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Subject: Communication from the Commissioner of Public Works submitting revisions to the proposed bulky and yard waste handling systems.(Res. No. 0249-17) (Res No. 0325-17)
Recommendation of the Public Works and Services Committee on 06-27-17: Defer
Recommendation of the Public Works and Services Committee on 07-11-17: Recommend that the Department of Public Works establish a bulky waste handling system to provide Solid Waste System customers means of disposing of large items of non-regulated wastes, and excess volumes of household wastes that can’t be fit into solid waste cart(s). This system shall provide pick-ups of bulky wastes to individual residential customers through a “call in” system requiring the property owner to call the DPW Field Office at (262) 636-9126 to schedule a pick-up. Each residential unit, as determined by the City Assessor, will be allowed four “no charge” bulky waste collections annually. If a residential unit uses more than four bulky waste pickups, the property owner will be charged a $50 fee per 5 Yard Truck collection. Residential customers shall also have the option of disposing of non-regulated household bulky wastes, at no charge, at three drop-off sites. Proof of residency shall be required when items are dropped off at these sites. The three drop-off sites shall be available as follows:
1. Pearl Street Facility (830 Racine Street) - Main Site - open Tuesday through Saturday, except holidays and Saturdays following a holiday, 52 weeks per year; from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
2. Yout Street and Edgewood Avenue (1936 Edgewood Avenue) - open Mondays and Wednesdays, except holidays, April through November, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
3. 19th Street and West Boulevard (1955 Grove Avenue) - open Tuesdays and Thursdays, except holidays, April through November, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
Recommendation of the Commitee of the Whole on 08-16-2017: that the revisions to the bulky and yard waste handling systems be approved, with the addition of 2 additional pickup dates to the 4 pickup dates, with the 2 additional pickup dates to be after the Christmas and Independence Day holidays, and that the program be reviewed on or around June 30, 2018.
Fiscal Note: Implementing these changes will reduce the City’s Workers Compensation (Org 11201 Object 51500) expenditures by an estimated average of $100,000 per year.
These changes will allow four workers to be reassigned from the Solid Waste Division (Org 14006) to the Street Maintenance Division (Org 14010). This reassignment will be budget neutral but will result in more street maintenance being accomplished annually.