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