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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
ATTENTION: Jeffrey L. Stewart, City Manager
FROM: Len Gorecki, Assistant City Manager/Director of Public Works Bernardo Iniguez, Public Works Manager
SUBJECT: Consideration and possible action to adopt Resolution No. 22-9 – A Resolution authorizing the submittal of application(s) for all CalRecycle grants for which the City of Bellflower is eligible.
DATE: February 14, 2022
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This action would authorize the City to submit grant applications to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) for the next five years from the effective date of the Resolution, including an application for the SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program.
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
1) Adopt Resolution No. 22-9; or
2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
FISCAL IMPACT
The City’s SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program allocation for Fiscal Year 21/22 will be approximately $102,613.
BACKGROUND
In September 2016, Governor Brown set methane emissions reduction targets for California through SB 1383 in a statewide effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants. The targets required a reduction in organic waste disposal of 50 percent by 2020 and 75 percent by 2025, and rescue for people to eat at least 20 percent of currently disposed surplus food by 2025.
CalRecycle is administering a one-time grant program meant to provide aid in the implementation of regulations adopted by CalRecycle pursuant to Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016 and SB170 Budget Act of 2021. This non-competitive grant program provides funding to local jurisdictions to assist with the implementation of regulation requirements associated with SB 1383.
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Staff Report – CalRecycle Grant Application(s) Resolution February 14, 2022
BACKGROUND – Continued
To be eligible for the funds, the City electronically submitted the attached SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program application to CalRecycle by the February 1, 2022 deadline.
The attached Resolution, which is due to CalRecycle by March 1, 2022, will authorize the City to submit grant applications to Cal Recycle, including the SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program application.
The SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program funds will be used for consultant support to complete the necessary organic waste capacity planning reporting, supplement education and outreach to edible food generators, and complete necessary SB 1383 reporting. The funds will also be used to procure recovered organic waste products such as compost to meet the City’s annual procurement target, purchase indoor food waste containers for City facilities, and purchase compostable bags.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 22-9......................................................................................................... 3 SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program Application, FY 2021-22 ............................... 5 -2-
CITY OF BELLFLOWER
RESOLUTION NO. 22-9
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF
APPLICATION(S) FOR ALL CALRECYCLE GRANTS FOR WHICH THE
CITY OF BELLFLOWER IS ELIGIBLE
THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. 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;
B. In furtherance of this authority CalRecycle is required to establish procedures governing the application, awarding, and management of the grants; and
C. 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.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Bellflower hereby authorizes the submittal of applications for all CalRecycle grants for which the City of Bellflower is eligible and the City Manager, or his duly appointed representative, as agent of the City, is hereby authorized and empowered to execute, on behalf of the City of Bellflower, all grant documents, including but not limited to, applications, agreements, amendment and requests for payment, necessary to secure grant funds and implement the approved grant project.
SECTION 3. This authorization is effective for five (5) years after the date of the adoption of this Resolution.
SECTION 4. This Resolution does not affect any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred before, or preclude prosecution and imposition of penalties for any violation occurring before, this Resolution’s effective date. Any such amended part will remain in full force and effect for sustaining action or prosecuting violations occurring before the effective date of this Resolution.
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City of Bellflower
Resolution No. 22-9
SECTION 5. If any part of this Resolution or its application is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the City Council intends that such invalidity will not affect the effectiveness of the remaining provisions or applications and, to this end, the provisions of this Resolution are severable.
SECTION 6. To the extent that any other resolution pertaining to a grant application to CalRecycle is incorporated into this resolution, it is superseded in its entirety.
SECTION 7. Electronic Signatures. This Resolution may be executed with electronic signatures in accordance with Government Code §16.5. Such electronic signatures will be treated in all respects as having the same effect as an original signature.
SECTION 8. The Mayor, or presiding officer, is hereby authorized to affix his signature to this Resolution signifying its adoption by the City Council of the City of Bellflower, and the City Clerk, or his duly appointed deputy, is directed to attest thereto.
SECTION 9. This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELLFLOWER THIS 14TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022.
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Ray Dunton, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Karl H. Berger, City Attorney
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