City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: DECEMBER 2, 2015
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance Repealing and Reenacting Chapter 1 (Solid Waste Control), Title 5 (Transportation and Environmental Services) of The Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia 1981, as amended. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Consideration of a proposed ordinance to amend certain definitions pertaining to solid waste collection and disposal and to clarify the scope of the use of the City charge for collection and disposal service.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council pass the attached ordinance to amend the definition of yard debris and clarify the scope of the use of the City charge for collection and disposal service on first reading, and to set it for public hearing and final passage on December 12, 2015.
BACKGROUND: Staff reviews operations in comparison to the Alexandria Solid Waste Control Code annually. As operations change, changes to align the Code with operations are identified. In this case the proposed Code change includes amending the definition of yard debris to include leaves as well as ensuring the definitions included in the enabling ordinance reflect the City's current recycling practice and fall leaf collection program.
With regard to clarifying the definition of yard debris to include leaves, the Code would thereby make it clear that the collection of leaves is part of what can be paid for through funds collected as the Residential Refuse Fee.
With regard to paying for the collection and processing of recyclables, crews have collected recyclables separately from trash and garbage since 1998. This material has been sorted and processed to be used again as a raw material for manufacturing new products. Pay...
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