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WILLACY
HIDALGO
CAMERON
Lower Rio Grande Valley
Development Council
FY 2008/2009
Solid Waste Funding Plan
Public Meeting
HIDALGO
WILLACY Introduction & Goals of Program
CAMERON
As directed in the Texas Health & Safety Code, one half of the Municipal
Solid Waste (MSW) fee revenue collected by the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is allocated to the 24 planning regions
under a formula that accounts for population, area, solid waste fee
generation and public health needs. These funds are dedicated to grants
to support regional programs and local projects consistent with the
regional solid waste management plans prepared by the Councils of
Government. Grants will be provided on a two-year (biennial) basis,
beginning September 1, 2007, and ending August 31, 2009.
HIDALGO
WILLACY
LRGVDC Regional Solid Waste
CAMERON
Management Plan Goals
Goal 1) Reduce waste generation/disposal and develop
responsible waste disposal practices.
Goal 2) Plan for and provide adequate regional waste
disposal capacity.
HIDALGO
WILLACY
Purpose of
CAMERON
Implementation Projects
Provide grant funding for start-up projects that will
provide a direct and measurable effect on reducing
the amount of waste going into Texas landfills, by
diverting various materials from the municipal solid
waste stream for beneficial use or by reducing waste
generation at the source.
LRGVDC Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC)
WILLACY
HIDALGO
CAMERON Committee Member Entity Representation
Arturo Guajardo, Chairman PSJA ISD Education
Frank Bejarano Cameron County County
Carlos J. Moreno Hidalgo County County
Becky Chapa Willacy County County
David Ivory Brownsville Large City
Mandy Key Harlingen Large City
Elvira Alonzo McAllen Large City
Ramiro Gomez Edinburg Medium City
John Avilez San Juan Medium City
Manuel Ramos Weslaco Medium City
Mayor David Winstead Los Fresnos Small City
Darla Jones La Feria Small City
Luciano Ozuna Alamo Small City
Al Serrano Walmart Private Sector
Al Gonzalez Heil of Texas Private Sector
John Dick BFI Private Sector
Scott Crane Weslaco Scrap Metal Private Sector
Dr. Jude A. Benavides UT Brownsville Educational
Hector Lopez Port Of Brownsville Engineer
Patty Alexander Weslaco Environmental
Laura Maxwell Valley Proud Environmental
Deborah Cox Healthy Communities of Brownsville Environmental
Darell Mangham Airtech Private Citizen
Don Medina Private Citizen Private Citizen
Chris Lash Keep McAllen Beautiful Non-Voting Member
Ronnie Garza TCEQ Non-Voting Member
Cheryl Untermeyer TCEQ Non-Voting Member
Martin Ramirez TCEQ Non-Voting Member
Esther Prado TCEQ Non-Voting Member
HIDALGO
WILLACY
CAMERON
Funding Plan General Information
Total Fiscal Year State Allocation: $814,190.
FY 2008: $407,095.
FY 2009: $407,095.
Program Budget Allocation:
1) FY 2008 Closed Landfill Inventory Budget 5% of Total: $20,355.
FY 2008 Regional Plan Amendment Budget 5% of Total: $20,355.
FY 2008 Regional Coordination Program Budget: 20% of Total: $81,419.
FY 2008 Implementation Projects Budget: 70% of Total: $284,966.
2) FY 2009 Closed Landfill Inventory Budget 5% of Total: $20,355.
FY 2009 Regional Plan Amendment Budget 5% of Total: $20,355.
FY 2009 Regional Coordination Program Budget: 20% of Total: $81,419.
FY 2009 Implementation Projects Budget: 70% of Total: $284,966.
HIDALGO
WILLACY
CAMERON
Inventory of Closed Municipal
Solid Waste Landfill
The LRGVDC has now completed the required inventories of closed
municipal solid waste landfills, and those inventories have been submitted to
the TCEQ. The LRGVDC will notify land owner(s) and county clerks of
property that has been identified as a former landfill unit if the exact
boundaries are known. The notice requirements do not apply if the exact
boundaries of a former landfill unit are not known. The LRGVDC will also
distribute the closed landfill inventory to the TCEQ and to the chief planning
official of each municipality and county in which a landfill unit is located.
