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ACCEPTANCE OF CALRECYCLE SB 1383 LOCAL ASSISTANCE OWR4 GRANT FUNDS
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT / GENERAL SERVICES DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: PATRICK BAUER, DEPUTY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, 714-754-5029
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Accept $295,972 in grant funds from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) SB 1383 Local Assistance OWR4 Grant Program.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee with signature authority to execute all documents necessary to implement the grant and all grant-related reports to CalRecycle.
3. Authorize revenue and expense appropriations in the amounts of $295,972, respectively, to account for the SB 1383 grant award in the City's State Grant Fund (Fund 231).
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BACKGROUND:
In September 2016, Governor Edmund Brown Jr. set methane emissions reduction targets for California (SB 1383 Lara, Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016) in a statewide effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCP). SB 1383 aims to reduce emissions of SLCP by 75% by 2025; and achieve 20% edible food recovery by 2025. These regulations require jurisdictions to implement a variety of organic waste recovery programs including curbside collection, education and outreach, contamination monitoring, edible food recovery, procurement, and inspection and enforcement.
In order to assist municipalities with the implementation of the SB 1383, CalRecycle provides grants for various projects within the program. The subject Local Assistance Grant Program (OWR4) is intended to provide jurisdictions with a one-time upfront payment to assist in implementing the various programs relating to education outreach, collection, edible food recovery, enforcement and inspection, procurement, and recordkeeping. Eligible projects include:
* Capacity Planning;
* Collection;
* Edible Food Recovery;
* Education and ...
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