Versión en español a continuación. Special Called Meeting of the Zero Waste Advisory Commission Thursday, March 11th, 2021 Zero Waste Advisory Commission to be held Thursday, March 11th, 2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the Zero Waste Advisory Commission Meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison at (512) 974-2435 Dwight.Scales@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). • Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. • Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to (512) 974-2435 Dwight.Scales@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. • If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Reunión del Zero Waste Advisory Commission FECHA de la reunion (Thursday, March 11th, 2021) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 (antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en (512)974-2435 Dwight.Scales@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe …
To: From: Zero Waste Advisory Commission Ken Snipes Director Austin Resource Recovery Date: March 11, 2021 Subject: Director’s Monthly Report to the Zero Waste Advisory Commission CTM Refresh The PC refresh is triggered by the lifecycle management of our entire PC fleet and based on the date of purchase. It is roughly based on 20% of PCs per year and 25% of laptops. The current lifecycle is 5 years for PCs, 4 years for laptops used by standard users (office environment), and 3 years on laptops that are in the field every day. This is the current standard and follows industry best standards managing the lifecycle of the PC environment. Just because a PC still runs doesn't mean it is cost-effective to maintain in operations. The soft costs begin to rise the older a system gets like work stoppage due to failure or slowness, cost of replacing parts, the number of service calls due to the age of system and software install dates, and of course the ability of the system to adequately run current and new software deployed. It is common for large enterprises to adopt lifecycle management and the city has modeled it after industry standards. The other scenario to wait until the device no longer works is called “Replace on Failure” and it is not recommended as cost rise in other ways as mentioned. Winter Weather Storm Recovery During the week of February 15th, the Austin area experienced an Arctic air outbreak that caused freezing temperatures, snow, and ice accumulation. Due to the weather conditions, ARR was forced to suspend operations the week of February 15th-February 19th, 2021. Recycling tonnage for the week of February 22nd -26th, 2021 was 1254.40 tons. An increase of approximately 16% over the same period last year. Garbage tonnage for the week of February 22nd -26th, 2021 was 4957.79 tons. An increase of more than 200% over the same period last year Garbage and Recycle Collection Due to extreme winter weather, ARR canceled all residential garbage and recycling collection for the week of February 15th– February 19th, 2021. As collection services resumed the following week, for City of Austin garbage customers, Austin Resource Recovery decided to waive all excess garbage fees for the week of February 22nd – February 26th, 2021. Collection crews were instructed to collect all household trash contained in bags that were located at the curb. This was done …
Multifamily Compost Pilot Update M a r c h 11, 2 0 2 1 Selene Castillo AustinRecycles.com M u lt if a m ily P ilo t : G o a l • Inform future policy discussions around composting at multifamily properties o Ga thering informa tion from properties a nd tena nts o Identifying cha llenges a nd bes t pra ctices P ilo t D e la y • Original launch in March 2020 put on hold due to COVID-19 pandemic. • Planned restart in March 2021. • Winter Storm Uri caused further delay and resulted in significant impacts to multifamily properties. Many still do not have water due to shortages in plumbers and parts. • Several properties originally planning to participate elected not to continue or did not respond to our communications. Austin Water Map of Multifamily Properties Reporting Water Outages (3/4/21) S t o r m Im p a c t O r ig in a l P r o p e r t ie s Number of Units Zip Code District Still Participating? Property Name West Lynn Quarter College Courts Nelray Place HOA Eight Hundred Banister Place Chambord Condominiums Lakeshore Pearl Bexley at Tech Ridge Lakeline Station Kinney Lofts Flatiron Domain 44 38 17 32 100 199 342 132 27 364 78703 78705 78751 78704 78741 78741 78753 78717 78704 78758 9 9 9 3 3 3 7 6 5 7 YES YES YES NO YES NO NO YES NO NO B a s e lin e M e e t in g s a t P r o p e r t ie s • February 2020 • Goal: Discuss trash, recycling and compost service levels and education plan • Overall service recommendations: o Start small, then expand in time o Ensure hauler will provide contamination documentation • Overall education recommendations: o Use established communication channels o Regularly engage with residents to avoid contamination issues In f o r m a t io n S e s s io n s • Live, virtual presentations and recordings available • ARR will provide residents with: o Kitchen compost collectors with informational sticker (like ARR carts) o Compostable bags for kitchen collectors o How-to guides o Live, virtual Q&A In it ia l P r o p e r t y R e c r u it m e n t : E a r ly …
