Oct 21, 2025 Public Works Committee

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RIGHT. THIS IS THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE METRO PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. THIS

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SO THAT WE CAN MAXIMIZE OUR TIME FOR THE DISCUSSION. ITEM NUMBER 2O-24625. AN ORDINANCE

[2. O-246-25     AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 116.02, 116.03, 116.10, AND 116.13 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”) REGARDING COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. Action Required By April 16, 2026 Sponsors: Jeff Hudson (R-23) ]

MR. CAN WE GET A SECOND? SECOND. CAN WE GET ANYONE TO PAY ATTENTION? PROPER? PROPERLY? THE SECOND PROPERLY MOVED ORDINANCE BEFORE US. AND WE HAVE SOMEONE TO SPEAK FOR THIS.

YES, SIR. CHRIS SEITZ, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER WITH METRO TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. FLOOR IS YOURS, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO THE CHANGES THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU ARE LARGELY ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES TO CLEAN UP CHAPTER 116 AND TO STREAMLINE THEM TO BETTER ALIGN WITH OUR CURRENT OPERATIONS WITHIN METRO GOVERNMENT AND HOW WE ENFORCE OUR TELECOMMUNICATIONS FRANCHISES. ONE OF THE EXAMPLES HERE IS THAT THEY STILL REFERENCE HAVING TO PROVIDE US WITH A FAX LINE NUMBER. OF COURSE, THAT'S NOT REALLY WHAT A LOT OF COMPANIES ARE USING THESE DAYS FOR COMMUNICATION. SO MODERNIZING THAT, ALSO LOOKING AT THE WAY THAT WE WERE REQUIRING THEM TO BOND THEIR WORK, WE WERE PREVIOUSLY REQUIRING MORE TO BE PUT ON THE BOND THAT IS REQUIRED FOR THE FRANCHISE OVERALL AND LESS ON THE PERFORMANCE BOND, WHICH IS REALLY THE ONE THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN THEY'RE DOING THE WORK AND ACTUALLY DISTURBING THE RIGHT OF WAY. SO WE WANTED TO STREAMLINE THAT. ALSO, WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF OUR COMPANIES WORKING IN OUR RIGHT OF WAY HERE THAT ARE USING SUBCONTRACTED LABOR. OUR ORDINANCE PREVIOUSLY CALLED FOR THEM TO NAME METRO GOVERNMENT AS THE ALSO INSURED, BUT WE ARE ACTUALLY HOLDING THE FRANCHISE HOLDERS ACCOUNTABLE TO THIS. WE'VE ASKED TO ADMINISTRATIVELY CHANGE THAT TO REQUIRE THEM TO BE NAMED AS THE ALSO INSURED, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ULTIMATELY GOING TO BE DOING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS DIRECTLY ON THE SUBCONTRACTED LABOR VERSUS THE FRANCHISE HOLDER. THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR PAVEMENT IS ALSO ADDRESSED IN THIS CHANGE. WE HAD ORIGINALLY HAD FIVE YEARS IN THERE, BUT WE'RE FINDING THAT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE BEYOND TWO YEARS JUST BECAUSE OF ROAD CONDITIONS AND OTHER UTILITIES THAT ARE DOING WORK IN THE SAME AREA AND IDENTIFYING WHO THAT IS. RELOCATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE IS ANOTHER PIECE THAT WE ADDRESSED IN THESE CHANGES. CURRENTLY CALLS FOR THEM TO MOVE IT IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IF WE REQUIRE THEM TO DO SO, AND IT DOES NOT GIVE ANY FLEXIBILITY TO PUBLIC WORKS TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO THAT. THERE ARE LARGER PROJECTS. AS AN EXAMPLE, THE WORK THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING ON RIVER ROAD FOR MOST OF THE LAST DECADE, TO TRY TO EXPAND THAT ROAD AND RAISE IT UP. IF WE HAD PUT THAT 30 DAY NOTICE IN PLACE FOR THEM, IT WASN'T REALLY COGNIZANT OF THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT SOME OF THESE LARGER PROJECTS TAKE TO RELOCATE THOSE UTILITIES. SO WE'RE ADDING LANGUAGE THAT GIVES THE FLEXIBILITY TO PUBLIC WORKS TO EXTEND THAT TIMELINE IN THOSE SCENARIOS WHEN THEY NEED THAT. AND THEN THE LAST PIECE THAT I'LL ADDRESS HERE RELATES TO IF THEIR FRANCHISE IS CANCELED BY METRO GOVERNMENT FOR CAUSE, WE PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED THEM TO SELL THAT FRANCHISE BACK TO METRO AT BOOK VALUE. THIS ADDS LANGUAGE THAT ALSO ALLOWS METRO TO ENFORCE A SALE TO A QUALIFIED THIRD PARTY, WHICH IS AN EASIER TRANSACTION

