HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2026-207RESOLUTION NO. 2026-207
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA (1) ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS THROUGH A
RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP FOR ACTIVITIES RELATED TO
INCREASING THE COLLECTION OF RECYCLEABLE
MATERIALS; (2) APPROVING A REIMBURSABLE GRANT
AGREEMENT WITH THE RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP INC.;
AND (3) AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 BUDGET
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
WHEREAS, The Recycling Partnership, Inc. (“Grantor”) is a Washington, D.C. tax-
exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that mobilizes people,
data, and solutions across the value chain to reduce waste and its impact on our environment; and
WHEREAS, Grantor requests to collaborate with the City of Chula Vista (“City”) by
engaging in activities related to increasing the collection of recyclable materials and generating
additional awareness of recycling material collection programs; and
WHEREAS, the collaboration would include grant funding in the amount of $308,000 and
an anticipated $175,000 in in-kind services; and
WHEREAS, projects include deploying an education campaign to various segments of the
City and to encourage participation in a quantitative demographic survey (in both English and
Spanish) designed to provide insights into how people perceive and interact with their recycling
programs; and
WHEREAS, this grant funding will also facilitate a measurement plan to track recyclable
material tonnages and a waste generation study that will be used to quantify the type and source
of waste material and serve to guide how the City deploys future education projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it:
• Accepts a Recycling Partnership reimbursable grant of $308,000 and $175,000 in
anticipated in-kind services; and
• Approves a Recycling Partnership Grant Agreement with The Recycling
Partnership, Inc., in the form presented, with such minor modifications as may be
required or approved by the City Attorney, a copy of which shall be kept on file in
the Office of the City Clerk, and authorizes and directs the City Manager to execute
same.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that the
Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget is amended by appropriating $308,000 in the Other Expenses category
of the Other Grants Public Works section of the Other Grants Fund.
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Resolution No. 2026-207
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Angelica Aguilar Marco A. Verdugo
Director of Public Works City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 6th day of October 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Fernandez, Inzunza, Preciado, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
John McCann, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2026-207 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 6th day of October 2026.
Executed this 6th day of October 2026.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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