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TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: Jim Pilmer, Director of Neighborhood Standards
DATE: June 16, 2014
SUBJECT:
Requesting authorization for the Mayor to enter into a Program Funding Agreement with Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) in the amount of $100,000.00 for eligible uses in connection with the Illinois Recycling Grants Program (IRGP) for Aurora, Illinois.
PURPOSE:
The Illinois Recycling Grants Program was a competitive grant submission for Illinois communities to enhance or increase efforts towards recycling. Aurora's sustainable goals are to be increasing the recycling efforts in the community. As the individual efforts for recycling increase, the current bins do not hold the capacity for some households, in addition the current bins do not have lids which increases the litter debris in the neighborhoods. This grant will allow the purchase of recycling totes to serve areas in the Aurora community.
BACKGROUND:
Aurora submitted for this grant from concerns arising from neighborhood group meetings towards the need for larger bins and preferably with lids. The city waste hauler, Republic Services of Aurora attended neighborhood meetings with the Mayor's Office and Property Standards, to field complaints and to discuss viable options for recycling bins that would be acceptable for pick up. The 65 gallon tote with a lid is the most optimal container towards meeting the desired needs for increasing recycling and decreasing neighborhood litter debris.
DISCUSSION:
As with other grants the revenue for income and expenditure is not accounted for in the current fiscal year budget until received. A budget amendment will be prepared to accept the revenue in account 208-1727-334.10-44. The expenditures will be made from account number 208-1727-424.65.42 The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is grant number 14-442011
IMPACT STATEMENT:
The grant accounting will be performed by the A...
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