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Ci!X of Tukwila <br />Jim Haggerton, Maya <br />TO: <br />Transportation and Infrastructure Committee <br />FROM: <br />Jack Pace, Community Development Director <br />BY: <br />Lynn Miranda, Senior Planner <br />CC: <br />Mayor Ekberg <br />DATE: <br />January 20, 2017 <br />SUBJECT: 2017-2018 King County Solid Waste Recycling Grant <br />ISSUE <br />Council approval is required to authorize the Mayor to sign an Interagency Agreement to receive <br />$76,944 in grant funding that King County Solid Waste Division has awarded to the Tukwila Recycling <br />Program. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Tukwila has received a Waste Reduction/Recycling (WRR) grant from King County Solid Waste to <br />support the Recycling Program's work from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018. A signed <br />Interagency Agreement is required to receive the funds. <br />Tukwila's Recycling Assistance Program operates exclusively through grant funding, without using <br />either City of Tukwila's General fund or Utility Funds. Tukwila has received the WRR grant for several <br />years through a formula based on its population and employment. The WRR grant provides part of <br />DCD's budget and is regularly included in the City's overall budget. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Waste Reduction/'Recycling Grant (WRR) <br />The attached Waste Reduction/Recycling grant from the King County Solid Waste division totals <br />$76,944 for the 24-month grant period. A portion of the WRR grant funds will be used to provide the <br />required 25% match for the Coordinated Prevention Grant (CPG) from Washington State's <br />Department of Ecology. WRR grant funds are allocated as follows: <br />• Residential Recycling Collection Events - $5,000 <br />Funds will be used to support events in Spring 2017 and 2018 to collect secondary <br />recyclables (i.e. "hard-to-recycle" goods such as tires, sinks, furniture, bulky yard debris, <br />etc.) from Tukwila and King County residents. <br />CommerciallMultifamily Recycling - $56, 000 <br />The bulk of the WRR grant will assist Tukwila businesses on-site or through other methods <br />as they reduce waste, start, or improve recycling programs, purchase recycled products, <br />and use sustainable business practices. Staff will focus on sites with property managers and <br />multiple tenants, including some multi-family sites. We will also work with City of Tukwila <br />facilities and purchasing. Funding will support consultant assistance, Department of <br />Community Development staff hours, printed materials such a resource guide sent to all <br />businesses with their business license renewal, and support materials such as special <br />collection containers and bags. <br />LAE= & PMnfo Memo WRR Grant 201 7 docx <br />