City Council Study Session Agenda and Packet 2004 09 28

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PAGE TWO SUBJECT: LRCAB Report DATE: September 28, 2004 ordinance. The City of Boulder has previously approved an ordinance similar to what is recommended (copies attached). Draft ordinances are currently being reviewed by the Town of Superior and Boulder County (for unincorporated areas) and are also included for your reference. 3) A second ordinance that LRCAB requests the City Council to consider is an "Equal Space" ordinance that is applied to all new businesses and new multi - family developments, as well as significant remodels. The ordinance would require that these developments provide the same amount of space for recycling facilities as are provided for trash facilities, when a commercial or multi - family building is constructed or remodeled. The City and County of Broomfield and the City of Boulder have passed "Equal Space" ordinances and the Town of Superior is currently considering such an ordinance. Copies are enclosed for your reference. 4) LRCAB also encourages the Council to support operating all events within the City as Zero Waste events. We envision that LRCAB will be involved in recruiting and training volunteers and helping staff the Zero Waste events. As was done for the 2004 July 4 event, LRCAB would contract with Eco -cycle to assist in event planning, arrange for providing supplies, and quantify and dispose of the recyclables and compostable materials. The eventual goal would be to have all events within the City handled as Zero Waste events, with City staff to provide for disposing of recyclables and compostable material in the same way it currently disposes of trash. The events LRCAB would recommend eventually operating in this manner would be: • July 4 picnic at Memory Square and festivities at Coal Creek Golf Course; • Friday Night Street Faires • Taste of Louisville • Labor Day Parade and Events at Memory Square • Parade of Lights LRCAB recognizes that this process will take time to establish, with educational efforts needed for staff, volunteers, citizens and vendors. Additional funds will also be needed to operate the events in this way, at least until a system is reliably established to handle those tasks that were performed by Eco -cycle during the 2004 July 4 event. A Boulder County Community Outreach Grant in the amount of $1,800 was obtained by LRCAB in 2004 to pay for services provided by Eco - cycle. LRCAB is requesting that the Council allocate $2000 to be used for 2 — 4 events. This would fund Eco -Cycle to provide for volunteer training and staffing the day of the event. In addition, LRCAB will again apply for grant funding from the Boulder County Community Outreach program to help defray costs of future zero -waste events in 2005. If the grant is received, the $2,000 could be used to promote other recycling efforts in the City such as the purchase of recycling containers that can be used at City parks and at special events. LRCAB asks the City Council to provide feedback on these recommendations.