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BACKGROUND The State of the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act applies a CRV tax on beverages to encourage recycling and litter reduction. A portion of that tax is available to cities and counties that want to partner with the State in maintaining its 80 percent recycling rate for all CRV beverage containers. Funds are calculated by CalRecycle with each city being eligible for a minimum of $5,000 or an amount based on a per capita basis, whichever is greater. The CalRecycle funding cycle, titled FY 2019/20 commences in April 2020 and concludes in March 1, 2022. Payments to cities will be dispersed in June/July 2020 and cities will have until March 1 , 2022 to spend the funds. Eligible activities include: • New or existing curbside recycling programs • Neighborhood drop-off recycling programs • Public education promoting recycling programs • Litter Prevention and clean up where the waste stream includes beverage containers that will be recycled. • Cooperative regional efforts among two or more cities or counties, or both • Other beverage container recycling programs • Supporting AB 341 Mandatory Commercial Recycling requirements o Infrastructure for businesses to recycle beverage containers o Support for new or existing beverage container recycling programs for multi-family residential dwellings. o Public education and outreach that includes a beverage container recycling component. DISCUSSION If funding is awarded, City staff will administer the funds according to the eligible criteria allowed by the program and select activities that will best meet the City's Strategic Objective of Environmental Awareness. Submitted by: Fiscal Review: Approved by: Becky Hopkins Tina Olson Nelson Fialho Assistant to the City Manager Director of Finance City Manager Attachments: 1 . Resolution Page 2 of 2