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A resolution approving an application for a recycling rebate grant from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Water Services Department, to purchase curbside recycling carts and implement a pilot program using AI technology to identify contamination.
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WHEREAS, the State of Tennessee, Department of Environment and Conservation, is accepting applications for a recycling rebate, with an award of $189,568.38 and a required cash match of $189,586.44; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government is eligible to participate in this rebate grant program; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this rebate application be approved and submitted.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the Metropolitan Government’s application for a recycling rebate grant, in an amount not to exceed $189,568.38 to purchase curbside recycling carts and implement a pilot program using AI technology to identify contamination, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Water Services Department is authorized to submit said application to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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Analysis
This grant approves an application for a recycling rebate grant from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to the Metropolitan Water Services Department. The grant would fund the purchase of curbside recycling carts and implement a pilot program using AI technology to identify contamination.
If approved, the grant award would be $189,568.38 with a required cash match of $189,586.44.