Minutes - Recycling - 2001-04-10•
COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT
MINUTES OF RECYCLING COMMITTEE MEETING
APRIL 10. 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, Art Perry
Staff Present: Rob Hamers, Tom Fauth, Joan Revak, Dawn Schmeisser
PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM
A. VIDEO OF DISTRICT'S OPERATIONS AND SERVICES
Mr. Fauth reported the District video is completed, noting that credits will be added at
the end. A copy of the video was given to Directors Worthington and Perry and copies
• are to be delivered to President Schafer and Directors Woodside and Ferryman.
Director Worthington suggested he and President Schafer take copies of the video to
distribute as appropriate at the CSDA Government Affairs Day in Sacramento on April
23, 2001
B. PUBLIC AWARENESS OF DISTRICT'S SEWER FACILITIES
Ms. Revak advised that advertisement of the proposed Capacity, Management,
Operations & Maintenance (CMOM) Federal Regulations would appear in the Summer
edition of the City of Costa Mesa Community News. Mr. Hamers reported Staff is in the
process of preparing a restaurant owner's guide to grease control. Additionally,
hardware stores have been searched for recommended products for use in drains to
counteract grease in the pipes. A brochure is being formulated for use in the grease
reduction campaign. In conjunction with the campaign, Staff is conducting a survey of
Costa Mesa restaurants to ascertain which restaurants have grease interceptors or
traps, how frequently they are serviced, chemicals used, frequency of
cleaning /maintaining sewer lines and costs involved.
C. NEWSLETTER
Mr. Hamers presented the CMSD Spring Newsletter prepared by Staff and, after a
• couple of modifications, the Committee will recommend to the Board at the April 12,
2001, meeting that Staff be directed have the newsletters printed and prepared for
mailing after approval of the Standardized Container Program.
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STANDARDIZED CONTAINER PROGRAM
Mr. Flamers advised the Committee that documents are being prepared to implement
the standardized container program. Ms. Revak provided a first draft of a postcard mail -
out notification advising residents of the program with a tear -off postcard to be returned
to the District indicating size and amount of containers requested by resident. Staff also
presented a revised trash regulation card to be in effect upon implementation of the
standardized program.
Mr. Hamers reported a Special Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 26, 2001, at
which time the Board may approve the purchase of standardized containers. Purchase
agreements and addendums to the hauler agreement are being prepared by Staff and
possibly will be presented for approval at the Special Meeting.
CITY OF COSTA MESA RECYCLING PROGRAMS
Curbside Trash Collection
• Mr. Harriers reported that owners of properties the City of Costa Mesa has directed to
be serviced on site are, with few exceptions, refusing to sign the hold harmless
agreements mailed out by the District. The District cannot demand that Costa Mesa
Disposal trucks drive on the property to pick up trash and the City Ordinance cannot be
enforced if property owners do not sign the hold harmless agreement, releasing Costa
Mesa Disposal from liability.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Mr. Fauth presented the Household Hazardous Waste Grant Progress Report (Seventh
Cycle), prepared by Curbside Inc., for the period February 1, 2000 through January 31,
2001, and submitted to the California Integrated Waste Management Department. To
date, the program has collected over 46,990 pounds of household hazardous waste
from 359 District residents.
GRASSCYCLING PROMOTION
Ms. Revak presented the recently revised Grasscycling brochure provided by the
California Integrated Waste Management Department. The District Spring 2001
• Newsletter promotes grasscycling and copies of the brochure are available to residents
upon request and will also be included in CMSD New Resident Packages.
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The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 a.m.
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