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Placentia City Council
AGENDA REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DEPUTY CITY ADMINISTRATOR / PUBLIC SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS FOR
CALRECYCLE GRANT AND PAYMENT PROGRAMS
FISCAL
IMPACT: NONE
SUMMARY:
The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) offers various funding opportunities to assist local agencies in their efforts to reduce, recycle, and reuse solid waste generated in the State of California. To apply for grants and other funding opportunities, the City Council must adopt a resolution authorizing Staff to apply for CalRecycle grants and payment programs as opportunities arise. The attached resolution will authorize the City Administrator to apply for all grant and payment programs for which the City is eligible to participate for the next five (5) years. The first grant to be applied for under this new resolution will be CalRecycle's SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2023-24.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1. Adopt Resolution R-2023-77, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Placentia, California authorizing submittal of application(s) for all CalRecycle grants and payment programs for which the City of Placentia is eligible; and
2. Authorize the City Administrator and/or his designee to execute all necessary documents to apply for all grants, accept the grants, if awarded, and accept all grant renewals, if awarded.
STRATEGIC PLAN STATEMENT:
This item is consistent with the City Council approved 5 -Year Strategic Goal #1 to ensure long-term fiscal sustainability, under Objective #1.2, which is to continue efforts to seek and obtain new sources of state and federal grants, including Federal and State earmarks and Biden Infrastructure Package.
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City Council Agenda
September 19, 2023
DISCUSSION:
The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) administers various statewide recycling and waste management programs aimed at promoting increased recycling and reducing litter in the waste stream. In addition, they offer various funding and grant opportunities to jurisdictions throughout the state in furtherance of the statewide goals of reducing, reusing, and recycling solid waste generated and the preservation of landfill capacity in order to protect public health, safety, and the environment. In the past, the City has been the recipient of various grant awards from CalRecycle including:
• City/County Payment Program Beverage Container Recycling • Used Oil Payment Program
• Rubberized Pavement Grant Program
Most recently, the City received a grant award of $73,147 under the SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22.
CalRecycle has recently approved the criteria for the SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program for the FY 2023-24 Cycle. This non-competitive grant program offers eligible jurisdictions a base grant award of $75,000, with remaining funding distributed on a per capita basis. The program provides funding to assist local jurisdictions with meeting the requirements below:
• Provide organics collection services to all residents and businesses. • Conduct education and outreach to the community.
• Secure access to recycling and edible food recovery capacity. • Establish edible food recovery program.
• Procure recyclable and recovered organic products.
CalRecycle anticipates that grant applications will be released this month, with a November due date. Once the application period is open, Staff will prepare and apply for funding to further support the City's SB 1383 outreach and implementation efforts.
CalRecycle's procedures for administering grants and payment 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 programs. To apply for the FY 2023-24 Cycle of the SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program, CalRecycle is requiring a new grant resolution and not accepting prior resolutions adopted by jurisdictions for other CalRecycle funding opportunities. As such, Staff recommends the City Council adopt the attached resolution (Attachment 1) to be eligible to apply for this funding. The recommend action will authorize the City Administrator to execute all required application documents, receive any grant awards, and execute any grant renewals through 2028. The proposed resolution shall also authorize the City Administrator and/or his designee as the signature authority to execute all documents necessary to implement and secure payment.
City Council Agenda
September 19, 2023
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended actions. If the City is awarded the grant funding, Staff will present to the City Council at a future date a resolution to allocate the funds received and approval of grant expenditures which require Council approval.
Prepared by:
Elsa Y. Robinson
Senior Management Analyst
Reviewed and approved:
Damien R. Arrula
City Administrator
Reviewed d approved:
Luis Estevez
Deputy City Administrator
Attachment:
Resolution No. R-2023-77 — Authorizing Submittal of CalRecycle Grant Applications