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Agreement between the City of Gainesville and Keep Alachua County Beautiful for FY2014 (B)
This item is a request for the City Commission to approve the execution of an agreement with Keep Alachua County Beautiful in the amount of $55,000.
Explanation
Keep Alachua County Beautiful (KACB) is the sponsor of “The Great American Cleanup,” “Trash Troopers,” and other anti-litter/beautification activities. The Great American Cleanup is held the second or third Saturday in April of each year and recruits thousands of volunteers to pick up litter, remove graffiti, paint run-down buildings, clean up illegal dump sites, and otherwise beautify Gainesville, the other cities in Alachua County and the unincorporated area of Alachua County. Over 2 tons of litter and debris and 3 tons of tires were removed from public right-of-ways and other areas just within the City of Gainesville during the 2013 events associated with the cleanup. In addition, 1,772 lbs. of Hazardous Waste was brought by residents to the clean-up for proper disposal and/or recycling by the County Hazardous Waste staff.
KACB was certified in 1995 as the local affiliate of Keep Florida Beautiful and Keep America Beautiful. The City of Gainesville has been a KACB member since the certification of this non-profit organization and has supported KACB with an annual contribution of either $15,000 or $20,000 for the past ten years. The City of Gainesville has also provided in-kind services ranging in value from approximately $6,000 to $7,000 each year in support of the Great American Cleanup activities.
The Agreement provides:
1. Contribution of up to $6,769.62 in in-kind services.
2. Payment of $15,000 to renew the City membership in Keep Alachua County Beautiful. In return, KACB will perform specified cleanup and beautification projects in coordination with the City Solid Waste and Parks Divisions. These projects include, but are not limited to: “The Great American Cleanup”, graffiti removal, tre...
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