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SO, WE'RE GOING TO CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE INDIO SUSTAINABILITY[1. CALL TO ORDER]
COMMISSION.AND WE WILL START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
MR. PTAK, DO YOU WANT TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE?
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
SO, NOW, CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE?
>>PATTERSON: SO, WE HAVE EVERYONE PRESENT.
>>SARA: THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
>>PATTERSON: SO, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AS THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES?
>>JERRY: I THINK WE PROVED THAT THE MINUTES ARE PERMITTED.
WE ARE GOING TO DO A VOICE VOTE.
[6. SUSTAINABILITY PLAN and ANNUAL WORK PLAN DRAFT]
NUMBER SIX ON THE AGENDA IS A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN AND ANNUAL WORK PLAN DRAFT.>>SARA: THERE ONLY TWO THINGS THAT I HAVE FOR THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA.
THIS SUSTAINABILITY PLAN THAT I PRESENTED LAST MONTH HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED.
OR IT'S BEEN UPDATED WITH THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, BUT IT'S THERE ARE A FEW NEW THINGS THAT ARE ADDED TO IT.
THERE ARE NOT A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGES TO IT.
DEFINITELY WE WILL CAN Â" Â" AS WE TALK ABOUT AND I DID SOME CHANGES TO THE WORDING OF SOME THE THINGS THAT WE ADDED DURING THE MEETING.
BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN, BASICALLY MORE OR LESS THE SAME.
AND IT IS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA, BECAUSE THIS IS ALSO A TIME FOR ANYONE TO BUILD TAKE A LOOK AT IT, MAKE COMMENTS ON IT AS WELL.
THE OTHER THING IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE CONSIDERING UNFUNDED ONE-TIME PROJECTS NEXT MONTH.
AND SO, THEY HAVE ASKED FOR A LIST OF PROJECTS.
SO, IF THERE'S ANYTHING IN THE PLANT THAT IS NOT FUNDED THAT YOU THINK WE SHOULD THROW INTO THE MIX FOR CONSIDERATION, I WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON WHAT PROJECTS YOU MIGHT WANT TO SUBMIT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THAT.
>>JERRY: DID YOU HAVE ANY IN MIND SARAH?
>>SARA: I MEAN, I CAN PULL IT UP.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND PULL THIS UP REALLY QUICK.
[LAUGHTER] I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LIKED WAS THE TREE PROGRAM.
MAYBE JUST BECAUSE IT'S SO HOT RIGHT NOW THAT THE SHADE SOUNDS SO NICE.
[LAUGHTER] I DID CONSIDER THAT ONE.
WE CAN JUST Â" Â" WE CAN JUST GO.
WE CAN START WITH Â" Â" SO, FOR THE CLEAN ENERGY Â" Â" WOULD BE THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING SOLAR OUTREACH IS ONE OF THEM.
CLEAN ENERGY AND THEN LOW GREENHOUSE GAS ENVIRONMENT.
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PROGRAMS PERHAPS.THAT'S LOW AND THEN ZERO WASTE.
MOST OF OUR WASTE PROJECTS PROBABLY HAVE FUNDING.
I'M NOT GOING TO GARBAGE DISPOSAL REBATES.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE HOT WATER RECYCLING Â" Â" [INDISCERNIBLE] >>SARA: YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
THAT'S IN WATER, THAT'S WHY I JUST SWITCHED OVER IT.
>>SARA: COMMISSIONER BENSON HAS BROUGHT UP BEFORE.
>> I KNOW WE HAVE THE WATER FOUNTAINS AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD WATER FOR.
IS THIS SOMETHING WE CAN KIND OF EXPAND THE WATER FOUNTAIN WITH THIS MONEY THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT?
[INDISCERNIBLE] >>SARA: TO BOTTLE FILLERS?
>>SARA: WE HAVE FUNDING NOW FOR IT.
THE LAST THING THAT I LOOKED INTO, I KNOW PARTS IS CONSIDERING THE FEW PLACES WHERE THEY MIGHT PUT A FEW MORE.
WE GOT ONE FOR THE TEAM CENTER AND I ASKED ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE.
AND THEY ARE STILL CONSIDERING IT.
CURRENTLY, THEY HAD Â" Â" THEY USED TO HAVE A WATER FOUNTAIN OUT THERE, BUT THEY ARE NOT SURE WHETHER OR NOT THE WATER LINE IS THERE NOW.
IT'S KIND OF ON HOLD UNTIL I HEAR BACK FROM THEM.
AS FAR AS THAT, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY OTHER PLANS RIGHT NOW.
WE WILL BE OR I HOPE TO BE WORKING ON THE MAP OF CYCLING'S AND GOLF CART Â" Â" GOLF CART MAINTENANCE AND ALTERNATIVE ROADWAYS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT WE TALKED ABOUT LAST Â" Â" LAST MEETING I BELIEVE.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO LOOK AT THAT MAP AND CONSIDER IF THERE'S ANY WATER LINES THAT WE HAVE NEAR THOSE ROUTES.
