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ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 94-01 AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL
OF THE 1994 HENNEPIN COUNTY RECYCLING GRANT APPLICATION
Proposed Action.
Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: "Move to adopt
Resolution No. 94-01 authorizinq the submittal of the 1994 Hennepin
County Recycling Grant Application."
Overview.
The city of Hopkins began a source-separated curbside recycling
program on February 1, 1989 in response to County and Metropolitan
Council mandates. In order to aid cities in funding their recycling
programs, Hennepin County developed a Funding Assistance Policy for
Residential Recycling. This policy requires that each municipality,
applying for funding assistance, adopt a resolution each year
approving the submittal of the grant application. A copy of the
. resolution must be submitted to the County before they will process
the application.
This procedure has been followed in since 1989 to re-affirm the city's
commitment to recycling and qualify for funding. The resolution
proposed was adapted from a sample developed by Hennepin County.
Primary Issues to Consider
o Is adoption of this Resolution in the best interest of the city
of Hopkins?
Supporting Information
o Analysis of Issues
o Hennepin County Letter of 12/9/93
o Hennepin County Funding Policy
o J,' R~Solution, ~4-01 " ) I / / ' I'
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Kathy AI Max, Recycling Coordinator
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Analvsis of Issues
o Is adoption of this Resolution in the best interest of the city
of Hopkins?
The City of Hopkins' recycling program successfully achieved the
abatement goals required to rece1ve 80% funding from Hennepin
County from 1989 through 1992. Beginning in 1993 Hennepin County
changed their funding policy to a entitlement system. The
requirements are basically the same however the recycling goal
has leveled off and funding has been reduced. As long as a city
continues their current level of recycling we will be reimbursed
at a entitlement rate of $1. 75 per household per month. The
County is still requiring a resolution authorizing submittal of
the grant application, as a part of the application process for
1994.
Funding received in previous years was:
1989 $97,583.00 (includes yard waste)
1990 $68,236.00
1991 $88,880.00
1992 $88,980.00
1993 $69,489.00 ($1.75/HH/mo entitlement)
~ 1994 $69,489.00 (projected-should be same as 1993)
1995 and beyond It is unknown whether funding will
continue.
As you can see from the funding the city has received in previous
years, it is a substantial amount of funding and allows us to
pass along the savings to our residents on their refuse bill.
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~ CITY OF HOPKINS
RESOLUTION NO. 94-01
AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF THE 1994 HENNEPIN COUNTY
RECYCLING GRANT APPLICATION
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Minnesota statue 115A.551, by December 31,
1996, each county in the metropolitan area will have as a goal to
recycle a minimum of 45 percent (45%) by weight of total solid waste
generation, and each county must develop and implement or require
political subdivisions within the county to develop and implement
programs, practices, or methods designed to meet its recycling goal;
and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Minnesota Statue 115A. 552, counties shall
ensure that residents have an opportunity to recycle and through
Hennepin County Ordinance 13 requires each city to implement a
recycling program to enable the County to meet its recycling goals;
and
WHEREAS, the County has adopted a Hennepin County Residential
Recycling Funding Policy to distribute funds to cities for the
continued development and implementation of waste reduction and
~ recycling programs through 1994; and
WHEREAS, to be eligible to receive these County funds, cities
must meet the conditions set forth in the "funding policy"; and
WHEREAS, the city of Hopkins desires to receive these County
funds;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Hopkins, City Council
authorizes the submittal of the Hennepin County Residential Recycling
Program; 1994 Municipal Recycling Grant Application.
Adopted by the city Council of the city of Hopkins this 4th day of
January, 1994.
BY
Charles W. Redepenning, Mayor
ATTEST:
Jim Genellie, City Clerk
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e DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
417 North Fifth Street
HENNEPIN Minneapolisl Minnesota 55401-1309
Phone: (612) 348-6846
FAX: (612) 348-8532
December 9, 1993
Ms. Kathy Max
City of Hopkins
10 10 First Street South
Hopkins, MN 55343
Dear Ms. Max:
Enclosed is Hennepin County's 1994 Municipal Recycling Grant Application. Please
complete and return the application by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 14, 1993. A
resolution passed by City Council/Board/Commission approving submittal of the
application should be submitted with the application.
The County Board is expected to approve the 1994 municipal recycling entitlement grants
. program on Tuesday, December 21, 1993. Funds for the incentive grants program are
not included in the proposed budget at this time.
