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RECYCLING GRANTS " . :. . \. I I 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 Printed on recycled paper. 1 (!if;:~ ,JZ ~~ PdL tJ C) - " ~' to! -- () 0 (2.0) 00 ~C)~T I-{)! I ( Docul11ent \Nas not cOl11plete. Every other page \Nas skipped. ,. .' I \ I 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). 3 ~ " t , . I A ITEST: by: City Clerk (Seal) A ITEST: by: City Clerk (Seal) A TrEST: by: City Clerk (Seal) A TrEST: by: City Clerk (Seal) I TOWN OF BELLEA!R by: Ma yor crTY OF BELLEAIR BEACH by: Mayor CITY OF BELLEAIR BLUFFS by: Mayor TOWN OF BELLEAIR SHORE by: Mayor 5 . IT. . . , ,-~ ATTEST: by: I City Clerk (Sea I) A TrEST: by: City Clerk (Seal) A ITEST: by: City Clerk (Seal) A ITEST: by: City Clerk (Seal) I TOWN OF INDIAN SHORES by: Mayor TOWN OF KENNETH CITY by: Mayor CITY OF LARGO by: Mayor CITY OF MADEIRA BEACH by: Mayor 7 . I . . ! AITEST: by: , I 1 City Clerk (Seal) A ITEST: by: City Clerk (Seal) A ITEST: by: A ITEST: by: City Clerk (Seal) City Clerk (Seal) I CITY OF REDINGTON SHORES by: Mayor CITY OF SAFETY HARBOR by: Mayor CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG by: Mayor CITY OF ST. PETE BEACH by: 9 Mayor