City Council Agenda and Packet 2018 02 27 SP

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L Louisville COLORADO • S1NC 1: CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION AGENDA ITEM 2 SUBJECT: DATE: DISCUSSION/DIRECTION — CITYWIDE SOLID WASTE POLICIES AND OUTREACH FEBRUARY 27, 2018 PRESENTED BY: KURT KOWAR, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: Staff is presenting recommendations for consideration related to various policies affecting solid waste practices within the City of Louisville. This discussion is focused upon efforts that would better support the City's Solid Waste Subprogram goal to "Enable residents to dispose of their solid waste in a convenient, environmentally sustainable, cost effective manner." The framework for discussion on this topic is as follows: Recommendation A — Begin adoption of Ordinances to utilize the Boulder County ReTRAC software and require all haulers in the City to report categories and volumes of waste annually. Recommendation B — Update City Ordinances to include language that represents composting to reflect current City managed program practices. Recommendation 01 or C2 — Begin outreach to HOA's to gather feedback and provide education around composting. Input gathered would provide for City Council guidance on any policy that would require residential composting citywide. Recommendation D1 or D2 — Begin outreach to Multifamily and Businesses to gather feedback and provide education around recycling and composting. Input gathered would provide for City Council guidance on any policy that would require non-residential recycling and composting citywide. Recommendation O's — Various smaller policy topics for consideration to move forward on with next steps or official designate as considered but desired. Staff will present specific details and visual illustrations as provided in the attached presentation. Previous City Council discussion on April 11, 2017 related to solid waste polices can be reviewed here. FISCAL IMPACT: Currently there is not a significant direct cost impact related to this discussion. Any direction to perform community outreach will require significant staff time and likely several hundred to a few thousand dollars in materials. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends City Council direct staff to begin implementation of the Boulder County ReTRAC program and hauler licensing to better understand all solid waste categories and quantities that leave the City (Recommendation A). Staff recommends updating City Solid Waste Ordinances to reflect actual practices of its Solid Waste Program in regards to composting (Recommendation B). CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION 2