If you have any questions, please call me at 348-6358.
Sincerely,
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Paul M. Kroening
Planner, Recycling Unit
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HENNEPIN COUNTY
an equal opportunity employer
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HENNEPIN COUNTY
RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING
FUNDING POLICY
. JANUARY 1, 1993, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1997
APPROVED BY THE HENNEPIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SEPTEMBER 1992
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. HENNEPIN COUNTY
RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING FUNDING POLICY
1. Back~round
Hennepin County has adopted a policy to provide funding support to municipalities for
curbside collection of residential recyclables. This policy is the product of input received
from municipalities through the Recycling Task Force which reviewed County programs
and recommended direction for future program development.
n. Policy Description
The Residential Recycling Funding Policy covers the period from January 1, 1993, to
December 31, 1997, and provides for the following:
A. Entitlement Grant
Municipalities shall receive $1.75 per eligible residential housing unit per month
e for recycling program expenses including capital and operating costs. Eligible
residential housing units are defined as single family through eight-plex residential
units, or other residential units with separate entry and where the individual
residential unit sets out its own refuse and recycling container, such as a
townhome.
B. Incentive Grant
A waste reduction and recycling incentive grant fund will be established and will
be equal to 5 cents per month per eligible residential housing unit. This incentive
fund will be established each year using the total number of households as
submitted by each municipality. Any portion of the incentive grant fund not
awarded will remain in the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund. This fund will be used
to provide grants for the capital and operating costs of new or innovative methods
which contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of residential waste reduction
and recycling programs. Also eligible are municipally sponsored programs for
multi-housing and dormitories at higher education institutions.
The municipal recycling coordinators, as a group, will determine a process to
select five municipal representatives to the incentive grant committee. Two
County staff will also be on the committee. The committee will develop criteria
for incentive grants each year, and will evaluate and select proposals based on
these criteria.
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III. Responsibilities of Municipalities e
A. Application for Fundin!:
1. Entitlement
a. Applications for the entitlement must be received by November 1,
1992 and by October 1 for each year thereafter in order to receive
entitlement funding for the following year. The application must
be accompanied by a city council resolution authorizing submittal
of the application.
b. Each municipality applying for entitlement funds must sign an
agreement to receive entitlement and incentive payments.
2. Incentive Grants
a. Applications for incentive grants are due by March 1, 1993 for the
1993 grant period. Applications must be accompanied by a
resolution authorizing submittal of the application. For each year
thereafter, applications for incentive grants must be submitted by
October 1 in order to qualify for grants for the following year.
b. For those cities awarded an incentive grant, an amendment to those
cities' entitlement agreements will be prepared in order to ensure
that grant funds can be paid to those cities.
B. Minimum Prol:ram Requirements
1. Recycling Performance e
Municipalities must recycle 18 % of their residential waste stream or the
percentage achieved in 1992, whichever is greater. Hennepin County will
determine the residential generation upon which this percentage is
calculated, unless a municipality is able to measure its residential
generation amount.
Failure to achieve this percentage goal will result in the requirement
that a plan to increase abatement be submitted for Hennepin County
approval within 90 days of the submittal of the municipal year-end
report.
2. Materials to be Collected
At a minimum, the-~fol1owing materials must be collected at curbside:
a. Newspaper and advertising supplements;
b. Corrugated cardboard;
c. Clear, brown and green glass food and beverage containers;
d. Metal food and beverage cans; and
e. All plastic bottles with a neck except bottles that previously
contained hazardous materials or motor oil.
This list may be modified from time to time, with input from
municipalities and approval of Hennepin County.
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. C. Reportine Requirements
1. A Semi-Annual and a Final Report must be submitted to the County by
July 15 of the grant year and February 15 of the following year,
respectively, on forms provided by the County.
2. Incentive grant activities and expenditures must be reported based on
requirements developed through the incentive grant process.
D. Use of Funds
1. All entitlement funds accepted from the County must be used for waste
reduction and recycling capital and operating expenses in the year granted;
any unused fund must be returned to the County by April 1 of the
following year.
2. A municipality or township may not charge its residents through property
tax, utility fees or any other method for that portion of the costs of its
recycling program funded by County entitlement.