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DO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? OH, I'VE BEEN JOINED IN CHAMBERS BY COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL. WHAT? MR. CHAIR? OH, COLD. SHAMEKA. PARRISH. WRIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. MY QUESTION IS SIMILAR TO YOURS. WHEN I HEARD THE FIVE YEAR, I HEARD THAT IT WAS REDUCED FROM 5 TO 2 YEARS. ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING FROM BECAUSE OF ROAD CONDITIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT CHANGING. ARE YOU REDUCING THAT THAT WARRANTY PERIOD. DID I HEAR THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. IT IS A REDUCTION TO TWO YEARS, AND THAT'S LARGELY DUE TO OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE AREA. NOT BEING ABLE TO SHOW WHO CAUSED THAT PAVEMENT TO FAIL IN THAT SPECIFIC EXAMPLE, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE'RE SEEING UTILITIES JUST DIG OVER THE TOP OF EACH OTHER AS THEY'RE WORKING IN THE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. THANK YOU. AND THE CONTRACTOR PIECE MAKES SENSE AS WELL AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT THE INSURED. SO THEY SHOULD HAVE THEIR OWN INSURANCE ANYWAY. BUT BUT IF SOMETHING IS GOING ON YOU'RE GOING TO GO AFTER THEM AS A NAME INSTEAD OF PEOPLE MIGHT BE CONFUSED AND TRY TO SUE METRO GOVERNMENT FOR SOMETHING THAT A CONTRACTOR DID. IS THAT AM I MAKING SENSE OF THAT? SO YES, THE INTENTION HERE IS TO MAKE THE FRANCHISE HOLDER HOLD THEIR ACCOUNTABLE, AND THEN WE'LL HOLD THE FRANCHISE HOLDER ACCOUNTABLE VERSUS US HAVING TO GO ACROSS AND GO DIRECTLY AFTER THE SUB. OKAY. THAT MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A PROPERLY MOVED MOTION BEFORE US. THIS BE A VOICE VOTE. YOU PUT ME DOWN FOR A YES. I'M NOT ALLEGING. COUNCIL MEMBER PERISH. RIGHT? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BENSON? YES. NOBODY SEE ME ABOUT. YES. MY DOTS ARE NOT ON. YES. OKAY, I'LL CALL HER BACK. COUNCIL MEMBER. HERNDON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. CHAPPELL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRATCHER. YES. VOTING'S. CLOSED CHAIR. YOU HAVE SEVEN? YES. THANK YOU. AND THIS WILL GO TO CONSENT. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS. ID 25-0517 POP UP DROP OFF EVENTS. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE KAREN MAYNARD FROM PUBLIC WORKS TO PRESENT THIS.

IF YOU'D STATE YOUR NAME AND POSITION FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. YES. MY NAME IS KAREN MAYNARD.

I'M THE SOLID WASTE EDUCATION MANAGER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, SOLID WASTE DIVISION AND THE WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. HAPPY TO BE HERE. THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

SO I'VE BEEN ASKED TO TALK ABOUT OUR POP UP DROP OFF EVENTS. IT'S A GOOD TIME. WE'RE ALMOST WRAPPING UP OUR FIFTH YEAR OF DOING THESE EVENTS. AND SO I THINK IT'S A GOOD TIME TO TO SHOW SOME SUCCESSES THAT WE'VE HAD. I HAVE A SLIDE SHOW. IS IT GOING FOR YOU ALL OR DOES IT. I'M SORRY. OH. THANK YOU. SO THE FIRST THING I WANT TO EXPLAIN IS WHAT OUR POP UP DROP OFF EVENTS. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T ATTENDED ONE OR JUST HEARD ABOUT THEM, THEY ARE MONTHLY

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AND YOU CAN SEE THE PHOTO. IT'S A IT'S A PART OF OUR FLIER THAT WE USE. WE ACCEPT LARGE ITEMS LIKE YOUR BULKY WASTE FURNITURE, THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT'S THE ONE ITEM THAT DOES GO DIRECTLY TO LANDFILL. UP TO THREE ELECTRONIC DEVICES WOULD BE RECYCLED. ANY TYPE OF SCRAP METAL WE ACCEPT AND ALL OF THAT GETS RECYCLED. WE DO ACCEPT JUST YOUR REGULAR HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING. WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, SO THEY COME TO ACCEPT PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION, WHICH WOULD IN TURN GET INCINERATED BUNDLED YARD WASTE.

