Agenda Item Name:
Title
Florida Department of Environmental Protection FY22 Household Hazardous Waste Co-Op Grant No. HHW 201
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Presenter:
Gus Olmos; (352) 548-1282
Description:
Agreement between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and Alachua County for the purpose of conducting Hazardous Waste Collection events in nine (9) neighboring counties
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve the Florida Department of Environmental Protection FY22 Household Hazardous Waste Co-op Grant No. HHW 201 and interfund loan of $209,494.00
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Prior Board Motions:
This grant is renewed annually upon appropriation of funds by the State of Florida. Alachua County has renewed this grant every year since 1999.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
FDEP funding for this reimbursement grant is available for FY22. Future years funding is dependent on annual appropriation by the State of Florida. The total reimbursable costs are estimated to be $119,494. Additionally, the County will receive $90,000 for conducting the collection events. The Department is requesting an interfund loan in the amount of $209,494.00. The inter-fund loan will be repaid to the Alachua County Hazardous Waste Fund no later than September 30, 2022. Each individual County event is budgeted in Fund 236.55.55XX.537.XX.XX with some funding for personal services and most of the budget for operating expenses among various accounts.
The FY22 budget includes 84% of funding for this program, consistent with the FY21 Adopted and Amended budgets. This contract operates on the state fiscal year schedule instead of the County, which uses the federal fiscal year schedule. OMB will work with the Department to get the balance of the funding needed into the FY22 budget.
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Background:
Over the past 23 years, Alachua County has acted as a Host County for the annual FDEP Cooperative Household Hazardous Waste Collection events in several neighboring counties. The current agreement includes collection events in Lafayette, Gilchrist, Columbia, Dixie, Baker, Union, Nassau, Putnam, and Bradford. The County has separate interlocal agreements with each neighboring county and these agreements are in effect until FDEP discontinues the appropriation of funding or are terminated by the host or neighboring county.
The FDEP agreement is cost reimbursable, and for this year the maximum reimbursement from FDEP to Alachua County is $89,494. The interlocal agreements require the neighboring counties to reimburse Alachua County for all expenses incurred that are not covered by FDEP. This year, those expenses are estimated to be $30,000. Additionally, the County will receive $90,000 for acting as the host local government ($10,000 per County).
Labor, advertisement and disposal costs for the collection events are initially covered by Alachua County. Upon completion of each event, all costs are reimbursed by FDEP and the neighboring counties. An interfund loan in the amount of $209,494 is requested in order to conduct these Hazardous Waste Collection events.