3. The municipality or township must establish a separate accounting
mechanism such as a project number, activity number, cost center or fund
that will separate recycling revenues and expenditures from all other
- municipal activities including solid waste and yard waste activities.
4. All recycling and waste reduction activities, revenues and expenditures are
subject to audit.
5. Municipalities that do not contract for curbside recycling services will
receive the entitlement specified in ILA provided these funds are credited
back to those residents whose participation in curbside recycling programs
can be verified.
IV. Responsibilities of Hennepin County
A. Entitlement grant payments will be made to a municipality or township. The first
entitlement grant payment, amounting to one third of the grant application amount,
will be made following the County Board approval of the grant application and
execution of the grant agreement. The second and third payments will be made upon
receipt of the Semi-Annual and Final Reports.
B. The County will convene an incentive grants committee (see II.B) to establish criteria
for incentive grant applications. Criteria for the 1993 funding year will be
established by January 1, 1993, and by August 1 of the year preceding the funding
. year, for following periods.
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C. Hennepin County will continue this funding policy through December 31, --
1997, or as long as State and County funds are available to fund this program. The
County reserves the right to change any provision of this policy by Board resolution,
with 90 days notice.
v. Multi-Housing Program
Hennepin County will continue to support multi-housing recycling through the following:
A. The five cent incentive program (II. B) may be used to cover multi-housing and
dormitory recycling projects.
B. Technical assistance will be provided to support multi-housing recycling
programs.
C. Advertising and public education efforts to support multi-housing recycling will
be continued.
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A. Residential Source-Separated Collections Curbside Drop-Off Multi-Housing Total Tons
(0 lonal)
PAPER: Newspaper 500 40 300 840
Corrugated Cardboard 21 60 25 106
Office Paper
Mixed Paper/Junk Mail 40 40
Magazines
Phone Books
Computer Paper
Other Paper
METAL: Alum. Cans & Foil 23 4 8 35
Steel & Tin Cans 8 10 52
Commingled Cans 15 15
Sera Metal
GLASS: Food & Beverage 175 .g 115 298 I
Other Glass I
PLASTIC: PET I
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Commingled Bottles 27 J 10 40 I
Polystyrene I
Film Plastics I
Other Plastics
OTHER Vehicle Batteries I
RECYCLABLES; Textiles I
Carpet 6 6 I
Household Goods
Other HOOD 60 86
Other Appliances 15 9 24
Other
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B. Other Materfals Collected (Not Recycled)
Tire~: . 1 tire == 20 Ibs.
Oil 1 allon =< 8 fbs.
Other
Other
Total Tons-154Z
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1994 MUNICIPAL RECYCLING GRANT APPLICATION
Hennepin County Residential Recycling Program .
January 1 - De.cember 31, 1994 _
HOPKINS
City
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Please provide a brief description of your city's recycling program within the space below. Include information on
promotional and waste reduction activities planned for this period. Note any major program changes from previous year.
A resolution passed by your CounciVBoardlCommission approving submittal of this application must be attached.
The city of Hopkins provides weekly curbside recycling
collection to 3309 residential household units through a
contract with Waste Management. The following materials are
collected; newspaper, metal food and beverage containers,
plastic bottles, corrugated cardboard, and mixed
paper/magazines. The cost for collection is $2.20 per
household per month. We continue to do monthly recycling
updates in our city newsletter and are considering doing an
educational seminar on yard waste in the spring of 1994,
however this has not yet been finalized.
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A. Method City Uses To Fund Its Portion Of The Recycling Expenses:
General Fund: 0 Yes . No Utility Bill: . Yes 0 No Monthly ChargelHH on Utility Bill: $ .,' J
8. Curbside Collection Contractor: 1.]A.STE ~lANA.CnlEJT - SAVAGE
C. Contract DateslTerrn: Expires June 30, 1996 D. Collection Cost HH/MO: $ 2.20
E. Collection Frequency: . Weekly 0 Bi-weekly 0 Twice Monthly
F. Refuse and Recycling Collected Same Day: . Yes 0 No
A. Program Administration $ 18,600 I
B. Promotional Activities $ 3,000
C. Collection
Curbside $ 88,000
Drop-Off $ 6,300 .
D. Curbside Collection Containers $ 2,500 I
Total Expenditures ..' $ 118';:4oq. . . ".
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Anticipated Revenues from Sale of Recyclables S 0