Minutes - Board - 2000-06-13COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT
Minutes of the Board of Directors Special Meeting Held June 13, 2000
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, Arlene Schafer
Staff Present: Rob Hamers, Joan Revak, Dawn Schmeisser, Ron Hayes
Recycling Program Participation Update
Sharps
Ms. Revak reported a site visit by staff was made to each of the Sharps program
participating pharmacies to ensure CMSD labels were placed on the containers. As
reported by Director Worthington at the Board of Directors meeting of May 11, 2000,
the containers at Steven's Pharmacy did not have CMSD labels attached. Labels have
been provided to Steven's Pharmacy as well as Rite Aid and Rexall Ramsay.
Additionally, Ms. Revak displayed a sample of new green binders with CMSD logo and
"Sharps Log" imprinted in gold, which were delivered to each participating pharmacy.
• The binders include new log sheets with CMSD logo and a District boundary map.
Ms. Revak provided copies of Sharps agreements for White Front Pharmacy and
College Pharmacy and Surgical Supply along with Stericycle Agreements. The Board
approved the addition of these two new Sharps locations at the regular Board of
Directors meeting on May 11, 2000. Application to the Orange County Health Care
Agency was made and approved.
Additionally, Ms. Revak reported at the onset of the Home Generated Sharps Disposal
Program, letters were sent by staff to local hospitals /clinics advising them of the
program. A list of hospitals /clinics notified was provided to the Committee. Staff has
recently sent updated letters to Hoag Hospital, College Hospital and Mesa Verde
Convalescent Hospital.
City of Costa Mesa Public Safety Emergency Services Expo - May 21, 2000
Ms. Schmeisser reported that staff participated in the City of Costa Mesa Public Safety
Emergency Services Expo on May 21, 2000. The District sponsored a recycling booth
giving away CMSD pencils, chip clips, recycling information and held a "Count the
Cans" contest. CR Transfer provided four bales of different recycled products and a
representative was in attendance. The contest was very successful with over two
• hundred contestants participating. Ms. Schmeisser informed the Committee there were
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• six winners who received either a $50 or $75 savings bond purchased with prize money
donated by Costa Mesa Disposal and CR Transfer.
Survey of Orange County Trash Hauling Programs
Ms. Revak provided an update of the Survey of Orange County Trash Hauling
Programs, being conducted by Staff. Ms Revak apprised the Committee of the difficulty
in obtaining information from a few cities. A final request to those cities will be made,
providing them with a draft survey and encouraging inclusion of data from their city
before countywide distribution. The survey should prove beneficial in evaluating the
District's trash hauling services and in decision - making with regard to purchasing
standardized containers. Staff will update the survey yearly to reflect current
information.
Public Outreach Program
Tour of CR Transfer by Director Worthington and Media One
Director Worthington informed the Committee that he and Media One would be going
back to CR Transfer on June 15 to videotape, showing ways of recycling trash. They
• plan to spend about an hour at CR Transfer and will also videotape trash trucks and
method of semi - automatic collection. Additionally, they will go into typical neighborhood
showing truck going out to curb collecting trash.
Director Worthington advised the Committee he and Media One would visit the
pharmacies that participate in the Sharps program and give an explanation of how to
pick up containers and take to the pharmacies for recycling. Curbside. Inc. will be
contacted to arrange a date to video an actual visit to a District residence collecting
HHW products.
The telephone book program and large item one -time pickup program will also be
featured, and, according to Director Worthington the final video should be produced
within sixty days.
Standardized Container Program
Implementation of the standardized container program will be discussed at the CMSD
Study Session at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13, 2000
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0 Large Item Collection
Ms. Revak reported the Large Item Collection program would begin June 19 and run
through the week of August 21, 2000. Director Worthington inquired as to the status of
the City's large item collection program and Staff will obtain the information and give a
report at the June 15, 2000 regular Board of Directors' meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:12 a.m.
The Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District took no action.
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