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Horizon Issues

Management and City Council direction, setting our community on a 20-year journey towards making Fort Worth
a greener, and increasingly better place to live, while arriving at operational sustainability.

Amendments for the Southeast Landfill will be necessary to implement future preservation aspects and rate
adjustments, the high-BTU landfill gas to energy system and preservation of safe and affordable solid waste
disposal capacity for Fort Worth’s residential waste stream until 2060 or beyond.

Solid Waste plans to expand the City’s Recycle Right and supporting regional Know What to Throw behavior-based
enforcement campaigns to reduce costly residential contamination levels. Both campaigns will improve sorted
recycling material quality, increase the acceptable recycling volumes and minimize the negative impact of current
market conditions as well. In addition, Solid Waste will evaluate a “right-hand drive” vehicle to increase the
operational effectiveness and efficiency of the Blue Crew auditing process.

Finally, enhancements to the City’s litter abatement, illegal dumping enforcement and street sweeping programs
are planned for implementation following the future revenue enhancement programs and potential residential
rate increase in future years (FY2022 or beyond).

In conjunction with an identified consultant, the City will lead a comprehensive review and advancement of a
formal RFP process to proactively address five (5) primary residential-related contracts in advance of the 2023
expiration and/or renewal (if the City chooses that would be in the best interest) timeline. The five (5) contracts
include: residential collections; recycling processing; yard waste processing/mulching; cart purchases, services and
maintenance; and drop off station container hauling.

Stormwater Utility
If the COVID-19 pandemic extends several years out, capital improvements and maintenance efforts may need to
be reprioritized and service levels may be impacted.

In the September 2020, Stormwater was authorized issuance of $53M in revenue bonds, which was the first
issuance of the adopted $70M revenue bond program to accelerate the construction of high priority capital
projects over the next 5 years. The second issuance of $17M is expected in Fall 2023.

If adopted, the implementation of Non-FEMA Flood Risk Policy recommendations will require changes in
stormwater development review and communications.

As the Storm Drain Rehabilitation Program moves further along, a greater understanding of the condition of the
City’s stormwater infrastructure will be achieved. The findings will help the Program better understand resource
needs to address aging infrastructure due to the life safety risks that can be created from collapsing storm drain
pipes. This initiative will also give the Program a better understanding of how to deal with drainage infrastructure
that crosses private property, which can impact development and the drainage system.

Because the Program cannot mitigate all flood risks, an effective flood warning program is essential to improving
the safety of the community during a flood event. Current stakeholder engagement will continue into the future
as the Program works toward developing a more robust and reliable flood warning program that will provide the
community with more real-time flood forecasting information.

With the expansion of the citywide Customer Relationship Management (CRM) initiative, it is easier for citizens to
access stormwater services by initiating a request for service through mobile applications using their smartphone

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