PRESENTER: Presenter
Matthew Eckmann, Assistant Director of Public Works
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SUBJECT: Title
Approval of a resolution and ratification for submission of a grant application to the Alamo Area Council of Governments’ FY 2026 & FY 2027 Regional Solid Waste Management Grants Program, and authorization for the City Manager to accept funds and to execute all contract documents associated with the grant, if awarded.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Strategic priorities for the New Braunfels City Council include using a variety of funding sources for operational and capital needs. On October 21, Staff submitted a grant application for the Solid Waste and Recycling Division to the Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG), FY 2026 & FY 2027 Regional Solid Waste Management Grants Program. The referenced program is administered by AACOG as directed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The granting agency’s Request for Application provided funding opportunities for two separate fiscal years.
FY 2026/FY 2027 Application: The City has requested grant funding in the amount of $60,000 in TCEQ pass-through grant funds, combined with a proposed $200,000 match, and $20,000 for in-kind costs that will be utilized to host the six Household Hazardous Waste Collection events over the two fiscal years of this grant cycle. These events are open to both City of New Braunfels Residents as well as the Residents of Comal County. In-kind costs are the calculated wages of the City employees who staff these events.
Staff is requesting City Council approval for ratification of the submission of the applications, approval of the associated resolution, and authorization for the City Manager to accept funds and to execute all contract documents associated with the grant, if awarded.
ISSUE:
Submission of the grant applications for the Alamo Area Council of Governments’ FY 2026 & FY 2027 Regional Solid Waste Management Grants Program
STRATEGIC PLAN REFERENCE:
☐Economic Mobility ☐Enhanced Connectivity ☐Community Identity
☒Organizational Excellence ☐Community Well-Being ☐N/A
Use a variety of funding sources for operational and capital needs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Total cost of the events over the two fiscal year period is estimated at $400,000. Currently, the City receives $45,000 in annual funding from Comal County and $40,385 annually from the Habitat Conservation Plan to offset the cost of these events. The remainder of the funding is budgeted in the Solid Waste Fund.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of a resolution, ratification for submission of a grant application to the Alamo Area Council of Governments’ FY 2026 & FY 2027 Regional Solid Waste Management Grants Program, and authorization for the City Manager to accept funds and to execute all contract documents associated with the grant, if awarded.