THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

TO: J.E. Yip, P.Eng. DATE: February 25, 1993
Deputy City Engineer

FROM: Anne T. Pynenburg
Project Technician

SUBJECT: PITCH-IN WEEK

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Mayor proclaim the week of May 3 - 9, 1993 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
identitfied 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 $5,000 be approved for Pitch-In Week and be allocated to the Engineering
Operations Budge: for garbage-collection and disposal budget. Funds to come from the
Recycling Promotional Reserve Account.

BACKGROUND & COMMENTS:

In December, 1992, Council approved a $600 contribution towards the 1993 Pitch-In British
Columbia campaign.

Historically, in Port Coquitlam, we have not utilized the Pitch-In concept to any great degree.
Last year the City 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 cither 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
shcool 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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