City Of Kent City Wide Trash Service City of Kent Health Department Safety Department Service Department

Previous Council Discussion OCT. 25, 2006 Health & Safety Committee - Discussed impact of residential trash relative to neighborhood quality of life FEB. 28, 2007 Health & Safety Committee - Discussed Solid Waste Management specifically use of trash cans and identifying quadrants for pickup or establish single hauler for all residential pickup Benefits & Problems Current Process Unregulated Defined Quadrants Regulated Defined Quadrants

Current Process Each resident selects a trash hauler –Benefits Free Market for Trash Hauler For Resident Scalable Usage Licensed by Health Department –Problems Daily Trash Picked Up Across City Increased Cost to Residents Unnecessary Truck Traffic Usage of Service non-Regulated Promotes Illegal Dumping

Defined Quadrants Define by Residential Population Four Balanced Quadrants of City

Unregulated Defined Quadrants Trash Haulers Limited – One Day Pickup –Benefits Limited Free Market for Trash Haulers For Resident Scale of Usage Neighborhood Trash Pickup Same Day of Week Licensed by Health Department –Problems Unnecessary Truck Traffic Usage of Service non-Regulated Promotes Illegal Dumping Limits Trash Hauler’s Schedule Increased Cost

Regulated Defined Quadrants Trash Haulers Limited – One Day Pickup –Benefits Decreased Cost Only Necessary Truck Traffic Scale of Usage for Residents Neighborhood Trash Pickup Same Day of Week Reduced Illegal Dumping Licensed by Health Department –Problems Trash Haulers Lose Free Market

Decreased Cost Example for Two Can Weekly Service –Independent Residential Service $20.00/Mo. –City Franchised $13.00/Mo. –Other Portage County Communities City Wide Hiram Bid $8.75 (2005) Streetsboro Bid $9.82 (2006) Aurora Bid $13.89 (3 can service) (2006)

Decreased Truck Traffic Currently eight companies licensed Health Department license –Equipment operating in the City is safe from a health standpoint Using a factor of 75-percent of the eight licensed companies equals six trash trucks on each City street collecting trash weekly.

Scalable Service Pay By the Bag = Price Per Bag 2 Bags/Cans/Week = Price per Month 3 Bags/Cans/Week = Price per Month Unlimited Service = Price Per Month

Other Communities Courtesy PCSWD

Other Communities Summary Pay By the Bag2 Bags/Cans/Week3 Bags/Cans/WeekUnlimited Service Community Price Per BagPrice per Month Price Per Month Notes Hiram Bid Results 2005$2.15$8.75$10.50$12.25 Fuel Surcharge (exceed $3.00/gal.) 3 Year Fixed Aurora Bid Results 2006$3.63 $12.95$13.89 Fixed 5-Year Streetsboro Bid Results 2006$3.00$9.82na$11.51

Summary Weekly Pick Up ItemIndividualCity Wide CostVariable from 1-bag costing $9/Month to $25 per month for 90-Gallon Tote Streetsboro Pay by the Bag, $3/bag to Unlimited Service $11.51/Month Neighborhood ServiceMultiple pick ups scheduled in same neighborhood through out the week Single pick up scheduled in same neighborhood once per week City Wide ServiceMultiple Companies working in the City at different times One Company working in the City on Agreed upon Schedule Scalable ServiceDepends on Services provided by Each Trash Collection Company As little as a bag when needed to unlimited service Mandatory ServiceNon-Mandatory ServiceMandatory Scalable Service Decrease TrafficMultiple Trash Trucks per WeekSingle Trash Truck per Week Illegal DumpingPromotesPrevents Spring CleanupCity provides for cost of Spring CleanupScaleable from pickup what ever when ever items are placed at curb to same as current program City Facilities ServiceBid as Independent ContractBid as Part of City Wide Trash Collection Contract Service Availability for City NeedsCall as Needed, Wait for Hauler to Arrive if Not Working in City Hauler will be in City Monday through Friday