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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final July 3, 2018 15.6:2. 18-2001 Expansion of the School District of Indian River County Recycling Program Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the. Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD) Board consider and authorize the following:. 1. Conceptually approve to provide 50% funding, which is estimated at $13,800, to cover half of the one-time costs for containers and materials for the remaining 16 public schools based on.support from Dr. _Mark Rendell, School District of Indian River :County:(SDIRC). Superintendent, for the expansion of the program; 2. Directstaff to work with Dr. Rendell to request a 50% funding match from SDIRC. Tentatively, this approvalwill be considered at the next SDIRC meeting on July 26, 2018; and, - 3. Upon agreement by SDIRC, direct staff to work with the County. Attorney's office to prepare a cost sharing agreement to be approved first by SDIRC, and then by the SWDD Board at a future meeting as early as August 14, 2018. Attachments:. _Staff Report Estimate of Recycling Materials for the remaining 16 Public Schools Stephanie Fonvielle, Recycling Education and Marketing Coordinator; provided an update on the Recycling Pilot Program that was initiated in January 2018 at Storm Grove Middle School, Vero Beach High School's Freshman Learning . Center, Rosewood Magnet Elementary. School, and Pelican Island Elementary School. In her PowerPoint Presentation, she discussed the success of the program and the .County's _opportunity to increase recycling further through expanding the program to an additional 16 schools. She asked the Board to consider conceptual approval of County funding of 50%, with a 50% funding match from the Indian River County School District (predicated upon the School Board's approval). Ms. Fonvielle relayed that costs were reducedby donations :of recycling carts by Waste Management; and recycling labels from Recycle Across America. Managing Director of the Solid Waste Disposal District Himanshu Mehta was also present in support of this item. Indian River County School District Superintendent Dr. MarkRendell spoke in support of the Pilot Program and proposed expansion of the recycling program. Also present from the School District were Assistant Superintendent of Operations Jon Teske; Director of Facilities and Plant Maintenance Bob Michael; and Public Information Officer Cristen McMillan. Waste Management.Operations Manager Bob Delacruz and Territory. Manager Kurt Hawker, expressed their enthusiasm for the recycling program. A brief discussion ensued about future expansion of the recycling program to the Charter Schools. Indian River County Florida Page 14