WE OF COURSE COMPOST THAT. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A VENDOR THERE THAT WOULD SHRED DOCUMENTS ON SITE, WHICH THEN GETS RECYCLED. AND WE ALSO ACCEPT UP TO FOUR TIRES, WHICH WOULD BE RECYCLED. AND WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH WATER STEP. SO WE ACCEPT GENTLY USED SHOES THAT THEN GET DONATED SHOES. WAS THE THE LAST ONE TO BE ADDED TO THE ACCEPTED ITEMS LIST. THROUGH THAT PARTNERSHIP THEY APPROACHED US ACTUALLY. SO A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ABOUT THESE EVENTS BEFORE MY TIME HERE. HISTORICALLY, WE THERE WERE JUNK DROP OFF EVENTS AND THOSE WERE AT THE LANDFILL. SO OF COURSE EVERYTHING WENT INTO THE LANDFILL, WHICH WOULD MEAN THERE WAS 0% DIVERSION RATE AND NOTHING WAS RECYCLED. SO I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHY THOSE ENDED, BUT THE IDEA WAS TO BRING THOSE EVENTS BACK. WE WANTED TO DO IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY AND RECYCLE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. SO AT THE TIME WHEN THIS WAS WHEN THE IDEA WAS FORMING, IT WAS DECIDED TO PARTNER THE WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT 109 BOARD PURCHASED A FRONT LOAD TRUCK SO THAT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO UTILIZE FOR OUR DROP OFF RECYCLING LOCATIONS AND THEN AND THROUGH PAID FOR THAT. WHILE METRO SOLID WASTE OPERATES THE EVENTS AND ORIGINALLY METRO COUNCIL OFFICES WOULD PAY FOR THE SHREDDED TRUCK. BUT LATER ON THE DISTRICT TOOK ON THAT THAT FEE. AND AT THE START OF THESE EVENTS, WHEN WE WERE PLANNING THEM, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO GIVE THEM A NAME AND A BRAND, A LOGO TO MAKE THEM KIND OF MEMORABLE, AND WE KNEW THEY WOULD BE A CONSISTENT EVENT.

AND I THINK THAT'S PROVED TO BE A GOOD IDEA. SO THAT'S OUR LOGO ON THE RIGHT. AND AND THE FIRST ONE WAS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH OF 2020. SO GUESS WHAT? IT DID NOT HAPPEN. AND WE ACTUALLY HAD OUR FIRST ONE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2020. WHAT I DID NOT PUT ON THE SLIDE IS THAT AN EVENT ROUGHLY COSTS ABOUT $20,000 TO RUN EACH EVENT, JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, AND SOMETIMES WE GET ASKED IF WE CAN DO AN EVENT SOMEWHERE ELSE OR IN THEIR DISTRICT OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. SO I WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LOCATION REQUIREMENTS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO ONE. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THERE'S A SEPARATE ENTRANCE AND EXIT THAT MAKES TRAFFIC FLOW GO WELL. WE NEED THE SPACE TO BE LARGE ENOUGH FOR ALL EQUIPMENT TO BE THERE, AND FOR VEHICLES TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THROUGH THE EVENT AND STOP, UNLOAD AND MAYBE EVEN BYPASS. AND OF COURSE, IT HELPS IF THERE'S SPACE AT THE START FOR MAYBE A LINE WE WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND RESIDENTS DO NOT COME EARLY, BUT THEY LOVE TO DO THAT ANYWAY. SO SOME OF OUR I WAS LOOKING AT THE DATA AND I MADE THIS FUN SLIDE ABOUT SOME OF THE NUMBERS. SO OVER THE COURSE OF ALL THE YEARS WE'VE DONE IT, SO ABOUT FIVE YEARS OF THIS, WE'VE HAD OVER 23,000 PARTICIPANTS, WHICH IF EVERYONE STOOD HAND IN HAND, WOULD MAKE A HUMAN CHAIN TO FRANKFURT.

