ORDINANCE No. 178124

Accept an Intergovernmental Agreement with Metro to receive $56,000 to conduct outreach to food generating businesses. (Ordinance)

The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1.  The Council finds:

1.  The City of Portland has adopted aggressive recycling goals that rely on increasing recycling in the commercial sector.

2.  Food waste and food-contaminated paper make up a significant portion, almost 30%, of the commercial waste stream that could be diverted to other uses.

3.  Metro has targeted organic wastes as one for the primary materials for recovery if the region is to reach its waste reduction and recycling goals and has provided funds to assist local governments in recovering organics.

4.  In Resolution 35729, passed on September 9, 1998, Council directed the Bureau of Environmental Services to draft an ordinance that will require certain commercial businesses to separate food waste for recycling.

5.  The Office of Sustainable Development Solid Waste and Recycling section requested Metro Challenge Grant funds to support the diversion of food waste from the waste stream to donation and off-site composting as part of the City of Portland’s commercial food waste program. The proposed project will support the education and outreach component of the program to recruit larger food generating businesses and train them in separating food waste for collection and transport to donation centers or off-site composting.

6.  Metro has committed $56,000 for this project. The City is not required to commit any additional funds not already in its budget for the commercial food waste project.

NOW, THEREFORE, the council directs:

a.  The Director of the Office of Sustainable Development is authorized to execute an intergovernmental agreement for the purpose described in Section 1, in the amount of $56,000.  

b.  The FY 2003-2004 Budget is hereby amended as follows:

Solid Waste Management Fund

 Resources:  Transfers From Other Funds –

     Cash – Federal/State Grants Fund

     15520036.476205            $56,000

 Requirements:  Office of Sustainable Development AU155/RU110

Center Code 15520036

     Misc. Services (529000)          $56,000    

Passed by the Council, December 31, 2003      Gary Blackmer

Commissioner Dan Saltzman        Auditor of the City of Portland

             By /S/ Susan Parsons

J. Crockett/jy

12/17/2003              Deputy

BACKING SHEET INFORMATION

AGENDA NO. 1436 1463-2003

ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION/COUNCIL DOCUMENT NO. 178124

ACTION TAKEN: DECEMBER 17, 2003 PASSED TO SECOND READING DECEMBER 31, 2003 9:30 AM