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<br />Councilmember LeTourneau introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #15-02-037 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO A RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING PROGRAM <br />AGREEMENT WITH ANOKA COUNTY TO RECEIVE 2015 SCORE FUNDS <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> Anoka County annually receives funding from the Solid Waste Management <br />Coordinating Board and the State of Minnesota pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 115A.557. This funding <br />is provided by the Select Committee On Recycling and the Environment (SCORE). <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> in 2015, Anoka County will distribute the SCORE funds amongst <br />municipalities using the following formula: a base allocation of $10,000 plus $5.00 per household. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> the City of Ramsey’s base allocation of SCORE funds for 2015 is <br />$51,835.00. <br /> <br />WHEREAS <br /> , the City of Ramsey is eligible for additional targeted program funds to focus <br />on activities such as municipal park and event recycling (up to $6,000.00), and curbside and multi- <br />unit recycling (up to $6,000.00). <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> the Anoka County Board of Commissioners annually sets recycling goals for <br />municipalities to achieve and the 2015 goals are based on 190 pounds per person for single-family <br />households (up to four \[4\] units) and 175 pounds per person for multi-unit households (five \[5\] or <br />more units); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS <br /> , the City of Ramsey’s recycling goal for 2015 is 2,291 tons. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> Anoka County wishes to assist municipalities in meeting the recycling goals <br />established by the Anoka County Board of Commissioners by providing SCORE funds to <br />municipalities for solid waste recycling programs; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> SCORE funding can be and previously has been used to implement various <br />components of the City’s recycling program including: recycling and waste reduction education <br />and awareness activities, notifying new residents of Ramsey’s recycling program, spring and fall <br />recycle day events, and to fund the recycling coordinator position; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> in order to receive SCORE funds, the City of Ramsey must enter into a <br />Residential Recycling Program Agreement with Anoka County. <br /> <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: <br /> <br /> <br />1)That the Mayor is hereby authorized to sign the Agreement for Residential Recycling <br />Program between the City of Ramsey and Anoka County to receive the base allocation of <br /> <br />