AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Resolution 2021-24R, approving a Memorandum of Understanding with Keep Texas Beautiful providing for the award to the City (Keep San Marcos Beautiful Initiative), as a subrecipient, of up to $100,000.00 in Trash Free Waters Grant Funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the agreement; and declaring an effective date.
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Meeting date: February 2, 2021
Department: Neighborhood Enhancement
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Funds Available: NA
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Background Information:
Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) was awarded a $428,000 grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency Gulf of Mexico Program, Trash Free Waters grant. Award period: September 1, 2020 - August 31, 2021.
KTB will be working with three (3) KTB affiliates to look at how to keep litter out of Texas waterways that lead to the Gulf of Mexico. Keep San Marcos Beautiful (KSMB) will be one of the affiliates as a subrecipient of the grant, receiving up to $100,000 in reimbursable funds. KSMB will be representing inland waterways. The other two affiliates: Keep Houston Beautiful and Keep South Padre Island Beautiful.
KTB and KSMB will work together con...
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