REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Budget Modification No. 3 to Appropriate $217,816 of CalRecycle SB1383 Local Assistance Grant Program Funds to Project 830910 - Zero Waste Strategic Plan
Report
BACKGROUND
On April 27, 2022, the City was awarded grant funds in the amount of $217,816 to implement SB1383. SB 1383 set methane emission reduction targets for California (Lara, Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016) in a statewide effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCP). Local jurisdictions must reduce organic waste disposal by 50% by 2020 and 75% by 2025; and recover currently disposed surplus food by at least 20% by 2025.
The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) administered a one-time grant program meant to provide aid in the implementation of regulations adopted by CalRecycle pursuant SB 1383 and SB170 Budget Act of 2021. This non-competitive grant program provided $57 million of funding to local jurisdictions to assist with the implementation of regulation requirements associated with SB 1383.
The City was awarded $217,816 in CalRecycle SB1383 Local Assistance Grant Program for a grant term of April 27, 2022, to May 2, 2024 (Attachment 1). Funds were received in FY 2021/22, but due to staff turnover, the report to Council to appropriate the grant funds was delayed.
$178,498 of the grant funds will offset the cost of a term-limited Environmental Programs Specialist I position that focuses on education, monitoring, compliance, and procurement as required by SB1383.
Sunnyvale is a member of Santa Clara County regional edible food recovery program. The remaining $39,368 of the Grant will fund the City's portion of the edible food recovery program to ensure that the City is meeting its SB1383 food recovery requirements. This funding is strategically supporting infrastructure improvements in the nonprofit community, as well as a one-year infusion of support for recurring programmatic tasks: inspections, edu...
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