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Page 5 <br /> The divi ion is in the process of transitioning to high-dump units as old <br /> { sweepers are replaced. This will allow us to implement a drop-box program <br /> for dump ng sweeper loads. Currently loads are dumped on city streets at <br /> predeter fined locations. They are retrieved within one to two days using a <br /> self-loa ing, five-yard dump truck. <br /> Switchin to the drop boxes solves two problems. First, dumping a condensed <br /> pile of treet debris back onto the street raises concerns about <br /> environm ntal degradation and storm water quality. Secondly, real estate <br /> developm nt and public concerns about aesthetics and the environment are <br /> forcing s to move dumping sites further and further from the city's core, <br /> creating longer hauling distances and increased operational costs. <br /> i <br /> The new rogram will begin with four or five rented drop boxes that will be <br /> placed a several locations around the city. A private vendor will collect <br /> the full boxes and replace them with empty ones. The estimated annual cost <br /> for the ilot program is $22,000 a year. <br /> New A r achs to Seasonal Swee in Im roves Efficienc <br /> The fins program enhancement involved changing the scheduling of sweeping <br /> assignme is during the year. During spring and summer months, the routing is <br /> schedule primarily as outlined above. However, during Oregon's fall and <br /> winter m nths, the rain makes it difficult for the sweeper units to operate <br /> <br /> ~r <br /> <br />