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Discussion on staffing and resource needs for commercial waste zone implementation
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Council Member Restler and DSNY officials engage in a detailed discussion about the staffing and resource needs for implementing the commercial waste zone program. The conversation reveals that the department currently has 16 staff members working on the initiative but needs to increase this number to effectively manage the citywide rollout.
- DSNY is working with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to add additional staff, aiming for a total of about 30 positions.
- Restler questions whether this staffing level is adequate for a citywide initiative and if additional resources would allow for faster implementation.
- DSNY officials explain that the planned staffing should be sufficient for the first ten zones, but they may need to reevaluate and potentially increase staffing for later phases.
Lincoln Restler
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safety.
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So I heard that there could be capacity issues on the Carter side for engagement with the businesses.
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Are there capacity or resource issues on the department side?
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Because you all do big complex things every day.
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I have a lot of faith and confidence in the Department of Sanitation and your ability to handle big complex citywide operations and ability to move quickly to implement them.
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So are there challenges internally, resource needs internally that you all have?
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Are there is there appropriate how many staff are working right now on CMZs?
Javier Lojan
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I believe it's DWC.
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Sixteen staff members working on zz.
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And we are actually actively working with OMB on adding additional
Lincoln Restler
1:43:51
Say that number again.
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I got the
Javier Lojan
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strike.
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16.
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16.
Lincoln Restler
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And is that adequate for an abutting citywide initiative?
Javier Lojan
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Right.
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So no, we're with OMB on adding additional staff.
Lincoln Restler
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I know they're always very cooperative with the Department of Sanitation.
Javier Lojan
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They are.
Lincoln Restler
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Uh-huh.
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That was just to be clear, that was sarcasm for everyone in the audience.
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But I said it, the department didn't.
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So 16, what do you think is the necessary headcount to be able to manage this initiative?
Javier Lojan
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I'm getting that for you.
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It?
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I think total 30.
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I think in total about 30 positions, so probably an additional 30 additional or 30 total.
Lincoln Restler
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So you're looking at about a need for 30 full time headcount, You're trying to ramp this up over the next two years citywide.
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We have half of that head count in place.
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Right.
1:44:42
Any expectation there'll be additional head count included in executive?
Javier Lojan
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Yeah.
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I think I think we are I think OMB is definitely working with us on this, and they recognize that, you know, that we need some additional resources for that.
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And if they gave
Lincoln Restler
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you those resources in this budget, would you be able to revisit your timelines and roll this out faster?
Javier Lojan
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No.
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I think that's what anticipated having that that scale of resources on our end is why
Lincoln Restler
1:45:03
In this budget?
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Yeah.
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And is that your full staffing needs?
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30 will you need additional headcount for next year and beyond?
Frank Marshall
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For the first ten, the 30 will suffice, but then we'll need to ramp up after the
Lincoln Restler
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you want you want
Neil Eisenberg
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We we believe we will be staffed adequately, and we'll reevaluate if additional needs are necessary with OMB.