City readies second household bulk-item collection after spring pilot collected 61.6 tons

Public works presented details for the city's second household bulk-item collection, modeled on a spring pilot that used about 375 city man-hours, 274 equipment hours, served roughly 900 stops and collected about 61.6 tons of material.

Chris said residents may set out up to three large items (couches, dressers, mattresses) at curbside on the Sunday before their scheduled zone pickup, and that prohibited items (tires, construction debris, freon-containing appliances unless properly tagged, hazardous materials and electronics) will not be collected during the event. He described outreach plans including mailers, social media, the city website and radio, and said collections will be conducted by zone tied to regular trash collection days starting the last week of October and running through Nov. 20.

Staff said items not collected will require outreach to the property owner to arrange proper disposal and may be subject to citation if left beyond the allowed removal window. The commission encouraged use of the city's SeeClickFix app for notifications and noted a promotion to increase sign-ups.