Title
Budget Amendment - LUESA Solid Waste Capital Reserve
Action
ACTION:
1) Recognize additional funding award from The Recycling Partnership of $225,000 (for a total of $875,000) to enhance recycling at the Materials Recycling Facility (MRF).
2) Amend the Van Dyk Recycling Co. contract to recognize an increase in contract spending of $725,000 to account for the costs to acquire and install equipment related to the grant that was received.
3) Recognize, receive, and appropriate the total award amount to the General Grant Fund (G705) within the Solid Waste Division of LUESA.
4) Adopt grant project ordinances for the two grants in the Fund (G705).
Staff Contact: Jeffrey Smithberger, LUESA, Solid Waste Director
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
LUESA’s Solid Waste Division applied for two grants from The Recycling Partnership to fund the retrofitted MRF to recover recyclable plastic PP and PET items from the recyclables at the retrofitted MRF.
The Board initially approved the request to apply for these grants at their May 2, 2023 meeting (File Number 23-0255). The Request For Board Action (RFBA) indicated that the total grant funding requested was $650,000.
When the Solid Waste Division submitted the grant application to The Recycling Partnership, the County was notified, during the review process, that the potential available funding may be higher than initial projections. The Recycling Partnership awarded Mecklenburg County $225,000 more than was originally anticipated or requested in the original Board request. Therefore, this Board action is necessary to recognize and receive this additional funding.
Additionally, the grant funding will be used to offset expenses associated with the additional equipment purchased under the Van Dyk Agreement to improve recycling of PP and PET materials and provide for outreach and education related to PP and PET. Therefore, the contract for Van Dyk Recycling shall be increased ...
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