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DUBLIN
CALIFORNIA
STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DATE: December 19, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Linda Smith, City Manager
Agenda Item 5.13
SU B.ECT: Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery Grant Program Application
Authorization
Prepared by: Michelle Sung, Environmental Technician
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider authorizing the submittal of grant program applications to the
California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery for all programs for which the City of
Dublin is eligible.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt the Resolution Authorizing Submittal of Individual Applications for CalRecycle Grant
Programs.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) administers various
funding and grant programs to assist public agencies with efforts to reduce, recycle, and reuse
solid waste generated in the state, preserve landfill capacity, and protect public health, safety, and
the environment. CalRecycle grant application procedures require governing bodies to declare, by
resolution, certain authorizations related to the administration of CalRecycle grants.
Approval of the attached Resolution will facilitate Dublin's administration of CalRecycle grant
programs by authorizing the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, Public Works Director, or their
designees, to apply for any such grant programs for which the City is eligible. The Resolution
would also allow authorized Staff to execute all documents, including but not limited to
applications, agreements, amendments, and requests for payment, necessary to secure grant funds
and implement the grant program. The Resolution would be effective for five years from the date
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of adoption, which is the maximum effective duration allowed by CalRecycle.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
None.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
The City Council Agenda was posted.
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Resolution Authorizing Submittal of Individual Applications for CalRecycle Grant Programs
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Attachment I
RESOLUTION NO. XX — 23
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS FOR CALRECYCLE
GRANT PROGRAMS
WHEREAS, Public Resources Code sections 48000 et seq. authorize the Department of
Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to administer various grant programs in
furtherance of the State of California's efforts to reduce, recycle and reuse solid waste generated
in the state thereby preserving landfill capacity and protecting public health and safety and the
environment; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of this authority, CalRecycle is required to establish procedures
governing the application, awarding, and management of the grants; and
WHEREAS, CalRecycle grant application procedures require, among other things, an
applicant's governing body to declare by resolution certain authorizations related to the
administration of CalRecycle grants.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin
authorizes the submittal of applications to CalRecycle for all grants for which the City of Dublin is
eligible.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, Public Works
Director, or their designee, is hereby authorized and empowered to execute in the name of the
City of Dublin all grant documents, including but not limited to, applications, agreements,
amendments, and requests for payment, necessary to secure grant funds and implement the
approved grant project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that these authorizations are effective for five years from
the date of adoption of this Resolution.
{Signatures on the Following Page}
Reso. No. XX-23, Item X.X, Adopted XX/XX/2023 Page 1 of 2 3
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of December 2023, by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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