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Mayor Latimer - 2 - raised their "tipping charge" from $5.00 per ton to $6.50 per ton on June 1 st. This is a 30% increase but when converted back to a household charge would probably result in a 15% increase. Private haulers have no choice but to pass on these higher disposal costs. I have no idea when they will do this but the higher landfill costs are now in effect. ENFORCEMENT Since May 9th the Department of Public Works has stepped up the enforcement of the existing Solid Waste Ordinance. That ordinance required that all households have garbage pick up every "seven calendar days". Private refuse haulers as well as district planning officials are working with us in identifying households not having garbage collection. Public Works staff members are calling on these people and encouraging them to arrange for collection service. Later we will follow up with ticketing if necessary but our major thrust now is education. Increased attention has been given to sanitation problems such as dumping on vacant property throughout the city. Public Works has also been working with the License Inspector in cracking down on unlicensed refuse haulers. I think we are making definite progress in cleaning up the city. We have not seen any increases in the summary abatement cleanups but we are prepared to respond to the Housing Code section if those needs occur. Our course of action is to steadily tighten down the existing sanitation ordinance and stressing education. With a final appraisal in the report to be submitted in the fall. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN A May 8th Council Resolution directed us to prepare a report on organized mandatory solid waste collection. You know we agree on the need for a more organized approach -- not only for collection --but also for solid waste transportation and the disposal or recovery of solid waste. COLLECTION The final plan will contain a detailed discussion of pros and cons of several alternatives available for establishing an organized system. The issued will be: A. Whether the "open system" of collection should be continued with tighter controls or whether a contract should be sued. If a contract is used should it be a negotiated contract. B. Duration of the contract. C. Involvement of the neighborhood planning districts. D. The question of city crews involvement. E. How the system will be funded (through property tax, through city billing, or through private billing), and F. Administrative controls.