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REQUEST FOR ACTION
TO ITEM NUMBER
Ma ox & Ci Council 5.4.
AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY
Administration November 1, 2010 Rebecca Haug, Environmental
Administrator
ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By
Source-Separated Composting Resolution to Apply fox FY 2011 Lori ohnson, Ci Administrator
Envixontnental Assistance Grant Pxogxam REVIEWED BY
ACTION REQUESTED
Staff is requesting adoption of the attached resolution authorizing staff to apply for the FY 2011
Environmental Assistance Grant pxogxam to continue providing subsidies fox residents to participate in
the City's Source-Separated Composting Program.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has giant money available for entities interested in
Source-Separated Composting. The city's Source-Separated Composting Pxogxam has been going on
since 2008 when the city applied fox a SCORE grant from Shexbuxne County to do a pilot pxogxam in the
Trout Brook Farms development. Due to the success of the pilot, the City applied fox additional grant
funds from Shexbuxne County to open the pxogxam to all city residents. These giants funds were quickly
spent on purchasing containers for the residents and subsidizing the cost of the service. The goal for the
giant was to have 1,700 residents ox 25% of the city's residents participating in the program. Cuxxendy,
there axe only 450 residents participating. Residents who axe not participating have commented on the
price of the carts and the service.
In the application to the MPCA, staff is requesting funds to cover the costs of the carts and pay fox half
of the costs if the resident is willing to downsize their garbage container. In addition to the costs fox the
carts and services, staff is planning on utilizing the Minnesota School of Business (MSB) Outreach
pxogxam to help advertise the benefits and explain the pxogxam to residents. Organics make up
approximately 25% of the waste stream. This program will reduce dependency on landfill space and
provide a drier fuel for the RDF process which will produce better fuel fox electricity.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
$30,000 out of landfill abatement
ATTACHMENTS
• Resolution
~ Aetlon Motion by Second by Vote
Follow Up
N:\Public Bodies\Ciry Council\Coundl IiCA\Agenda Packet\]1-1-?010\MPCA Resoludon.docs
RESOLUTION 10-
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
FY 2011 GRANT ROUND
Authorization Resolution
WHEREAS, the City of Elk River has applied for a grant from the Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency (MPCA) under its FY 2011 Environmental Assistance Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, if MPCA funding is received the City of Elk River is committed to implementing
the proposed project as described in the grant application; and
WHEREAS, MPCA requires that the City of Elk River enter into a grant agreement with MPCA
that identifies the terms and conditions of the funding award;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Elk River City Council hereby agrees to enter into and sign an
agreement with the MPCA to carry out the project specified therein and to comply with all of the
terms, conditions, and matching provisions of the grant agreement and authorizes and directs the
Mayor to sign the grant agreement on its behalf.
Mayor of Elk River
(print name)
(signature)
Date