Comprehensive Sanitation Plan Community Workshop February 2019 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Comprehensive Sanitation Plan Community Workshop February 2019

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Timeline

• November 15 & 17, 2018

Community Workshops

• November 14, 2018 to January 27, 2019

Survey for Feedback

• February 7 & 9, 2019

Community Workshops

Public Outreach Meetings 11/15/18 & 11/17/18

Consultant Qualifications- Kessler Consulting, Inc.

• 30 years as a business solely focused on providing practical and innovative consulting services to the solid

waste industry.

• Worked with more than 225 public and private sector clients with more than 125 in Florida.
• Extensive work for customers in Southeast Florida.
• Senior staff members have a combined 125+ years of directly relevant experience.
• Play leading roles in major industry associations (SWANA International, SWANA Florida, Recycle Florida

Today, U.S. Compost Council).

• Project work will be conducted by KCI staff with years of experience working together as a team.

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Public Outreach Meetings 11/15/18 & 11/17/18

Mitch Kessler, Project Director & President of KCI

• Nationally recognized expert in the procurement of solid waste management services and development
• f solid waste management plans.
• 34 years of solid waste experience including 300 projects for over 300 clients.
• Immediate past president of the Florida Sunshine Chapter of SWANA and current Florida Representative
• n the International Board.
• Directed development of the SWANA Zero Waste Certification Course and the SWANA Recycling

Certification Course and serves as instructors for both.

Peter Engel, Project Manager & Senior Consultant

• 31 years working with public and private sector clients in recycling, composting, and integrated solid

waste management.

• Expertise includes:
• Financial analysis of integrated solid waste management system
• Operational analysis of municipal collection services
• Procurement and development of recycling and composting facilities
• Co-author of the SWANA Zero Waste Certification Course.

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Public Outreach Meetings 11/15/18 & 11/17/18

Comprehensive Sanitation Plan: Scope of Services

Phase 1: Operational Assessment

• Information Review: Review and compile existing information regarding City collection services.
• Operational Assessment: Conduct on-site assessment of City collection operations.
• Community Engagement: Develop a web-based survey to be distributed by City and participate in

public meetings.

• Define Potential Collection Scenarios: Identify scenarios for improved residential garbage, recycling

and trash collection.

• Assess Scenarios: Identify options to improve operational and financial performance and identify

achievable performance metrics.

• Technical Memorandum: Present and discuss results of the assessment.

Phase 2: Strategic Plan for Solid Waste Services

• Preliminary Plan Development
• Community Engagement: Meetings with public, Sustainability Advisory Board, and City Commission
• Final Plan Development

Tasks Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 Task 1 - Review and Compile Collection Data Task 2 - Conduct Operational Assessment Task 3 - Community Survey & Meetings Task 4 - Review Findings & Define Scenarios Task 5 - Conduct Assessment of Scenarios Task 6 - Phase 1 Technical Memorandum Task 7 - Draft Plan Development Task 8 - Community Meetings Task 9 - Final Strategic Implementation Plan Phase 1 Phase 2

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Coral Gables Current Single-Family Residential Collection Services

Garbage

Household Garbage Backyard Collection 2- times per week

Recycling

Single Stream Recycling Backyard Collection 1-time per week

Bulk Trash

Bulk Trash and Vegetation Swale Collection 1- time per week

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6 Publi lic Outre reac ach Meeting tings 11/15 15/18 18 & 1 11/17 17/18 18 Public Outreach Meetings 11/15/18 & 11/17/18

Coral Gables Current Single-Family Residential Collection Services Special Pick-ups Route

Outdoor trash can collection in business districts, collection of white goods, special request pick-ups, dead animal collection, and collection of missed recycling and garbage or late put-outs.

Household Hazardous Waste

Bi-Annual Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off events (April and November) in the City Hall Parking Lot (405 Biltmore Way). Prescription Drug Disposal Program

Safely Dispose of expired/unwanted prescription drugs in the lobby of the Coral Gables Police Department (2801 Salzedo Street).

