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Councilmember Cisneros asked if it included salaries. Director Hutton said it included all activities. Councilmembers inquired as to the number of households served. Director Hutton responded there are 5,300 households now served. Councilmember Cisneros figured that $5,300 per month or $65, 000 per year has been collected which heaps but it dues not pay for all the salaries or the entire program. It is the General Fund that is paying for the program, not the dollar tipping fee. Director Hutton reported there is a budget, approved by the City Council, for the recycling program for a period of five years. He distributed copses to Council and reviewed the fund, revenues and expenditures. This budget was approved by the Council in August 1991 and approved by the. State of California Integrated. Waste. Management Beard for the years 1991-1995. Councilmember Beltran inquired about the recycling truck that had been budgeted in the 1990-91.. He asked if it was true that in fiscal year there were insufficient funds in the enterprise and that is why the purchase did not occur. Director Hutton replied that to the best of his knowledge, from the information provided by the Finance Department, there were sufficient funds. Discussion was had as to the equipment :in current use, the grant received in 1989 and the bin carrier purchased with the grant. Director Hutton explained the Host City Tipping Fees as a fee which is collected by the San Bernardino County Solid Waste.Management Department at the Colton Landfill - and all landfills that are operated. by the County of San Bernardino. The one dollar fee is .intended to mitigate any direct impact of that landfill located in the community, when it is opened and when it subsequently is chased. Under the Host City Fee Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the County, there are five areas the money could be applied. mown as the news test, the elements are: The South La Cadena Beautification Project; Recycling Related .Activities; abandoned 'vehicles; Roadway Cleanup of Trash, and Tires and Household Hazardous Waste. On January 29, 1992, Director Hutton addressed a memorandum to the former City Manager in which he advised about the recycling elements that could be undertaken by the City through the use of the host city tipping fees and wherein he requested the acquisition of recycling equipment, in particular a recycling truck.. Councilmember Beltran asked about the destination of recyclables collected. Director Hutton replied the City receives two types of funds for recyclables through a processor: a California Redemption Value, based on market value, and the purchase price from the processor. Councilmember Rios asked why a full report had not been provided to the Council.. Director Hutton stated that a full, report had been provided to the former City Manager for the new Councilmembers. Administrative analyst Helen Cortez informed the Council of some expansions of the program, saying they are now serving some multi - 2 J t I !N 1. 7 1 X91