Section 3Sec./Art. 3

Scope of MBLISTTDA Services. The MBLISTTDA shall provide services that shall take into consideration the needs of the population within the territory of the LGUs concerned. These services shall include the following:

(a)Development Planning and Preparation of Medium- and Long-Term Development Plans.ℒαwρhi৷ These shall cover evaluation and packaging of development projects; investments programming and coordination; and monitoring of program and project implementation;

(b)Urban Renewal, Land Use Planning, and Housing and Shelter. These shall cover formulation, adoption and implementation of policies, standards, programs, and projects to rationalize and optimize urban land use, taking into consideration urban growth and expansion. These activities shall address the rehabilitation and development of identified areas and the development of shelter and housing facilities with provisions for necessary social services;

(c)Transport and Traffic Management. These shall cover formulation, coordination, and monitoring of policies, standards, and programs that will rationalize the existing transport operations, infrastructure requirements, use of thoroughfares, and promotion of safe and convenient movement of persons and goods. These activities shall include the administration and implementation of traffic enforcement operations, traffic engineering services, and the institution of a single ticketing system;

(d)Solid Waste Disposal and Management. This shall cover formulation and implementation of policies, programs, and projects for the proper and sanitary disposal of solid waste. It shall likewise include the establishment and operation of a sanitary landfill, waste to energy projects, eco-composting facility (ECR) and related facilities, and the implementation of other alternative programs intended to reduce, reuse, and recycle solid waste;

(e)Flood Control and Sewerage Management. This shall cover formulation and implementation of policies, standards, programs, and projects for an integrated flood control and drainage system;

(f)Water Resource Management System. This shall cover formulation and implementation of policies, programs, and projects for a comprehensive water resource system which shall include the establishment and operation of water source development, treatment, distribution, and sewerage system facilities;

(g)Health, Sanitation, and Pollution Control. This shall cover formulation and implementation of policies, standards, and programs to safeguard public health and maintain sanitation. It shall ensure the promotion of ecological balance and the prevention and control of environmental pollution;

(h)Public Safety and Order. This shall cover formulation and implementation of programs, policies, and procedures to maintain public safety, including preparedness for preventive or rescue operations during times of calamities and disasters, including the implementation of contingency plans and mobilization of resources for relief operations in coordination with national agencies concerned; and

(i)Tourism. This shall cover formulation and implementation of policies, programs, and projects for the promotion of tourism in the entire MBLISTT area.