TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Adam Lindsay, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Sheila Thomas-Ambat, PE, CCM, CFM, Director of Public Services
Daniel Edwards, Assistant Director of Solid Waste
Michael Gibson, Parks, Recreation and Maintenance Director
Birgit Sexton, Assistant Budget and Evaluation Director
DATE: January 9, 2023
RE:
Title
Authorization to Accept NC Department of Environmental Quality Recycling Project Grant and Adoption of Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance 2023-10
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)|1010|
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal II: Responsive City Government supporting a diverse and viable economy
Goal IV: Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
Executive Summary:
Council is asked to authorize the acceptance of the NC Department of Environmental Quality Recycling Project Grant and adopt Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance 2023-10. The award provides $11,500 of state grant for outdoor recycling bins installed in the downtown area, as awarded by the NC Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. The grant requires a local match of $2,300 to be provided by a General Fund transfer ($1,150) and a Solid Waste Fund transfer ($1,150).
The total recycling project is estimated to cost $15,210 with grant funds and local match providing $13,800 and a General Fund transfer and Solid Waste Fund transfer of each $705 providing the remaining $1,410.
Background:
This project is designed to address the need for an away-from-home recycling program in the Cool Springs Downtown district. Residents have expressed a desire for outdoor recycling bins and additional educational materials about recyclable items. With funds from the Community Waste Reduction and Recycling Grant, the City of Fayetteville will install recycling bins next to trash cans already located in Cool Springs Downtown District. The recycling bins will have a custom lid with a slit and a larger hole in the center, allow...
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