TO: Mayor Collins and Town Council Members
FROM: Kevin Burke, Town Manager
Duncan Miller, Town Clerk
DATE: March 24, 2016
DEPARTMENT: Town Manager
Staff Contact
Kevin Burke, 480-348-3690
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AGENDA TITLE:
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Update on Trash Collection Alternatives
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Council Goals
Quality of Life - Maintain and improve the Paradise Valley quality of life.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Purpose and Goal
The Town Council identified solid waste and recyclable collection as a quality of life initiative and tasked staff with identifying alternatives to mitigate the perceived negative impacts resulting from the current regulated open market approach. Council Member Mary Hamway and Town staff members recently met with representatives from the five licensed providers to discuss quality of life concerns and possible solutions.
Staff will present a list of trash collection issues affecting quality of life as well as possible service level improvements. It is recommended that the Town Council provide feedback on the goals to be achieved and the range of options to be presented at the Community Conversation on trash collection alternatives scheduled for April 14, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.
Background
In 2000, the Town Council adopted the attached sanitation code which established a regulatory framework for solid waste and recycling services in the Town. Prior to this code, there was an unregulated open market for service. In summary the code:
* Established environmental standards for waste storage and collection which are enforceable through the Code Compliance Program;
* Establishes a licensing procedure for waste haulers and recyclers designed to assure capability, the use of proper and safe equipment, and to require recycling services be available to all customers;
* Provides requirements on collection times and frequency while reserving the right to further regulate days of collection to achieve more efficient service routing within the To...
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