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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR]ORDINANCE NO. 240445
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Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Amending Chapter 62, Solid Waste, Article II, Collection by City, Sections 62-41, 62-42, and 62-45 to amend the City's processes related to introduction of curbside refuse collection; establishing an effective date for Section 1 of this Ordinance; amending Chapter 2, Article III, Code of Ordinances, by enacting a new Section 2-88, Response to illegal dumping in City's right-of-way; and directing the city manager to report to the Council within 60 days any barriers, and necessary funding requiring Council approval, for meeting the standard outlined in Section 3 of this Ordinance.
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WHEREAS, the City is committed to ensuring that its solid waste is managed in an environmentally and fiscally responsible manner; and
WHEREAS, the City is committed to collecting and managing solid waste in a manner which minimizes refuse on the street and illegal dumping activities; and
WHEREAS, the City Council through Ordinance 240221 approved an agreement with Rehrig Pacific Company for the purchase of trash carts available to residents citywide; and
WHEREAS, the trash carts will be distributed over the coming months, and a revision of the City's Code is necessary in order to adapt to this change in city processes; and
WHEREAS, illegal dumping in the City's right-of-way negatively impacts persons and properties in the City; and
WHEREAS, the City invites residents and stakeholders to submit City service requests or inquiries through the City's myKCMO system/311 hotline, and recognizes that City's timely resolution of the same improves residents' and visitors' safety and well-being; and
WHEREAS, the Council seeks to expedite the removal of illegally dumped items in the City's right-of-way, while considering City's interest in first pursuing investigation, communication and enforcement options directed at th...
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