Proposed Amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code for changes to the Multi-Residential Billing System and Solid Waste Rates for bulk collection customers.
Notice is hereby given that City officials are recommending to Council of the City of Toronto the enactment of a by-law amending City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges to revise the volume-based solid waste rate for Multi-Residential customers receiving bulk collection services, in the amounts of:
| Solid Waste Rate for Multi-Residential Bulk Collection Services (1) |
| Base Rate (2) |
$175.00 (per unit/year) |
| Excess Waste Over Base: Un-Compacted |
$12.81( per yd³) |
| Excess Waste Over Base: Compacted |
$25.63 (per yd³) |
| Solid Waste Rebate for Multi-Residential Bulk Collection Services |
| |
Per Unit/Per Year |
| Solid Waste Rebate |
$175.00 |
(1) The Solid Waste Rate includes the collection of garbage, recycling, yard waste, organics (where available), bulky items, electronics, white goods/metal items and household hazardous waste.
(2) The allowable amount of waste is based on 1.704 cubic yards of un-compacted waste per unit per year or 0.852 cubic yards of compacted waste per unit per year.
The annual rebate will be $175.00 per unit per year. The particulars of the proposed revised fees are set out in the report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, entitled "New Multi-Residential Billing System and Rates for Bulk Collection Customers" (the "Report").
While the Report sets out the recommended fee and rebates, the appropriate Committee may change these recommendations and Toronto City Council may adopt fees that differ from the recommendations, including fees that are higher or lower than the fees set out in the Report. If you wish to be advised of any changes recommended by the Committee, please refer to the decision documents posted on the City's website for the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee meeting referenced below or you can request copies of the decision documents from the City Clerk's office.
At its meeting to be held in Committee Room 1, 2nd floor, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, commencing at 9:30 a.m., the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee will hear any person who wishes to speak to the matter in person or by his or her counsel, agent or solicitor. It is proposed that recommendations from the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee will be considered by City Council on July 6, 2010.
To submit comments or to make a presentation to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on June 15, 2010, please contact the following City official no later than 12 noon on Monday, June 14, 2010:
Candy Davidovits
Committee Administrator, Public Works and Infrastructure Committee
City Clerk's Office
Toronto City Hall
100 Queen Street West
10th floor, West Tower
Toronto, ON M5H 2N2
Telephone: 416-392-8032
Fax: 416-392-1879
E-mail: cdavidov@toronto.ca
For further information regarding the proposed Municipal Code amendments, please contact Vince Sferrazza, Director, Policy & Planning at 416-392-9095 or e-mail: vsferra@toronto.ca.
If this matter is postponed at the Committee meeting or Council meeting or considered at a subsequent Committee or Council meeting, no additional notice will be provided other than the information on the subsequent Committee or Council agenda. Please contact the above noted City official if you require notice in these cases.
Personal information
For those writing to, communicating with or making presentations to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, you are hereby notified that the City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its Committees.
The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issues. If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City's website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it - such as your postal address, telephone number or email address - available to the public. This information will become part of the public record, unless you expressly request the removal of your personal identity information.
The City videotapes Committee and Council meetings. If you make a presentation to a Committee, the City will be videotaping you and City staff may make the video tapes available to the public.
If you want to learn more about why and how the City collects your personal information, write to the City Clerk's office, City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2 or by calling 416-392-8032.
This Public Notice is dated at the City of Toronto this 26th day of May, 2010.
Ulli S. Watkiss
City Clerk
