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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JULY 5, 2016 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH DISCOVERY <br />SCIENCE CENTER OF ORANGE <br />COUNTY FOR PUBLIC <br />EDUCATION SERVICES (GRANT <br />FUNDING) <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 2) <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />02.215715rx <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1't Reading <br />CJ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with the <br />Discovery Science Center of Orange County for public education services, for a one -year period <br />beginning July 6, 2016 through July 5, 2017, with two optional one -year extensions exercisable <br />by the City Manager and the City Attorney, in the amount of $120,000 annually, for a total <br />agreement amount of $360,000, including all extensions, subject to nonsubstantive changes <br />approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Assembly Bill 939 (AB939) mandates waste diversion from landfills and recycling program <br />implementation using approaches that include public education. The City is in full compliance <br />with this legislation through a variety of diversion and recycling programs. <br />On February 4, 2013, the City entered into an agreement with the Discovery Science Center of <br />Orange County ( DSCOC) to provide waste disposal and recycling public education through its <br />award - winning Eco Challenge exhibit. The exhibit engages visitors of all ages in a fun, <br />interactive experience that teaches new behaviors through educational content accompanied by <br />stage shows and hands -on demonstrations. <br />As part of the agreement, the DSCOC delivered an enhanced public education program <br />specifically tailored to Santa Ana residents entitled, "Santa Ana Waste Free Days." One day <br />each month, from February 2013 to February 2015, the DSCOC welcomed Santa Ana residents <br />free of charge and offered a range of programs, activities, and guest incentives geared toward <br />the promotion of positive recycling and waste disposal habits. DSCOC is presently reaching <br />approximately 9,000 Santa Ana residents per year through this program and this number <br />continues to grow. <br />25F -1 <br />