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  A. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY THE MAYOR B. ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED B.1 Organic Food Composting Pilot Update Shikha Gupta, Solid Waste Services On April 8, 2025, staff presented the Organics Management Feasibility Study Phase 1 Summary and Results to City Council to assess the scope of expanding processing and collections services currently offered by Solid Waste Services (SWS) to develop a sustainable food waste management solution for the City of Raleigh. The Yard Waste Center (YWC) does not currently accept food waste for processing and there is currently no other alternative within Wake County. The Yard Waste Center staff explored pathways to enable viable food waste processing beginning in FY26 by initiating a six-month Food Waste Processing Pilot Program timeline. On January 5, 2026, SWS launched a soft opening of the Food Waste Processing Pilot Program. A third-party vendor delivered 3 batches of food waste to the Yard Waste Center. The food waste was mixed with organic matter, piled on pad, and capped in mulch with temperature probes to monitor the progress. The pilot tested the addition of post-consumer food waste under North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) oversight, to evaluate operational integration. Staff has prepared […]

A. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY THE MAYOR B. PUBLIC COMMENT For the dedicated public comment session on the second Tuesday at 7 p.m., the public comment period will be limited to two (2) hours. For each number range of speakers, the speaking time is set as follows: 0 - 36 speakers - 3 minutes each 37 - 54 speakers - 2 minutes each 55 - 108 speakers - 1 minute each B.1 Voice Mail Public Comment ​Effective with the September 20, 2022 City Council regular meeting, residents may phone in ahead of public comment sessions and leave a single, up to three-minute, voicemail message. This option allows people who may not be able to or want to attend meetings in-person to participate.  Comments provided via the voicemail feature will be uploaded here approximately 30 minutes prior to the start of the City Council meeting. C. MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO COUNCIL D. ADJOURNMENT Watch Council Meeting Live Stream Meeting agendas are posted the Thursday before the scheduled meeting. Visit our City Council page to find your council member and other council services. If you wish to speak in front of City Council, you must sign up in advance to speak. Read more about these public […]