CITY COUNCIL: Resolution Awarding Recycling Grants to Four Nonprofit Organizations

Meeting Date: January 4, 2011
Prepared by: Janet Cubbage, Library Director

City Council
Agenda Item Summary

Name: Consideration of a Resolution awarding recycling grants totaling $12,400.85 to four nonprofit organizations.

Description: The City’s contract with Carmel Marina Corporation calls for annual grants to nonprofit organizations for recycling projects, special events and ongoing recycling programs. Each year, Carmel Marina Corporation remits $18,000 to the City. In turn, the City grants monies to nonprofit organizations that support the City’s educational recycling efforts.

This year, four nonprofit organizations applied for grant monies: MEarth: Hilton Bialek Biological Habitat; Carmel River School; Carmelo Child Development School; and The Carmel Foundation. The grant requests were reviewed by City staff and representatives from Waste Management.

Five grant requests totaling $12,400.85 are recommended for funding approval (see Attachment “A”).

Overall Cost: City Funds: N/A
Grant Funds: $12,400.85

Staff Recommendation: Approve recycling grant funding for five projects totaling $12,400.85 to be funded from the Recycling Grants deposit Account 50-24050-0805.

Important Considerations: The City’s contract with Carmel Marina Corporation requires the City to annually donate money to nonprofit organizations for programs or projects that expand the City’s recycling efforts.

Decision Record: The most recent Resolution to approve recycling grants was Resolution 2009-78, dated November 3, 2009, which approved grants and related expenses totaling $30,965.18.

Reviewed by:

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Rich Guillen, City Administrator Date

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION 2011-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA AWARDING RECYCLING GRANTS TOTALING $12,400.85 TO FOUR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

WHEREAS, the City and Carmel Marina Corporation have established and funded
annual recycling projects, programs and special events by providing grants to local nonprofit organizations; and

WHEREAS, the City annually receives money from Carmel Marina Corporation to fund recycling grants for nonprofit organizations; and

WHEREAS, the following nonprofit organizations submitted grant applications for projects and events in support of the City’s recycling program goals: MEarth: Hilton Bialek Biological Habitat; Carmel River School; Carmelo Child Development School; and the Carmel Foundation; and

WHEREAS, the grant application requests recommended for funding approval total $12,400.85 and will be funded from the Recycling Grants Deposit Account 50-24050-0805;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA DOES:

1. Approve payments totaling $12,400.85 to the four nonprofit organizations for recycling projects, programs, and special events, per Attachment “A”, to be funded from the Recycling Grants Deposit Account 50-24050-0805.

PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA this 4th day of January, 2011 by the following roll call vote:

AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

SIGNED:

_______________________
MAYOR SUE McCLOUD

ATTEST:

_____________________
Heidi Burch, City Clerk

Attachment “A”
City of Carmel‐by‐the‐Sea Summary of Recycling Grant Applications FY 2010/11

#1:
Applicant: MEarth: Hilton Bialek Habitat

Project Name: Beach Bluff Restoration

Amount Requested: $5,225

Brief Description of Project:
Students will collect seed at Carmel River Lagoon under the auspices of State Parks and grow 800 site specific plants which will be delivered in spring to the City of Carmel‐by‐the‐Sea for planting.

#2.
Applicant: Carmel River School

Project Name: Reusable Stainless Steel Bottles for Everyone

Amount Requested: $2339.01

Brief Description of Project:
The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery Program indicates that lunchroom waste is a large component of a school district’s waste stream. As part of the school’s Zero Waste Lunch Program, every student will be issued a personalized, reusable stainless steel water bottle, reducing the number of juice boxes sent to the landfill and encouraging students to “Reduce and Reuse”.

#3
Applicant: Carmelo Child Development School

Project Name: Reusable Dishes / Flatware and Bus Bins

Amount Requested: $2,336.84

Brief Description of Project:
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 780,000 tons of plastic and polystyrene cups and plates were discarded in 2008. The school will purchase spoons, forks, tumblers, plates and bowls for
every classroom, which they will be able to reuse all year. They will use the bus bins to carry the utensils to the several dishwashers onsite.

#4
Applicant: The Carmel Foundation

Project Name: Sustainable Living Brown Bag Series

Amount Requested: $2,500

Brief Description of Project:
The Carmel Foundation will host a series of five brown bag lunch lectures, open to the public, featuring various subjects covering recycling, water‐wise living, native plant landscaping, and sustainable living.

By hosting the events during lunch, they are hoping that in addition to their existing membership, people who work in the area and other interested community members can attend.