Res 2019-194/approving a grant agreement with The Recycling Partnership, a 501(c)(3) organization, to accept a cash grant in the amount of $25,000 and an in-kind grant valued at $75,000 to assist the City with methods to increase recycling and reduce cont

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RECYCLINGPARTNERSHIP.ORG Attachment B: Grantee's Workplan a. Background: The City of San Marcos, TX has a population of approximately 64,000 people and nearly 15,000 multifamily residential households according to City staff. The City of San Marcos has a multifamily ordinance that requires multifamily properties to provide their residents with on-site recycling services. The City contracts for recycling collection to eligible multifamily properties. b. Project Description: This project will test three different methods to increase recycling and reduce contamination at multifamily properties. The Partnership seeks to work with the city and select property owners to provide in -unit containers to and properties to provide in -unit containers and valet collection twice per week. In addition, education and outreach elements of the project will be directed to all properties served by the city. The in -unit bin element of the project intends to target 2,000 — 2,500 households and the in -unit bin with valet service intends to target 1,500 — 2,000 units. With the support of grant funding from The Recycling Partnership the City of San Marcos will implement an education and outreach plan to increase capture rates in multifamily units while reducing contamination. The City of San Marcos will cooperate with The Recycling Partnership to plan and conduct before and after volume based generation rate estimates and contamination studies to measure the generation of recyclables from multifamily properties and assess the impact of the City's multifamily recycling program as well as the impact of the education and outreach and in -unit bins deployed as a result of the project. c. Measurement Plan: The Partnership and the Grantee will work on devising protocol to measure the average generation of recyclable material from multifamily households in the City of San Marcos. The effectiveness of educational materials will be partially judged based on measurement of contamination by type and rate before and after the deployment of those materials. The efficacy of in -unit bins will be explored by measuring before and generation rates after bin deployment. The efficacy of valet service will be explored by measuring before and generation rates after bin deployment. The Grantee will also work with The Partnership to evaluate contamination and participation rates of recovered materials, as resources allow. Reports will be provided to The Partnership as outlined in section t, Reporting and Additional Post -Award Requirements, as set out in Attachment A. d. Public Outreach Plan: The Grantee will work closely with The Partnership to develop and implement an effective education and outreach campaign in support of Grantee's multifamily recycling program utilizing the approach outlined in Paragraph k of Attachment A. Technical support will be provided by The Partnership as set out in the Grant Agreement. The Grantee will partner closely with The Partnership to maximize the educational efforts and materials developed during this campaign. This educational effort will focus on engaging long-term recyclers as well as new participants to keep the recycling stream clean and ensure that residents are informed of what is acceptable and not acceptable in their multifamily recycling program. A heavy emphasis of this campaign will be around educating residents about the