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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />DATE: January 9, 2017 <br />ITEM NO: 17 <br />Department Approval: Administrator Reviewed: Agenda Section: <br />Name: Diane Tiegs Y"-4 Administration <br />Title: City Clerk <br />Item Description: Hennepin County Recycling Grant Agreement <br />The Hennepin County Residential Recycling Grant Agreement with the City of Orono expired <br />on December 31, 2016. The new funding policy will continue to fund city recycling programs, <br />but will gradually shift to more funds for organics recycling. By 2020, half of the funding will <br />be dedicated to support organic recycling. Attached is a resolution that confirms the City's <br />approval of the agreement and confirms the signatory's delegation of authority. The projected <br />recycling grants for Orono are as follows: <br />2017 $26,627 <br />2018 $23,298 <br />2019 $19,970 <br />2020 $16,642 <br />Cities with households participating in organics recycling are eligible for additional funding <br />which will be applied for in August 2017. <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Consider a motion to approve the attached resolution. <br />