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From YouTube: San Bruno City Council Meeting Jan. 26, 2010 10c. Sustainable Food Packaging Ordinance
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San Bruno City Council Meeting Jan. 26, 2010 10c. Sustainable Food Packaging Ordinance
B
Good
evening,
mayor
and
council,
its
pleasure
again
to
be
before
you
tonight
to
discuss
the
polystyrene
ban
that
will
be
effective
on
April
1
2010,
also
known
as
the
sustainability
food
packaging
ordinance.
A
review
of
what
the
ordinance
includes
and
requires
was
adopted
back
in
February
of
last
year.
B
It
prohibits
the
use
of
polystyrene
as
a
component
of
any
food
service
where
products
that
is
disposable,
so
things
like
utensils,
straws,
lids
cups,
plates
any
kind
of
containers,
those
have
to
be
either
reusable
recyclable,
biodegradable
or
compostable,
and
it's
a
very
similar
ordinance
that
is
in
effect
in
millbrae,
in
south
san
francisco
and
in
pacifica,
our
most
nearest
neighbors,
as
well
as
some
other
agencies
in
the
area.
It
applies
to
all
establishments
that
serve
food
on
premise
or
serve
food
to
go,
and
it
also
includes
all
city
facilities
and
city
events
as
well.
B
Consistent
with
prior
City
Council
direction,
when
we
adopted
the
ordinance,
we
wanted
to
provide
a
significant
amount
of
outreach
to
the
impacted
businesses
and
establishments
that
will
have
to
comply
with
the
ordinance
to
make
sure
that
there
was
full
understanding
about
well.
Turner's
are
needed
when
they're
needed
by
and
any
additional
help.
So
we
did
three
mailings
since
the
adoption
of
the
ordinance
one
of
those
mailings
was
a
trilingual
in
English,
Spanish
and
Chinese.
B
We
also
engage
a
contractor
to
assist
with
his
outreach
contractor
that
is
very
familiar
with
out
reaching
directly
to
businesses
on
environmental
issues.
They
conducted
personal
site
visits
to
impacted
establishments
and
made
follow-up
phone
calls
were
necessary
to
help
walk
through
some
particular
concerns
with
individual
establishments
or
with
perhaps
the
supplier
or
corporate
supply
chain.
If
that
establishment
was
a
franchisee,
he
also
did
some
research
into
the
availability
and
pricing
of
alternative
products.
The
products
certainly
are
widely
available.
B
The
cost
differential
is
still
exists
as
a
few
more
cents
per
item
so
that
that
is
the
Scilla
factor.
We
also
held
additional
meeting
with
food
vendors
just
last
last
week,
as
we
had
intended
to
and
I'll
report
about
that
in
a
moment
from
the
outreach
conducted
prior
to
the
meeting.
The
reaction
was
generally
positive.
Of
most
folks
knew
the
ordinance
prior
to
the
visit
actually
happening.
The
responses
ranged
from
great
this
is
where
we
should
be
going.
We
should
have
done
it
a
long
time
ago
too.
B
Well,
you
know
this
is
the
way
the
industry
is
going
and
so
we're
happy
to
move
in
that
in
that
direction.
So
really
remains
the
gamma,
but
we
have
very
little
negative
response,
and
so
we
find
that
very
positive.
We
have
30
approximately
35
of
the
approximate
heart.
Three
establishments
in
san
bruno
are
already
compliant.
Many
of
the
others
are
using
their
existing
product
and
fully
plan
to
comply
by
April.
B
First
that
the
city
worked
with
several
establishments
like
we
said
to
identify
issues
with
supply
chains,
so
they're
the
most
tricky
issues
are
typically
with
franchise
operations
where
they
have
a
dedicated
supply
chain,
and
so
that
corporate
partner
has
to
know
sort
of
what
the
ordinance
and
Tails
what
products
qualify.
What
substitutes
can
be
used?
So
it
really
worked
through
a
number
of
those
issues
with
the
businesses
directly
and
that
some
of
that
work
is
ongoing.
As
we
continue
with
the
food
vendors
we
had
on
Thursday,
we
had
we
had
three
come.
