City Council

Agenda Request

Agenda Of:

10-16-07

Agenda Request No:

REC I

Initiated By:

stacie henderson, stormwater program coordinator

Responsible Department:

public works

Presented By:

vicki gist , executive director of keep sugar land beautiful

Department Head:

mike hobbs, director of public works

 

 

Additional Department. Head (s):

n/a

Subject / Proceeding:

cans across sugar land city recycling challenge

presentation of proclamation

Exhibits:

n/a

Clearances

Approval

Legal:

n/a

Executive Director:

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Purchasing:

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Asst. City Manager:

karen glynn

Budget:

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City Manager:

Allen Bogard/for AB

Budget

Expenditure Required:  $

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Amount Budgeted/Reallocation:  $

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Additional Appropriation:  $

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Recommended Action

The Public Works Department recommends that City Council present the Cans Across Sugar Land City Recycling Challenge Proclamation recognizing the importance of environmental awareness and recycling in Sugar Land, and call upon residents to participate in the Cans Across Sugar Land City Recycling Challenge during the month of October 2007.

Executive Summary

Annually, the United States Conference of Mayors, Novelis Corporation, and Keep America Beautiful sponsor the Cans for Cash City Recycling Challenge, a national contest that rewards cities for recycling aluminum beverage cans.  As a challenge to residents, the City of Sugar Land and Keep Sugar Land Beautiful (KSLB) are co-sponsoring the Cans Across Sugar Land City Recycling Challenge to collect the 63,000 aluminum cans needed to span the width of Sugar Land, estimated at 4.7 miles.  Aluminum cans will be collected October 1st to October 30th at the following locations:

 

City of Sugar Land Recycle Centers

§         113 Gillingham Lane

§         4802 Oilfield Road

Raising Cane’s Restaurant

§         1529 S. Highway 6

Recycle for Reuse Event

§         October 13th (10:00 am to 2:00 pm)

FBISD Administration Building

16431 Lexington Boulevard

Cans Across Sugar Land Collection Event

§         October 27th (10:00 am – 2:00 pm)

Eldridge Park

2511 Eldridge Park

 

The City of Sugar Land and KSLB will recognize the individual or group within the following three categories who collects the most aluminum cans and donates them at the Cans Across Sugar Land Collection Event on October 27th at Eldridge Park:

 

§         Family (Up to 10 people)

§         Business or Small Group (10 to 100 people)

§         Large Group (More than 100 people)

 

The aluminum cans collected during this challenge will be recycled at Julius Metals, and the money raised through the recycling efforts will be given to KSLB to promote recycling throughout the community.

Exhibits

 

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