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HomeMy WebLinkAbout024938 RES - 07/09/2002RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR THE CITY MANAGER'S DESIGNEE, TO SUBMIT MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE GRANT APPLICATIONS TO THE COASTAL BEND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $45,000 FOR HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL COSTS, $55,000 FOR A BRUSH LOADER, $10,000 FOR A RECYCLING MEDIA/OUTREACH PROGRAM, $10,000 FOR A HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE MEDIA/OUTREACH PROGRAM, AND $5,000 TO PUBLICIZE AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN STOP TRASHING CORPUS CHRISTI COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP EVENTS, AND A TOTAL GRANT REQUEST OF $125,000; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR THE CITY MANAGER'S DESIGNEE, TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE GRANT APPLICATION; AND PLEDGING THAT IF A GRANT IS RECEIVED THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WILL COMPLY WITH THE GRANT REQUIREMENTS OF THE COASTAL BEND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, THE TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION, AND THE STATE OF TEXAS WHEREAS, the Coastal Bend Council of Governments ("CBCOG") is directed by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission to administer solid waste grant funds for implementation of the Coastal Bend Council of Governments' adopted regional solid waste management plan; and WHEREAS, City of Corpus Christi is qualified to apply for solid waste grant funds under the Request for Applications. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: Section 1. The City Manager or his designee is authorized to request grant funding under the Coastal Bend Council of Governments' Fiscal Year 2003 Regional Solid Waste Grants Program, and is authorized to act on behalf of the City of Corpus Christi in all matters related to the grant application, any subsequent grant contract, and grant project administration, which may result if grants are provided for the following proposed projects: $45,000 for the disposal costs of the City's established quarterly household hazardous waste collection events. The established dates for the events for the 2003 CBCOG grant year are November 16, 2002, February 15, 2003, May 17, 2003, and August 16, 2003. This item supports the CBCOG Regional Solid Waste Management Plan Goal and Objective 5.1.8 on a mechanism for separate management of special waste. 2 $55,000.00 to purchase a Peterson new model Rear Steer RS-3 Lighting Loader w/all weather cab. This unit will be used to source separate and load brush and debris collected at the curbside by city crews. Total cost of the unit is $105,000.00. This item supports the CBCOG Regional Solid Waste Management Plan Goals and Objectives 5.1.2 on Waste Reduction and 5.1.4 on Composting. $10,000.00 for a media/outreach campaign for the Household Hazardous Waste Program. This grant funding will enhance awareness of the existing community education programs, and will hopefully increase citizen participation in the hazardous waste collection events. These funds will be used to supplement funds that are already budgeted for these events. This item supports the CBCOG Regional Solid Waste Management Plan Goals and Objectives 5.1.2 and 5.1.8 on establishing a community education program on waste reduction and special waste. $10,000.00 for a media/outreach campaign for the Recycling Program offered by the City. Again, this campaign will enhance awareness of the existing programs and should increase citizen participation. The grant funds will supplement funds that are already budgeted for these events. This item supports the CBCOG Regional Solid Waste Management Plan Goals and Objectives 5.1.2 and 5.1.3 on establishing a community education program on waste reduction and recycling. $5,000 to publicize and increase participation in STOP Trashing Corpus Christi community clean-up events. STOP Trashing Corpus Christi sponsors a community wide clean-up campaign. The program encourages, challenges, and promotes the action of citizens and businesses to clean-up Corpus Christi. The funds will be used to publicize the Stop Trashing Corpus Christi clean up events and increase participation in the community wide by providing caps and t-shirts to event leaders. This item supports the 2002- 2006 CBC©G Regional Solid Waste Management Plan Action Plan Eligible Project Categories 8.2.2., Litter and Illegal Dumping Cleanup, and 8.2.5., Citizens' Collection Stations, "Small" Registered Transfer Stations, and Community Collection Events. Section 2. If any project listed in Section 1 is funded, the City of Corpus Christi will comply with the grant requirements of the Coastal Bend Council of Governments, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, and the State of Texas. Section 3. Any grant funds and any grant-funded equipment of facilities provided through the Coastal Bend Council of Governments' Fiscal Year 2003 Regional Solid Waste Grants Program will be used only for the purposes for which they are intended under the grant. Section 4. The City's activities will comply with and support the adopted Coastal Bend Council of Governments' Regional Solid Waste Management Plan and any local solid R24050A2 3 waste management plans adopted for the geographic area in which the activities are performed. Section 5. The City of Corpus Christi is not in arrears in payment of any municipal solid waste fee owed to the State of Texas. Armando Chapa City Secretary THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Mayor APPROVED: 2nd day of July, 2002. James R. Bray Jr. City Attorney R. ,Jay ~eining/~ First Assistant City Attorney R24050A2 4 Corpus Christi, Texas lhe above resolution w.~s passeo and approved the following vote: Samuel L. Neal, Jr. /~(.~b¥ , Brent Chesney Javier D. Colmenero Henry Garrett Bill Kelly Rex A. Kinnison John Longoria Jesse Noyola Mark Scott City Secretary STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF NUECES § This instrument was acknowledged before me on the [ ~::~'c~ay of ~t~.~-~,,~, . 2002 by Armando Chapa, City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi, a Te(~s m~icipal corporation, on behalf of the corporation. State of Texas 0 2 4 fl 3 $