Item Number: 28
City Council / Board of Directors
Consent Calendar
Meeting of: August 20, 2024
Submitted By:
Doug Mathews, Director of Public Works and Water
Subject:
CalRecycle SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant (Cycle FY 2022-23) Acceptance and Budget Amendment
Recommendation:
That the Honorable City Council Adopt Resolution No. 24-084 authorizing acceptance of the CalRecycle SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant (Cycle FY 2022-23) and amending the City of Victorville FY 2023-24 budget.
Fiscal Impact:
Acceptance of the SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant will increase the City’s FY 2023-24 revenue budget by $363,315 and increase expense appropriations by an equal amount in the following account numbers:
2704011-43110-21383 (Revenue – SB 1383 Grant) $363,315
2704011-52300-21383 (Expense – Contract Services) $30,000 2704011-52170-21383 (Expense – Advertising) $69,826
2704011-52110-21383 (Expense – Supplies) $141,800
2704011-51100-21383 (Expense – Wages) $63,313
2704011-51200-21383 (Expense – Fringe) $27,476
2704011-51300-21383 (Expense – Payroll Taxes) $900
2704011-55040-21383 (Expense – Equipment) $30,000
There is no requirement for the City to provide matching funds. Funds are tracked through City budget Org 2704011 (CalRecycle SB 1383) and Project 21383 (24 CalRecycle SB 1383).
Strategic Plan Goal:
This item aligns with Strategic Plan Goal A: Financial Sustainability and Goal F:
Communication and Outreach. Funds from the grant will be used for personnel costs 3 7
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associated with SB 1383 implementation, and to purchase equipment and supplies used to implement SB 1383 organics recycling programs. Grant funds will also be used for outreach and public education efforts to inform residents about the organics recycling program. By using grant funds for these expenses, the City will reduce the use of funds from the Solid Waste Fund (Fund 426).
Background:
A total of $90,000,000 in SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program funding for the State of California FY 2022-23 cycle was made available to local jurisdictions pursuant to Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016 and the State of California FY 2022-23 Budget Act. The purpose of the funding is to assist jurisdictions with the cost of implementation programs to comply with SB 1383 regulations, including but not limited to: capacity planning, collection, equipment, supplies, edible food recovery, education and outreach, enforcement and inspection, program evaluation, procurement requirements, and record keeping. This non-competitive grant used population figures to determine grant amounts, with the City of Victorville eligible for $363,315 in funding for the State’s Fiscal Year 2022- 23 grant cycle.
The City Council authorized application for all CalRecycle grants by adopting City Council Resolution No. 23-081 at the October 3, 2023, City Council meeting. The resolution authorized “the submittal of application(s) to CalRecycle for all grants for which the City of Victorville is eligible.” The resolution also authorized the City Manager or his designee “to execute in the name of the City of Victorville all grant documents, including but not limited to, applications, agreements, amendments, and requests for payment, necessary to secure funds and implement the approved grant…”
The City submitted the SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant (Fiscal Year 2022-23 Cycle) application on November 15, 2023. CalRecycle notified the City on February 26, 2024, that the grant had been approved, and the City received payment in May 2024. Grant funds for the CalRecycle Fiscal Year 2022-23 funding cycle must be fully expended by April 1, 2026.
Discussion:
In accordance with the City’s grant policy, staff is seeking Council authorization for acceptance of the grant award and amendment of the City’s FY 2023-24 budget to approve the associated expenditure plan for the SB 1383 Organic Waste Recycling Grant in the amount of $363,315.
The grant funds are used to supplement other resources available under the Solid Waste and Landfill Mitigation budgets. The grant expenditure plan calls for $30,000 for contract services for a consultant to evaluate SB 1383 program costs, $69,826 for advertising to provide educational outreach about the organics recycling program to the community, $141,800 for supplies (including procurement of compost, a legislative requirement), $91,689 for personnel costs (Wages, Fringe and Payroll Tax) related to SB 1383 tasks, and $30,000 for equipment for the purchase of a compost spreader to use for applying compost to turf areas.
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Staff remains available for any questions the Council may have.
Attachments: A. Resolution No. 24-084
B. CalRecycle Procedures and Requirements SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program Fiscal Year 2022-23
C. Copy of Check