City of Baltimore - File #: 10-0226R

• File #: 10-0226R
• Version: 0
• Name: Informational Hearing - One PLUS ONE
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 10/4/2010
• In control: Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
• Final action: 7/18/2011
• Title: Informational Hearing - One PLUS ONE FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of Public Works, the Commissioner of Housing, the Chief of the Bureau of Solid Waste, and the Deputy Commissioner for Code Enforcement to report to the City Council on the effectiveness of the City’s One PLUS ONE trash and recycling collection program, the progress in fully implementing One PLUS ONE citywide, the number of citations issued for code violations, a comparison of the number of citations issued under the new and old systems, and the revenue collected from One PLUS ONE- related citations.
• Sponsors: President Young, Sharon Green Middleton, Warren Branch, James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Helen L. Holton, Belinda Conaway, Mary Pat Clarke, Agnes Welch, Bill Henry, Edward Reisinger
• Indexes: Citations, One Plus One - Collection Program, Recycle

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/18/2011	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably
7/18/2011	0	City Council	Adopted
6/6/2011	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
10/7/2010	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
10/7/2010	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
10/7/2010	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
10/4/2010	0	City Council	Introduced
10/4/2010	0	City Council	Assigned

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)


Introduced by: President Young


A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Informational Hearing - One PLUS ONE

FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of Public Works, the Commissioner of Housing, the Chief of the Bureau of Solid Waste, and the Deputy Commissioner for Code Enforcement to report to the City Council on the effectiveness of the City’s One PLUS ONE trash and recycling collection program, the progress in fully implementing One PLUS ONE citywide, the number of citations issued for code violations, a comparison of the number of citations issued under the new and old systems, and the revenue collected from One PLUS ONE- related citations.
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On Tuesday, August 3, 2010, the implementation of One PLUS ONE trash and recycling collection in the Downtown Service Area completed the transition of City solid waste collections for the first time in over 30 years from a system in which mixed refuse was collected twice a week and recycling was collected twice a month. The new system of One PLUS ONE – one mixed refuse and one recycling pick up each week - was predicted to support and encourage recycling and to provide for increased and improved services.

In addition, the new plan provided for a complete overhaul of collection routing to optimize crew performance, reduce fleet costs, improve driver and crew safety, and increase route efficiency. For the first time the Bureau o...