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BACKGROUND Measure D Allocation The City of Pleasanton receives annually approximately $260,000 in Measure D funds from the Alameda County Recycling Board. Of this amount, approximately $80,000 is used by the City to subsidize the City's residential curbside recycling programs through the direct purchase of blue bags and green waste containers. Funds have also been designated to assist the schools in the implementation of recycling programs through the Go Green Initiative. In the current fiscal year, a majority of Measure D funds have been designated to support the City's green waste/food scrap recycling program. Go Green Initiative The Go Green Initiative has continued to provide the City an opportunity to partner with the school district, parents, teachers and children to implement a comprehensive educational program that fosters environmental awareness and recycling programs in the classroom. The program seeks to establish an educational climate in the classroom that supports the basic principles of conservation and environmental awareness. The intended results are to teach children to be responsible caretakers of the planet and to heighten community awareness of, and participation in, environmentally responsible behavior. In previous years, the Measure D grant was given either to the Go Green Initiative or shared with the Pleasanton Unified School District. Staff has been working with a newly formed Environmental Awareness Committee in the PUSD, which will now administer the funds. Schools will be able to apply for the environmental funds from the PUSD Environmental Awareness Committee and a coordinated financial, collection, and monitoring system will be in place. Due to some changes in the Go Green administration, staff did not receive a formal request for Go Green funds at the beginning of the 2006-07 school year, although funds were budgeted. The proposed $18,000 grant will be available for the remainder of the 2006-07 school year. The Go Green Initiative has a proven track record for success in the Pleasanton schools. Staff is recommending a Measure D grant in the amount of $18,000 for the 2006-07 school year to provide funds to the Pleasanton schools to implement the Go Green program. Go Green has an effective monitoring report system in place and quarterly required reports will continue to be submitted by the Environmental Awareness Committee. Submitted by: Jacquelyn Diaz Assistant to the City Manager Fiscal Review: David P. Culver Finance Director Appro ed Nels n Fialho City Manager Page 2 of 2