The LRGVDC Staff will maintain the closed landfill inventory and respond
to public inquiries. The inventory will be made available to the public by
the LRGVDC and each local planning official.
WILLACY
Regional Solid Waste Management
HIDALGO
CAMERON
Plan Amendment
Regional Solid Waste Mgt. Plan has been approved by TCEQ
Provide copies of the plan amendment to all interested entities; and
Implementation of the new amended regional solid waste management
plan.
HIDALGO
WILLACY
CAMERON
Regional Coordination Program
Solid Waste Advisory Committee(SWAC) – Maintain SWAC, which acts as the central planning body
for the implementation of the regional solid waste management plan and for the selection of local
projects for funding; The SWAC will meet at least quarterly to discuss solid waste management
activities in the region, solid waste management issues important to the region, new laws and
regulations, opportunities for grants and other funding, other issues of concern;
Solid Waste Subcommittee - A subcommittee shall be appointed by the full committee to review and
pre-screen all implementation project applications for administrative completeness and the subcommittee
shall have the authority to remove ineligible applications from further consideration. The subcommittee
shall consist of seven (7) members from the full committee. Members will serve a maximum of two
years and will be replaced on alternate years. Subcommittee recommendations shall be approved by the
full committee at a Regular Meeting.
Outreach, Education & Training – Serve as central point of contact for solid waste management
outreach, education and training programs, to include serving as a regional contact for notices and
information to public. In addition, maintain a regional collection of solid waste information and
reference materials to provide to the public. Provide technical assistance regarding solid waste
management plan, solid waste rules and regulations and any other issues.
MSW Facility Permit Application Review – Assist TCEQ with the review of permit applications for
municipal solid waste management facilities with input from the SWAC;
Pre-application Review Process – Must provide a preliminary evaluation (forum for applicant to
discuss proposed facility) of the conformance of the proposed facility with the regional plan;
Additional Regional Coordination Programs - Additional region-level programs such as education
and outreach, further data assessment work, coordination of regional recycling market development and
may include the funding application.
Eligible Recipients
WILLACY
HIDALGO
CAMERON
Cities
Counties
Public school districts (excluding universities and other post-
secondary educational institutions)
General and special law districts with the authority and
responsibility for water quality protection or municipal solid
waste management (e.g. river authorities and municipal utility
districts)
Councils of Governments (COGs)
HIDALGO
WILLACY
CAMERON
Eligible Project Categories
Local Enforcement
Source Reduction & Recycling
Educational & Training
Citizen Collection Stations and Small Registered
Transfer Stations
Litter & Illegal Dumping Cleanup & Community
Collection Events
Other Projects(addressed in the Plan)
HIDALGO
WILLACY
CAMERON
Eligible Expenses
Personnel
Travel
Supplies
Equipment
Construction
Contractual Expenses
Other Expenses(not falling under the main expense
categories, if connected with the tasks and activities of the
project.
HIDALGO
WILLACY
CAMERON
Allocation and Priorities
Category Funding Limits:
Local Enforcement 30% - $85,490
Waste Reduction & Recycling Programs; 70% - $199,476
Citizen Collection Stations; Education & Training;
Littler & Illegal Dumping Cleanup and Community
Collection Events; Household Hazardous Waste
Total 100% - $284,966
Grant Award Funding Caps:
Local Enforcement – $30,000
Waste Reduction & Recycling - $30,000
Citizen Collection Stations – $30,000
Education & Training – $10,000
WILLACY
HIDALGO
CAMERON
Application
Requirements
Request for Applications
(RFA)
HIDALGO
WILLACY Staff Assistance
CAMERON
LRGVDC Staff members are available to assist interested parties during the
application process, but please contact staff early, so that we may help. Don’t
wait until the week that the application is due.
