Council committee recommends revisions to yard-waste-site rules; staff to present to Board of Public Affairs

City staff and a council committee discussed proposed revisions to yard-waste-site rules after municipal staff reported an increase in undesirable activities at the site. Chad and Brandy told the council that committee members had reviewed proposed rule changes and approved them for forwarding, but staff discovered a provision in the city code that requires Board of Public Affairs (BOPA) approval for yard-waste-site rules. "In the course of preparing everything for the law department, after the committee meeting, we found a section in the city code that actually says all, yard wayside rules shall be approved by BOPA," Chad said; staff and council clarified that the committee's recommendations will go to BOPA for formal action. Staff said the Board of Public Affairs meeting is usually scheduled the second Monday of the month and that the item could appear on the Aug. 11 agenda, subject to scheduling. Staff also said they had solicited input from police and municipal property management and would present the committee recommendations and finalized draft rules to BOPA. Council members discussed whether the recycling and waste committee should attend the BOPA meeting and asked staff to coordinate attendance so the matter would not be delayed a month by back-and-forth referrals. No ordinance or resolution was introduced tonight; staff will take the revised rule package, including committee input, to the Board of Public Affairs for approval and then return to council with any legislative requests if necessary.