THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM

BeRe Kirk February 16,
City Administrator

TeM. Chong, P. Eng.,
Deputy City Engineer/
Operations Manager

SUBJECT: Cost-Share in Promotiona! Program for Recycling -
Environmental Protection Committee Meeting of
February 12, 1987

Recommendations:

1. That the City commit $2,900 from the 1987 refuse disposal
budget for the purpose of promoting recycling.

2. That an application for a $2,000 grant be submitted to the
GVRD for the purpose of promoting recycling in the Citye

Background and Comments:

Council has probably by now read the letter dated February
9, 1987 (copy attached) which was forwarded by Mr. Murphy of
SeHsA.R-E. Society requesting that the City cost=share in the
Proposed promotional Program for recycling. The Committee
Supports the work which S.H.A.R.E. Society has done in the past
and is proposing to do to promote recycling in the City because
of the obvious benefits. The Committee therefore recommends
that the City participate in the cost=sharing of the proposed
promotional program for recycling.

Since it is possible to apply for a maximum of $2,000
grant from the GVRD to promote recycling subject to the City
matching the grant dollar for dollar, the Committee recommends
that the city commit $2,000 from the 1987 retuse disposal
budget to match the possible $2,000 grant from the GVRD. The
reason that the funds should come from the refuse disposal
account is because the obvious tangible benefit associated with
the recycling program is the reduction in the refuse disposal
costs to the City.

lt is the intent that once the $2,000 grant has been
received from the GVRD, this amount plus $1,000 of the City's
funds will be given to SHARE. society as the City's portion
of the cost-sharing formula. The remaining $1,000 will be held
and used by the City to promote recycling in other ways.
Should the City not receive any grants from the GVRD for
recycling, then onty the $2,900 committed from the refuse
disposal budget will be given to S.H.A.R.E. Society to promote

recycling.

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