Q&A
Container site selection and specifications for BIDs
1:23:35
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Council Member Julie Won asks about the process of selecting container sites, notifying adjacent property owners, and container specifications. Deputy Commissioner Joshua Goodman provides information on DSNY's approach to these issues.
- DSNY commits to working closely with BIDs on site selection
- Container specifications for BIDs do not need to comply with Clean Curbs standards
- DSNY aims to provide flexibility in container placement (sidewalk or street)
- Emphasis on developing solutions that work for every BID to achieve the goal of no bags on the street
Julie Won
1:23:35
Okay.
1:23:35
Great.
1:23:35
And how will the city work with bids on selecting sites for containers?
1:23:39
And will the city inform property owners and businesses of locations adjacent to them?
Joshua Goodman
1:23:43
We will work together carefully and closely on that.
Julie Won
1:23:47
Do the siding and container specifications need to comply with the clean curbs
Dirk McCall de Palomá
1:23:51
No.
Julie Won
1:23:51
4 bids?
1:23:52
Okay.
Joshua Goodman
1:23:53
No.
1:23:53
This would be a new set of or at least it would be an additional set of standards that would be available.
1:23:57
We we really do wanna add as much flexibility to this as possible.
1:24:01
And I know there's been a lot of anxiety and potentially misinformation about it.
1:24:06
The idea is to develop a solution that works for every bid to just meet a simple goal of no bags on the street.
Julie Won
1:24:12
Okay.
1:24:12
And containers can be placed on the sidewalk?
Joshua Goodman
1:24:15
Sidewalk, street, we're happy to work with them on on, you know, as long as it meets existing rules about pedestrian access.
