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JAN 0 4 2017
SLO Un" CLERK
From: Barry Rands [
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2017 3:04 PM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocitv.or >
Cc: Janine Rands <
Subject: Re: Water bottle deicsion
Suggestion for the council: Engage the business community, especially those that have self -serve drink machines
like the theater, to make water available to the general public at those machines. Possibly produce a sticker that
could be placed on the door or window that advertises the availability of water to refill water bottles. This would be a
win -win-win for city, the public and businesses. The business gets foot traffic into their establishment, the public has
more options for refilling water bottles, and the City has no cost! Maybe the theater might not go for the idea, since
they like to make sure you have a ticket before you go through the door, but other places that have self -serve drinks
may go for it.
On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 12:45 PM, < wrote:
Hello Mayor Harmon & CC
I am positively jazzed at the Study report on the Water Bottle issue.
I so appreciate that you addressed all single use plastic bottles as the same problem.
During your discussion, there were two pertinent additions I wished I could have made, so here goes:
At the Downtown Cinema, there is a water hydration station, by CocaCola. It has a digital selection, and water
is one of them.
It would be wonderful if they could produce one just for water! A lot of people attending the movies that
night, had water bottles, and were using the water selection to fill their refillable bottles. I don't know very
many people willing to spend $1-2 on a 16 oz bottle of water.
CapPoly PAC sells the 16oz water bottles for $2.00 - where wine, coffee etc is sold during performances.
just called & talked with the Corporation Catering, and they are very aware of the CC meeting yesterday, and
this issue will be something they are going to address. Susan Smith verified that the selling price is $2/bottle
(that's a big markup!)
This kind of `water station' could be very welcomed at public business venues, like at the Blue's Stadium, all
cinemas.
The second point is to address the fear that people will opt to drink less healthy drinks. But, I am positive that
our younger generation's drink habits are switching from 10 years ago (and that of "some" of our older
generation). I so appreciate Carlyn Christenson's perspective that all sugar drinks are a problem.
I was Chair of the SLO HS Grad Nite Food Committee, for 5 years, while my two boys were there. SLO HS
should be considered a pretty good demography of our student population.
The first year, I was on the committee.... we had to accept the plan & order of then Chair, who based the food
& drink selections on the former year.
That first year, 2010, we had 25 cases of soda & 40 lbs ice. We had so much soda left over that my hands
were frozen, getting it all pulled out of the ice water & boxed up. In order to hold that many drinks, the Grad
Comm. had a standing order with Farm Supply to get their "Pig Trough" for our Grad Nite to hold the drinks
& ice.
The next year (I was Chair) ... and convinced the committee to cut the soda order in half. Again, more than
half left over. By the end of my time — June 2014, we had 5 cases (of 12) — half being diet sodas. Again, over
half was left. When asked, most students are not drinking soda! They were after the specialty coffees &
frozen drinks that we had & water. We refused water bottles during the 4 years I was chair, and had the lg.
drink dispensers, with donated 5 gal water containers donated, that we put into the dispensers.
We need to go back to the 1990's water solutions — before plastic became the norm.
Janine Rands
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Barry Rands, PE, LEED AP
San Luis Obispo, CA