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Item 8.a.


SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS – FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023

Background

The Houston-Galveston Area Council has $1,050,000 in funding from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for fiscal year 2022-2023 solid waste grants. These funds are intended for projects that will provide direct and measurable reductions in the amount of waste going into landfills or reduce environmental risk by decreasing improper disposal of waste.  Eligible grant categories are:

  

  • Local Enforcement 

  • Source Reduction and Recycling 

  • Local Solid Waste Management Plans 

  • Litter and Illegal Dumping Cleanup and Community Collection Events 

  • Household Hazardous Waste Management 

  • Technical Studies 

  • Citizens’ Collection Stations and “Small” Registered Transfer Stations 

  • Education and Training 

 

We received twenty-nine applications from local governments and special districts totaling $1,960,764. A subcommittee comprised of members, alternates, and appointees of H-GAC’s Solid Waste Management Committee reviewed the proposals during applicant presentations on November 1-2, 2021, and scored them for merit, cost-effectiveness, and level of local effort. The subcommittee also identified areas in proposals where grant amounts could be reduced to allow more projects to be funded.


Current Situation 

On November 18, 2021, the Solid Waste Management Committee reviewed these recommendations and voted to approve and forward them to the Houston-Galveston Area Council Board of Directors. The Solid Waste Management Committee recommended full or partial funding for  eighteen projects totaling $990,135; electing to retain $59,865 for future projects. The Solid Waste Management Committee viewed the lower-scored projects as either having a less significant regional impact or not exhibiting an immediate need. The results on the Solid Waste Management Committee final ranking, funding recommendations, and comments are shown on the following pages. The recommended list is subject to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approval. The Solid Waste Management Committee will develop a specific recommendation for programming the $59,865  fund balance at their January 2022 meeting.


Funding Source 

TCEQ Solid Waste Tipping Fees


Budgeted
Yes

Action Requested 

Request authorization to contract with recommended applicants for fiscal year 2022-2023 solid waste management funds. (Staff Contact: Jeff Taebel)


ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionType
Solid Waste Grant Funding RecommendationsCover Memo