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Feedback on new containerization rules from small businesses and BIDs
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Council Member Feliz inquires about the feedback SBS has received from small business owners and Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) regarding the new containerization rules for trash disposal. Commissioner Gross provides insights on the feedback and concerns raised.
- New rules require trash to be placed in bins instead of bags, aimed at rat population control
- BIDs have expressed serious concerns, particularly about implementation costs
- SBS, as the mayor's representative on BID boards, has heard extensive feedback from BIDs
- Feedback from BIDs was shared with the Department of Sanitation for inclusion in the rule's comment record
Oswald Feliz
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Thank you for the information.
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I would like to acknowledge council member Krishnan who has joined us.
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So I'm gonna skip to the questions that I was planning on asking later.
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And I want to thank all the bids who have joined us.
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I see bids from Brooklyn, Queens, and throughout The States.
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I just want to thank you all for joining us, and thank you for all the work that you do for our commercial corridors and small So a few questions about bids.
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Actually, few questions about the new containerization rules.
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I know this is a question that all of our bids are looking forward to and getting answers from.
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A few questions about the new containerization rules.
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As we know, there are new rules that the Department of Sanitation has implemented requiring that rather than putting out trash bags, requiring that they be placed in bin.
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Great purpose for the rule, I'm sure that all of us agree that the war on rats needs to be escalated until that problem is fully eradicated.
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That's an initiative that I'm sure everybody supports.
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But we've heard many serious concerns from different Brits, including concerns about cost.
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Many of them have stated that implementation of the rule could potentially take up their entire budget and more given the high costs of these new containers.
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So I guess the first question is a very general one.
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Talk to us about the feedback that you've received from the different small business owners and bids based on this rule.
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And I know this is more of a Department of Sanitation rule, but of course, small business services plays
Dynishal Gross
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Department of Sanitation rule but you know an administrative wide goal to reduce bags on the street to help manage the trash population of SBS as you know the mayor's representative on all of the bid boards has heard a great deal from the bids who've done a fabulous job alongside the bid association of speaking out about the impact of this change on their budgets and operations.
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And the feedback that bids have shared directly with SBS was also shared with DSNY for inclusion in the record of comments for the rule and that record is shows robust participation by our business improvement districts.
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So we're well aware of both the administration's desire to advance this goal and the challenges perceived by our wonderful business improvement districts.