ENOUGH YARD WASTE HAS BEEN COMPOSTED TO COVER TEN FOOTBALL FIELDS, 100 TONS OF SCRAP METAL HAS BEEN RECYCLED THAT COULD BUILD A SMALL BRIDGE AND 6,500 POUNDS OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION. DISPOSED PROPERLY IS THE WEIGHT OF TWO GIRAFFES. SO PARTICIPATION HAS BEEN GOOD IN OUR EYES. BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR, WE HAVE AN AVERAGE OF 500 PARTICIPANTS AT EACH EVENT, BUT WE HAVE HAD OVER 900 AT ONE EVENT. WE DON'T NECESSARILY

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AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE BULKY WASTE OR LARGE ITEM CATEGORY, ELECTRONICS AND DOCUMENT SHREDDING ARE WAY ABOVE THE OTHERS. AND THAT PROVES TRUE AT EVERY EVENT. THAT IS OUR TOP THREE CATEGORIES AT EACH INDIVIDUAL EVENT AS WELL. SO LIKE I SAID, WE TRACK OUR WEIGHTS AND AND THEN OF COURSE, THAT WEIGHT OF LARGE ITEMS THAT GETS LANDFILLED IS WHAT WE USE AS FAR AS DIVERSION. WE WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH ARE WE KEEPING OUT OF THE LANDFILL, BECAUSE OFTEN PEOPLE WILL JUST THROW ITEMS AWAY, OR ESPECIALLY ITEMS MAYBE THAT HAVE THAT ARE MADE OF METAL. DON'T TAKE THE TIME TO RECYCLE IT AT SOME KIND OF SCRAP FACILITY. SO OFFERING THAT WE HAVE THESE DIVERSION RATES AND THE THE GROWTH WE SEE IS, IS WHAT OUR GOAL HAS BEEN IS TO INCREASE THE LANDFILL DIVERSION RATES EACH YEAR. AND OUR FIRST FULL YEAR WAS 45% AND LAST YEAR WAS 54%. SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN ALWAYS AT LEAST STAY ABOVE 50% LANDFILL DIVERSION.

SO LIKE I SAID, WE ALSO WE GET EVERY PARTICIPANT'S ZIP CODE AND AFTER EVERY EVENT WE HAVE A MAP THAT SHOWS WHERE OUR PARTICIPANTS CAME FROM. AND IT'S NOTABLE THAT WE PRETTY MUCH GET SOMEONE COMING FROM EVERY ZIP CODE, NO MATTER WHERE WE ARE. BUT THE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF ATTENDEES IS TYPICALLY FROM SURROUNDING THE EVENT. SO THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS, I THINK, FERN CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. AND THEN THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS VALLEY PARK. SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE THE NUMBERS THERE FROM WHERE PEOPLE TRAVEL. SO WAYS TO EXPAND. THIS YEAR WE, WE HAD AN IDEA TO TRY TO RESCUE SOME THINGS FROM THE POP UP DROP OFF. BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH WE'RE RECYCLING AS MUCH AS WE CAN, WE ALSO SEE A LOT OF MATERIALS COME THROUGH THAT DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO BE DISPOSED OF YET. SO WE ALREADY HAD THE IDEA OF REACHING OUT TO DONATION CENTERS TO SEE IF ANY ANYONE WOULD BE WILLING TO KIND OF BE THERE WITH A BOX TRUCK AND RESCUE SOME FURNITURE OR SOME ITEMS THAT ARE DECENT. AS AS PEOPLE DRIVE THROUGH. WE HADN'T HAD ANY OFFERS ON THAT, BUT I DID HAVE A YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR THAT WANTED TO RESCUE SOME TVS. SO WE TESTED THIS OUT AT THE FERN CREEK POP UP DROP OFF THIS SUMMER. AND AND HE REFURBISHES AND USES PARTS FOR TVS. SO HE ACTUALLY RESCUED 14 TVS FROM THAT EVENT. AND WE'RE STILL IN DISCUSSION WITH SOME IDEAS FOR PARTNERING, FOR ALLOWING FURNITURE TO BE RESCUED. THE ONLY THING IS, I DON'T PLAN TO. I GUESS, ADVERTISE OR PROMOTE OUR POP UP DROP OFFS AS DONATION EVENTS BECAUSE WE ALWAYS WANT PEOPLE TO DONATE ITEMS FIRST WITHOUT EVEN COMING TO OUR RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL EVENT. BUT CAN I JUST JUMP IN HERE FOR A MINUTE? THE REASON HE ONLY RESCUED 14 WAS BECAUSE WE FILLED UP HIS CAR. THAT WAS THAT. YES. YOU'RE RIGHT, HE HAD HE JUST HAD A TINY CAR AND WE KIND OF TAUGHT HIM HOW TO PACK AS WELL. LIKE I SAID, HE'S YOUNG. BUT YES, HE HE TOOK ABOUT AS MUCH AS HE COULD. AND BUT YEAH, WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT WE WANT TO RESCUE EVERYTHING BECAUSE WE COULDN'T PHYSICALLY DO THAT. SO IT WOULDN'T BE PROMOTED AS A DONATION EVENT. BUT THE IDEA WOULD BE IF SOMEONE CAME THROUGH WITH SOMETHING DECENT ENOUGH OR LIKE IN HIS CASE, HE DIDN'T CARE IF THE TVS WORKED OR NOT BECAUSE HE COULD USE THEM AS PARTS, BUT THAT SOME THINGS CAN KIND OF JUST BE TAKEN RIGHT OUT OF THAT WASTE STREAM OR RECYCLING STREAM. SO ANOTHER IDEA THAT WE HAVE, AND WE JUST HAVEN'T QUITE FIGURED OUT THE LOGISTICS YET, IS THE IDEA OF BULKY PLASTIC. SO WHEN I SAY THAT, I MEAN LIKE LARGER THINGS, LIKE MAYBE A BIG TOTE THAT THE BUSTED AND ISN'T REALLY USABLE, OR AN OLD

