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INFORMATIONAL MEMO <br />Page 2 <br />• Residential Program —Rain Barrels, Compost Bins, and Worm Bins - $8,000 <br />The Recycling Program will purchase recycled plastic rain barrels and/or compost and worm <br />bins and distribute them to residents at reduced cost during the Residential Collection <br />Event. <br />• Residential Program — Tukwila Community Garage Sale - $4,000 <br />The Recycling Program will also conduct the annual Tukwila Community Garage Sale to <br />encourage reuse and recycling among residents. Funding will be used to provide <br />advertising and disseminate information about the event and reuse of goods to the public. <br />• Compost Demonstration Garden - $3,944 <br />Funds will be used to provide supplies for community gardeners at Gully Gardens to support <br />their use of the compost demonstration garden to make and use compost, as well as to fund <br />educational programs for the public at the site. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT <br />None at this time. The WRR Grant does not require matching City funds. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Council is being asked to approve the Interagency Agreement for the Waste Reduction/ Recycling <br />(WRR) grant from King County Solid Waste Division for $76,944.00 and consider this item on the <br />Consent Agenda at the February 6, 2017 Regular Meeting. This action will authorize the grant funding <br />for Tukwila's Recycling Assistance Program through December 31, 2018. <br />Attachment: Interagency Agreement for 2017 and 2018 with King County <br />ZADCD & PMInfo Memo WRR Grant 2017.docx <br />