Ordinance 17-06

This ordnance amends Title 6 of the Bloomington Municipal Code entitled “Health and Sanitation” by deleting and replacing Chapter 6.04 bearing the new title of “Solid Waste, Recycling, and Yard Waste Collection by the City.” It follows recommendations of the Sanitation Modernization Advisory Committee which was formed to understand the City’s current sanitation practices and industry best practices, and review staff recommendations on how to best provide this essential City service. Those recommendations resulted in an extensive rewriting of Chapter 6.04 with major changes to nine components of the chapter. The biggest change outlined in the various subsections of this chapter involves moving from a sticker-based system of revenue generation for solid waste collection by City of Bloomington Sanitation Division to a system of billing for these services through the City of Bloomington Utilities Department. The rationale behind making major changes to how the City of Bloomington provides sanitation services is due to three main focus areas: 1) employee safety and wellness; 2) replacing an aging fleet of sanitation vehicles; and, 3) increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of this essential City service by taking a modernized, smart cities’ approach to service delivery. This ordinance codifies a program that involves a volume-based fee system for solid waste collection, a new approach to recycling that includes weekly single-stream collection, as well as the continued provision of services for yard waste, large item, and appliance collection. Note: This ordinance was revised after being distributed in the Council Weekly Packet and introduced at the Regular Session on March 1, 2017. The changes, in brief: - Added one, deleted one, and modified two definitions; - Reformatted certain cities and references; - Clarified use of terms carts and containers and reference to certain pratices; and - Inserted a new section establishing a non-reverting Capital Recovery Fund to receive transfers by the Controller from the Enterprise Fund to pay for the costs of capital equipment purchases. Note: On March 22, 2017, the Council adopted two amendments: Am 01, which clarified the membership on the Sanitation Modernization Advisory Committee in the third Whereas clause and reformatted BMC 6.04.090(b); and Am 02a, which set an expiration date for sanitation fees, which would require amendment of Chapter 6.04 by the Council for new fees to be imposed.