Minutes - Recycling - 2002-11-130
COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT
MINUTES OF RECYCLING COMMITTEE MEETING
NOVEMBER 13, 2002
The Costa Mesa Sanitary District Recycling Committee met at 11:30 a.m. in conference
room 1A at the Civic Center, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.
Directors Present: Dan Worthington, Art Perry
Staff Present: Rob Harriers, Tom Fauth, Joan Revak
TELEPHONE BOOK RECYCLING PROGRAM
Ms. Revak reported that the Telephone Book Recycling Program is underway and will run
until December 20, 2002. Ms. Revak presented the flyer /poster for this year's program
and reported on the CMSD Fall Quiz - a new feature to the program that was provided to
• the students. Each school can determine which 10 or so students can participate in the
Quiz. The 15- multiple- choice questions are to be returned to the District office for judging,
and students are encouraged to visit the CMSD website to aid in their search for answers.
The winners will receive a gift certificate for a CD from Best Buy at Metro - Pointe. The
completed Quizzes are to be returned to the District office for judging and the deadline for
submittal is Friday, November 22, 2002. Ms. Revak reported that several completed
Quizzes have already been returned to the office.
USED TIRE ROUND -UP
Mr. Fauth reported on the Used Tire Round -up held on Saturday, October 12, 2002 at the
City Corporation Yard. CMSD, the City of Costa Mesa and the Orange County
Conservation Corps sponsored the program. 208 used tires (2.1 tons) were collected, 96
of which were being stored at the Corporation Yard maintenance shop. The Orange
Coast Conservation Corps provided manpower and a vehicle to transport the tires to a
processing facility, American Tires Disposal, Inc. in Stanton. Mr. Fauth presented a
spreadsheet with data on the participants and media /sources used to advertise the event.
Suggestions for advertising next year's program were mentioned such as advertising in
the CMSD Spring 2003 newsletter as well as using the daily bulletin at local schools.
Of note, four antique Ford Model A tires mounted on original wheels were dropped off and
• were set aside for Board consideration rather than sending away for recycling. It was
confirmed with District Counsel that the District can accept and dispose of the property in
a manner that is necessary and proper for the District's exercise of its powers. The
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Recycling Committee discussed disposition of the tires and will recommend to the Board
of Directors that the tires be sold with the money distributed evenly to the Boy Scouts and
Girl Scouts in light of their ongoing commitment to conservation and recycling.
HHW PROGRAM
Mr. Hamers reported on the District's HHW cost - sharing program with the City of Costa
Mesa, which has been in effect since August 1999. The City is unable to fund an HHW
program for residents under its trash collection program but receives Used Oil grant
money from the State. The City joined the District's free HHW home pick up program by
contributing the oil grant money for all pickups with oil while the District pays for the HHW
share based on how much used oil money is contributed at each pickup.
The result of the sharing program is a cost savings to the Sanitary District and HHW has
been removed from an increased number of homes in the City and District. District Staff
has been monitoring the program prior to bringing it to the attention of the Board of
Directors. Based on the success to date, the Recycling Committee will recommend to the
Board that the sharing program remain in place.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:27 p.m.
Secretary
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