SOLID WASTE SERVICES. City Council Budget Workshop August 2012

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1 SOLID WASTE SERVICES City Council Budget Workshop August 2012

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3 SANITATION DIVISION

4 Pick up garbage twice a week for 55,000 residents using 24 automated units per day and 3 rear loaders 5,720,000 Garbage pick ups per year

5 Provide customer service Monday thru Friday by taking incoming calls from residents. 49,770 calls from residents in the last twelve months

6 Two downtown crews work seven days a week Monday thru Saturday the Dayshift is from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm the night crew from 3:00pm to 11:00 pm. On Sunday we have one crew that works from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. Including holidays. Collect garbage from Downtown Business District. Service 84 trash cans, keep them clean, repaired, maintained and accessible to the pedestrians. All litter on sidewalks is picked up on a continuous basis. Power wash trash cans.

7 Deliver cans to new residents, repair lids & wheels on broken cans, and replace damaged garbage cans Delivered 1016 carts to new customers Replaced 2311 broken carts Repaired 3932 carts

8 Support Environmental & Health Departments with the tire events and low flow toilet replacement program Tires

9 Support Community Development with the operation clean ups. District V January 29 Tons Trash 329 Tires District VI March 11 Tons Trash 1 tire District VII April 8 Tons Trash 74 tires District VIII May 16 Tons Trash 62 Tires District I May 11 Tons Trash 170 Tires District II July 22 Tons Trash 337 Tires District III August 21 Tons Trash 258 Tires TOTAL 118 Tons Trash 1,231 Tires

10 Roll Out and Back Service for Handicapped/Disabled Customers

11 Collect dead animals from City streets. Picked up 3,637 animals in the last 12 months.

12 Crime Stoppers Menudo Bowl UETA Jamboozie WBCA Air Show IBC Youth Parade - WBCA AB Grand Parade - WBCA Jalapeño Festival WBCA Civic Center Event LIFE Fair 2011 Crime Stoppers Battle of the Badges 3rd Annual Spring Break Kite Festival Civic Center Event SCAN Annual Children's Play Day Earth Day Festival Tree Planting / Matias De Llano One Love Art & Music Festival Community Kayak Races March of Dimes for Babies Annual Holy Redeemer Jamaica Get Out & Play Laredo! International Festival Laredo Outsider 9th Annual Car Show CCA of Texas Chapter Event El Centro de Laredo Farmers Market Batalla De Talento City Style Lowrider Car Show Operation Lone Star Car Show Mexican Independence Day El Centro de Laredo Farmers Market Exel/DHL & City of Laredo Ground Event Dia De Rio National Night Out Autmus Fest SCAN Harvest Festival 2011 El Centro de Laredo Farmers Market HEB Feast of Sharing Tailgating Cook-Off Jamaica / Fiesta De Colores Naming of New Baseball Stadium Children Event "Navidad Fest" 7th Annual Holiday Bowl SUPPORTED 43 CITY SPONSORED EVENTS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS BY PROVIDING TRASH CANS, RECYCLE CANS, AND A CREW IF REQUIRED.

13 LANDFILL DIVISION

14 Landfilled Waste Total 344,283 Tons Residential Waste 124,152 tons Commercial Waste 220,131 tons Customers Served at the Scale House 90,020

15 TCEQ Authorized Tire Collection and Processing Site White Goods (Appliance) Recycling

16 RECYCLING DIVISION

17 Pick up recycle & lawn clippings every other week using 8 rear loader crews per day

18 USED MOTOR OIL COLLECTION Collected 50,420 gallons in the last 12 months 11 Used oil drop off centers

19 Collected 3,497 blue bag tons ( June 11 through June 12) Baled and Processed Product for the same period was 2,318 tons.

20 COMMUNITY OUTREACH Participated in 78 different events from Recycles Day to School Presentations as well as recycling contests and community center events.

21 BRANCH DIVISION

22 Received 6,056 request for grapple pick up totaling 3,610 tons

23 SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS Equipment Replacement 5 Year Plan

24 5 Year Equipment Replacement Plan Year Total Rear Loader Trucks Side Loader Trucks Grapple Trucks Roll Off Truck Pickup Trucks Front Loader Truck Dozer Excavator 1 1 Motor Grader 1 1 Articulated Dump 2 2 Front Loader 1 1 Compactor 1 1 Estimated Cost $2,519,000 $2,626,000 $2,637,000 $2,318,000 $1,909,000 $12,009,000

25 NEW LANDFILL DISPOSAL CELLS Engineering, Construction and Quality Control

26 New Cell Estimated Construction Costs $4,000,000 2 Type I Landfill Cells Totaling approximately 22 acres Engineering and Permitting Costs approximately $2,200,000 Includes Engineering, Permitting, and Construction QA/QC for new cells as well as an expansion permit amendment application to extend the life of the landfill.

27 TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY 2013 Division Description Amount Sanitation Landfill Automotive 3 Rear Loader $180,000 ea. 4 Side Loader $265,000 ea. 1 Grapple $155,000 ea. 1 Roll Off $128,000 ea. 3 Diesel Pick Up $32,000 ea.. Automotive 1 D8 Bull Dozer Landfill Cell Two Disposal Cells (22 acres) Construction Engineering and Construction QA/QC $ 540,000 $1,060,000 $ 155,000 $ 128,000 $ 96,000 $ 540,000 $4,000,000 $2,200,000 Total Capital Outlay $8,719,000

28 PROPOSED GARBAGE FEE RATE ADJUSTMENT 5 Year Proposal

29 COMPARISON OF TEXAS CITIES MONTHLY GARBAGE FEES $35.00 $30.00 $30.95 $27.65 $25.00 $20.00 $22.75 $20.95 $20.34 $19.43 $17.86 $15.00 $16.58 $16.00 $15.80 $15.56 $15.29 $15.10 $14.35 $13.50 $10.00 $9.00 $5.00 $0.00

30 Frequency City Rate Recycling Programs Once/wk Austin $30.95 Bi-weekly Once/wk Cameron County $27.65 Drop off Centers Once/wk Fort Worth $22.75 Once a week Once/wk Corpus Christi $20.95 Bi-weekly Once/wk Dallas $20.34 Once a week Once/wk San Antonio $19.43 Once a week Twice/wk Brownsville $17.86 Drop off Centers Once/wk Garland $16.58 Once a week Once/wk El Paso $16.00 Once a week Once/wk McAllen $15.80 Once a week Twice/wk Lubbock $15.56 Drop off Centers Once/wk Grand Prairie $15.29 Once a week Once/wk Plano $15.10 Bi-weekly Twice/wk Abilene $14.35 Drop off Centers Once/wk Eagle Pass $13.50 Drop off Centers Twice/wk Laredo $9.00 Bi-weekly

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