 2014, in order to continue to help municipalities meet their goals and measure success. Submitting a SCORE Grant APPlication The municipality must complete a grant application which includes the following information: 1. A description of measureable goals and objectives for 2014 specific to the municipality for SCORE -eligible activities. These will be used to guide the creation of the 2014 Recycling Performance Work Plan in collaboration with County staff. The Work Plans identify annual activities and actions that will be conducted towards achieving Master Plan goals. Municipalities are required to participate in a work plan meeting(s) as part of the SCORE grant agreement. 2. A description of proposed uses for SCORE -grant funds and a budget itemizing proposed costs. 3. A list of additional expenses the municipality expects to incur implementing the Workplan in 2014. 4. A copy of the municipality's budget for all recycling activities, including funding sources. Recycling activities include recycling collection and related activities, outreach/education/promotion, organics collection, yard waste collection, the recycling portion of clean-up events, curbside pick-up of bulky materials, and purchase of recycled content materials. Expenditures and revenues for the collection and management of solid waste should be considered separately. If your governing body has not adopted the 2014 budget, attach the most current draft budget. If the budget does not list all expenditures and revenues specific to recycling, add a supplemental table that identifies this information. 5. Verification of compliance with the Public Entities Law through a copy of the disclosure from your hauler(s), or a copy of the relevant portion of any contracts with haulers, that specifies the facility at which waste collected from municipal facilities, and through the municipality's organized collection contract(s) (if applicable), is deposited. State law and Ramsey County policy require municipalities to assure all mixed municipal solid waste (MSW) which the municipality is responsible for managing, and which is not separated for recycling or composting, be delivered to a facility that processes the MSW for energy recovery, and not delivered to a landfill. This applies to all MSW generated from municipal facilities and activities (e.g., city or township offices, parks, community centers, city - sponsored clean-up events), as well as MSW generated by residents who are provided service under a municipality's contract for residential MSW collection (organized collection). Minn. Stat. § 115A.9302 requires haulers to disclose this information to customers annually. A hauler's generic waste disclosure form that lists multiple facilities where waste mav be delivered is not acceptable. 6. A resolution from the governing body of the municipality requesting the funding allocation, or a certified copy of the official proceedings at which the request was approved. The application deadline is December 1, 2013. Applications will not be reviewed until they are determined to be complete. An application is considered complete when items 1— 6 above are submitted and a signature is on file. Applications may be submitted electronically.