Res 2023-133R approving a grant agreement with The Recycling Partnership that provides funding to the City in an amount up to $133,000.00, plus additional in-kind contributions, to fund a pilot program for a multifamily recycling valet service

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RECYCLING PARTN ERSHI P.ORG When selecting the multifamily properties that will participate in this pilot,the Grantee will target properties with diverse resident populations that are representative of the whole city. More specifically, and as possible,the Grantee will seek to include properties with student residents, retired residents, low-income residents, high-income residents, and any other designations the Grantee finds to be representative of the multifamily housing types in Grantee's jurisdiction. As provided for in Section s of Attachment A, The Partnership will procure the services of a doorstep collection vendor that will pick up recyclables placed in clear bags that have been set outside at the doorstep of apartment units at participating properties (apartment complexes). This service will be provided once per week on a set and reoccurring schedule. The doorstep collection vendor will track the number of households that placed recycling outside at each serviced property on any one service day. The doorstep recycling collection vendor will transport the bags of recyclables to the on-property recycling site with the carts provided by the Grantee and will then break open the bags and place the recyclables in city-owned and serviced carts and will discard the bags separately. Most of the cart sites at each complex will be locked to prevent contamination, but at each property, a few carts will remain unlocked for residents who need to manage materials outside of collection days where doorstep collection is provided. In addition to tracking the number of households that are utilizing the service during any one service interval, the doorstep collection vendor will also track the number of households that place contaminated recyclables out for collection. Should contamination be identified as a major challenge,then the Parties agree to work together to identify and execute the best course of action to resolve this issue. The Partnership will also provide grant funding to procure approximately 3,500 in-unit containers. Grantee staff will distribute one in-unit container to each household at participating properties. Along with the in-unit container, each household at the participating properties will receive Grantee-provided clear plastic bags for recycling along with printed information about acceptable materials,how to prepare materials for doorstep recycling collection, and information about the schedule for when doorstep collection service will be provided. The doorstep recycling collector will leave a new bag each time they service a unit. The information provided to residents will also include information about how residents can secure additional bags for participating in the doorstep recycling collection service. The Grantee will partner with their MRF operator, Texas Disposal Systems,to execute recycling audits before, during, and after the doorstep service is implemented. Additionally, Grantee staff will audit a variety of apartment complexes with different income-levels, locations and resident demographics that will be included in the project. 13