To

Mayor and Council

Subject

Grant from Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority for Recycling and Waste Reduction

Initiator

Public Services

Recommendation

Approval is requested to submit an application and if approved accept a $50,000 \n \n grant from the Georgia Facilities Authority/Recycling and Waste Reduction \n \n Program to use for "Hazardous Waste Turn in Day".

Approval

Approved

Background

Each year the city of Columbus and the Keep Columbus Beautiful Commission host

a "Hazardous Waste Turn in Day". At that time citizens are encouraged to turn

in hazardous materials that are stored around their homes. These are items that

are not allowed in the landfill and there are no alternatives for disposal. Our

program will give citizens the opportunity to drop off these items for proper

disposal. Without this program many of these items may be disposed of

illegally or hidden in household garbage and put into the landfill without our

knowledge.

Analysis

The grant will help fund at least 2 Hazardous Waste Turn in Days in 2008.

Currently, we partner with Keep Columbus Beautiful which contributes up to

$25,000 from private grants they receive. The Waste Collection Division funds

the remainder of the cost from the City Budget. This past October the cost to

the City was $38,065.36.

Financial Considerations

The awarding of the grant would offset the cost currently being paid from the

Waste Collection budget. There is a 10% ($5,000) match required that will be

paid from the Waste Collection Budget

Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement

Legal Considerations

Council is the approval authority for all grant applications.

Recommendations/ Actions

Recommend approval to allow the Public Services Department, Waste Collection

Division to apply for the Grant.





A RESOLUTION



NO.________



A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION AND IF APPROVED ACCEPT A

$50,000 GRANT FROM THE GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY FOR RECYCLING

AND WASTE REDUCTION PROGRAM. GRANT APPLICATION WILL BE FOR $50,000 WITH THE

CITY MATCHING 10% OF FUNDS AND AMEND THE MULTI-GOVERNMENTAL FUND BY THE AWARD

OF THE GRANT.



WHEREAS, Columbus Consolidated Government operates Pine Grove Landfill a

sub-title ?D? facility permitted by the Georgia Environmental Division to

dispose of municipal solid waste; and,



WHEREAS, the disposal of household hazardous waste products are not allowed in

Pine Grove Landfill unless properly handled or mitigated; and,



WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Division has instructed municipalities to

investigate ways to reduce the amount of waste going into their landfills and

by recycling of waste into useful products is a way to accomplish this goal;

and,



WHEREAS, our citizens have no convenient alternative for disposal of household

hazardous waste in Muscogee County.



NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:



That the City Manager is hereby authorized to submit an application and if

approved accept a $50,000 grant from the Georgia Environmental Facilities

Authority for Recycling and Waste Reduction. The grant application will be for

$50,000 with the City matching 10% of funds and authorize amending the

Multi-Governmental Fund by the award of the grant.

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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held

the 15th day

of January , 2008 and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative vote of

_______ members of said Council.





Councilor Allen voting __________.

Councilor Anthony voting __________.

Councilor Baker voting __________.

Councilor Barnes voting __________.

Councilor Davis voting __________.

Councilor Henderson voting __________.

Councilor Hunter voting __________.

Councilor McDaniel voting __________.

Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.

Councilor Woodson voting __________.







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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council Jim Wetherington, Mayor

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