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8.1 Sanitation & Landfill Regulations C1 TY OF SALI NA REQUEST FOR COMMISSION ACTION BY: Bill Harris DATE TIME 10/20/80 4:00 P.M. I APPROV ED FOR Iii i A}(:~, 1 ( {' ! v') I c_' 'C{' BY: '\... ~ <:: \ I) AGENDA SECT I ON: NO. 8 Administration IORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: ! CITY MANAGER ITEM NO. 1 This ordinance relates to recommendations Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the report dated August 8, 1980, concerning conversion to a semi- automated refuse collection system: 1. All City refuse collection service be curbside. 2. Sanitation Department provide each subscriber one 80 to 85 gallon, wheel-mounted, plastic refuse storage container. At the Focus Session of Septem- ber 25, we modified this recommendation to permit subscribers to purchase additional containers, at City cost, and be serviced at no additional cost. 3. Allow only disposable plastic bags be used for refuse, such as grass clippings. Require all other trash and garbage be stored in the plastic carts. 4. Increase the monthly service fee from $3.75 to $4.75. Even with a reduction of 9 employees and operating 3 less trucks, the increase is necessary to pay for the new equipment and to cope with other increasing operating costs, i.e., landfill fees, fuel costs, equipment maintenance, etc. (See Agenda Item 8.5) 5. & 6. These recommendations were modified at the Focus Ses- sion. We had originally proposed special pickups (except tree limbs) be continued without an extra charge. We are now recommending an additional ser- vice fee be charged to pick up piles of tree limbs or other items not feasible to be loaded by the route crew into the packer truck. (See Agenda Item 8.5) . Attached is an example of rules and information which would be developed by the City Manager, as provided for in the ordinance. COMMISSION ACTION MOTt ON 8Y SECOND BY TO: C11Y OF SALI NA REQUEST FOR COMMISSION ACTION DATE TIME J II AGENDA SECTION: NO. BY: I APPROV ED FOR i AGENDA: I BY: IORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: I I ITEM NO. Ordinance #80-8814 Page Two Operating the landfill Monday through Saturday, rather than seven days a week as we presently do, is one of the rules the City Manager will be authorized to adopt with passage of the ordinance. This was recom- mended in the report pertaining to the landfill operation, dated Sep- tember 10, 1980. Attachments: Ordinanc€ #80-8814 Example of Rules & Information I I I I MOTION BY I I TO: ~ COMMISSION ACTION SECOND BY . . . , EXAMPLE OF INFORMATION WHICH WOULD BE INCLUDED IN A BROCHURE TO BE PROVIDED SALINA RESIDENTS CONCERNING REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICE IF THE CART SYSTEM IS ADOPTED Refuse Storage: The Sanitation Department will provide each residential subscriber with a plastic, wheel-mounted 80 to 85 gallon storage cart. Subscribers may purchase additional carts at the City's cost. These carts will be serviced at no additional charge. Carts may be stored any place on the premises the sub- scriber chooses. All garbage and putrescible material is to be stored in the large, plastic cart(s). It is recommended garbage be drained and wrapped before being deposited in the cart. Disposable plastic bags may be used for grass clippings. Subscribers shall not use boxes, plastic or metal cans or any other type of containers for storage of refuse. The Sanitation Department shall be responsible for main- tenance of the City-owned carts involving normal wear and tear. Damage resulting from neglect or abuse by the subscriber shall be paid by the subscriber. Subscriber-owned carts will be repaired by the City at cost. City Refuse Collection Service is Optional: * Weekly City service is available to residents of one, two, and three family units. * Residents can also contract with private, licensed haulers; or * Residents can transport their own refuse to the Landfill. Subscribers are required to place the cart(s) adjacent to the street curb for service by the Sanitation Department. This expedites the collection process and helps hold down the expenses which must be passed onto the subscribers. . . REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICE BROCHURE Page Two Subscribers who are physically disabled, cannot manipulate the storage cart and have no one residing with them who is able to do so, may leave the cart at a convenient location on the premises. The collection crew will take the cart to the truck, empty it, and return it to the designated location at no extra fee. Special Pickup Service: Call 827-7131. Special pickup service is available at additional cost for material which cannot be loaded into the packer trucks, such as certain large appliances, piles of tree limbs, etc. Please call the above number for information concerning charges for special pickups. Fees and Billing: Effective January 1, 1981, the monthly service fee will be $4.75. Refuse collection service will be billed as a part of the water and sewerage bill. Extra charges for special pickup service will be added to the monthly fee. Alleys: Refuse collection trucks, public and private, are not per- mitted to use unimproved alleys. This reduces damage to alleys which taxpayers must pay to maintain. It also re- duces expense in operating and maintaining the collection trucks. EXAMPLE OF INFORMATION WHICH WOULD BE INCLUDED IN A BROCHURE TO BE PROVIDED SALINA RESIDENTS CONCERNING REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICE IF THE CART SYSTEM IS ADOPTED Refuse Storage: The Sanitation Department will provide each residential subscriber with a plastic, wheel-mounted 80 to 85 gallon storage cart. Subscribers may purchase additional carts at the City's cost. These carts will be serviced at no additional charge. Carts may be stored any place on the premises the sub- scriber chooses. All garbage and putrescible material is to be stored in the large, plastic cart(s). It is recommended garbage be drained and wrapped before being deposited in the cart. Disposable plastic bags may be used for grass clippings. Subscribers shall not use boxes, plastic or metal cans or any other type of containers for storage of refuse. The Sanitation Department shall be responsible for main- tenance of the City-owned carts involving normal wear and tear. Damage resulting from neglect or abuse by the subscriber shall be paid by the subscriber. Subscriber-owned carts will be repaired by the City at cost. City Refuse Collection Service is Optional: * Weekly City service is available to residents of one, two, and three family units. * Residents can also contract with private, licensed haulers; or * Residents can transport their own refuse to the Landfill. Subscribers are required to place the cart(s) adjacent to the street curb for service by the Sanitation Department. This expedites the collection process and helps hold down the expenses which must be passed onto the subscribers. ~ REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICE BROCHURE Page Two Subscribers who are physically disabled, cannot manipulate the storage cart and have no one residing with them who is able to do so, may leave the cart at a convenient location on the premises. The collection crew will take the cart to the truck, empty it, and return it to the designated location at no extra fee. Special Pickup Service: Call 827-7131. Special pickup service is available at additional cost for material which cannot be loaded into the packer trucks, such as certain large appliances, piles of tree limbs, etc. Please call the above number for information concerning charges for special pickups. Fees and Billing: Effective January 1, 1981, the monthly service fee will be $4.75. Refuse collection service will be billed as a part of the water and sewerage bill. Extra charges for special pickup service will be added to the monthly fee. Alleys: Refuse collection trucks, public and private, are not per- mitted to use unimproved alleys. This reduces damage to alleys which taxpayers must pay to maintain. It also re- duces expense in operating and maintaining the collection trucks.