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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. • • COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT 2 Minutes of the Board of Directors Special Meeting October 12, 1999 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 COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT 3 Minutes of the Board of Directors Special Meeting October 12, 1999 • 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. • : Seci ka`rv, •