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<br /> '\ <br /> 41 <br /> "- <br />- <br />pLfASANTONo City Council <br /> Staff Report <br /> November 1, 2005 <br /> City Manager <br />SUBJECT APPROVAL OF MEASURE D RECYCLING FUNDS TO SUPPORT <br /> GO GREEN INITIATIVE RECYCLING PROGRAMS AT SCHOOL <br /> SITES <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: <br /> Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement awarding a $40,000 <br /> grant in Measure D recycling funds to the Go Green Initiative Association to <br /> implement recycling programs at Pleasanton public schools. <br />Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: <br />BACKGROUND <br />Measure D Allocation <br />The City of Pleasanton receives annually approximately $260,000 in Measure D funds from the <br />Alameda County Recycling Board. Of this amount, approximately $80,000 is used by the City to <br />subsidize the City's residential curbside recycling programs through the direct purchase of blue <br />bags and green waste containers. In the current fiscal year, a majority of Measure D funds have <br />been designated to support the City's food scrap recycling program. <br />The Go Green Initiative has continued to provide the City an opportunity to partner with the <br />school district, parents, teachers and children to implement a comprehensive educational program <br />that fosters environmental awareness and recycling programs in the classroom. The program <br />seeks to establish an educational climate in the classroom that supports the basic principles of <br />conservation and environmental awareness. The intended results are to teach children to be <br />responsible caretakers of the planet and to heighten community awareness of, and participation <br />in, environmentally responsible behavior. <br />SR:05:289 <br />