COUNCIL COMMUNICATION

DATE:

 

09/16/2002

 

 

FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO 2002-O-233

Accepting a grant by the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s US-Mexico border program in the amount of $25,000.00 with the City designating $1,316.00 in matching funds for a total of $26,316.00 and amending the City of Laredo’s FY 2001-2002 Annual Budget for the NPDES Fund by appropriating the said grant revenue to the appropriate expenditure accounts.  The grant monies will be used to implement two Computer & Electronic Collection Events.  Matching funds are available in the NPDES fund.

INITIATED BY:       

Larry Dovalina, City Manager

 

STAFF SOURCE:

Riazul Mia, P.E., Director

Environmental Services Department

PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:

On September 3, 2002 the ordinance was introduced by the City Council 

BACKGROUND:              

 

The City of Laredo is the fastest growing City in Texas and has become one of the largest inland ports in United States. With this increased trade, the population almost doubled in the last ten years.  Laredo and a number of Texas cities have tapped into a growing need among computer users.  With computer systems becoming outdated in a just a couple of years, the matter of proper disposal is taking on increasing urgency.  Indeed personal computer technology is creating an environmental problem of growing dimensions.  National Safety Council estimates that 20.6 million personal computers (PC) were obsolete by 1998 of those only 11 percent were recycled.  Majority of old PCs which contains lead, mercury, cadmium and chromium have been dumped in the landfills, incinerated, or are still sitting around warehouses, basements, and closets. With this collection event, city will save most valuable landfill spaces and protect the natural resources from possible hazardous waste pollution.

 

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

Amended Revenues:      Account No.            Budget      Incr. / Decrease           Budget

 USEPA                       249-0000-322-6017       0                     25,000.00                 25,000.00                             

Total                                                                                          25,000.00

Amended Expenditures:        Account No.            Budget      Incr. / Decrease   Budget

 Printing                              249-3855-543-7000        0              2,316.00                2,316.00

 Advertising                        249-3855-543-6200        0            19,000.00               19,000.00

 Waste Disposal                  249-3855-545-5000        0              5,000.00                5,000.00

 Reserve Appropriation       249-3840-544-9900      85,000.00  (1,316.00)           83,684.00

Total                                                                                                                         25,000.00

 

RECOMMENDATION: 

N/A

STAFF RECOMMENDATION: 

That the ordinance be adopted.

 

AN ORDINANCE NO 2002-O-233

 

Accepting a grant by the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s US-Mexico border program in the amount of $25,000.00 with the City designating $1,316.00 in matching funds for a total of $26,316.00 and amending the City of Laredo’s FY 2001-2002 Annual Budget for the NPDES Fund by appropriating the said grant revenue to the appropriate expenditure accounts.  The grant monies will be used to implement two Computer & Electronic Collection Events.  Matching funds are available in the NPDES fund.

 

          Whereas, the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s US-Mexico border program has issued a request for proposes for funding of local pollution prevention programs; and

 

          Whereas, the City of Laredo’s Environmental Services Department applied the grant to implement a Computer and Electronic Collection Event; and

 

          Whereas, if the United States Environmental Protection Agency approves the grant, with a local matching fund of $1,316.00; and

         

          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAREDO THAT:

 

Section 1: Accepting a grant by the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s US-Mexico border program in the amount of $25,000.00 with the City designating $1,316.00 in matching funds for a total of $26,316.00 and amending the City of Laredo’s FY 2001-2002 Annual Budget for the NPDES Fund by appropriating the said grant revenue to the appropriate expenditure accounts. 

 

Section 2:  The City of Laredo will comply with the provisions of the financial assistance program and the fiscal reimbursement and reporting requirements of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s US-Mexico border program.

 

Section 3:  The City of Laredo hereby agrees that the funds received from the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s US-Mexico border program will only be used for the purpose of implementing two Computer & Electronic Collection Events.

 

          PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR ON THIS THE _______DAY OF ________________, 2002.

 

 

 

 

_______________________

ELIZABETH G. FLORES

MAYOR

 

 

ATTEST:

 

__________________________

GUSTAVO GUEVARA, JR.

CITY SECRETARY

 

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

JAIME L. FLORES

CITY ATTORNEY

 

BY:    _______________________

          VALERIA M. ACEVEDO

          ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY