Minutes - Board - 1999-09-07• COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT
Minutes of the Board of Directors Special Meeting Held September 7, 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
3A at the Civic Center, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.
Directors Present: Dan Worthington, Jim Ferryman
Staff Present: Rob Harriers, Lois Thompson, Joan Revak, Ron Hayes
Large Item Collection Program
Ms. Thompson presented an update on the Large Item Collection Program. The
program began on June 21, 1999 and continued through August 27, 1999. Costa
Mesa Disposal reported a total of 458 tons of Large Items collected and taken to the
landfill for a cost of $10,086. The District received a credit for 86 tons of white
goods in the amount of $2,631, resulting in a total program cost of $7,455. Ms.
• Thompson presented the following table giving historical perspective on the tonnage
and cost factors for this program:
Description
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1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tons Collected and Landfilled
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
452
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
434
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
422
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
462
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
458
Tons of White Goods
10.5
59.12
79.79
85.11
86.04
Cost for Landfill Charges
$15,010
$11.721
$9,276
$10,162
$10,086
Credit for White Goods
$418
$1,188
$3,191
$3,645
$2,631
Total Program Cost
$14,592
$10,533
$6,085
$6,517
$7,455
Average $ Per Ton for White Goods _
$39.81
$20.09
$39.99
$42.83
$30.58
Ms. Thompson noted, for the fifth year the amount of white goods collected has
increased. The District's continued commitment to anti - scavenging enforcement
may help to increase the collected tonnage. Lower salvage value of the white goods
resulted in an increase in total program cost this year.
This program continues to be very popular with residents and generates many
inquiries to the office according to Ms. Thompson. Staff distributed hundreds of
flyers itemizing "Charitable Organizations" where donations of large items are
accepted. Residents using this list may be the reason that the tons collected and
landfilled demonstrated a slight decrease from last year.
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Minutes of the Board of Directors Special Meeting September 7, 1999
• Telephone Book Recycling Program with Schools
Ms. Thompson reported to the Committee that the 1999 Telephone Book Recycling,
Program with the schools will occur during the months of November and December.
Letters were send out to the schools on September 1, 1999 and several responses
have been received to date. Participation awards to the schools are based on the
enrollment population of each school @ $1.00 per student up to a maximum of
$400.00. To encourage all schools to participate there is a minimum award of $100.
A grand prize award of $250 will be given to the Elementary, Jr. High and High
Schools collecting the greater number of pounds of phone books per student. This
method gives all schools an equal chance at earning a grand prize award, even if
they have lower enrollment totals. The program challenges the students to collect
the most telephone books and be rewarded, in addition to providing a hands -on
opportunity for the students to learn about recycling.
Also mentioned by Ms. Thompson is an idea to provide a pizza party or ice cream
cones as an additional prize to participating students.
Tire Roundup Day - October 16, 1999
Ms Thompson reported the Used Tire Round -Up will be held on Saturday, October
• 16, 1999 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This recycling program is sponsored by the
District along with the City of Costa Mesa, Orange County Conservation Corps and
the California Integrated Waste Management Board.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 a.m.
No action was taken by the Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District.
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