TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager to apply for the 2012-2013 California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup Grant, to accept the grant funds, and to execute all documents necessary to implement the program, utilizing the previously adopted five-year Resolution No. RES-11-0033. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The Department of Public Works, Environmental Services Bureau (ESB) collects and recycles dumped waste tires as part of its dumped item cleanup program. This CalRecycle grant would supplement existing resources to help ESB continue its dumped item program by collecting and recycling tires throughout the City. A five-year resolution authorizing the grant application was approved by the City Council on March 1, 2011.
If the City's grant request is approved, funds would be used to collect illegally dumped tires for recycling during this one-year grant term.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Amy Webber on January 23, 2012, and by Budget Management Officer Victoria Bell on January 25, 2012.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action on this matter is requested on February 14, 2012 in order to submit the grant application to CalRecycle before the March 1, 2012 deadline.
FISCAL IMPACT
The City of Long Beach is requesting approximately $50,000 to fund a tire-recycling program. Funds are currently appropriated in the Refuse/Recycling Fund (EF 330) in the Department of Public Works (PW). No matching funds are required. There will be no impact on local jobs.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
MICHAEL P. CONWAY
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
APPROVED:
PATRICK H. WEST
CITY MANAGER