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File ID: 2023-00867 7/25/2023 Consent Item 13.
CalRecycle Curbside Supplemental Payment: Appropriation of Funds to the Curbside Supplemental Pay Project (G15312200)
File ID: 2023-00867
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to: 1) accept a CalRecycle Curbside Supplemental Payment in the amount of $129,848 for the City of Sacramento’s Curbside Registration Number CS0357 (the Payment); 2) execute all related documents necessary to implement and secure the Payment; and 3) establish the Curbside Supplemental Pay Project (G15312200) and related revenue and expenditure budgets in the amount of $129,848 (Solid Waste Reimbursable Fund, Fund 6207) to implement activities relating to curbside recycling.
Contact: Jesa David, Media and Communications Specialist, (916) 808-4935; John Febbo, Integrated Waste General Manager, (916) 808-4949, Department of Public Works Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), pursuant to section 14549.6 of the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act and subject to the availability of funds, annually pays a total of $15 million statewide to operators of curbside programs that accept all types of empty beverage containers for recycling. The payment is based on a statewide per-container rate and must be used for activities related to beverage container recycling.
As an operator of a curbside program that accepts all types of empty beverage containers for recycling since 1999, the City of Sacramento is eligible to receive the CalRecycle Curbside Supplemental Payment. In order to apply for and accept this payment, City Council approval is necessary.
File ID: 2023-00867 7/25/2023 Consent Item 13.
Policy Considerations: The recommendations in this report are consistent with the City’s General Plan waste diversion goal to encourage recycling, composting, and waste separation to reduce the volume and toxicity of waste sent to landfill facilities.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations:
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): This report concerns administrative activities and government fiscal activities that do not constitute a “project” and is not subject to the provisions of CEQA (CEQA Guideline Sections 15060(c)(3), 15378(b)(2), and 15378(b)(4)).
Sustainability: The proper recycling of beverage containers and litter abatement projects will contribute to a safer and cleaner environment.
Commission/Committee Action: None.
Rationale for Recommendation: Staff recommends accepting the Payment in the amount of $129,848 to support the City’s recycling outreach and education programs (e.g., the City’s online waste sorting application, recycle day text, and email alert applications), beverage container litter abatement, regional recycling education efforts, and recycle contamination reduction outreach to culturally diverse communities.
Financial Considerations: Staff recommends establishing the revenue and expenditure budgets in the Curbside Supplemental Pay Project (G15312200) in the amount of $129,848 (Solid Waste Reimbursable Fund, Fund 6207), for City of Sacramento Curbside Registration Number CS0357. No matching funds are required. There are no General Funds planned or allocated to this project.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-
Adopted by the Sacramento City Council
July 25, 2023
Accept CalRecycle Curbside Supplemental Payment and Appropriate Funds to the Curbside Supplemental Pay Project (G15312200)
BACKGROUND
A. Pursuant to California Public Resources Code section 14549.6, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) annually makes payments, subject to the availability of funds, to operators of curbside programs that accept all types of empty beverage containers for recycling.
B. The City of Sacramento is a Registered Curbside Operator (CS0357) with CalRecycle and is eligible to receive the annual payment. The Department of Public Works, Recycling and Solid Waste Division will use this payment to fund activities related to beverage container recycling and outreach programs.
BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CITY COUNCILRESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Manager or the City Manager’s designee is authorized to accept a CalRecycle Supplemental Payment in the amount of $129,848.
Section 2. The City Manager or the City Manager’s designee is authorized to execute all related documents necessary to implement and secure the payment.
Section 3. The City Manager or the City Manager’s designee is authorized to establish the Curbside Supplemental Pay Project and related revenue and expenditure budgets in the Curbside Supplemental Pay Project (G15312200) by $129,848 (Solid Waste Grant Fund, Fund 6207) to implement activities relating to beverage container recycling.