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Overland Park council directs staff to begin process for organized collection of residential trash and recycling
Summary
The council voted to start the legally required Kansas process to pursue organized collection for single‑family curbside service — a multi‑year effort that could lead to city‑provided or city‑contracted collection after public hearings and an RFP process.
The Overland Park committee of the whole voted to direct staff to begin the statutory process to consider organized collection services for residential solid waste and recycling. Council member Melissa moved the directive, which was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Council President Cheatham described the motion as a first procedural step that would allow public hearings, stakeholder meetings and, ultimately, a resolution of intent to move the city toward either city‑operated or city‑contracted curbside collection. “Yes, I move to recommend that the City Council direct staff to prepare a resolution setting a public hearing and a resolution of intent related to organized collection services for solid waste and recycling in the city,” she said when moving the motion.
Staff said the Kansas process to establish organized collection is lengthy and legally prescriptive; city staff recommended beginning the timeline now because the procedural clock and multiple public hearings together are likely to take about 2.5 years. Laura Ish, the staff presenter, told council members the next steps would include a public hearing, a planning period that includes residents, HOAs and haulers, and then an RFP and ordinance adoption if the council chooses to proceed.
The motion did not select a final delivery model. Council members emphasized the vote starts a deliberative process: residents will be invited to hearings and the city will evaluate whether to pursue a city‑operated system, a city‑contracted model, or options that allow HOAs to opt out. The committee approved the recommendation by voice vote and adjourned.
What’s next: staff will prepare the public‑hearing notice and the resolution of intent if the council pursues that step; any final selection of a model, funding mechanism or implementation schedule will follow additional public engagement and statutory steps.
