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Waste-Reduction
Subcommittee Report
PRESENTED FOR COMMISSION MEETING DATE: 12.17.2024 SUBMITTED BY: Bernard Rottner, Vice Chair
SUBCOMMITTEE NAME: Waste-Reduction SUBMITTED DATE: 01.09.2025
SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS: Bernard Rottner (P), Roy Clark (P), Don Barrett (P),
Prema Walker (N) P=Present, N=Not Present
NEXT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING DATE: 01.14.2024 at
1:00PM
SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING DATE: 12.10.2024
Subcommittee Meeting Goal:
Facilitating resident participation in waste-reduction
Summary:
Sustainability Subcommittee Chair Comments
1. Commissioner Erin Boyd has expressed interest in joining the subcommittee and will be joining the
subcommittee in January 2025.
Staff Comments/Reports
1) Shredding Event (Sr. Program Coordinator Villa)
a) Next Shredding has been scheduled:
1) Pre-shredding at City Hall January 6th to January 9th
2) Shredding event January 11 at the Convention Center
3) Commission volunteers needed
2) Community Clean Ups (Sr. Program Coordinator Villa)
1) First community clean up scheduled for January 25th 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
2) Sr. Program Coordinator Villa is working with the PS high school to coordinate student volunteers.
3) Staff goal is to cover all sections of the city throughout the year.
3) SB 1383 (Composting) (Liz Hernandez, PSDS)
1) Single Family - Progress in improving Residential compliance. PSDS submitting letters to non-compliant
house holds and offering education
2) Multi-Family – communication ongoing with property managers and PSDS working to get information
directly to occupants in multi-family units
3) Commercial – Work is ongoing most are in compliance but there are some businesses that are not in
compliance PSDS have been in contact, Businesses. PSDS will be submitting a list to Dir. McCloy of the
business that continue to be out of compliance that continue to cross contaminate and staff to discuss
next steps.
4) PSDS will be providing education events to local schools, once complete PSDS will complete and audit to
see how students/school improves
5) PSDS will be completing waste evaluations in January 2025. Goal is to assess how permanent residents
are doing. The North side of Palm Springs has typically been a challenge, improvements have been made.
6) Liz will forward data to Director McCloy, and subcommittee would like to see the data.
4) Turf and Water (Director McCloy) - No Updates
5) Reuse Projects & Policies (State Landscape - Director McCloy) - No Updates
6) Extended Producer Responsibility - No updates
7) Food ware Ordinance
Updates on final ordinance wording and being finalized and s/b ready for Commission approval and potential for
a November City council meeting.
8) Parks & Recreation Communication:
Village Fest: Staff looking at opportunities to improve waste locations/signage, and proper disposal of
recycling/landfill. Potential trial to color code waste items to encourage proper disposal.
Staff looking at potential rebates for business that are transitioning to compostable products.
Parks and Recreation continue work on the new Parks and Recreation master plan's Input form Sustainability
commission regarding:
1. New waste/recycling and trash collection
It was noted that the Turkey Trot race used styro-foam cups Could information be included in permit application
to education event coordinators for similar events, Santa Paws 5k, Pride Run etc.
9) Battery Recycling: No new updates
10) Food ware Enforcement:
Assessments on going. Staff will be following up with restaurants that have made improvements and looking at
ways to recognize their efforts to improve and comply with city ordinance.
11) Green Business Strategies:
Staff will revisit in January 2025
The January 2025 meeting – The January meeting will be moved from January 2 nd to January 14th at 1:00PM
due to holiday conflicts.
Recommendation/Request
None at this time
ACTION ITEMS REQUEST TO COMMISSION None at this time
ACTION ITEMS REQUEST TO OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY None at this time
POTENTIAL FISCAL IMPACT/REQUEST IF ANY:
None at this time