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Council discusses yard-waste options, schedules Oct. 11 mid-year review and approves Constitution Week proclamation
Summary
Council asked staff for options on yard-waste and compost pickup and set a mid-year review for Oct. 11, 2022; it also approved a proclamation recognizing Constitution Week, Sept. 17–23, 2022. Staff and council members reported on fairs, grants, and upcoming meetings.
Chelsea City Council on Sept. 6 received a briefing on city yard-waste and compost operations and asked staff to present options for contracting pickup versus continuing the current city-run process.
DPW Superintendent Bollinger provided a brief history of the city's yard-waste pickup and raised concerns about the city's Compost License. Council asked for options to evaluate contracting services compared with maintaining the current in-house approach; no final decision was made at the meeting.
Separately, council set a mid-year review special meeting for Oct. 11, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers (motion moved by Bill Ruddock, seconded by Eric Keaton; recorded as "All Ayes"). The council also approved a proclamation, submitted by the Sarah Caswell Angell Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, designating Sept. 17–23, 2022 as Constitution Week.
During staff reports, City Manager Roy Atkinson summarized the Chelsea Fair, staff storm response, meetings with new Chelsea Area Schools Superintendent Mike Kapolka and Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Director Coy Vaughn, submission of a Connecting Communities grant application, and an upcoming meeting with the CEO of Chelsea Hospital. Council members reported on CAFA budget work, recycling drop-off surveys, Timber Town Park outreach, and Community Center Task Force survey review.
A Chelsea resident requested more details about the Wolf Land Development special meeting and public access to Police Chief interviews; council members asked staff to distribute information about the interviews and candidate meet-and-greets.
