4e - OC Goodwill Community Event
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Costa Mesa Sanitary District
….an Independent Special District
Memorandum
To: Board of Directors
Via: Scott Carroll, General Manager
From: Elizabeth Pham, Management Assistant
Date: November 12, 2013
Subject: OC Goodwill Community Event (Update)
Summary
The Costa Mesa Sanitary District (CMSD), Orange Coast College (OCC), and OC
Goodwill collaborated to coordinate the community’s first used item recycling event.
The purpose of the event was to provide residents with an easy and convenient
method for recycling unwanted clothes, furniture, E-waste, and other items. In addition
to reducing waste that goes to the landfills, it provided an opportunity for the Children’s
Center’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic (STEM) Program to
generate funding for their program. For each full container that the OC Goodwill
collected, they donated $75.00 towards the STEM Program.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends the Board of Directors receive and file this report.
Analysis
The event was held on Saturday, October 26, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
providing the community with a safe and free service for OC Goodwill to collect
clothing, furniture, and electronics. Paper shredding bins were also available on site
and staff helped dispose of old files and documents for the public. It was a successful
effort on the part of all agencies involved, and approximately 186 donors attended the
event to contribute to the 27.25 cages that were collected by OC Goodwill. The total
amount collected from the event was 20,913 pounds. The STEM program raised a
total amount of $2,043.75.
Strategic Plan Element & Goal
Board of Directors
November 12, 2013
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This item complies with the objective and strategy of Strategic Element 2.0, Solid
Waste, which states:
“Objective: Our objective is to manage the collection and recycling of residential trash
in the most economical and environmentally friendly way.”
“Strategy: We will do this by looking for ways to improve efficiencies, achieve high
customer satisfaction, and considering prudent new recycling methods.”
Legal Review
Not applicable at this time.
Environmental Review
Being a partial sponsor or coordinator of a community recycling event is not a
disturbance of the environment directly or indirectly similar to grading or construction
and is not a project under CEQA or the District’s CEQA Guidelines.
Financial Review
The District has spent approximately $2,500 to promote and advertise the event.
There were no costs to utilize the OCC Parking Lot C. OC Goodwill and OCC provided
volunteers to work the event. The event was open to the general public free of charge.
Public Notice Process
Copies of this report are on file and will be included with the complete agenda packet
for the November 12, 2013 Board of Directors Study Session at District Headquarters
and posted on the District’s website.
Reviewed by:
Javier Ochiqui
Management Analyst
Attachments:
1. Photos from the OC Goodwill Donation Drive
Attachment 1: Photos from the OC Goodwill Event