SO, MAYBE WE HAVE SOME BOTTLE FILLERS ALONG THE BIKING ROUTES.
WERE ABLE TO PUT THEM ON THE MAP.
THAT'LL BE PRETTY FAR DOWN THE STAGE OF CREATING THAT MAP.
>> THE REASON I ASK Â" Â" MAYBE WE COULD EXPAND IT WITH THE IDEA OF PUTTING BOTTLE FILLERS IN THE CD LINK PORTION.
SINCE PEOPLE RIDE BIKES ALONG THERE.
USE THE CD LINK ONCE THEY GET FILLED.
>>SARA: YOU KNOW WHAT? WE CAN PURCHASE A BOTTLE FILLERS AND WE HAVE PLENTY FOR THAT.
WHAT WE DON'T HAVE FUNDING FOR HIS RUNNING OLD WATER LINE, WHICH I'M PRETTY SURE THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY NEAR THE PATHWAY THAT THE CD LINK IS ON.
MAYBE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ASK FOR THE ONE-TIME FUNDING FOR.
MAYBE WE CAN PUT THOSE UP IF WE CAN GET THE FUNDING TO ACTUALLY HAVE WATER LINES PUT OUT TO WHERE WE NEED THEM.
REALLY GOOD PROJECTS THAT I THINK WE COULD THROW INTO THE MIX.
>> [INDISCERNIBLE] >>SARA: FOR THE FIRST ONE, WE WILL DO REBATES AND THEN WE WILL THROW IN RECIRCULATING PUMPS AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THAT.
THE WASTE FOR THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL.
JUST REBATES IN GENERAL AND MAYBE PUT THEM IN ONE OR TWO.
ALSO, WE WILL SEE IF WE CAN ONE LINES UP TO SEE THE LINKS SINCE WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THE BIKE TRAIL EXISTS IN THERE.
>>SARA: IF THOSE ARE IT THEN WE WILL GO ON TO CLEAN ENERGY AND CLEAN ENERGY
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REST THE FIRE.IT WILL BASICALLY BE THE PLAN.
WE WILL FOLLOW THE PLAN TO THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATES.
SO, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING UNDER ANYTHING NEW UNDER THE WORK PLAN FOR CLEAN ENERGY.
[7. CLEAN ENERGY]
ENERGY WORK PLAN, MAKING ANY PROGRESS ON THAT.I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM THE LEFT Â" Â" THE LAST COMPANY THAT WANT TO TALK TO US ABOUT ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES.
SO, SINCE I DO, I WILL GET THEM A SCHEDULE TO MEET.
THE LOW GREEN GAS ENVIRONMENT, I DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATES FOR THAT RIGHT NOW.
AND THEN THE ZERO WASTE, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS FOR THAT.
SO, FOR PROVIDING LOW WASTE RECYCLING OR ORGANICS CONTAINING BUSINESSES, WE DO HAVE A CONSULTANT THAT IS GOING OUT AND TALKING TO BUSINESSES AND EDUCATING THEM ON WHAT IS GOING ON.
I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT BASICALLY, THESE ARE WHAT WE ARE OFFERING.
WE OFFER INDOOR AND KIND OF BEHIND THE COUNTER AREAS.
SO, JUST SMALL AND MEDIUM OFFICE CONTAINERS.
THE SLIM JIM'S FOR ORGANICS OR RECYCLING IF THERE'S VERY MUCH ROOM.
AND THEN THE LARGER CONTAINERS.
AND WE HAVE BEEN GIVING THEM OUT.
IT'S JUST A BASIC LIST OF PEOPLE AND THE CONSULTANTS TALK TO.
IT'S WORKING AND IS IMPORTANT.
WE ARE MOVING ALONG ON THAT PART OF OUR WORK PLAN AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
DEVELOP THE OUTREACH FOR 1383.
I DID WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS.
WE ARE GETTING READY TO START THAT.
AND I JUST WANTED TO GET SOME IDEAS FROM YOU ALL ABOUT WHAT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO SEE IN THE OUTREACH.
LIKE COMMERCIAL ARE GOOD, RADIO, ALL OF IT.
WE HAVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF MONEY AND I WOULD LIKE THE KIND OF BRAINSTORM A BIT ON WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
[9. ZERO WASTE]
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE TO MAIL IT BACK DUE TO FUNDING, THEN WE WILL.>>PATTERSON: SARAH, CAN YOU Â" Â" SORRY FOR INTERRUPTING, YOU SAID SB 13 AND 83, CLIMATE POLLUTANTS.
SO, WHAT IS THIS FUNDING THAT WE HAVE? WHAT IS IT FOR?
>>SARA: YES, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
THE MANDATE FOR 1383 IS THE ORGANICS MANDATE.
SO THAT COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS, EVERYBODY WILL NEED TO DIVERT ORGANICS OUT OF THE LANDFILL BASICALLY.
>>PATTERSON: SO THAT WITH GREEN WASTE AND FOOD WASTE AND?
THE THIRD THING ABOUT 1383 IS THAT IT REQUIRES THE CITY TO CREATE AN ORDINANCE AND ENFORCE IT.
SO, INSTEAD OF RIGHT NOW, WE ARE WORKING ON THE ASSUMPTION WITH COMMERCIAL FACILITIES.
IF THEY SAW UNDER THIS NEED TO DIVERT GREENWAYS, THEY NEED TO SIGN UP FOR SERVICES AND WE ARE EDUCATING THEM ABOUT THAT.
WE ARE GETTING MANY ON BOARD AS WE CAN.
FOR 1383, WHICH GOES LIVE IN JANUARY, WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE AN ORDINANCE AND EVERYONE WILL AUTOMATICALLY HAVE TO ADD THAT SERVICE, WHETHER OR NOT THEY SIGN UP FOR IT OR NOT.
THERE'S A LOT OF OUTREACH THAT YOU GO ALONG WITH IT.
ISSUES ABOUT CONTAMINATION AND 1383, WE OR SOMEONE ELSE, THE WASTE COLOR OR CONSULTANT WILL HAVE TO ACTUALLY GO THROUGH CERTAIN AMOUNT OF THINGS THAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT A CERTAIN AREA, AND IF THERE'S TOO MUCH CONTAMINATION, WE WILL HAVE TO WORK ON REDUCING THAT.
AND IF THEY DON'T REDUCE IT, THEY WILL BE FINED FOR THAT AS WELL.
IT'S REALLY CRITICAL OUTREACH THAT'S GOING TO BE NECESSARY FOR 1383.
>>PATTERSON: SO, DON'T WE ALREADY Â" Â" MY RESIDENTS, WE HAVE GREENWAYS.
DON'T WE ALREADY HAVE EVERYBODY IN THE CITY USING OR DIVERTING ORGANICS? IS THERE A GAP THERE OR SOMETHING?
EVERYBODY CERTAINLY HAS GREEN BEEN.
FOR THE RESIDENTS, THEY PAY ONE PRICE AND THAT HAS THE THREE BINS.
RECYCLE AND TRASH AND GREEN WASTE.
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WE'RE GOING TO START ASKING FOLKS TO PUT FOOD WASTE IN THE GREEN BIN.AND RIGHT NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING THEM TO PUT IN PLASTIC BAGS AND PUT IN THE GREENWAYS.
BECAUSE HE GETS TO A COMPOST FACILITY, IT HAS TO BE NEXT IN A SPECIFIC RATIO.
IT CANNOT BE MIXED IN THE GREEN BIN.
THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AT WITH THAT.
>>PATTERSON: SO, WE NEED TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON SEPARATING THE WASTE WITH THE GREEN WASTE? ISN'T THE GOAL THAT WE HAVE IN MIND?
THAT'S DEFINITELY PART OF IT, BUT THE OTHER PART IS LIKE, I Â" Â" MOST PEOPLE AREN'T PUTTING FOOD WASTE IN THE GREEN BIN AT ALL RIGHT NOW.
MOST OF IT IS JUST Â" Â" SO, THAT'S THE FIRST STEP.
>>PATTERSON: WHEN DOES THAT START? WHEN WE CAN START DOING THAT?
>>SARA: SORRY, WHAT? BEFORE WHEN DO WE START PUTTING THE FOOD IN THE GREENWAYS CONTAINER? WHEN IS THAT SUPPOSED TO START?
>>SARA: IT COMES LIFE JANUARY 1, 2021.
>>PATTERSON: SO IT'S ALREADY IN EFFECT?
WE HAVE BASICALLY TWO YEARS TO REALLY GET IT.
>>SARA: REALLY GET ROLLING BEFORE Â" Â".
>>PATTERSON: START THE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN PROBABLY IN THE FALL.
GETTING PEOPLE ADJUSTED TO THIS IDEA.
>>PATTERSON: AND THERE'S MONEY FOR.
IT'S WASTE DIVERSION, SO, WE HAVE A BEAD 939 FUNDS THAT WE WILL USE FOR THIS.
WHEN THEY RECYCLE THIS, THEY ALLOW IN THEIR LEGISLATURE, LEGISLATION TO ALLOW CITIES TO Â" Â" WE COULD IF WE NEEDED TO PASS ANOTHER Â" Â" I BELIEVE IT'S A RESOLUTION TO BE ABLE TO COLLECT FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO HELP SUPPORT THE, BUT WE HAVE TO DO FOR 1383.
BUT, FOR RIGHT NOW, THE AB 939 WON'T COVER MOST OF IT.
IT STILL GENERALLY WASTE DIVERSION.
SO, WE ARE WITHIN THE REASONABLE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO OUTREACH FOR DO FOR WASTE.
>>PATTERSON: SO WOULD A BILLBOARD BE APPROPRIATE? THAT WOULD SEEM TO BE A GOOD WAY.
>>SARA: THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU GUYS ON.
WE ARE ALL RESIDENTS, RIGHT? WOULD YOU THINK WOULD BE ONE FOR MEDIA? BILLBOARDS, COMMERCIAL, RADIO? WHICH OF THESE OR ANYTHING ELSE YOU FEEL LIKE WOULD GET THE MESSAGE OUT THE BEST? ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT?
SO, TO WORK WITH WERE TECH AND CREATE STICKERS BACK ON TOP OF THE LIVES OF EACH THREE BINS THAT SPECIFY, KIND OF LIKE THE NOTE THAT SHE PUT TOGETHER WITH INSTRUCTIONS.
AND THEY HAVE IT IN THE LITTLE PAMPHLETS SENT OUT.
PUT A STICKER ON TOP OF EACH BEEN ON WHAT EXACTLY GOES IN EACH BEEN.
SO, EVERY NEW BIN THAT GOES OUT WILL HAVE THE RIGHT WELL PRINTED CONSPICUOUS LARGE FONT THE LIST OF STUFF IN THE GREEN BINS WOULD HAVE YARD WASTE AND ALL THAT STUFF THERE ADDED SECTION OF PLASTIC BAG, HOUSEHOLD FOOD WASTE, BEING YOU KNOW, THIS AND THAT STUFF THERE.
IN POSSIBLY WORKING WITH TECH TO REPLACE BINS, WHEN BINS GET REPLACED OR GET DAMAGED, NEW ONES, WITH THE STICKER ON IT AND MAYBE WORK WITH THEN TO PUT STICKERS ON EVERY BIN THAT STILL OUT IN THE CITY.
EVERYBODY GOES THROUGH THE BINS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
IT'S RIGHT THERE IN CAN SEE EVERY DAY.
HOPEFULLY, THAT MIGHT MAKE PEOPLE THINK OH, I'M ABOUT TO PUT THIS Â" Â" THESE APPLE CORES AND MY BROWN BEEN.
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I COULD PUT THEM IN A PLASTIC BAG IN MY GREEN BIN.IT SAYS TO THEM TALKING THAT THE GREEN BIN.
EVENTUALLY PEOPLE WILL FIGURE IT OUT AND IT'S NOT LIKE WE PUT ONE BILLBOARD TO BILLBOARDS.
>>PATTERSON: AND REPLACING ALL THE OLD BINS, I KNOW Â" Â" MY GREEN BIN, THE LID CAME OFF OF IT AND THEY HAVE NOT REPLACED IT.
BUT, IT SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE A LID I THINK.
SO, WHEN THEY REPLACE THEM LIKE MORGAN SAID, THEY COULD PUT A STICKER ON THERE.
AND THEN, THEY CAN HAVE THE TRUCK THAT COLLECTS THE GREEN WASTE ALSO PUT A STICKER ON EXISTING CANS.
YOU WOULD HAVE TO LIKE CLEAN THE TOP OF THE CAN.
SAID THAT THE STICKER WOULD STICK, RIGHT? BECAUSE THERE IS PROBABLY JUST AN SO FORTH ON TOP OF THERE.
HE COULD CARRY YOU KNOW, A BOTTLE OF WINDEX AND WET HELL AND RUB IT DOWN.
AND YOU KNOW, IT'S SO HOT AND DRY OUT HERE.
THEY COULD SLAP THE STICKER ON IT.
STICKER DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO LAST FOREVER, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA GET PEOPLE'S ATTENTION.
PRETTY QUICKLY THAT YOU KNOW, THIS TEST IS YOU NEED TO START PUTTING YOUR FOOD WASTE IN HERE ALSO.
>>MORGEN: EVEN THOUGH THE HIGH-END THINKER IS FAIRLY CHEAP, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU BUY MORE OF THEM.
SO, YOU CAN DO SO FROM A BUSINESS.
THE MORE THAT YOU BUY, THE CHEAPER IT IS AND THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW, IT CAN BE DONE IN STAGES.
LIKE I SAID, THE NEW BINS CAN GO OUT.
WHEN THEY REPLACE THE BIN, ECHOES OUT AND THE NEW BIN FOR COMING.
THE OLD BINS THAT COME IN, GET REPLACED.
LIKE ROBERT SAID, YOU CAN HAVE THE GUY IN THE TRUCK OR EVEN AT ONE POINT, WHEN YOU GET TO THAT THIRD PHASE OF EXISTING BINS, THEY CAN HAVE A TRUCK YOU KNOW, A PICKUP TRUCK RIGHT BEHIND THE CALLER AND PICKUP TRUCK Â" Â" SLAP ON THE NEW STICKER.
>>SARA: I THINK STICKERS ON THE WASTE BINS ARE GOING TO BE CRITICAL.
SO, I WILL WORK WITH THE TAC AND BRING BACK SOME ARTWORK.
>>JERRY: YOU CAN HAVE A WEBSITE FOR PEOPLE TO MAIL STICKERS TO THE HOMES.
YOU CAN FILL OUT AN APPLICATION AND GET IT, BECAUSE I AM NOT SURE THAT Â" Â" YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLINGS AND APARTMENTS THAT DO NOT HAVE THESE CONTAINERS.
SO, THAT'S GOING TO BE AN ISSUE ON HOW THEY ARE GOING TO SELL HIM SEPARATE THOSE FACILITIES.
>>SARA: COMMERCIAL IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT AND AND AM PRETTY SURE THAT SINCE MOST MULTI FAMILIES UNITS HAVE THE COMMERCIAL BINS, THEY ARE PROBABLY GOING TO FALL UNDER THE COMMERCIAL WHERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO A COMPLETELY SEPARATE AND ADDITIONAL SERVICE.
AND HAVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT BIN.
>>MORGEN: YOU CAN FOLLOW UP ON AND MAIL THE STICKERS OF THE PEOPLE.
I THINK ONE ISSUE ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE GONNA PUT IT IN THE WRONG BIN.
THEY MAY PUT IT IN THE WRONG SPOT ON THE BED.
THEY MIGHT JUST FORGET ABOUT IT.
AND IF THEY HAVE WORKED TECH DO IT, WHICHEVER PICKUP DAY, THEN YOU KNOW IT GETS DONE.
STILL THINK THAT ARTWORK AND FOLLOW-UP AND CONTINUE SOCIAL MEDIA NEXT DOOR FACEBOOK.
YOU COULD BE PART OF THE MAILING MAKE INTO A CARD OR POSTCARD AND MAIL IT TO THE HOME AND EVERY RESIDENCE.
>>PATTERSON: I AGREE, IF YOU MAIL Â" Â" I KNOW IF I GOT A STICKER IN THE MAIL, I WOULD JUST Â" Â" NO.
SOME PEOPLE MIGHT JUST THROW IT IN THE TRASH.
>>PATTERSON: >>JERRY: I MEAN IF THEY REQUESTED ON THE WEBSITE.
>>PATTERSON: WHO'S LOOKING FOR STICKERS FOR THE TRASHCAN WEBSITE? WHO REALLY SEARCHES THE INTERNET LOOKING FOR TRASH STICKERS? IT'S LIMITED HUNTING.
>>PATTERSON: >>JERRY: THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE A 12 INCH BY 12 INCH AT LEAST STICKER, RIGHT?
>>MORGEN: YOU RUN THE RISK OF JOE HOMEOWNER Â" Â" I'M PUTTING MYSELF IN THIS.
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YOU MIGHT NOT PUT ON CORRECTLY EITHER, RIGHT? THERE WILL BE FOLDS AND CREASES AND IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY YOU KNOW,>>JERRY: IF YOU WANT ON THE LID, THEN THE ARTWORK COULD BE THE SHAPE OF A LID.
>>MORGEN: IT CAN BE A BIG ENOUGH THING TO HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION.
YOU WANT TO PUT IT ON CORRECTLY? YOU RUN THE RISK OF AT LEAST GETS PUT ON CORRECTLY.
ON TOP OF THE BIN IF YOU HAVE IT DONE PUBLICLY.
>>PATTERSON: I AGREE WITH THAT.
WE ARE RELYING ON PEOPLE TO PUT THE STICKERS ON HIS NOT AS EFFECTIVE.
I AGREE THE STICKERS ARE A REALLY IMPORTANT Â" Â" WE WILL DO THE ARTWORK.
I'M SURE IT WILL BE FAIRLY SIZABLE TO GET THE Â" Â" MAKE THE INFORMATION REALLY EASY-TO-READ, SO Â" Â" WE WILL GET THAT GOING.
WORKING WITH SOME OUTREACH FOLKS AND GETTING SOME SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS.
AT LEAST READY TO GO IF IT WERE.
>>JEFF: DOES SEEM LIKE THE BEST METHODS TO ME.
I DON'T KNOW RADIO SPOT YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD EXPLANATION.
I THINK IT DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING VISUAL.
SO, I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
>>MORGEN: IF RADIO AND TV BECOME THE THING, BECAUSE SOMETHING IS OF VALUE ORIENTED THIS CAN BE SOMETHING FOR ALL THE CITY COUNCILS TO PITCH IN TOGETHER TO HAVE, YOU KNOW Â" Â".
>>PATTERSON: IS IT BEING ROLLED OUT THE OTHER CITIES AT THE SAME TIME, SARAH?
AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM TO SEE IF WE CAN PULL SOMETHING TOGETHER.
WE MAY DO THAT, AT LEAST TO SOME EXTENT.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE WON'T DO SOME OF THE THINGS, LIKE OUR OWN PART HERE.
BUT WITH THE REGULATION COMING PRETTY QUICKLY, I WANT TO BE SURE THAT WHERE WE NEED TO BE, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS OR HOWEVER LONG IT TAKES TO GET ANYTHING ELSE TOGETHER.
IT WOULD JUST BE GOOD IF WE HAD SOMETHING GOING ON.
HOPEFULLY, ALL THE CITIES WILL BE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AND DO SOMETHING MORE UNIVERSAL.
IN FACT, WE SHOULD GET STARTED AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT SOME BOX IS CHECKED WHEN THE CYCLE COMES TO SEE HOW ARE WE ARE GETTING ALONG WITH THE NEW REGULATIONS.
OKAY SO, THAT WILL DEFINITELY GET US STARTED.
THE SUSTAINABILITY COLLECTION EVENTS ARE SCHEDULED FOR THE FALL AND THEN, FOR THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY, WE DID TALK ABOUT GETTING STARTED THROUGH MAPPING, REPAIR, AND REUSE FACILITIES.
AND SO FAR, THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE AS FAR AS DONATION STATIONS.
AND THERE'S QUITE A FEW ELECTRONICS AND REPAIR SHOPS.
I GUESS WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH KIND OF WORKING THIS INTO A WEBSITE AND MAPPING IT OUT.
LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT THESE OPTIONS EXIST IF YOU HAVE CERTAIN THAT THE NEED TO GO.
>>PATTERSON: IS THE IDEA THAT THIS WOULD GO ON A STICKER OR WHERE WOULD THIS GO?
>>SARA: THIS WILL GO ON OUR WEBSITE.
YES, THAT'S INTERESTING TO NOTE BECAUSE I KNOW PERSONALLY THAT I HAVE A STACK OF OLD ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT IN MY GARAGE.
AND EVERY TIME I WALK BY THE DOOR, I LOOK AT IT AND IT'S BEEN ACCUMULATING FOR 10 YEARS OR SO.
AND YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, WHEN I AM AT HOME ON THE WEEKEND, WORK DURING THE WEEK, I AM NOT GETTING ON THE WEBSITE AND LOOKING FOR YOU KNOW, RESOURCES OF HOW TO RECYCLE GARBAGE AND THINGS.
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USUALLY, YOU KNOW, ENJOYING TIME WITH MY FAMILY ARE HAVING GOING OUT AND DOING SOMETHING.YOU KNOW? LOOKING AT THE RESOURCES ON THE INDIA WEBSITE IS NOT REAL HIGH UP ON MY LIST OF THINGS TO DO ON MY WEEKEND.
AND SO, OBVIOUSLY IT'S AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT.
AND IT'S GOING TO GET SOME TRAFFIC, BUT IT'S FAIRLY LIMITED IN ITS AUDIENCE.
WHAT THAT CAME OUT OF WAS TO BASICALLY START LOOKING INTO HOW DO WE Â" Â" HOW DO WE BUILD THIS OR BEGIN TO BUILD THIS CIRCULAR ECONOMY? IN ONE OF THE THINGS Â" Â" THE LIST WAS CREATED BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST STEP IN FIGURING OUT WHAT KIND OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE.
SO, MAYBE INSTEAD OF PUTTING IT ON THE WEBSITE, WE CAN LOOK AT IT IN THE WAY OF WHAT DO WE NEED? IF A LOT OF ELECTRONIC REPAIR SHOPS, BUT WHAT MIGHT BE SOME OTHER Â" Â"?
>>PATTERSON: SOME OTHER STEPS.
E-WASTE, THAT WHY THEY ARE ON HERE? OR IS THAT ADVERTISEMENT THAT THEY DO FOR REPAIRS?
>>SARA: THIS IS JUST A LIST OF REPAIR SHOPS IN INDIA.
BEFORE NOT THAT THEY TAKE E-WASTE.
AGAIN, WHAT IF YOU JUST TURN THAT INTO A STICKER AND SLAPPED IT ON THE SIDE OF THE GRAY TRASHCAN? IN THAT WAY, I GUY LIKE ME, WHO ONLY THINKS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ONCE A WEEK, I'M WALKING OUT TO THE TRASH WOULD SAY IT WOULD BE RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF ME.
AND I COULD SEE THE ADDRESSES AND IT MIGHT ACTUALLY INSPIRE ME TO GET THAT PILE OF JUNK AND THROW IN MY CAR AND DRIVE TO ONE OF THESE PLACES.
>>SARA: ALL RIGHT, MAYBE A STICKER FOR THIS? YOU KNOW, WHEN WE DO THE ANNUAL BROCHURE, MAYBE WE CAN MAKE THIS A PAGE IN THE BROCHURE AS WELL.
ALTHOUGH, THAT'S NOT CAN HELP YOU AGAIN WITH THE ONCE A WEEK FOR SURE.
>>PATTERSON: HONESTLY, I DO NOT READ THE BROCHURE.
TONIGHT WHEN I GO HOME FROM WORK, I'M NOT GOING TO GET OUT THE BROCHURE AND LOOK AT IT.
>>JEFF: YES, WE DO HAVE TO HAVE IT FOR PEOPLE WHO GO LOOKING FOR.
>>PATTERSON: IT HAS TO BE THERE, BUT IT'S FAIRLY LIMITED IN AUDIENCE.
THAT IT REACHES AND WITH THE THEN, YOU HAVE A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE AND YOU HAVE.
>>JERRY: WHO COULD HELP US UTILIZE THE AUDIENCE.
>>SARA: I COULD LOOK INTO STICKERS FOR SURE.
THREE IF I MAY, NOT NECESSARILY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GO TO THEIR BINS, RIGHT? WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HOLDING ELECTRONICS NOW.
YOU KNOW? SO, THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD EITHER HAVE AS PART OF A MAIL ORDER.
A MAIL ORDER TO PEOPLE'S HOMES ONCE A YEAR, KIND OF LIKE WHAT PRO-TECH DOES WITH HER INFORMATION BOOK.
DETAILS, SERVICES THAT THE OFFER AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
MAYBE, I DO NOT WORK, BUT IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE MOVED.
I REMEMBER GIVING A CHANGE OF ADDRESS FORM TO THE U.S.
OFFICE, HE WOULD GET THE PACKET OF DIFFERENT THINGS FROM THE POST OFFICE ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES REGARDS TO MOVING THINGS LIKE STORAGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT SINCE I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS.
MAYBE THIS COULD BE SOMETHING LIKE THE POST OFFICE IS STILL DOING THAT TO WORK WITH THEM.
SOMEBODY MOVING INTO INDIA AND THEY GET A PACK IN THE PACKET IS CARVED WITH INFORMATION WITH INDIOS PARTICULAR CYCLING.
>>JERRY: OUR LEVEL OF COMMUNICATION ONCE A MONTH COMMUNICATION Â" Â".
>>JERRY: DOING A FIRE INSIDE OF THE INDIA WATER BILL APARTMENT, THE BILL GETS THEM 12 TIMES A YEAR.
>>PATTERSON: YES, I AGREE WITH THAT.
>>JERRY: IT CAN BE PART OF THE NEW SIGN UP PACKAGE THAT THEY GET WHEN THEY SIGN UP
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FOR WATER SERVICE.SO, THAT MIGHT BE A POSSIBILITY, BUT 12 TIMES A YEAR CONTACT WITH OUTREACH.
>>SARA: THAT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD FOR 1383 ALSO.
ALL RIGHT, WE WILL WORK ON THAT.
OKAY, THAT'S ALL FOR THAT WASTE THAT I HAVE AND THAT'S GREAT FEEDBACK.
AND THEN, WATER, THIS OBVIOUSLY ISN'T BUILDING YET, BUT I DID WANT TO LET
[10. WATER RESOURCES]
YOU KNOW THAT THE WATER AUTHORITY AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, I'M SURE COMMISSIONER BENSON, YOU WOULD'VE SEEN AS WELL THAT THE STATE REQUIRES THAT WATER UTILITIES HAVE TO HAVE AN URBAN WATER PLAN.LONG-TERM PLAN THAT SAYS THIS IS SO MUCH WATER HAVE.
THIS IS HOW MUCH WATER I WILL NEED IN THIS IS HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE APPEARED AND THIS YEAR, THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS WITH THE WATER AGENCIES HERE IN THE VALLEY, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DO IT.
BUT THIS YEAR, THEY DID A REGIONAL ONE.
AND ALL THE WATER COMPANIES, SEE BWD, MISSION SPRINGS, COACHELLA, ARE ALL BASICALLY USING THE SAME CALCULATIONS.
AND ARE ON THE SAME TERMS OF THE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN.
AND THAT'S REALLY GREAT, BECAUSE WE ALL BASICALLY PULLED FROM THE SAME AQUIFER.
IT ALSO HAS A WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN.
AND SINCE IT'S REGIONAL, THAT MEANS THAT EVERYBODY WILL BE MORE OR LESS ON THE SAME PLAN.
SO, IT WILL BE THIS WATER, YOU KNOW, IWH IN ONE THING, SEE BWD, COME ON BOARD AT THE SAME TIME.
IF IT'S NEEDED TO ADDRESS A SHORTAGE OR A DROUGHT.
>>PATTERSON: OKAY, SO I'M AWARE WE NOT?
>>SARA: I DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING, WHICH IS SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORTATION.
[12. LEGISLATIVE UPDATES]
FOR THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATES, A YEAR AGO, THERE WAS A LEGISLATION THAT CREATED THE STATEWIDE RECYCLING COMMISSION THAT WAS CREATED TO RECOMMEND RECYCLING POLICIES TO RECYCLE THE LAWMAKERS.
I AM LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET APPOINTED TO THE COMMISSION.
BASICALLY GIVEN SIX MONTHS AT FIRST TO CREATE THE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS.
BUT, THEY EXTENDED IT TO A YEAR.
BUT WE ALSO UNDERSTOOD THAT SIX MONTHS WOULD'VE MADE IT LIKE LAST JANUARY.
AND THAT'S WHEN THE LEGISLATIVE QUESTIONS STARTED.
SO, WE DID NOT 18 POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE KIND OF QUICK.
AS BEST WE COULD TO GET SOMETHING OUT THERE AND GET THINGS ROLLING IN THE LEGISLATURE.
AND THEN, WE TOOK THE NEXT SIX MONTHS UNTIL NOW TO FINISH THE REPORT.
AND TO TAKE THE TIME OFF ALSO TO REALLY GO THROUGH SOME OF THE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WOULD NOT BE SO SIMPLE.
AND SO, WE FINISHED THAT AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE FINAL PDF CLEAN VERSION IS NOT READY YET.
EVERYBODY ON THERE IS A VOLUNTEER.
