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09/19/2001 - RE02-22 0 N 0:: M 0 N <..> w ::c a:: Cl.. a::: 0 N La.. (:) Cl.. Lt...I LLJ en ...J - C) La.. <<::::) ~ SOLID 'ASTE MANAGEMENT RESOLUTION NO.325- 2001 -< ~ Ii. RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF 3tiMONROE COUNTY FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE EXE- ~~TION OF A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPART- ~~!lENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR THE ~dWCCEP1'ANCE OF RECYCLING AND EDUCATION GRANT ~ IUNDS. c 0 x: WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 237 -200l, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners authorized the submission of a grant application to the Department of Environmental Protection for Recycling and Education Grant funds; and WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has awarded Monroe County a Recycling and Education Grant, in the amount of $127,034.00; and WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has issued Grant Agreement RE02-22 as part of the grant awards; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: 1. The grant is hereby accepted and the Mayor is authorized to execute the grant contract. 2. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption by the Commission and execution by the Mayor and Clerk. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a meeting of said Board held on the 19th day of September, 2001. Attest: Mayor Neugent Mayor Pro Tem Williams Commissioner Spehar Commissioner McCoy Commissioner Nelson Yes ~ Yes ~ Ye..s.- D OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER ONROE COT' ~A ~ ab.L c. /I1J'Y:>~ , Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk Department of Environmental Protection Twin Towers Office Building 2600 Blair Stone Road Tallahassee. Florida 32399-2400 RECYCLING & EDUCATION GRANT AGREEMENT Jeb Bush Governor FOR STATE ASSISTANCE UNDER SECTION 403.7095, FLORIDA STATUTES PART I - GRANT NOTIFICATION INFORMATION 1. Grant Number: RE02-22 2. Date of Award: July 1, 2001 3. Grant Title: SOLID WASTE RECYCLING AND EDUCATION GRANT 4. Grant Period: October 1, 2001 - September 30, 2002 5. Grant Amount: $127,034 Base Portion: Incentive Portion: Recvclina and Education $ NIA S NIA Total Grant Amount: $127,034 6. Grantee(s): Address: MONROE COUNTY 5100 College Road, Room #502 Key West, Florida, 33040 7. Federal Employer Identification Number: 59-6000749 8. Authorized Representative: Name: Title: George R. Neugent Mayor of Monroe County Phone: 305-292-4432 9. Contact Person: Name: Address: Carol A. Cobb Executive Administrator 5100 College Road, Room #502 Key West, Florida, 33040 Phone: 305-292-4432 10. Total population of Grantee(s) from official April 1, 2000, Population Estimates: 79,589 11. Issuing Office: Florida Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Solid and Hazardous Waste 2600 Blair Stone Road Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 (850) 488-0300 "More Protection, Less Process" Printed on recycled paper, David B. Struhs Secretary PART II - GRANT CONDITION& A. GENERAL CONDITIONS: 1. The method of payment, for the period October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002, will be on a reimbursement basis for direct cost only. 2. The grantee shall elect to submit reimbursement requests on either a monthly or quarterly basis. The method chosen shall be followed for the entire grant period. An original of the reimbursement request, with summaries and appropriate contracts attached, shall be due on the last day of the month following the end of the reporting period (monthly or quarterly). Each reimbursement request shall be submitted in detail sufficient for pre audit and post audit review. 3. Grant funds may be expended through September 30, 2002. A final reimbursement request must be submitted no later than october 31, 2002. 4. Reimbursement requests must be signed by the designated Authorized Representative. This should be the same person who signed the grant agreement. If there is a change in the authorized representative during the grant period, the Department must be notified of the new representative by resolution or minutes of a commission meeting. 5. Expenditures shall be limited to allowable items as listed in Section 62-716.430 of the Solid Waste Grants Program Rule: (a) Solid waste recycling grants shall be used to provide funding for recycling program capital costs, which include equipment purchases, solid waste scales, facility construction and other such costs approved by the Department. (b) Grant funds may also be used for operating subsidies, provided that the applicant shall demonstrate that such a use is necessary for the success of the recycling program, and shall show how the subsidy will benefit the program. (c) RecyCling grant funds shall be used for projects to assist local governments in recycling paper, glass, plastic, construction and demolition debris, white goods, and metals and in composting and recycling the organic material component of municipal solid waste. (d) Solid waste education grant funds shall be used to promote recycling, volume reduction, proper disposal of solid wastes, and market development for recyclable materials. Up to 30 percent of grant funds may be used for planning studies to assess the feasibility and success of the recycling and education programs. (e) All existing public and private recycling infrastructure shall be fully used to the extent possible when planning and implementing the local government recycling programs. Funds shall not be used for duplicating existing private and public recycling programs unless the applicant demonstrates that such existing programs cannot be integrated into the planned recycling program. 6. Each recipient of grant funds shall maintain accurate records of all expenditures of grant funds and shall assure that these records are available at all reasonable times for inspection, review or audit by Department personnel and other personnel authorized by the Department. Records shall be kept for a period of at least 3 years following the end of the grant period. The grantee agrees that it will expeditiously initiate and complete the program work for which assistance has been awarded under this agreement in accordance with all applicable provisions of Florida statutes and the Florida Administrative Code. 7. Allowable costs may be charged to this agreement beginning either October 1, 2001, or the date this agreement is fully executed, whichever date is later. 8. Grant funds shall be included in the grantee's Annual Audit subject to the requirements of CH.215.97, F.S.. A copy of all Single Audits shall be submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection, Solid Waste Section, by March 31st of each year. 9. The Department has the right to terminate a grant award and demand refund of grant funds for non-compliance with the terms of the award or the Solid Waste Grants Program Rule 62-716. Such action may also result in the Department declaring the local government ineligible for further participation in the program until the local government complies with the terms of the grant award. 10. Grantee shall obtain all necessary construction-related permits before initiating construction. 11. The State of Florida's performance and obligation to pay under this grant agreement is contingent upon receipt of funds presently anticipated from the Florida Department of Revenue. 12. Travel expebses incurred are included in the amount of this grant and no additional travel expenses will be authorized. Any requests for reimbursement of travel expenses must be submitted in accordance with Section 112.061, Florida Statutes. 13. The Department reserves the right to unilaterally cancel this contract for refusal by the grantee to allow public access to all documents, papers, letters, or other material subject to the provisions of Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and made or received by the grantee in conjunction with this grant. 14. The Grantee is prohibited from using grant funds for the purpose of lobbying the Legislature or a State Agency. Grant # RE02-22 OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE The state of Florida, acting by and through the Department of Environmental Protection, hereby offers assistance to the local government(s) of Monroe County, and the cities of Key Colony Beach, Key West, and Layton for all allowable costs incurred up to and not exceeding $127,034. Grant Application dated 06/20/01, included herein by reference. THE STATE OF FLORIDA BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: ~ .--f ,4. IlL -J (for t..J/AJ H) W~l iam W. Hinkley, Chief Bureau of Solid & Hazardous Waste oK: /O[ [of Date In accepting this award and any payments made pursuant thereto, (1) the undersigned represents that he is duly authorized to act on behalf of the recipient county, and (2) the recipient agrees to the general and special conditions. BEHALF OF THE DESIGNATED RECIPIENT COUNTY: of Author~z George R. Neugent Mayor of Monroe County Please return to: Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Solid and Hazardous Waste Solid Waste Section - M.S. # 4565 2600 Blair stone Road Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400