B
We
had
a
representative
from
artichoke
Joe's,
don
picos
and
the
togos
generally.
They
are
able
to
find
the
appropriate
alternatives,
they're
a
little
more
costly
than
the
polystyrene,
the
normalized
iron
products.
The
lids
for
hot
liquids
are
a
little
challenging
so
the
for
example,
lids
for
coffee
cups,
it's
hard
to
and
a
good
bout
debatable
substitute
that
holds
up
on
under
hot
coffee
and
holds
the
actual
top
of
the
cup.
B
Well,
that
has
been
a
an
item
that
has
been
exempt
for
mostly
all
the
ordinances
that
I
know,
because
there's
no
suitable
alternative
yet
and
the
ordinance
we
have
does
provide
a
city
manager
to
approve
an
exemption
where
no
feasible
alternative
does
exist.
So
an
example
of
that
would
very
likely
be
the
hot
liquid
lids.
B
Some
proposed
next
steps.
We
do
want
to
do
it,
one
more
round
of
mailing
and
site
visits
prior
to
April
11,
to
ensure
that
everyone
is
understanding
of
the
ordinance
and
understanding
is
ready
to
comply
and
to
to
recognize
those
that
had
complied
early.
So
those
that
are
on
board
by
March
one.
We
want
to
provide
some
special
recognition
for
those
that
took
the
extra
effort
to
get
there
before
they
had
to
get
their
ideas
that
have
been
discussed
with
the
council
subcommittee
on
stain
ability.
B
We
had
discussed
a
city
council
recognition,
a
certificate
from
the
city
or
a
small
banner
placed
in
the
storefront
window,
as
well
as,
of
course,
cable,
TV
and
website
promotion.
So
staff
will
certainly
endeavor
to
make
that
happen
prior
to
to
march
one,
and
that's
really
the
report
as
things
stand
so
far
and
director
myself
for
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have
just.
A
A
B
C
B
We
certainly
encourage
if
folks
come
to
an
establishment
and
they
get
something.
That's
not
recyclable
or
not.
Biodegradable
clearly
has
a
number
six
on
it,
which
means
it's
polystyrene
or
it's
the
dead
giveaway
of
the
you
know,
styrofoam
containers,
let
the
city
the
city
know
the
public
works
department
will
contact
them
to
provide
them
information
that
they
need
to
comply
and
they
need
to
make
efforts
immediately
to
Star
compliant.
B
Sure
so
I
would
encourage
folks
to
call
either
community
development
code
enforcement
or
public
works
department
for
that,
for
that
first
time
they
for
the
first
notice
of
violation,
Public
Works
will
be
notified
since
we're
the
most
familiar
with
the
ordinance
will
go
out
to
the
establishment
talk
to
it
really
assess
what
the
particular
problem
is.
If
that
problem
is
not
solved,
then
we
bring
in
code
enforcement
and
what
code
enforcement
does
is
in
force.
What
it's
called
nuisance
violations
where
there
is
an
official
warning.
B
D
Questions
vice
mayor
mine
is
very
quick
I,
just
mr.
Shannon
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
you
put
a
lot
of
dedication
and
outreach
into
this
process
for
a
long
period
of
time
and
I
think
that
it's
not
just
been
an
assignment
to
you
I
think
it's
something
you
believe
in
and
you
think
it's
good
for
the
future
and
for
the
community
and
I
want
to
commend
you
for
that.
Thank
you
for
your
efforts.
We
should.
A
That
that
I
would
like
to
echo
that
to
them
on
the
sustainable
committee
with
Councilwoman
O'connell-
and
it's
been
a
lot
of
time
and
effort
on
your
behalf
and
stop
to
to
make
this
happen.
This
is
a
is
a
very
good
thing
for
the
city
and
I'm
glad
we're
right
at
the
edge.
Thank
you
speaker,
/,
recall,
seventh
Avenue.
Can
you
give
us
the
two
phone
numbers
tonight
and
can
those
phone
numbers
be
put
on
channel
one
or
whatever,
so
that
people.