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<br />Councilmember Williams introduced the following resolution and moved for its <br />adoption: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #17-02-055 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO A RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING PROGRAM <br />AGREEMENT WITH ANOKA COUNTY TO RECEIVE 2017 SCORE FUNDS <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> Anoka County annually receives funding from the State of Minnesota <br />pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 115A.557. This funding is provided by the Select Committee On <br />Recycling and the Environment (SCORE); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> in 2017, Anoka County will distribute the SCORE funds amongst <br />municipalities using the following formula: a base allocation of $10,000 plus $5.00 per <br />household; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> the City of Ramsey’s base allocation of SCORE funds for 2017 is <br />$53,450.00; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS <br /> , the City of Ramsey is eligible for additional targeted program funds <br />to focus on activities such as municipal park and event recycling (up to $3,000.00), <br />monthly/quarterly drop-off events (up to $15,000.00), curbside and multi-unit recycling <br />(up to $6,000.00), general program enhancements (up to $4,345.00), and organics <br />collection (up to $8,690.00); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> the Anoka County Board of Commissioners annually sets recycling <br />goals for municipalities to achieve and the 2017 goals are based on 205 pounds per person <br />for single-family households (up to four \[4\] units) and 160 pounds per person for multi- <br />unit households (five \[5\] or more units); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS <br /> , the City of Ramsey’s recycling goal for 2017 is 2,555 tons. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> Anoka County wishes to assist municipalities in meeting the <br />recycling goals established by the Anoka County Board of Commissioners by providing <br />SCORE funds to municipalities for solid waste recycling programs; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> SCORE funding can be and previously has been used to implement <br />various components of the City’s recycling program including: recycling and waste <br />reduction education and awareness activities, notifying new residents of Ramsey’s <br />recycling program, spring and fall recycling events, and to fund the recycling coordinator <br />position; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> in order to receive SCORE funds, the City of Ramsey must enter into <br />a Residential Recycling Program Agreement with Anoka County. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />