Minutes - Board - 1999-10-12• COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT
Minutes of the Board of Directors Special Meeting Held October 12, 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
1A at the Civic Center, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.
Directors Present: Dan Worthington, Arlene Schafer
Staff Present: Rob Harriers, Lois Thompson, Joan Revak, Dawn Schmeisser,
Ron Hayes
Telephone Book Recycling Program with Schools
Director Worthington requested an update on the 1999 School Telephone Book
Recycling Program. Ms. Thompson reported that thirty -four Costa Mesa public and
private schools were invited to participate in the District's 1999 program and twenty -
five positive responses were received. Seventeen public schools will be participating
• including Wilson School, joining the program for the first time. Whittier School will not
be a part of the program although they have participated in the past. Victoria School
again declined. Ms. Revak further informed the Committee that eight private schools
are involved in this year's program; last year there were six. Christian Montessori is
not participating this year, however, added to the private school list are Kline School,
Christ Lutheran Elementary and Mariners Christian. Ms. Revak also presented a list
of the participating schools along with the enrollment and planned use of the award.
Ms. Thompson informed the Committee of efforts made by Staff to include additional
sponsors for the 1999 program. Ms. Thompson reported Connell Chevrolet in Costa
Mesa presented a check in the amount of $500.00 for use by the District in the
program.
Additionally, Harbor Fair Texaco, located at 1515 Gisler Avenue, donated twenty -five
"Car Washes" as prizes.
The 7- Eleven Store at 1515 Gisler Avenue is donating 50 Slurpee coupons and 50
fountain drink coupons for the winners.
Ms. Thompson again contacted GTE to gain support for the program and GTE is
donating $1,500 to provide pizza parties to the classroom collecting the largest
number of telephone books for each school.
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Signage on District Trucks
Ms. Thompson presented a Costa Mesa City Council Agenda Report on the subject
of "Signs of Support" Program. As explained in Mr. Roeder's report the program
involves the placement of advertising in conjunction with the City Seal and a program
support statement on non - safety City vehicles. "Signs of Support" secures the
advertising, manufactures and installs the signage on City vehicles and remits 50% of
the advertising revenue to the City. City Staff is recommending allocating advertising
revenue to two efforts: Youth Programming and Support for the Arts.
Costa Mesa Disposal White Goods Recycling
Ms Thompson responded to a question posed at the September 9, 1999 Board
Meeting as to the disposition of white goods picked up throughout the year by Costa
Mesa Disposal (CMD) in the District's Call -In Large Item Program. Ms. Thompson
advised that CMD transports the collected white goods to Anaheim where the metal
is salvaged and recycled. Ms. Thompson provided the following table indicating the
tons of metal salvaged, salvage value and CMD's approximate cost to provide the
service.
Year
Tons Salvage Value CMD Cost of
1998 (12 months) 99 $2,970 $4,056
1999 (6 moths) 18 486 $2,028
The salvage value received by CMD for the white goods helps to offset their
additional transportation and labor costs of approximately $78.00 per week. The
District did not address the ownership of any salvage revenues when the Call -In
Large Item Program was implemented. CMD has provided documentation of the
salvaged tons to our office and this was reported as additional diversion on behalf of
the District to the City of Costa Mesa.
Ms. Thompson further informed the Committee of her research into how the City
handles the white goods picked up in vacant lots and alleys and discovered the City
has a metal recycler that picks up the appliances but only after City Staff removes the
compressors from the refrigerators. The City removes the freon from the
compressors and then contracts for its disposal. The salvage value from the
appliances is not enough to compensate the City of the special handling of the
refrigerators.
Costa Mesa Disposal offered to accept the City's white goods a the CMD yard with
• the freon intact and transport to Anaheim at no charge to the City. The City agreed
to forego any salvage value of the white goods since the items do not actually belong
to the City and having the appliances removed at no fee saves the City processing
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• costs. All parties involved including the City's Street Department, Fleet Services and
Purchasing were extremely pleased with the arrangements. CMD will report this
additional tonnage to our office to enhance the District's reported diversion.
Revised Sharps Agreement
Ms. Thompson apprised the Committee of a new owner at the Ramsay Rexall
necessitating the execution of a new Sharps agreement. The new agreement will be
presented to the Board for approval at the regular CMSD Board of Directors meeting
on October 14, 1999.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:55 a.m.
No action was taken by the Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District.
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