HomeMy WebLinkAboutPW Annual CalRecycle Grant____________________________________________________________________________________
FOR CITY CLERK ONLY
Council Meeting: December 6, 2021
Disposition: Resolution 15004
Agenda Item No: 5.g
Meeting Date: December 6, 2021
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
Department: Public Works
Prepared by: Bill Guerin
Director of Public Works
City Manager Approval: ________
TOPIC: ANNUAL CALRECYCLE GRANT
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR ALL
CALRECYCLE GRANTS FOR WHICH THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL IS
ELIGIBLE
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolution.
BACKGROUND: San Rafael has participated in the California Department of Resources
Recycling and Recovery’s (CalRecycle) grant program since FY 1999-00. The program seeks
to achieve an 80% recycling rate for all California Refund Value (CRV) beverage containers
collected from City streets, parks and other public spaces. Operationally, Department of Public
Works crews collect debris, which includes beverage containers and related material, for
transport to the Marin Resource Recovery Center on Jacoby Street. Recycling center personnel
weigh and process the material and determine the percentage that can be recycled.
ANALYSIS: CalRecycle now requires the authorization of the City Council to submit the
CalRecycle grant applications to the state. The attached resolution would authorize the City to
submit grant applications for a period of five years and would authorize the City Manager to
execute all grant-related documents for such applications.
FISCAL IMPACT: Based on a per capita formula, CalRecycle has paid the City approximately
$15,000 per year since FY 1999-00. For FY 2021-22, the City will receive $14,900 to support
the City’s efforts to maximize the recycling of beverage containers and other items collected by
Department of Public Works personnel. This annual grant traditionally has been used to
augment the General Fund. More recently, however, the City used the funds to contract with
the Conservation Corps of the North Bay to collect recyclable material from City parks and to
remove litter.
OPTIONS:
The City Council has the following options to consider relating to this item:
1.Accept the report and adopt the Resolution as recommended;
2.Accept the report with modifications and adopt the Resolution with amended findings; or
3.Reject the report and do not adopt the Resolution.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolution.
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT / Page: 2
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution Authorizing Submittal of an Application for All CalRecycle Grants for Which
the City of San Rafael is Eligible
RESOLUTION NO. 15004
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR ALL CALRECYCLE
GRANTS FOR WHICH THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL IS ELIGIBLE
WHEREAS, Public Resources Code sections 48000 et seq. authorize the
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to administer various
grant programs (grants) in furtherance of the State of California’s (state) efforts to
reduce, recycle and reuse solid waste generated in the state, thereby preserving landfill
capacity and protecting public health and safety and the environment; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of this authority CalRecycle is required to establish
procedures governing the application, awarding, and management of the grants; and
WHEREAS, CalRecycle grant application procedures require, among other
things, an applicant’s governing body to declare by resolution certain authorizations
related to the administration of CalRecycle grants;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San
Rafael authorizes the submittal of application(s) to CalRecycle for its Beverage
Container Recycling City/County Payment Program; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager or his/her designee is
hereby authorized and empowered to execute in the name of the City of San Rafael all
grant documents, including but not limited to, applications, agreements, amendments
and requests for payment, necessary to secure grant funds and implement the
approved grant project; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that these authorizations are effective for five (5)
years from the date of adoption of this resolution.
I, Lindsay Lara, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the
City Council of said City held on Monday, the 6th day of December 2021 by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk