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THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

TO BR. Kirk DATE: March 4, 1991
City Administrator

FROM: C.F. (Kip) Gaudry, P. Eng.
Deputy City Engineer

SUBJECT: PITCH IN WEEX
(Environmental Protection Committee Meeting, February 26, 1991)

Recommendations:

That the Mayor proclaim the week of May 6 ~ 12, 1991 as Pitch-In
Week using a proclamation similar in form to the attached.

That we write to the School Board, Boy & Girl Scouts, all Service
Clubs and other identified organizations to advise them of the
City's support for the Pitch-In Week Program and to offer to pick
up and dispose of any collected litter and recyclable materials.

That $5,000 be approved for Pitch-In Week and be allocated to the
Engineering Operations Budget for garbage~collection and disposal
budget. Funds te come from the Recycling Promotional Reserve

Account.

Background & Commenta

In January, 1991, Council approved a $600 contribution towards the 1992
Pitch-In British Columbia campaign.

Historically, in Port Coquitlam, we have not utilized the Pitch-In concept to
any great degree. The City has not specifically requested Engineering
Operations to add additional trucks etc., nor have we placed newspaper
advertisements in the paper encouraging participation in Pitch-~In Week.

Because of the lack of historical participation, no budgets were set aside for
either newspaper advertising, additional trucks, or additional disposal fees
for collected materials. Participation in the Pitch-In Campaign by a
Municipality such as ours would usually take the form of encouraging other
groups and organizations to pick up litter in vacant lands, within school
property, and other similar areas, and then offer to collect and diapose of
this collected materfal at no charge to the organization. Please note that
the group collecting the litter, i.e. Boy & Girl Scouts, private groups, etc,
make their application directly te Pitech<-In British Columbia for information

and a supply of free garbage bags.

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