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REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS THE WAY YOU OPERATE THAT. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN PARISH. RIGHT.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANT I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES. I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS. I LOVE THE WAY THAT YOU ALL ARE TRYING TO REDUCE AND HAVE PEOPLE REPURPOSE AND REUSE AND RECYCLE.

I WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS ONE IN DISTRICT THREE BEFORE AND IF WE COULD WORK TOGETHER TO HAVE ONE IN DISTRICT THREE. I KNOW WITH SHIVELY BEING ONE OF THE BIGGER CITIES IN DISTRICT THREE, SOME STUFF IS HARDER TO PULL TOGETHER. BUT IF WE COULD FIGURE THAT OUT, YEAH, WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO THAT AT ALL. WE IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE LOCATIONS THAT WE HAVE, WE HAVE WE'VE KIND OF SETTLED ON SOME THAT WE CONTINUALLY USE OVER AND OVER. AND THAT'S JUST BECAUSE THEY WORK WELL. SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE LAYOUT OF OR HOW LARGE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE SCHOOLS WE'VE USED, FERN CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, DOSS HIGH SCHOOL HAVE VERY LARGE PARKING LOTS, AND THOSE WORK WELL, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE SCHOOLS TYPICALLY HAVE A GOOD ENTRANCE EXIT. AND THEN.

WE'VE HAD WE'VE HAD SOME PARKS AS WELL. SHAWNEE PARK WORKS REALLY WELL BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN

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GREAT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMAN HEARD. YEP. COUNCILMAN BENSON. I WAS JUST LISTENING. I'M NOT. OKAY. AND TO THE CONVERSATION. ALL RIGHT? WE HAVE NO OTHER. YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME, COUNCILMAN. COUNCILWOMAN CHAPPELL. SO RANDOM. WHAT WOULD ONE DO WITH AN OLD ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH? OH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, BECAUSE THEY TOOK IT TO MERIWETHER, AND THEY SAID THEY THREW IT IN THE TRASH. YEAH, IT'S TECHNICALLY NOT PART OF OUR E-WASTE.

E-WASTE IS INTERESTING BECAUSE WE'VE INVENTED THINGS SINCE WE CREATED OUR LIST. SO I'M NOT OPPOSED TO LOOKING AT IT FOR, BUT FOR. YEAH, FOR OUR LOCAL LOCATION. NO. IF IT HAS A BATTERY INSIDE IT, I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND REMOVING THAT. AND THAT COULD GO TO HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AS A BATTERY. YOU MAY CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER FOR OPTIONS. AND ALSO THERE ARE SOME STORES I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE NOTICED ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSHES ON A LIST, BUT THERE ARE SOME STORES THAT OFFER TAKE BACK STAPLES. BEST BUY HAVE DIFFERENT KINDS OF DROP OFFS, SO THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. AND IF I COME UP WITH SOMETHING BETTER, I'LL LET YOU KNOW. THANK YOU. I RODE AROUND WITH THAT DANG TOOTHBRUSH IN MY CAR FOR A REALLY LONG TIME, AND THEN WE THROW IT AWAY. I DON'T MIND, BUT THANK YOU. YEAH. NO. ANY OTHERS? NO. WELL, I'M GOING TO ECHO MY COLLEAGUES COMMENTS THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE SHINING STARS IN METRO GOVERNMENT. IT'S IT ANSWERS ALL. IT CHECKS ALL THE BOXES. IT'S SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WANT AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT GOVERNMENT PROVIDES AND GOVERNMENT PROVIDES IT WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO IN IT. AND BEING A SHINING STAR IN ONE OF THE BEST ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC WORKS IS SAYING SOMETHING. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK

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