Calendar:
   (See Below)

Information Items:
   - Solid Waste Services Yard Waste Collection Update

Attachments:
   - ED & Planning Committee Summary 10-18-06
   - ED & Planning Committee Summary 11-1-06
   - HAND Committee Summary 11-14-06

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Calendar:
December 4 City Council Tour of the South Corridor Light Rail Project and Infrastructure Improvements
Staff Resource: Ron Tober, 704-336-7245 – rtober@ci.charlotte.nc.us

As discussed at the November 27 Council Dinner Briefing, on Monday, December 4, the Mayor and Council will tour the South Corridor Light Rail Project and the infrastructure improvements being made in the South Corridor to support transit oriented development in station areas. This tour will take the place of the Council Retreat originally scheduled for next Monday.

The itinerary for the tour on Monday, December 4 is:

11:00 am -

• Board a CATS bus at CMGC in the drive-through area on 4th Street
• View downtown construction on the Uptown alignment                         
• View South End construction \
• Board LRV 101 at either Tremont or Remount
• Ride LRV 101 to the Vehicle Maintenance Facility (VMF)
• Tour the Vehicle Maintenance Facility

 Noon - Box lunch at the VMF

12:30 pm  -         

• Re-board CATS bus at VMF entrance off South Boulevard for tour of the remainder of the corridor:
  • Scaleybark Station area
  • Old Pineville Road infrastructure
  • Woodlawn elevated crossing and Station area
  • Tyvola elevated section and elevated Station
  • Archdale elevated Station
  • Arrowood elevated crossing
  • Sharon Road West Station and Lance Plant entrance construction
  • I-485 Station and parking deck construction

 1:30 pm  - 

• Return to CMGC via South Boulevard to see infrastructure improvements at Tyvola, Woodlawn and New Bern area

2:00 pm - Return to CMGC

Information Items:
Solid Waste Services Yard Waste Collection Update
Staff Resource:  Wayman J. Pearson, 704-336-3410 – wpearson@ci.charlotte.nc.us

During the current leaf season, the rapid changes in temperature have resulted in leaves falling at a much faster rate than normal. Due to these circumstances, the volume of yard waste material being generated and placed at the curb has been extremely heavy and has resulted in service delays in all four collection zones.  Solid Waste Services is working diligently to get the yard waste collected as soon as possible, as follows:

• Collection crews will be working through the weekend to continue to work towards resuming the normal Monday-Friday schedule. In our South and East Zones, crews are focused on servicing Friday collection areas which have the heaviest volume. Crews will continue to collect in these areas until all customers have received service.  As collection is completed to these customers, crews will begin collecting yard waste for Monday customers and continue working through the weekly schedule. 
  
• We are also obtaining additional temporary resources. Ten new drivers have recently been trained and we expect them to be ready to work this week. The department is working with local solid waste companies to provide additional rear-loader equipment.
  
• Mecklenburg County will have the compost facility open Saturday and Sunday from 7 am to 3 pm, to permit vehicles to use the disposal facility.
  
• Ads will be placed in The Charlotte Observer on Friday and Saturday to apologize for the delay, advise citizens of collection plans and to ask for patience as we address this huge backlog of yard waste. Other information outlets include C-Mail, City Website, CharMeck311 and ads for Spanish language radio.
  
• A media briefing on yard waste collection service has been scheduled for Thursday, November 30 at 2:00 pm in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center Room 267. City Council members are invited to attend. You will also be sent an e-mail notice on Thursday morning.