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SBS's role in addressing BID concerns about new containerization rules
0:41:24
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Council Member Feliz inquires about SBS's potential role in addressing BID concerns regarding the new containerization rules. Commissioner Gross explains that individualized attention to operational challenges is needed for each BID, and that DSNY has committed to working on solutions.
- SBS acknowledges the importance of BIDs as partners in providing supplemental sanitation services
- The goal is to balance BID concerns with improved cleanliness on corridors
- DSNY has expressed commitment to working with BIDs on individualized solutions
Oswald Feliz
0:41:24
But if the if the challenge was fully under your jurisdiction and agency, based on all the feedback that you've heard from the different bids, what do you think a proper resolution would be?
0:41:37
And what steps would you take to fully resolve the the real concerns that have been mentioned by the different bids, small business owners and different organizations?
Dynishal Gross
0:41:48
I think the the rule the final rule that was published describes the in categories the types of challenges that bids raised during the comment period as well as the other types of entities including community cleanup groups and supplemental sanitation providers in a set of categories that included, you know, cost of containers and a timeline to implement.
0:42:16
And I think bid by bid individualized attention to those operational challenges is what is needed and, DSNY has already expressed a commitment to that.
0:42:28
So I think we are on our way to crafting a set of solutions that continue to reflect the the full appreciation the city has for bids as partners with city government providing supplemental sanitation services citywide and balancing that with the goal of improved cleanliness on corridors, which of course the bids themselves are deeply committed to.