RESOLUTION NO. _____
Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing Acceptance Of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) Allocated By The Department Of Resources Recycling And Recovery (Calrecycle) SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program And Authorizing The City Manager To Apply For All Future Calrecycle Grant And Payment Programs For Which The City Of Emeryville Is Eligible For Five Years WHEREAS, The Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Act of 2016 (Senate Bill 1383) is a state mandate requiring diversion of 75% of organic waste from landfills and recovery of 20% of edible food statewide by 2025; and
WHEREAS, on December 6, 2021, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2021-11 amending Section 6-4.25 of the Emeryville Municipal Code, opting into the Alameda County Organics Reduction and Recycling Ordinance (ORRO); and WHEREAS, local jurisdictions are the primary entities responsible for implementation and enforcement of SB 1383 requirements; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery is administering a one-time, non-competitive grant program meant to provide aid in the implementation of regulations adopted by CalRecycle pursuant to Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016 and SB 170 Budget Act of 2021; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery has allocated twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for implementation efforts in Emeryville; and WHEREAS, Public Resources Code sections 48000 et seq., 14581, and 42023.1(g), authorize the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to administer various grant and payment programs 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 administration of the payment programs; and administration of the application, awarding, and management of the grant programs; and WHEREAS, CalRecycle’s procedures for administering payment and grant programs require, among other things, an applicant’s governing body to declare by resolution certain authorizations related to the administration of the payment and grant program; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Emeryville hereby authorizes the Public Works Director to effectuate acceptance of the allocated funds from the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program, and to serve as signature authority for any associated grant agreements; and be it further DocuSign Envelope ID: CEFE6D6E-318A-463C-AF9F-A58AA8F741CE Resolution No. _____
Cal Recycle Funding
City Council Meeting | February 15, 2022
RESOLVED that the City of Emeryville is authorized to submit an application to CalRecycle for any and all grant and payment programs offered; and be it further RESOLVED that the City Manager, or their designee, is hereby authorized and empowered to execute in the name of the City of Emeryville all documents, including but not limited to, applications, agreements, amendments and requests for payment, necessary to secure funds and implement the approved grant or payment project; and be it further
RESOLVED that these authorizations are effective from the date of adoption through March 15, 2027.
ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville at a regular meeting held Tuesday, February 15, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
MAYOR
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY CLERK INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY
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