THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM

TO: Environmental Protection Committee DATE: November 10. 1993

FROM: Anne T. Pynenburg
Project Technician

SUBJECT: PITCH-IN WEEK 1994

RECOMMENDATION:

1. That the Mayor procleim the week of May 2 - 8, 1994 as Pitch-In Week using a
proclamation similar in form te the attached.

That Council approve a $675 contribution towards the 1994 Pitch-In British Columbia
campaign.

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 up to $5,500 be approved for Pitch-In Week and be allocated to the Engineering
Operations Budget for garbage/recycling collection and disposal budget. Funds to come
from the Recycling Promotional Reserve Account.

BACKGROUND & COMMENTS:

Historically. in Port Coquitlam. we have not utilized the Pitch-In concept to any great degree.
Last year the Cisy requested Engineering Operations to collect the extra material produced
during this campaign. Newspaper advertisements were also utilized to encourage participation
in Pitch-In Week. Pitch-In BC has three media releases that are usually placed in local papers.

No budgets had been previously set aside for either newspaper advertising, additional trucks, or
additional disposal fees for collected materials. Last year a request was made to draw on the
Recycling Promotional Reserve Account to cover these costs.

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 dispose of this collected
material at no charge to the organization.

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