RECYCLING GRANTS
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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR RECYCLING GRANTS
This Agreement, entered into this Jo~ day of ~, 193-by and between
each of the undersigned municipalities (hereinafter referred to individually as the
"CITY" and collectiyely as the "CITIES"), and the Board of County Commissioners of
Pinellas County, Florida (hereinafter referred to as the "COUNTY").
WHEREAS, the state of Florida has established goals for the purposes of
managing and reducing solid waste through the Solid Waste Management Act of 1988,
(Part IV, Chapter 403, F.S.); and
\\i'HEREAS, in an effort to reach this goal the ACT and the AMENDMENTS
require counties to develop and implement recycling and waste reduction programs
within their jurisdictions to return recyclable materials to productive use, to conserve
energy and natural resources, and to maximize capacity at solid waste management
facilities; and
WHERE.A.S, the ACT encourages counties and municipalities to form
cooperative arrangements for implementing solid waste recycling, waste reduction and
education programs; and Pinellas municipalities shall enter into an interlocal
agreement for these purposes; and
WHEREAS, the ACT created the Solid Waste Management Trust Fund to
provide grants to assist qualifying counties and municipalities in the operation of
recycling, waste reduction and education programs; and
WHEREAS, Section 403.7095 (3) (c), F. S. provides that no local goyernment
matching funds are required for these grants if the municipalities representing
seventy-five percent (75%) of the incorporated population of the County apply jointly
with the County, or, if one of such municipalities has a population exceeding twenty-
fiye percent (25 %) of the incorporated population of the County, no match is required
if municipalities having at least seventy-fiye percent (75%) of the remaining
incorporated population of the County apply jointly with the incorporated population
of the County to the Florida Department of En'vironmental protection (FDEP)
(formerly Florida Department of Environmental Regulation) for these grants; and
WHEREAS, in order to apply jointly for the grants the County. and the
municipalities must enter into interlocal agreements that determine how the grant
funds, if awarded, shall be used; and
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4. The COUNn' shall, by October 1 each year, report to FDEP the
COUNTY's and CITIES' annual recycling and waste reduction activities
for the duration of the period covered by this Agreement. The CITIES
agree to submit their portion of the grant to the county 45 days prior to
the submittal by the COUNTY. '
5. The COUNn' shall distribute the grant monies awarded by FDEP to
the COUNTY and CITIES based on their pro rata share of these
monies. According to the AC4 the incentive portion of the grant is to
be divided equallyamoung the COUNn' and CITIES with populations
over 50,CXXl. The base portion available to each CITY will be
determined by dividing the remaining state funds by the total population
of all eligible applicants, and multiplying this amount by the population
of the CITY.> Population figures are determined from the most recent
population census in accordance with s. 186.901 F. S.
6. Grants awarded to the COUNTY by FDEP shall be forwarded in
appropriate amounts to the CITIES within thirty (30) days of receipt.
7. The solid waste recycling and education grants provided to the
COUNTY and CITIES by FDEP may be used for any of the following
purposes (Florida Administrative Code 17-716.430): .
a. Recycling program capital costs;
b. Temporary operating subsidies, provided that the CITIES and the
COUNTY demonstrate that such a use is necessary for the
success of the recycling program, and shall show how the subsidy
will benefit the program. Recycling grant funds shall be used
for projects to assist local governments in recycling paper, glass
and plastic, construction and demolition debris., white gOC>Cis, and
metals and in com posting organic materials;
c. Promotion of recycling, waste reduction, and proper disposal; and
d. Market development for recyclable materials.
8. Each CITY for itself agrees to provide a written account of expenditures
from the grant award used for implementation of the recycling program
within the CITY. CITIES agree to provide the COUNTY with
reimbursement reports no later than 15 days after the end of each
quarter. Documentation of expenses is required in sufficient detail to
meet the requirements for reimbursement placed on the COUNTY by
FDEP for the grant award. CITIES agree that accounting records will
be kept for a minimum of three (3) years for audit purposes and that
grant funds will be incorporated in the Annual Audit required by the
Single Audit Act (Al28).
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TOWN OF INDIAN SHORES
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CITY OF LARGO
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CITY OF MADEIRA BEACH
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CITY OF REDINGTON SHORES
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CITY OF SAFETY HARBOR
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CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG
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