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File #: 25-0519   
Type: Ordinance-S Status: Adopted
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 4/23/2025 Final action: 4/23/2025
Title: Authorization to enter into an Agreement with Downtown Phoenix Inc. for Pet Waste Stations (Ordinance S-51844) - Districts 7 & 8
District: District 7, District 8

Title

Authorization to enter into an Agreement with Downtown Phoenix Inc. for Pet Waste Stations (Ordinance S-51844) - Districts 7 & 8

 

Description

To request City Council approval to enter into a five-year agreement with Downtown Phoenix, Inc. to collaborate on a pet waste management outreach campaign to educate pet owners on proper pet waste disposal. There is no financial impact in the agreement.

 

Report

Summary

The City of Phoenix Water Services Department Stormwater Management Program (WSDSMP) collaborates with internal and external partners to meet federal Clean Water Act permit requirements and Arizona's State Surface Water Protection Program to protect water quality to the maximum extent practical.

 

The WSDSMP has developed a public education and outreach program to increase awareness among Phoenix citizens. As part of ongoing efforts to raise awareness of water quality a pet waste reduction program has been launched to educate pet owners on proper pet waste disposal.

 

Downtown Phoenix, Inc. has agreed to install and maintain pet waste stations in the downtown Phoenix area and advertise the location of the stations on the Downtown Phoenix, Inc. interactive web-based map. They will provide all waste bags, pet waste collection and will weigh the waste from the stations to collect data on the pounds of pet waste kept from entering the City's storm drains.

 

Contract Term

The term of the new agreement will be from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, with no extension options.

 

Financial Impact

There is no financial impact for this agreement.

 

Location

Council Districts: 7 and 8

 

Department

Responsible Department

This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Ginger Spencer and the Water Services Department.