Minutes - Board - 1999-03-09• COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT
Minutes of the Board of Directors Special Meeting Held March 9, 1999
The Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District attended a meeting of
the Costa Mesa Sanitary District Recycling Committee at 9:00 a.m. in conference
room 3A at the Civic Center, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.
Directors Present: Dan Worthington, Jim Ferryman
Staff Present: Rob Hamers, Lois Thompson, Joan Revak, Dawn Schmeisser
Update on Pilot Program
Due to a fire drill at City Hall, the meeting was delayed until 9:30 a.m. Director
Worthington opened the meeting, requesting an update on the trash collection
pilot program. Ms. Thompson reported the containers have been delivered to the
residences in the pilot program. The District received calls from residents
requesting a change in size of containers, needing more containers and wanting
• the can removed. In the single family dwellings, eight residents requested removal
of the containers and in the multiple family dwellings, two residents requested
removal. Reasons given for not wanting the containers included size (too large),
prefer their present containers, cost, too heavy, lack of room to store container
(no matter what size), container too high to empty grass catcher clippings into, too
hard to handle, lid will get in the way, object to anticipated increase in trash rates.
A survey of all participants will be taken during the three -month program.
Data Verification of CR Transfer
Mr. Hamers presented information on CR Transfer data verification which is done
by Orange County Solid Waste Local Enforcement Agency (LEA), agent to State
Integrated Waste Management Board, agent to CALEPA, along with County
Integrated Waste Management District. Mr. Hamers further explained LEA issues
permits to operate; inspects once per month to verify within state minimum
standards; requires quarterly reports detailing tonnages, diversion, complaints,
etc.; renews permits every five years.
LEA does not keep copies of their reports for the District's use. OCIWMB has the
authority to determine whether or not the use of a material is appropriate to be
• considered recycled. Auditing or enforcement is not currently provided by
OCIWMB in this area.
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Minutes of the Board of Directors Special Meeting March 9, 1999
Neighbors for Neighbors Event
Ms. Thompson reported on the upcoming City "Neighbors for Neighbors"
Community Clean -up. Discussion ensued on District involvement in the event to
be held on April 24, 1999. Participation by the District will be recommended to the
Board at the regular Board of Directors meeting on March 11, 1999.
Expansion of Large Item Collection
Mr. Hamers presented a memorandum received from the City of Costa Mesa on
1999 -2000 City Council Community Objectives. The Council Objective is to
enlarge the service area for large -item pick -up to include multi - family residential
complexes served by the permitted commercial waste haulers and to increase the
number of annual large -item pick -up opportunities for the single family residential
and the multi - family residential sector.
Ms. Thompson furnished a chart showing the average pickups per month since
the inception of the District large item pickup on call service, reflecting 40 average
• pickups per month. Also included in Ms. Thompson's summary are the results of
the annual District -wide Large Item Collection for the past four years. The
statistics indicate the current large item collection programs (on -call and summer
months) are adequately meeting the demand for service requested by CMSD
customers.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 a.m.
No action was taken by the Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District.
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