Minutes - Recycling - 2001-02-06p 'i
COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT
• Minutes of the Recycling Committee Meeting Held February 6, 2001
The Costa Mesa Sanitary District Recycling Committee met at 9:30 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, Joan Revak, Dawn Schmeisser, Ron Hayes
PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM
A. Video of District's Operations and Services
Mr. Harriers reported Monitor Video Production is producing a video of the District's
operations and services and taping is near completion. Mr. Harriers indicated he has
reviewed the script and will perform a final edit. Mr. Harriers related, with the talent
shown by Monitor Video, he expects the video to be first class. Videotaping of the
Board and Staff will be taken at the February 8, 2001, Board meeting. A proposed
distribution list for the video was presented.
B. Public Awareness of District's Sewer Facilities
Mr. Harriers informed the Committee that congratulatory letters were written to a few
elected officials, including State Senator Ross Johnson, State Assemblyman John
Campbell and Joan Finnegan, Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Municipal
Water District of Orange County. Included as an attachment to the letters was the
District's letter to the editor, publicizing the excellent condition of the District's sewer
system. Mr. Harriers suggested the District run newspaper ads quarterly to keep the
public and other governmental agencies informed on the District's sewer system.
B. Presentation to Costa Mesa City Council
Mr. Harriers suggested at some future time the Board of Directors may want to inform
new City Council members of the many services provided by the District, including the
benefits of franchising commercial trash service.
STANDARDIZED CONTAINER PROGRAM
A Study Session on the standardized container program is scheduled for Thursday,
February 15, 2001, at which time Mr. Harriers will make a recommendation to the
Board. At the Study Session held on January 17, 2001, the Board was presented with
. information compiled by Staff on the proposed container program, including pricing,
aesthetics, types of materials, and performance.
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Minutes of the Recyclina Committee Meetina February 6. 2001
• Mr. Hamers advised the Committee that the District Treasurer has been requested to
provide financial information related to the containers.
CITY OF COSTA MESA RECYCLING PROGRAMS
Curbside Trash Collection
Mr. Hamers reported District Staff is in the process of implementing the change required
by the City of Costa Mesa Title 8 amendment, necessitating parcels with five or more
residences to be serviced on site. A list of parcels that can be serviced on site and
properties requiring an exemption from the City that will continue to be serviced
curbside is being confirmed with Costa Mesa Disposal.
TELEPHONE BOOK RECYCLING PROGRAM WITH SCHOOLS
Ms. Revak reported the award presentations are underway with only a few schools
remaining to be scheduled. Ms. Revak presented a thank you letter from Sonora
School and related to the Committee that the schools look forward to the annual event
and are very appreciative of the program.
• GREETING CARD RECYCLING PROGRAM
Ms. Schmeisser reported with the addition of four drop -off locations, a total of 901
pounds of greeting cards were collected in this year's program. Again this year, Ms.
Susan Campbell of the Huntington Beach Mail Box Center provided packaging and
shipping of the cards to St. Judes Ranch for Children in Boulder City, Nevada. The
Committee directed Ms. Revak to prepare a thank you letter and certificate of
appreciation to Ms. Campbell.
Staff has ordered sets of the greeting cards from St. Judes in order to further promote
the program and is investigating containers to use in the collection of the cards in next
year's program. Additionally, Staff will contact St. Judes to determine how many cards
the facility is able to use each year to ensure the cards sent by the District will not
impose a burden.
The meeting was adjourned at 10.35 a.m.
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