Marcie Oviedo Ludy Saenz Brenda Salinas
(956)682-3481 (956)682-3481 (956)682-3481
Ext. 161 Ext. 153 Ext. 123
moviedo@lrgvdc.org lsaenz@lrgvdc.org bsalinas@lrgvdc.org
HIDALGO
WILLACY
CAMERON
Notice on Request for Applications
LRGVDC shall provide notice at least thirty (30) days before applications
are due.
Application forms will be available on LRGVDC web site or by calling
LRGVDC office
Application form is applicable to all project categories.
A separate application form must be submitted for each individual project
proposed. (no limit on how many you may submit)
Please be concise, but provide sufficient level of detail to facilitate to
consideration of your proposed project.
Each applicant is required to submit one (1) signed original and 25 double-
sided copies of their application to LRGVDC. Please do not include a cover
letter or fancy binding.
Application Screening Process
WILLACY
HIDALGO
CAMERON
The Solid Waste Advisory Sub-Committee will review and
screen all applications for completeness.
Each applicant will have a representative available at the
review meeting to provide a summary of the project and to
answer questions and concerns.
Application Scoring Process
WILLACY
HIDALGO
CAMERON
Each member of the Solid Waste Advisory Committee will be provided with a copy of each
application received by the deadline established. Staff will also provide a table of all
applications received.
Each applicant will have a representative available at the review meeting to provide a
summary of the project and to answer questions and concerns.
The high and low scores will be eliminated. The remaining scores will be averaged to
obtain the final score.
There will be no consensus scoring. Each member will score project applications
individually.
Scores will be tabulated and averaged by staff, transmitted to the LRGVDC Board of
Directors for final approval and provided to interested parties and made available to
applicants.
Order to presentation of proposed project will be determined by project type and order
received.
HIDALGO
WILLACY
CAMERON
Selection (Scoring) Process
Each application can receive a total of 100
points. There are four categories, each worth
different amount of points.
HIDALGO
WILLACY
Project Selection Process
Selection Criteria
CAMERON
Regional Projects (1-5 points maximum) New Project (5 points Points
automatic)
LRGVDC Staff will determine if an application qualifies as a regional
project. If the project is multi-jurisdictional, cooperative, or regional in
nature, has the applicant describe the partnership and identified the primary
applicant and partners (these may be subcontractors). Specifically indicate
whether public agency and private sector, or non-profit agency partners.
Involvement of two departments in the same jurisdiction will not qualify as
a joint project. If this project is selected, a resolution or other appropriate
statement of commitment from each partner will be expected prior to
contract.
New Projects – all new projects never been funded automatically receive 5
points.
SUBTOTAL = 10
HIDALGO
WILLACY
Project Selection Process
CAMERON
Selection Criteria
Project Merits and Needs (1-40 points maximum) Points
The SWAC gives the most points for “Project Merits and Needs.” Each application
should have the following items.
Project Title: provide a title that clearly summaries your project.
Program Objective & Summary: describe the proposed project and justify its needs consistent with the
applicable grant category (i.e. local enforcement and illegal dumping, source reduction and recycling, etc.)
Project Service Area: indicate the area/geography (city, county, or other jurisdiction) covered by the
project. If the proposed project will affect only a portion of your area, please indicate which portion will
be affected. Map(s) are to be provided in the Attachments and are not included in the page limit.
Public Information: explain what steps you will take to promote the program to the public, local officials,
etc. Are there adequate levels of customer incentives, public education or public input, as appropriate to
the proposed project?
Project Status/Feasibility: indicate if this is a startup or pilot project where no such program exists; how
does it benefit the local government or region? Or, indicate if this is an enhancement of an existing
program; give a brief description of your existing program and indicate how the proposed project would
significantly improve the program or, indicate if this project has received solid waste grant funding in the
past years (FY96-97), describe progress or agreements made regarding this project so far, describe how
effectiveness will be measured, and describe staff qualifications.
