TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Adam Lindsay, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Daniel Edwards, Assistant Director of Public Services,
Sheila Thomas-Ambat, PE, CCM, CFM, Director of Public Services
DATE: February 27, 2023
RE:
Title
Solid Waste Ordinance Adoption
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 4: Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
Executive Summary:
Council is asked to adopt the Chapter 22 Solid Waste Ordinance amendments. Council accepted the service level changes to the Solid Waste Ordinance on January 9, 2023. Public Service Solid Waste Division staff and City Attorney's Office reviewed the ordinance and ensured revisions were consistent, predictable, and enforceable.
Background:
On October 4, 2020, SW Division discussed with Council how the Solid Waste Ordinance, service levels, and other considerations regarding municipal Solid Waste collection operations needed revisions. The SW Division emphasized how the City of Fayetteville has endured a steady increase of blight and non-compliant code violations; litter; illegal dumping; and other public nuisances regarding blight and trash. Also highlighted was Chapter 22, Municipal Solid Waste, which has not been updated in several years. The ordinance lacks the definition of clearly defined processes and procedures used by the division. Additionally, the ordinance does not clearly describe customer type, services, and code enforcement. The SW Division recommended that Council allow us to revise Chapter 22 of the Municipal Ordinance and consider substantive changes in a presentation to Council for discussion and approval.
Issues/Analysis:
As a core city service of a city of over 200,000 residents, we are proud of the fact that the weekly collection of solid waste and every other weekly collection of recycling materials is a huge success with very few complaints and uncorrected mistakes. The demands to deliver s...
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