City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 190547

• File #: 190547
• Version: 1
• Type: Mayor's Request
• Status: Approved
• File created: 12/3/2010
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 12/9/2010
• Final action: 2/10/2011
• Enactment date: 2/10/2011
• Enactment #: 190547
• Title: Requesting the acceptance of a grant of $18,850 from the Dept. of Environmental Protection for the city's recycling program.
• Code sections: Grant/Gift -

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/10/2011	6	City Council	Approved
2/9/2011	5	Finance	Approved
12/9/2010	4	City Council	Referred for recommendation

  Agenda Text

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Requesting the acceptance of a grant of $18,850 from the Dept. of Environmental Protection for the city's recycling program.

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Official Text

To the Honorable Board:

The City of Somerville has been awarded a grant in the amount of $18,850 from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for recycling purposes.  The grant funding is from DEP's Sustainable Material Recovery Program and will be used for the following purposes: $15,000 for wheeled recycling carts for the city's single stream pilot, $750 for materials to publicize single stream recycling, $600 for food waste collection containers and $2500 to publicize food waste collection.

In accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 44, Section 53A, which requires a vote of the Board of Aldermen for the expenditure of grants or gifts from the federal government and from a charitable foundation, private corporation, or an individual, or from the Commonwealth, a county or municipality or agency thereof, I request approval to expend this grant.

Respectfully submitted,

Joseph A. Curtatone, Mayor