My Belmont Heights - Proposed Trash/Recycling bins - Comments

Important Recycling

Linus — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:58:24 -0500

I believe even more important is recycling the filthy water next to the beach by tearing down that SEAWALL!

recycling

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:33:05 -0500

i love recycling bins on our beaches

Converted to PDF for accessibility

Mike Stewart — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:29:20 -0500

I converted the PPT file (which is a proprietary format) and converted it to a PDF - which is more accesible - and 1/4 the size/bandwidth. (I added a picture too )

power point presentation

Dianne Sundstrom — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:26:44 -0500

Please note that a PP presentation that shows images of the proposed bins has been attached to the original posting. You should be able to view by clicking on the attachment.

Proposed Trash / Recycling Bins

Gary DeLong — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:51:19 -0500

1. The City did not issue an RFP because the proposed vendor approached the City with the idea. Also, I am hearing both positive and negative comments regarding the proposed idea, but the issue appears more philosophical, not which vendor should the City choose.

2. I am working the 1 year buyout issue with the Director of Parks, Rec & Marine. This is one of the reasons the item was postponed from tomorrow's City Council agenda. Reconsidering the size of the bins is another reason.

3. I will work with the City Attorney to ensure that appropriate language is included in the agreement in case the vendor does not provide a quality service.

4. Yes

5. I'm not sure how to respond to this question. Some residents feel that the new containers will be an improvement over the existing containers. Other residents don't support advertising on the beach under any circumstances.

6. I believe most residents would prefer small containers. However, they do need to be large enough to do the job, otherwise we may end up with overflow trash on our beaches. Graffiti removal will be the responsibility of Shoreline Media.

7. It is my understanding that there are more trash cans (and more potential recycling) on Belmont Shore and Alamitos Beach, than on the Peninsula. The Peninsula is considered a lower volume area.

You've asked some very good questions. However, the bigger issue is "do we want to trade some advertising on our beaches in exchange for having a recycle program at no cost to the City and guaranteed revenue of $52,000 annually". If the proposal is approved, Councilmember Suja Lowenthal and I are working together to develop a "clean up the storm drains" project that would address the storm drains that dump into 5 outflows along our beaches.

Gary DeLong
Councilmember, 3rd District

Proposed Trash/Recycling bins

Dianne Sundstrom — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:18:56 -0500

A proposal by the City to place large trash/recycling bins along the beaches has created concern on the part of many citizens. In addition to size, concern has been raised about using the bins for advertising; both the size and design of the bins have created questions about how appropriate they are for our city. I spoke with Councilman DeLong at a meeting last week and asked that he respond to questions raised at the last BHCA meeting.

Some concerns are as follows: