TO: Mayor Collins and Town Council Members
FROM: Kevin Burke, Town Manager
Duncan Miller, Town Clerk
DATE: May 11, 2017
DEPARTMENT: Town Manager
Staff Contact Duncan Miller, 480-348-3610
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Discussion of Ordinance Number 2017-03 Vehicle Emissions for Diesel Sanitation Trucks and Discussion of Soliciting Proposals for Town-wide Residential Collection
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
In January 2016, the Mayor and Council identified several Quality of Life Initiatives including the policy concept of franchising trash collection. Later in the year, staff and Council divided the policy question into two tiers. Tier one was focused upon simpler legislative improvements to existing service. Tier two was focused upon exploring a single hauler.
On October 27, 2016, the Town Council adopted Ordinance Number 2016-12 amending the Sanitation Ordinance. It made the following four changes:
1. Vehicles with diesel engines shall be no older than seven years and all vehicles shall use "operation-at-idle" and "smart back up" technology;
2. Licensees shall provide containers free of noticeable defects and in good working order;
3. Licensees shall make application to the appropriate regulatory authority to allow for once-per-week solid waste collection and once-per-week recyclable collection. However, they may continue to offer twice-per-week collection of solid waste and weekly collection of recyclables;
4. The Town was divided into two residential zones. Collection is limited to two days in each zone (Monday and Thursday OR Tuesday and Friday).
During the discussion prior to adoption, one of the licensed providers requested that the Town consider granting waivers for older diesel engines so long as they were fueled with biodiesel. The Council adopted the ordinance as presented but directed staff to research emissions standards and biodiesel fuel and report back to Council with recommended amendments prior to the enforcement date of July...
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