HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 7177RESOLUTION NO. 7177
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2008 SCORE RECYCLING GRANT
REQUEST TO RAMSEY COUNTY
WHEREAS, Ramsey County is accepting applications for use of SCORE
funds to improve recycling participation by the public; and
WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View is eligible to apply for a grant to
provide administrative and promotional activities intended to improve recycling
participation among city residents through education, awareness, and incentives;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Mounds View has determined
that this is an appropriate use of city resources and that increasing recycling
participation benefits the public health, safety, and welfare of the community as a
whole.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Mounds View approve the application for 2008 SCORE funding (attachment) and
authorize acceptance of any allocated funding.
Adopted t 's 22nd day of October, 2007.
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Ro Marty, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Jim Ericson, Interim City Administrator
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SAINT PAUL • RAMSEY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SECTION
2008 MUNICIPAL GRANT GUIDELINES: SCORE FUNDING GRANTS
SCORE FUNDING GRANTS are provided to municipalities in Ramsey County. Grants are provided to a municipality 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.
Submitting a Grant Apelication
The municipality must complete a grant application which includes the following information
1. A description of measurable goals and objectives for waste reduction and recycling activities in the municipality;
2. A description of proposed uses for SCORE grant funds and a budget itemizing proposed costs;
3. A copy of the municipality's budget for all recycling activities, including funding sources; and,
4 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 November 1, 2007.
Applications will not be reviewed until they are determined to be complete. An application is considered complete when items 1 - 4 above
are submitted and a signature is on file.
Eligible Expenses
General Information
• SCORE funds are granted by the State to the County. Ramsey County must follow State law that sets out restrictions on how funds
may be used, including how funds are used by grantees. Inappropriate uses may result in the County (and, by extension, grantees)
receiving less funding.
• SCORE funds can only cover expenses that are not reimbursed by another source (e g., clean-up fees, recycling service charge,
outside grant program, etc.).
• Changes from the budget adopted in the grant agreement are possible (such as moving money from one budget area to another,
replacing a project in the budget with a new one, etc.), but requests to do so must be made in writing. County staff must obtain the
County Manager's written approval to change the budget once the agreement is signed.
• Creative and innovative ideas are encouraged! Do not let these guidelines limit your ideas.
Equipment:
All equipment must remain the property of the Municipality. Examples of eligible expenses include:
• Purchase or lease of equipment used only for collection and transportation of recyclable materials, or collection and storage of
recyclable materials at municipal drop-off centers (e g., trucks, storage containers, sorting equipment, etc.)
• Recycling collection containers, bins, fates, bags, etc.
• Purchase or lease of computer/data processing equipment used for managing recycling data (e.g., bar coding equipment, etc.)
• Recycled content products that contain post consumer waste (not just pre-consumer/post-industrial recycled content), but only the
"premium;" if any, above the price of a comparable virgin product (examples of eligible recycled content products include plastic lumber,
plastic picnic tables, copy paper and other office supplies, paint, glass road aggregate, garbage bags, carpet., building materials, etc.)
• Brushlwood waste chipping equipment: purchase, rental, maintenance expenses
• Equipment that results in waste reduction, approved on a case-by-case basis
Promotion:
Materials must address waste/toxicity reduction, recycling, recycled products, composting, clean-ups, or other waste-related issues to qualify
far SCORE funding. Materials should identify GreenGuardian.com as a resource. Audiences may include businesses, residents; and
municipal employees. Examples of eligible expenses include:
• Production and distribution of printed materials (e.g , "how to" recycling guides or brochures, waste reduction posters, recycling
reminder lawn signs, etc.)
• SCORE funds may be used to cover costs of production and distribution of paper materials (brochures; newsletters, etc.) that model
environmentally preferable printing practices, such as using paper made with a minimum of 30%post-consumer recycled content, using
agri-based inks, and including a tag line promoting how the publication demonstrates environmentally preferable printing practices.
• Features, articles, etc. in municipality newsletters (cost recovery proportional to the print coverage of SCORE-related issues;
coverage must comprise a significant portion of the newsletter's content if seeking reimbursement for the full cost of production of the
newsletter)
• Advertising in the media (e g ,newspaper, radio, etc.)
• Postage for distribution of promotional information (e.g., newsletters, direct mail, etc.)
• Promotional goods (e g., magnets, pencils, cloth bags, mugs, key chains, clothing, etc.)
• Environmental education activity materials (e g., coloring books, displays, educational performing troupes, videos, etc.)
• Video productions
• Web design/hosting expenses (only the costs directly associated with wasteltoxicity reduction, recycling, composting, or other waste
management issues)
• Cash prize drawings as incentives are eligible if included in the grant application
• Workshops
»>REMINDER: The SCORE grant agreement requires that Ramsey County and the State of Minnesota SCORE fund be credited
as funding sources in any public education materials paid for in part or in full with SCARE funds Materials not so labeled are not
eligible for reimbursement.
Recycling Collection:
Funding requests may be made for collection activities that will maintain and increase the level of recycling beyond the level achieved in
2007 Examples of eligible expenses include:
• Contractor costs for municipal-sponsored residential collection (any and all residences)
• Grants to multi-unit or manufactured home park property managers to help cover cost of collection (if not provided by municipal
contractor)
• Recycling services for municipal facilities (including parks) or city-sponsored community events
• Recycling collection programs far small businesses
• Reuse, recycling, orsource-separated organics composting of materials collected at community clean-up events (Disposal costs are
NOT an eligible expense. Also, if clean-up patrons are asked to pay a fee for specific items, such as appliances, electronics, tires,
etc., SCORE can be used only to pay the difference between what the patron pays and the cost to the municipality to recycle that
item.)
Administration
Salary and benefits to cover that portion of full-time or part-time employee time spent planning, coordinating, implementing, or operating the
recycling program; yard/tree waste recycling or composting program; public education efforts for recycling, waste reduction, HHW
management, clean-up events at which at least a portion of materials are reused or recycled, etc.
Questions
Please direct questions to the SCORE Program at 651.266.1162