CITY COUNCIL: Resolution Awarding Recycling Grant to Hilton Bialek Habitat Project

Meeting Date: March 1, 2011
Prepared by: Heidi Burch, Asst. City Administrator

City Council
Agenda Item Summary

Name: Consideration of a Resolution awarding a recycling grant in an amount up to $8,300 to the Hilton Bialek Habitat project.

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.

Overall Cost: City Funds: N/A
Grant Funds: $5,300

Staff Recommendation: Approve a grant in the amount of $5,300 to be funded from the Recycling Grants Deposit Account 50-24050-0805.

Important Considerations: The request was originally for $8,300; however, it included restoration of the North Dunes. This project conflicts with the restoration component of the Del Mar Master Plan submitted on behalf of the City for Habitat Conservation funding. As such, labor and plant costs for the North Dunes component are deducted from the Hilton Bialek request.

Decision Record: The Council has approved $86,750 in grant funding for Hilton Bialek projects over the past six years. The most recent approval was last month for a project costing $5,225.

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 A RECYCLING GRANT IN AN AMOUNT OF $X,XXX TO THE HILTON BIALEK BIOLOGICAL HABITAT PROJECT

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 $18,000 from Carmel Marina Corporation to fund recycling grants for nonprofit organizations; and

WHEREAS, nonprofit organization MEarth: Hilton Bialek Biological Habitat submitted a grant application for a project in support of the City’s recycling program goals; and

WHEREAS, the grant application requests an amount up to $8,300 of which $X,XXX 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 payment totaling $X,XXX to MEarth: Hilton Bialek Biological Habitat for a recycling project as outlined by Council direction, 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 1st day of March 2011, by the following roll call vote:

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

SIGNED:

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SUE McCLOUD, MAYOR


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ATTEST: Heidi Burch, City Clerk

ATTACHMENT A
City of Carmel-by-the-Sea
YOUTH RECYCLING PROGRAM PROJECT
ESTIMATED BUDGET AND SOURCES OF FUNDS
Project MEarth: Hilton Bialek Habitat
Title: Restoration Proiects- Forest Hill Parlq Rowntreee, Dunes
Date: September 22,2410
ESTIMATED BUDGET
Item Item Descrintion Ouantitv Unit
Unit
Price Amount
I Restoration Coordinator 150 hours $s0.00 7500.00
2 Plants ourchased 100
I
pal s8.00 $800.00
J Mulch
5
truckloads $50.00 $250.00
TOTAL COSTS: $8.ss0
SOURCES OF FUNDS
Item Item Descrintion Amount
l-z Items 1-2: Recycling Grant- City of Carmel-by-the'Sea $8.300
J ltems 3 In-Kind Donation- Citv of Carmel-bv-the-Sea $ 2s0
TOTAL COSTS: $8.550