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RESOLUTION NO. 8194
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF MUNICIPAL GRANT APPLICATION
FOR HENNEPIN COUNTY RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING FUNDING POLICY
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Minnesota Statute 115A.551, whereby each
county in the metropolitan area has as a goal to recycle a minimum of
35 percent (350) by weight of total solid waste generation, and each
county must develop and implement or require political subdivisions
within the county to develop and implement programs, practices, or
methods designed to meet its recycling goal; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Minnesota Statute 115A.551 each
metropolitan county has as a supplementary goal, by December 31,
1996, to recycle 45 percent (45~) by weight of total solid waste
generation; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Minnesota Statute 115A.552, counties .shall
ensure that residents have an opportunity to recycle; and
WHEREAS, Hennepin County Ordinance 13 requires each city to
implement a recycling program to enable the County to meet its
recycling goals; and
WHEREAS, in July 1994, the Hennepin County Board of
Commissioners approved a Residential Recycling Funding Policy for a
five year period January 1, 1995 through December 31, 1999, to
distribute 100 of SCORE funds received by the County from the State
of Minnesota to cities for residential collection of recyclables; and
WHEREAS, to be eligible to receive these County funds, cities
must meet the conditions set forth in the "Funding Policy," and
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield desires to receive these County
funds;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Richfield City Council
authorizes the submittal of the 1995 through 1999 Municipal Recycling
Grant Application, Hennepin County Residential Recycling Program; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City will use such County funds
only for the limited purpose of implementing the City's waste
reduction and recycling program
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota
this 10th day of October, 1994. ~
ATTEST:
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Thomas P. Ferber City Clerk
Martin J. it ch Mayor