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'i(utliJl66e JofCVI Cliair <JI,p6ert Stans6ury City of Livermore Vice-cliair :Marslia Jones City of iPfeasanton ([)onna Ca6anne JofCVI :M071tSpencer Jlfameaa County '/(!cycting 'Boara :Miclie{fe :Mitclie{[ Liaison P/DVCjl '['1 OW jl (j)1/1S0CJ(ry' cBOjl CJ((j) jl(tamont Landfi(( SeU(ement jlgreement 2005jlnnua(~pon Background In 1999, the cities of Livermore and Pleasanton, the Sierra Club and the Northern California Recycling Association (NCRA) entered into a settlement agreement with Alameda County and Altamont Landfill. The Altamont Landfill Settlement Agreement created the Altamont Education Advisory Board to propose allocation of funds in the Education Account for recycling education programs, job training in the field of waste prevention and recycling and mitigating the impacts of the landfill operations in the affected community. Funds generated from the $0.28 per ton surcharge amount to approximately $325,000 annually. There are five voting members on the Education Advisory Board: one appointed by the Livermore City Council; one appointed by the Pleasanton City Council; two appointed by NCRA; and the Alameda County Recycling Board's environmental educator. The role of the Education Advisory Board is to annually propose the allocation of funds from the Education Account by submitting an Expenditure Plan by April I of each year. Concurrence of Alameda County, the cities of Livermore and Pleasanton, and NCRA in the Expenditure Plan is necessary before funds are allocated. Funds are collected from the Altamont Landfill by the Alameda County Treasurer. The County then transfers the annual allocation to the City of Livermore for disbursal to grant recipients. 2005 Activities The 2005 Expenditure Plan was approved by each ofthe parties in early spring 2005. The Expenditure Plan proposed the following allocations: Mini-grants Project grants Board initiated projects ALARM mitigation projects Fund administration $50,000 $200,000 $50,000 $10,000 $15.000 $325,000 TOTAL Based on the allocation established by the Expenditure Plan, the Education Advisory Board released a Request for Proposals for mini-grants and project grants pursuant to the guidelines established in the settlement agreement. The Education Advisory Board received 20 grant applications totaling over $400,000 in fimding. The Education Advisory Board evaluated the applications and made the following grant awards. Mini-grants The Education Advisory Board received ten mini-grant applications (up to $1,500 each). Four of the mini- grant applications met the grant criteria and were awarded, as follows: Valley View Elementary School, Pleasanton - $4,500 for three separate mini-grants for recycling and composting program implementation and infrastructure; Marylin Avenue School, Livermore - $1,485 for environmental education materials. A total of $5,985 was awarded from the mini-grant total funding allocation of $50,000 leaving a fund balance of$44,015. The Education Advisory Board has reissued the mini-grant application announcement and will entertain proposals for mini-grants throughout the year. The 2006 Expenditure Plan recommends increasing the cap on the mini-grant award amount to $2,500 to make the mini-grant program more attractive to schools and teachers. The 2006 Expenditure Plan recommends allocating only $10,000 in new funding for the mini- grant program. Funds remaining from the 2005 mini-grant allocation can be used for mini-grants awarded in 2006.