AND WE ARE JUST DOING HIS BEST WE CAN TO GET IT FINALIZED FINALIZED.
BUT THE POLICIES THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING AT THIS POINT ARE Â" Â" THEY ARE MORE Â" Â" THEY AREN'T THE EASY THINGS THAT WE HAVE TRIED TO GET DONE FIRST SIX MONTHS.
WE ARE ACTUALLY RECOMMENDING THINGS LIKE STATEWIDE RECYCLED LIST.
THE CRITERIA THAT WOULD BE NEEDED TO CALL SOMETHING RECYCLABLE.
LABELING, THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE A SEPARATE LABELING PROCESS.
IF IT'S NOT GETTING RECYCLE, DOES NOT ACTUALLY GET TURNED INTO A NEW RECYCLE MATERIAL.
IT CAN NO LONGER BE LABELED RECYCLABLE.
WE ALSO DID SOME POLICIES THAT KIND OF FOCUSED AS MUCH AS WE COULD ON THE HIERARCHY OF WASTE MANAGEMENT.
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SO, WE DID NOT JUST PUT POLICIES OUT THERE FOR RECYCLING.WE ALSO DID A LOT OF POLICIES LIKE TEXTILE POLICY AND THINGS TO REDUCE WASTE TO BEGIN WITH.
THAT SHOULD BE OUT IN NEXT WEEK.
IT'LL BE THE FINAL PDF WILL BE OUT NEXT WEEK.
AND IT IS I THINK WORTH NOTING THAT THERE ARE 13 OF US ON THIS COMMISSION AND WE ARE FROM ALL KINDS OF NGOS.
PROCESSORS AND ALL THE POLICIES THAT ARE IN REPORT WERE ALL CONSENSUS POLICIES.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING THAT WITH YOU AND HOPEFULLY SEEING HOW THAT GETS TRACTION.
BUT THE FIRST 18 POLICIES THAT WE DID IN JANUARY, WE HAD Â" Â" THERE WERE ABOUT NINE POLICIES THAT ACTUALLY HAD THE LEGISLATURE.
IT COULD BE Â" Â" WERE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE RECOMMENDED.
THEY WEREN'T EXACTLY A LOT OF THEM, BUT THERE WERE ENOUGH IN IT THAT WE CAN SAY YES, THIS IS KIND OF WHAT WE WERE SAYING.
AND THERE WERE NINE ACTUAL PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT WE COULD SAY THAT ABOUT OUR FIRST 18 POLICIES.
SO, THERE AGAIN, I'M LOOKING FOR TO SHARING THAT WITH YOU.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR LEGISLATIVE UPDATES.
BEFORE ANY COMMISSION OR COMMENTS?
>>MORGEN: I AM GOOD, THANK YOU.
[14. STAFF COMMENTS]
>>SARA: YES, JUST A REMINDER, AS WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE BEGINNING BEFORE WE STARTED THE MEETING, THE NEXT COMMISSION WILL BE ON ZOOM FOR SURE.
BY SEPTEMBER, WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO BE BACK IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, BUT WE WILL TALK NEXT MONTH ABOUT IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK EARLIER.
>>PATTERSON: SARAH, ARE WE GOING TO OFFER AN OPTION TO USE THE ZOOM FOR PEOPLE WHO CANNOT MAKE IT OR ARE WE JUST GOING TO GO BACK TO THE WAY THINGS WERE BEFORE?
>>SARA: IT WILL BE THE WAY THINGS WERE BEFORE.
WHICH DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU CAN'T CALL IN OR BE REMOTE, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE Â" Â" LET ME GET THE EXACT INFORMATION FROM THE ATTORNEY, BUT I AM PRETTY SURE THAT YOU HAVE TO BE IN A PUBLIC PLACE FOR SOMEONE ELSE CAN ACTUALLY THAT IS YOU HAVE TO BE IN AN AREA.
AND YOU HAVE TO PUT ON THE AGENDA, I THINK WHERE YOU ARE GOING TO BE.
>>SARA: AS LONG AS WE DO THOSE THINGS AND FOLLOW THOSE PROCEDURES, THEN YES.
CONVENIENT THAT IT'S RARELY USED.
YES, I JUST Â" Â" ZOOM HAS BEEN A REALLY GREAT RESOURCE I THOUGHT AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN USING IT I GUESS UNDER SOME TEMPORARY AUTHORITIES.
SO, I GUESS IN THE FUTURE, WE WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK TO THAT.
THAT METHOD THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, WHERE THE LOW CREATION IS STATED ON THE AGENDA.
AND YOU KNOW, THE PERSON HAS TO BE IN A PUBLIC PLACE AND YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK IT GETS USED THAT OFTEN BECAUSE IT'S NOT YOU KNOW, VERY EASY TO USE OBVIOUSLY AND REQUIRES A LOT OF PLANNING.
>>PATTERSON: OKAY, WELL, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THEN?
>> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN THE MEETING.
>>PATTERSON: SO, WE GOT A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, LET'S ADJOURN THE MEETING.
>> THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.