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{ TRISAGR98MV vas made th1s_J day of MAVLe-" ,
. 1972, between THE CITY OF CUPER9:IM, a CaUfovita municipal corporation,
hereinafter call i " City", AO THE CUPERTINO JAYCEES, INC. , a non-profit
corporation, hereinafter called "The Jaycees".
WHVAM, efficient disposal and management of solid wastes is
an imporrs t concern to The City of Cupertino and its citizens; and
WHEREAS, The Cupertino Jaycees desire to establish a recycling
a center to collect and dispose of glass and metal refuse and thereby edu-
cate the community of the environmental and other benefits of efficient
solid waste management.
.;. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements herein contained, it is agreed as fo1 ?r-ws:
1. The Jaycees agree to establish and operate a recycling
center on the premises know. as DeAnza College in the City of Cupertino,
California, subject to approval by the governing board of the Foothill
Community College District. The recycling center is to operate as an
independent non-profit company governed by its board of directors and the
City of Cupertino shall not be responsible for management or control of
the company.
2. The Cupertino Jaycees shall be responsible for and will
assure the safe, sanitary and continuous operation of the recycling center.
3. The Cupertino Jaycees shall be solely responsible for any
and all obligations and debts incurred by the operation of the recycling
center. The Jaycees further agree to indemnify and save harmless the City
against any and all liability, loss, damages, cost or expenses which they
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hereafter incur, suffer or be required to pay by reason of the oper-
ation of the recycling center except as otherwise provided in this agree-
ment.
4. The Jaycees further agree to hold the City exempt and harm-
less fr m any damage or injury to any person, or to the goods and merchan-
dise of azr person, arising from the operation of the recycling center b•,
The Jaycees, or from the failure of the Jaycees to keep the recycling cen. T
and its premises in good condition and repair. This agreement is further
made upon the express condition that the City is to be free from all liabil-
iffy and claim for damages by reason of any injury to any person or persons,
or property of any kind whatsoever and to whomsoever belonging, including
the Jaycees, from any cause or causes whatsoever while in, upon, or in any
way connected with the operation of the recycling center and Jaycees hereby
covenant and agree to indemnify and save harmless the City from any liability,
loss, cost and obligationson account of or arising out of any such injuries
or losses, however occurring.
The Jaycees further agree to take out and keep in force during
the operation of the recycling center and during the term of this agreement,
at their own expense, public liability insurance in companies and through
brokers approved by the City to protect against any liability to the public
incident to the use of or resulting from arm/ accident arising from the activ-
ities of zhe Jaycees in or about the recycling center, the liability under
such insurance to be not less than $100,000.00 for any one person injured
or $300,000.00 for any one accident, or $50,000.00 for property damage.
5. The City agrees that it will provide the following improve-
ments to the site selected for the location of the recycling center on the
cam,.3-1 if DeAnza College:
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a4 Construction of the recycling center
Struciuri as'degarlied In Exhibit *A" iftch is
attached hereto and inrAwporated herein by refer-
ence, provided all necessary materials for structure
we made available without cost to the City;
b. Installation of storm drainage facilities,
water service and Improvement of paving as necessary
to support a 20-ton truck, all as described in
Exhibit "h" which is attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference;
c. The City shall have no liability for contin-
ued maintenance after the initial installation as
hereinabove set forth and the Jaycees agree to main-
tain the structure and premises in good repair and
to provide and pay for all utility services provided
to the center.
6. In the event the recycling center operates at a deficit
the City agrees to provide financial support to insure the continued
operation of the center in an mount not to exceed $500.00. Any amounts
advanced by the City for the continued operation of the center shall be
repaid to the City from current operating revenues of the center as the
same may exist from time to time.
7. In the event of the termination of the operation of the
recycling center the City agrees to provide the necessary labor and mate-
rials to disassemble the structure and to remove all improvements from
the area as may be required by the landors. All structures and improve-
ments installed by the City upon their removals manly be retained by the City.
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8. The City and the Jaycees mutually agree that they will
direct their hest efforts to inform the commmity of the operation of
the recycling center and the benefits to the camunity at large.
9. The Jaycees agree that they will maintain records and
bsoks of account covering the operation of the recycling center in
accordance with generally accepted principles of accounting. Said books
of account and records shall be open to inspection by the City or its
agents at all reasonable times.
10. The term of this agreement shall be for a period of
five (5) years, commencing on 1 ,-{ ' 1972.
IN WITNESS '�REOF, the parties ies have executed this agreement
in duplicate, this I day of
THE CITY OF CUPERTINO
By
Mayor
By /,V
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THE CUPERTINO JAYCEES
BY — Arta,
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January 24, 1972
Mr. Macy WaLlch
Bache & Company, Inc.
370 South Winchester
Sam Jose, California
Dear Mr. Walch:
Enclosed ar- two copies of as agreement between the City of Cuper-
tine and the Cu,,.wrtino Jaycees for the pstablIshzient of a recycling
center in Cuper. ino.
Please return the original copy to us after it has been executed,
and retain the other copy }'or yo::r awn files.
Very truly yours,
CITY OF Cv NO
Gladys McHugh
Deputy City Clerk
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City of Cupertino
MEMORANDUM
December 17, 1971.
TO: The honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Robert W. Quinlan, City Manager
:SUBJECT: Study and Report on Recycling
On September 20 Mr. Carl Beattie appeared before the City Council with
a proposed resolution regarding recycling. This matter was referred to the
City administration for review and report back in approximately two months
upon the recommendation of the City Manager.
Attached hereto is a report from Larry Hyatt, Administrative Assistant
under Mr. Ryder, Director of Administrative Services, regarding this matter.
We have received excellent cooperation from individuals representing
the Chamber of Commerce, Jaycees, the High Schools and De Anz_a College on
this matter.
It was determined at an early date in our study that it was not ecc-
nomically feasible to pursue the original request and that any recycling
operation at this time would prove feasible only on the basis of a one
location facility with limited hours of operation and a preponderance of
voluntary labor.
The purpose of the project is:
1. That the installation and operation of a recycling center would
provide a maintenance of public interest in conservation handling of waste
products,
2. Would enable young people with this type of interest to actively
participate at a "grass roots" level effort; and
3. Establish and maintain habit patterns of conservation until. such
time as technical changes make recycling feasible on a mass basis.
With this in mind, I concur with the report and recommendations to the
City Council.
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January 13, 19,72
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TO: Mr. Robert W. , City Manager
FROM: Bury Hyatt, Administrative Assistan�
SUBJY PrMsed Recycle Center
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A. S"M BASIS
Upon the request of Mr. Carl Beatty, the City Council directed the
staff to research the feasibility of requiring businesses in the City
of Cupertino selling goods in metal containers to provide for the re-
cycling of such containers.
It hes been determined that the success of such an operation would not
be practical until a local Recycle Center is in operation. Also, the
voluntary cooperation of the r .blic in returning containers to their
place of purchase will determine the success of the operation. This
public return of recyclable materials would be much more effective when
directed to a central receiving point, such as a Recycle Center, than
returning goods to the many points of purchase.
On this basis, the establishment of a Recycle Center has been researched
1 as a practical and more effective alternative to having collection points
at numerous retail outlets in the community.
R. STUDY UNDERWAY
Much information was obtained from the neighboring communities of Los
Altos, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale and Saratoga. In all cases the respective
City Governments have been a cohesive force, coupled with broad public
support, in the creation of a Center.
Other important ingredients are cooperation of the local waste disposal
company to provide transportation, and the maintaining of a "Free Labor"
concept.
C. BACKGROM
1. Service Area
City of Cupertino - 20,000
DeAnza College Students - 5,000
Adjacent Unincorporated Areas - _W5
30,000
2. Effective recycle centers, such as the one in Los Altos, are util-
ized by 5 - 8% of the population, with a ljr-per-day use rate on
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Saturday and Sunday. This would result in 300 - 350 Persons per
day contributing to an effective Center in our cou unity.
3. A recent Stanford study shows Cupertino ate production to be
108.5 `.tons per day. Adjusting this figure to reflect the effect-
ive service area and industrial wastes that will not contribute
to our effort, approximately 135 tons of solid waste is produced of which 30% is recyclable.
4. On the basis of the above figures, 60 tons per month could be
reasonably collected for recycling.
5. An informal Committee has been meeting weekly for the past month,
laying the groundwork for an effective Recycle Center to serve
our community. The Committee has groan to include the following:
(a) Jaycees
(b) Chamber of Commerce
(c) DeAnza Ecology Corps
(d) Cupertino High School
(e) Homestead High School
(f) Monta Vista High School
(g) City of Cupertino
D. PLAN OF ACTION
1. The Cupertino Jaycees have assumed the responsibility of administer-
ing the Center as an official project. They will be able to provide
the continuity and business experience required for a lasting opera-
tion. They will provide the insurance, which is estimated at $100.00
per year for weekend-only operation.
2. The Recycle Committee selected a site in Parking Lot "D" of DeAnza
College which will result in minimum traffic disruption, loss of very
few parking spaces (24), and minimum visual disruption to the beauty
of the College, as well as provide an accessible and prominent land-
mark that can be easily located by all persons in the comunity.
After reviewing the operations of several bay Area Centers, a prelim-
inary plan has been developed to most fully utilize community and
volunteer labor.
3. The Recycle CommittwE will continue to function by:
(a) Soliciting volunteer workers;
(b) Disseminating information to the groups represented;
(c) Advising the Jaycees on matters of Center operation; and
(d) Providing a broad base of community support for the project.
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W. dames Co2emms IsWscse Arddtect, valmteered his time
to des1gn an enclosure that will complement existing archi-
tecture and landscaping,
5. The City ftgineering Department is presently finalizing plans
for vwlasure construction.
6. The Chamber of Commerce is coordinating the procurement of
materials.
7. The DeAnze College staff has reviewed preliminary plans for
the Center and feels it will be compiatible with the College.
8. Is there a market for recgclable materials?
A list cf Bay Area processors has been compiled, and there are
established markets for:
(a) Glass (white, brown and green)
(b) Tin cans
(c) Aluminum cans
(d) Bi-metal cans
A rather large volume of newsprint will have te- be collected to
make paper recycling feasible. A large bin for paper may be
,available from the Independent Paper Stork Company of San Fran-
cisco.
The Palo Alto paper collection is operated by a conscientious
objector in behalf of a non-profit organization (Commmity Asso-
ciation for Retarded Children). This source of a permanent
Manager/Operator of paper collection is being researched.
9• Now will the materials be trance?
Low-cost transportation has been pledged by the Los Altos Garbage
Compagy. On one-weed: notice they will provide several large in-
dustrial i,ins. They will haul the commodity for recycling at
cost. They presently transport for the Los Altos Recycle Center
and the operation has run smoothly at a profit for several months.
Some combining of loads with Los Altos could improve profits
for both Centers once our volume is determined.
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20. ma public awareness and be developed?
(a) SuPport of the CityCouncil;
i, (b) DeAnas College KcolqW CmW slide show being
presented to interested ty organisations
and schools;
(c) Recycle information included with utility bill-
i.e. such as Cupertino Water Utility, Los
Altos Garbage Caoqmny,, etc.;
(d) Signs on locations; and
(e) Recycle Instruction Sheet, for handout.
E. PURPOSE
ff It has been determined that a small, though significant, percentage of
the waste material of the ccmm mity can be recycled on a voluntary basis.
The growth of technology in the recycling field is expanding rapidly, and
it may be only 2 - 3 years before equipment for effective mass recycling
of wastes will be available to municipalities. A community volunteer re-
cycling effort will bridge this technology gap by:
1. Maintaining public interest in ecological problems of our
waste products;
2. Establishing habit patterns that will continue to benefit
our environment; and.
3. Enabling the high percentage o` young people that have a
concern for our quality of life to participate in a project
that has real ecological benefits for our community.
F. RECOGNITION
Persons active on the Recycle Committee deserving special recognition
include:
(1) Carl Beatty - Monts Vista High School
(2) Ed Bloom - Chamber of Commerce
(3) Reed Sparks - Jaycees
(4) Chuck Suboda - UeAnsa College Ecology Corps
(5) Pat Wilson — or it :o
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(6) Representatives - Cupertino High School
(7) Representatives - Homestead High School
The support of the Chamber of Commerce has been most valuable, and the
creative work of Mr. James Coleman in the designing of the Center has been
most appreciated. Pacific Gas & Electri: Company has been very generous
in contributing power poles to be used in the enclosure construction.
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1. It is hereby ampha ized that recognition and authorization will
not cowtitute administrative respoesibUity anffi, thavo the City
mw provide assistance as deemed apmoopriate by the City Council,
operation control is not being assumed.
2. It has been suggested by the Planning Director that the design
be referred to the Architectural and Site Approval Committee.
TIoNS
Council sc:pport of this community effort by official recognition and auth-
orization of:
(a) Adoption of contract with Jaycees;
(b) City staff purchase of products made from
recycled paper whenever feasible;
(r) The recycling of City wastes through the
Canter; and
(d) The incorporation of recycling techniques
in scavenger company contract negotiations
when they are up for renewal.
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APPROVED:
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Robert W. Quinlan, City Manager
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