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43 Eligible residential households are defined as single family through eight-plex residential buildings or other residential buildings where each housing unit sets out their own refuse and recycling container for curbside collection. The number of eligible households will be determined by counting the number of eligible households on January I" of each funding year. The number will be reported in the application for funding. The funds can be used for all recycling program expenses including capital and operating costs. Expenses associated with residential collection of organics are considered eligible recycling program expenses. However, yard waste expenses are not eligible. If organics and yard waste are commingled, the organics expenses must be tracked separately. II. Responsibilities of Municipalities A. Grant Agreement Each municipality seeking funding under the terms of the Residential Recycling Funding Policy must enter into a Recycling Grant Agreement with the County for a term concurrent with the expiration of this policy, December 31, 2015. The grant agreement must be accompanied by a resolution authorizing the city to enter into such an agreement. B. Application for Funding Each municipality must complete an annual application by February 15°i to receive funding for that year. The application consists of the Re-TRAC web -based report and a planning document submitted to the County describing the programs or activities the applicant will implement to increase recycling and make progress toward County goals. C. Minimum Program Performance Requirements 1. Collection of Recyclables. Municipalities that contract for curbside recycling services will require a breakout of the following expenses when renewing or soliciting bids for new recycling services: a.) containers — if provided by the hauler b.) collection service c.) processing cost per ton d.) revenue sharing 2. Materials to be Collected. At a minimum, the following materials must be collected curbside: a.) Newspaper and inserts; b.) Cardboard boxes; c.) Glass food and beverage containers; d.) Metal food and beverage cans;