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THE CITY OF <br />' <br />- " -'- T" CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br />j~L£~S~4NTONo <br />May 1, 2007 <br />City Manager <br />TITLE: APPROVE MEASURE D RECYCLING FUNDS TO SUPPORT GO <br />GREEN INITIATIVE RECYCLING PROGRAMS AT SCHOOL <br />SITES FOR 2007-08 <br />SUMMARY <br />Staff is recommending a Measure D grant in the amount of $32,000 to the Pleasanton <br />Unified School District to be used to implement the Go Green Initiative recycling <br />program in the schools during the 2007-08 school year. It is also recommended that a <br />one time grant of $10,000 be dedicated to purchase a large composting device for use <br />at Hearst Elementary School. The PUSD Environmental Awareness Committee will <br />administer the funds and provide the City with quarterly monitoring reports, as required <br />by both the City and state. The Go Green Initiative program provides the City an <br />opportunity to partner with the school district, parents, teachers and children to <br />implement a variety of programs that support recycling and environmental awareness in <br />the schools. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />To authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement awarding a total grant amount <br />of $42,000 in Measure D recycling funds to the Pleasanton Unified School District to <br />implement the Go Green Initiative recycling programs at Pleasanton public schools for <br />the remainder of the 2007-08 school year. <br />FINANCIAL STATEMENT <br />The $42,000 grant is from the City's Measure D recycling funds. Measure D funds are <br />restricted revenue that can only be used by the City to advance recycling programs. <br />