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It is now more important than ever to focus on recycling education to avoid the 'wish -cycling' mentality. Wish -cycling is the thought (or hope) that by placing a material or product in the recycling cart, somebody will find a way to recycle it. This is leading to excessive contamination. The recycling motto has now shifted to 'when in doubt, throw it out'. This is where our efforts should be focused. Funding Request to Anoka County In addition to the base allocation ($56,055.00), there are four (4) broad funding categories where additional funds can be requested (Drop -Off, General Enhancement, Organics, and an Open -Grant option for general program expansion). Staff sought additional funding for drop-off programing ($9,800.00), general program enhancements ($9,211.00) and organics ($2,500.00) programming. This resulted in a total funding request and approved allocation of $77,566.00 for recycling programming. Alternatives Alternative 1: Enter into the Residential Recycling Agreement for the base allocation of $56,055.00 plus an additional $21,511.00 for recycling drop-off programming, general program enhancements and continuation of the organics recycling drop-off program. The additional funds will assist the City with efforts to meet the 2020 tonnage goal established by Anoka County. Staff supports this alternative. Alternative 2: Do not enter into the Residential Recycling Agreement with the County. By not executing this agreement with the County, the City would not receive any SCORE funding for 2020 (a loss of $56,055.00). A portion of the City Planner position is funded through this allocation (duties related to managing the recycling program) as are all recycling related activities, including the spring, summer, and fall recycling events. Staff does not support this option. Funding Source: Ramsey's recycling program and related staff time are funded with SCORE funds received from Anoka County annually and recorded under the Recycling Enterprise Fund. Recommendation: Staff recommends adopting Resolution 419-267 authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City, to sign the Agreement for Residential Recycling Program with Anoka County, to receive the base SCORE funds for 2020 as well as an additional allocation of $21,511.00 for recycling drop-off programming, general program enhancements and the organics recycling drop-off program. Action: Motion to adopt Resolution 419-267 authorizing SCORE funds for 2020. Attachments 2020 Residential Recycling Program Agreement Resolution 419-267 Form Review Inbox Reviewed By Date Tim Gladhill Tim Gladhill 11/07/2019 11:48 AM Diana Lund Kathy Schmitz 11/07/2019 03:04 PM Kurt Ulrich Kurt Ulrich 11/07/2019 04:00 PM Form Started By: Chris Anderson Started On: 10/28/2019 10:09 AM Final Approval Date: 11/07/2019