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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF ESTABLISHING SEMI-ANNUAL BULK TRASH COLLECTION IN CONSIDERATION OF THE CITY OF DETROIT’S BUDGETARY CONCERNS

 


BY COUNCIL MEMBERS KWAME KENYATTA and JOANN WATSON

WHEREAS, The 1997 City of Detroit Charter declares that the People of the City of Detroit shall have a right to expect that this municipality will provide a sanitary and environmentally sound city; And,

WHEREAS, Said Charter further declares that the Executive Branch of the municipal government, under Article 7, Chapter 2, §7-102 have health and sanitation responsibilities and is responsible for collecting and disposing of wastes in the manner least harmful to the environment; And,

WHEREAS, National and international municipalities, including Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland, and Windsor, provide their residents bulk collection services; And,

WHEREAS, Municipalities in the Greater Metropolitan Detroit region, including the City of Southfield, also provide their residents with bulk collection services; And,

WHEREAS, The 1984 Detroit City Code, Chapter 22 regulates bulk trash collection services and clearly states that the purpose and intent of City Council under the Article is to provide, inter alia, a sanitary and satisfactory method of collection and disposal of municipal solid waste as well as to provide for the maintenance of private property; And,

WHEREAS, The Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (Act 451 of 1994) defines solid waste as garbage, rubbish, etc., and further finds in the definition of rubbish the inclusion of matter that is bulk trash; And,

WHEREAS, Bulk trash collection services are vital to maintain a healthy, sanitary, aesthetically, and environmentally sound City. THEREFORE BE IT

RESOLVED, That this City Council hereby supports an establishment of a bulk trash collection that is limited to yard clippings, leaves, and debris on a semi-annual basis– once in the Spring and once in the Fall seasons, until the City of Detroit re-establishes a comprehensive bulk collection program, and LET IT FINALLY BE

RESOLVED, That this City Council recommends to the Administration that it implement a program reflecting the intentions of this City Council’s resolve that is uniformly disseminated to the public in a timely manner by February 1, 2006.