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Our Mission: To work together to respasibtyr grow oYU community, and to provide quality, cost.effecdve, and efficient government services. CC Regular Session 4. 9. Meeting Date: 02/24/2015 By: Chris Anderson, Community Development Information Title: Adopt Resolution # 15-02-037 to Enter into a Residential Recycling Program Agreement with Anoka County to Receive SCORE Funds for 2015 Purpose/Background: Each year, Anoka County receives funding from the Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board and the State of Minnesota pursuant to Minnesota Statute § 115A.557. The County distributes these funds, known as SCORE funds (Select Committee On Recycling and the Environment) to municipalities within the county. In 2015, the allocation includes a base of $10,000 plus $5.00 per household. Ramsey's base allocation for 2015 is $51,835.00. The funding is intended to help municipalities achieve their recycling goals as established by the Anoka County Board of Commissioners. Ramsey's recycling goal as established by Anoka County for 2015 is 2,291 tons. The goal is based on 190 pounds per person (single family households, up to four [4] units) and 175 pounds per person for multi -tenant households (five [5] or more units). The City of Ramsey has traditionally used these funds to promote waste reduction, recycling efforts, and awareness of waste reduction within in the community. The funds have been used to offset costs of the spring and fall recycling day events, other collection events/opportunities, and to fund the recycling coordinator position, which duties are a component of the City Planner position. To receive the SCORE funding, each municipality must enter into an agreement with Anoka County that outlines required components of a municipality's recycling program. These required components, which Ramsey already complies with, include providing households an opportunity to recycle at least four (4) broad types of materials, a public information program and notifying new residents of the recycling program. Observations/Alternatives: This year, there are optional additional funding allocations for targeted programs including monthly drop-off events (at least eight [8] per year), municipal park/community event recycling, multi-unit/curbside recycling, general enhancement grants, and source -separated compostables/organics. Ramsey is eligible for up to an additional $43,734.00 in targeted program funding ($15,000 for monthly collection events, $6,000 for municipal park/community event recycling, $6,000 for multi-unit/curbside recycling, $8,367 for general program enhancements, and $8,367 for organics). Additional funding for municipal park/community event recycling and for multi-unit/curbside recycling would help to continue diverting recyclable materials from being landfilled. Staff envisions the additional funding for multi-unit/curbside recycling being utilized to offer onsite collection events at individual apartment complexes for materials such as electronics and to better promote general recycling in these complexes. The parks recycling program that was implemented in 2013 continues to be a success. It has resulted in almost one (1) ton of recyclable materials being captured for recycling rather than being landfilled for each of the past two (2)