ORDINANCE NO. 240718

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Sponsor: City Manager

Accepting a $52,292.00 grant award from the Mid-America Regional Council Solid Waste Management District Grant Program for a waste diversion pilot program at City-permitted events; estimating and appropriating $52,292.00 in the General Grants Fund; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

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WHEREAS, the Mid-America Regional Council's Solid Waste Management District ("MARC SWMD") provides financial support in the form of annual and small project grants for implementing waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting projects to increase waste diversion within the district; and

WHEREAS, increasing waste diversion efforts will allow the City of Kansas City, Missouri to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet goals outlined in the Climate Protection & Resiliency Plan including carbon neutrality by 2040; and

WHEREAS, the Waste & Materials section of the Climate Protection & Resiliency Plan specifically contains Short-Term Action W-1.9: Establish requirements for waste diversion at all City-permitted events; and

WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City, Missouri Office of Environmental Quality was awarded $52,292.00 through the MARC SWMD Grant Program to conduct an Event Waste Diversion Pilot; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the City Manager is authorized to accept a $52,292.00 grant from the Mid-America Regional Council Solid Waste Management District Grant Program for a waste diversion pilot program at City-permitted events. That the City Manager is authorized to execute a grant agreement with Mid-America Regional Council Solid Waste Management District to govern the administration of the grant. A copy of the grant agreement is on file in the Office of the City Manager and is approved in substantial form.

Section 2. That revenue in the amount of $52,292.00 is hereby estimated in the followin...

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