SUBTOTAL = 40
WILLACY
Project Selection Process
Selection Criteria
HIDALGO
CAMERON
Local Match and Commitment (1-25 points maximum) Points
Applicant intends to provide resource to make the project a success addressing the
following items.
Intention to sustain the project: if the proposed project could become an ongoing service,
describe how this project may be sustained beyond the grant period.
Matching funds or in-kind services: local match through cash or in-kind services is
encouraged. If the applicant is providing significant contributions (at least 10% of grant
requested) to the project either through cash matching funds or in-kind services, please
identify the match on your application in this section. In-kind services should relate only to
staff or services directly involved with the proposed project. Your narrative should show the
relative importance or effort of the local contribution in relationship to the entire project.
(LRGVDC Solid Waste Grants Review Subcommittee understands that due to the time of
this RFA, cash contributions may not be feasible).
Supporting documentation: please place copies of letters, resolutions, etc. in Attachments.
These documents are not included in the one (1) page limit. Please include no more than
one page of photographs.
SUBTOTAL = 25
HIDALGO
WILLACY
Project Selection Process
CAMERON
Selection Criteria
Project Cost Evaluation (1-25 points maximum) Points
This section describes how the project is cost-effective and a good use of grant
funds. The following should be included in application if applicable.
Target Population to be Serviced by Project: please name all participating communities
that will be served or benefit from proposed activities and/or project. This may be a
subset of your municipality. If the project will affect only a portion of your area, please
indicate only that portion in your target population.
Cost Per Impacted Capita: please explain calculations. Divide grant request by
population served.
Amount to be Processed and Volume Displace from Landfill, if applicable: please
explain calculations.
Cost per Ton Processed: please explain calculations. Divide grant request by tons
processed.
Landfill Costs Saved (Estimated @ $35.00 per ton): please explain calculations.
Clean-up Costs Saved: please explain calculations.
SUBTOTAL = 25
HIDALGO
WILLACY
CAMERON
Private Industry Considerations
Maintain a mailing list of private service providers in the region and include those
entities in mailings concerning availability of funding and the process for project
review;
Require applicants for funding to contact known private providers of similar services
within the proposed service area and to inform the service providers of the proposed
application;
Notify private service providers of the availability of project applications for review
over a ten day review period;
Accept written comments from private service providers in the region concerning
projects proposed for funding and consider those comments when evaluating projects
for funding;
Before the LRGVDC Board of Directors approves the final project selections, a
specific determination must be made as to whether the projects comply with the
statutory requirements pertaining to private industry;
Advise in writing a private industry which submits comments opposing a project that
they have ten days to appeal a funding selection decision directly to the TCEQ, with
notification required of the LRGVDC as well;
Delay awarding a pass-through grant or proceeding with a regional project if a private
industry appeal is submitted to TCEQ, pending a decision from TCEQ on the appeal.
HIDALGO
WILLACY
CAMERON
Private Industry Justification
The Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council (LRGVDC) has a total of
twenty-nine (29) Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) members, which includes
twenty-five (25) voting members and four (4) non-voting members. Representation
for the voting members includes members from the tri-county region (Cameron,
Hidalgo & Willacy Counties) and is composed of 12% county representatives, 12%
large city representatives, 12% medium city representatives, 12% small city
representatives, 20% private sector group, 12% educational group, 12%
environmental group and 8% private citizen group. Private sector representation on
the SWAC currently includes representatives from the following companies: Weslaco
Scrap Metal, BFI, Wal – Mart and Heil of Texas. Within the LRGVDC region many
local governments coordinate services and work with the private sector. Over the past
years the LRGVDC has not received any appeals on proposed projects or requests to
increase the level of representation on the SWAC.
HIDALGO
WILLACY
CAMERON
Conclusion……
Please contact:
Marcie Oviedo, Program Administrator
LRGVDC
311 N. 15th Street, McAllen, Texas
(956) 682-3481, Fax (956) 682-3295
moviedo@lrgvdc.org
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