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7 Public Outreach Meetings 11/15/18 & 11/17/18

Sanitation Goals, Objectives, and Potential Areas for Improvement

Overall:

• Improve Collection Service Operations and Efficiency.
• Improve Quality of Customer Service.
• Improve Safety to Benefit City Staff, Traffic, Pedestrians, and Residents.
• Maintain or Reduce Costs of Operations.
• Optimize Routes for Efficiency.
• Eliminate Missed Pick-ups and Late Put-outs.
• Implement a GPS and RFID Based Tracking System for Route Optimization and Service

Verification.

• Meet Strategic Plan and Sustainability Plan Goals for Increasing Landfill Diversion Rates and

Reducing Carbon Footprint.

• Consider the Integration of Potential Annexation Areas into Any New Plans and Processes.
• Increase Resident Education.
• Improve Enforcement.

Garbage and Recycling:

• Maintain and Improve Backyard Service.
• Increase Recycling and Reduce/Eliminate Contamination.
• Implement Recycling Containers Large Enough for Cardboard, With Lids to Keep Materials Dry, and

That Do Not Trap Water Where Mosquitos Could Breed. Proper Size of Containers to be Determined in Process.

Bulk Trash:

• Institute Training Programs and Policies to Eliminate and Prevent Any Future Creation of Unsightly

Holes in Swales.

• Reduce or Eliminate Illegal Dumping.
• Separate Bulk Waste from Vegetation/Landscape Waste.
• Change Billing Process for Oversize Bulk Trash Piles from Annually (Included in Annual Garbage Bill)

to Immediately Upon Incident, and Increase Fees per Cubic Yard to Cover the Dumping Fees and Costs Incurred by the City.

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8 Public Outreach Meetings 11/15/18 & 11/17/18

Residential Sanitation Service Customer Survey Summary of Results

February 2019

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42% 25% 11% 12% 4% 3% 4%

Where do you live?

North of Coral Way Coral Way to Bird Rd. Bird Rd. to US 1 US 1 to Sunset Dr. South of Sunset Dr. Annexation Areas Other (please specify)

366 respondents

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93% 5% 2%

Do you participate in the recycling collection service?

Yes No, need information No, not interested

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0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 1 2 3 More

How many recycling bins do you use?

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Yes No

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Do the recycling bins provide enough space?

"No room for cardboard" "Bins overflow" "more recyclables than space" "Need lids for litter & rain" "Leave extra materials next to bins"

14 14% 61% 25%

Who maintains your landscape?

I do A landscaper Both

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% At least once every week Every other week Once or twice per month Less than

• nce per

month

How often do you set out yard waste and other trash?

Yard Waste Other Trash

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Charges extra fee for Trash piles >1 cubic yard? Provides on-call collection of white goods for $50? Provides two hazardous waste events per year?

Did you know, that the City ...

Yes No

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Very Satisfied Satisfied Disappointed No Opinion

How do you feel about the quality of each collection service?

Garbage Recycling Bulk Trash

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0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Garbage Recycling Bulk Trash

Do you feel you get a good value for each collection service?

Yes No

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Does the City enforce rules adequately?

Yes No "I don’t see problems in my area“ "Garbage is always picked up on time" "Garbage & cardboard disposed in trash piles“ "Pet waste in swales & trash piles“ "Trash allowed to sit in swales for days"

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Yes No Don't have

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Would you like to eliminate your trash pit?

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Areas for Consideration Recycling

• Cardboard – In order to recycle needs to

be separate from Household Trash & Clean Yard Waste (requires Code Revision)

• Esthetics and Moisture – Existing bins do

not have lids

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Areas for Consideration Trash

• Trash & Clean Yard Waste need to

separated.

• Currently in conflict with disposal

facility best practices

• Oversized Clean Yard Waste Piles

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Timeline

• November 15 & 17, 2018

Community Workshops

• November 14, 2018 to January 27, 2019

Survey for Feedback

• February 7 & 9, 2019

Community Workshops

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Questions