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'~ity of iver ITEM 4.4. MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Mayor & City Council Greg Berg, Environmental Officer March 7, 1997 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Clean Up Day The clean up day will be run basically the same as it was last year with most of the same vendors being involved. The vendors were chosen for service at the clean up day because of lower cost and their cooperative efforts last year. The city will again be receiving the maximum amount available for SCORE grants at $3500.00 to fund the clean up day. We will be needing volunteers and city staff to help with the collection of these hard to dispose of items. Attached you will find a copy of the SCORE grant application and clean up day ad that was placed in the Current and will be run in the newspaper at a later date. SCORE Recycling Application The purpose of this grant is the same as in the past, to promote the increase of the county's recycling rate and to reduce the amount of trash incinerated or landfilled. My idea was to combine two projects into one, incorporating recycling and education. The new program that I came up with was to implement recycling in the city's parks and downtown areas. This would be a stepping stone for the city to once again get ahead of everyone else in a worth while cause. As you read the copy of the application to the county board it explains the scope of the project and it's educational aspects. As shown, the city is required to incur at least 25% of the costs involved with these projects. The main costs for the city in this program would be the staff time and equipment as well as an increase in hauler cost. 13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425