TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kristoff Bauer, Deputy City Manager, ICMA-CM
FROM: Brook M. Redding, Management Analyst
DATE: April 6, 2020
RE:
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Memorandum of Agreement - Shopping Cart
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 4: Desirable Place to Live, Work, and Recreate - Be a highly desirable place to live, work, and recreate with thriving neighborhoods and high quality of life for all residents.
Executive Summary:
The purpose of this memo is to present the research, analysis, and a Memorandum of Agreement with the North Carolina Retail Merchant Association (NCRMA), its merchants in the municipality, and the City of Fayetteville, regarding shopping carts that have been abandoned in the City's right-of-way. The following link provided depicts the process, actions, and implementation following the adoption of the MOA.
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/86140264614446b2977973c322bfd1f5
The MOA increases awareness and has established new communication channels between the City and vendors with shopping carts. Throughout the implementation process, the City will contact the retailer within the 72-hour window of notification/collection. This communication will facilitate the efficient removal of errant shopping carts from the sides of streets.
Background:
5 August 2019 - Mayor Colvin presented a Council Member Agenda Request to discuss errant shopping carts across the City of Fayetteville.
26 August 2019 - Staff submitted a CCAM and white paper discussing ordinance options and methods used by sister municipalities to reduce errant shopping carts.
September 2019 - Staff briefed Council at the work session to discuss options of the ordinance. The staff requested to conduct research and analysis on the number of errant shopping cart occurrences across the City through September 2019. The Council instructed staff to begin the research.
November 2019 - CMO reached out to ...
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