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Minutes - Board - 1998-07-08• COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT Minutes of the Board of Directors Special Meeting Held July 8, 1998 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 1 -A at the Civic Center, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Directors Present: Dan Worthington, Jim Ferryman Staff Present: Rob Harriers, Lois Thompson, Joan Revak, Dawn Schmeisser, Reba Coulter Telephone Directories, June 1998 Program Ms. Thompson reported bins were delivered to five grocery stores, City Hall and the Orange Coast College Recycling Center on June 3, 1998 and will remain on site until July 24, 1998. The bin at Albertson's Grocery Store was pulled July 1, 1998 because of construction at the site. Costa Mesa Disposal has collected • approximately 4.5 tons of directories as of June 29, 1998. The bins at the Orange Coast College Recycling Center and City Hall have been doing well, while the grocery store sites have not been successful collection locations. Director Worthington suggested involving City youth organizations in future directory collections as part of an educational process. Mr. Hamers suggested sending a copy of the "Letter to the Editor' on recycling telephone directories to Susan Lucero at Pac -Bell. Ms. Thompson will circulate the letter at the Subregional Group Meeting of the Integrated Waste Management Board on July 15, 1998. Mr. Harriers proposed inviting Paul Relis of CR Transfer to a special meeting or study session to obtain direction on how we should proceed with our telephone directory recycling program. Large Item Collection Ms. Thompson reported the Large Item Collection program commenced June 22, 1998 and will run through August 28, 1998. The purpose of the program is to provide Costa Mesa residents with a way to dispose of items too large to throw • away with their weekly trash. Two trucks are used by Costa Mesa Disposal. • COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT Minutes of the Board of Directors Special Meeting July 8, 1998 Page 2 Truck #1 picks up mattresses, sofas, tables and miscellaneous furniture. Truck #2 picks up white goods (appliances). Ms. Thompson further reported the appliances are taken to a facility that recycles all the metal and removes the hazardous material such as freon. The District receives a small amount of money for the white goods picked up by Truck #2 and those funds are used to offset the landfill expense of the items picked up by Truck #1. Costa Mesa Disposal reported the following information: To prevent accidents from occurring, Director Worthington recommended residents be reminded to remove refrigerator doors and place water heaters on their side when putting these items out for collection. Sharps Program Update Ms. Thompson gave the following update on the Sharps program as of May 30, 1998: Pharmacy Site Pounds Collected No. of Participants North Drugs 133 86 Steven's Pharmacy 101 51 Grand Total 234 137 Ms. Thompson reported that participation seems to be leveling off., Director Worthington suggested a possible third location for collection in the southern area of the City. Household Hazardous Waste Residential Pickup Program Ms. Thompson informed the Committee Curbside, Inc. has agreed to all revisions to the contract. Staff is waiting to receive a signed agreement with all requested • 0 • COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT Minutes of the Board of Directors Special Meeting July 8, 1998 Page 3 attachments such as, insurance certificates, indemnity documents, vehicle list, etc. Curbside will be sent a District customer list to verify program eligibility. The list will be created after updated data from the County is received into our database. Staff anticipates the program will be announced to District customers during the last week of July. An informational brochure will be created and printed and the program will be promoted with one press release. Staff will watch the public response carefully to monitor the budget funds available for this program. The meeting adjourned at 9:40 a.m. No action was taken by the Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District.