Notice is hereby given that City officials are recommending that the Council of the City of Toronto pass a by-law to set the 2012 Solid Waste Rates as set out below effective January 1, 2012, unless otherwise specified*:

Residential Rates

The following multi-residential front-end rates have not changed; SWMS is recommending the multi-residential curbside (subscription) customers rates be amended to this rate structure

The annual rebate per unit of $185 will apply to multi-residential curbside (subscription) customers.

All other Residential Rates and Rebates will remain unchanged

Non-Residential Rates (Formerly Commercial)
*effective July 1, 2012 for customers previously excluded to be phased in through to 2015

The following curbside bin, tip fees and premium organics rates have not changed for eligible commercial properties with the exception of a new Twice Weekly Premium Organics Collections Fee; SWMS is recommending the eligibility criteria for eligible commercial properties be expanded to include previously excluded properties, such as but not limited to a hospital, a library, a place of worship, a City-owned property which is exempt from property taxation, a facility which provides community support services, profit and non-profit nursing/retirement homes, charitable organizations, and schools that are not otherwise captured by the school board rate

SWMS is recommending that the Non-Residential (Formerly Commercial) front end rate structure be modified to a rate per cubic yard for actual lifts and volume collected rather than the current structure which charges an annual fee per bin by size

Transfer Station Fees
SWMS is recommending that a new transfer station fee be established to permit haulers to weigh their load for their own information. Dumping the load is not required

ABCDs Rates *effective July 1, 2012
SWMS is recommending that the ABCD front end rate structure be modified to a rate per cubic yard for actual lifts and volume collected rather than the current structure which charges an annual fee per bin by size

School Board Rates *effective July 1, 2012
SWMS is recommending that the School Board front end rate structure be modified to a rate per cubic yard for actual lifts and volume collected rather than the current structure which charges an annual fee per bin by size

The recommendation is that all other Solid Waste Management rates remain unchanged.

The Budget Committee of Toronto City Council will receive presentations from any person, or their counsel, agent or solicitor, who wishes to speak to the matter, on Thursday, November 10, 2011, at 9:30 a.m., in Committee Room 1, second floor, City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto

To assist in scheduling, if you wish to address the Budget Committee, please notify the City Clerk, Budget Committee, by calling 416-392-1032 or 416-397-7768, or e-mail buc@toronto.ca by no later than 4:30 p.m., November 9, 2011. There will be a 5 minute time limit for each presentation.

To submit written comments to the Budget Committee, please send your letter to Merle MacDonald, City Clerk's Office, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, 10th floor, West Tower, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2, by e-mail buc@toronto.ca or fax 416-392-1879. Any comments received after the Budget Committee meeting will be processed to Council.

The Budget Committee's recommendations will be forwarded for Executive Committee's consideration at its special meeting on November 21, 2011, and to City Council at its meeting on November 29, 2011. The adopted fees will be implemented through a by-law that will amend the Municipal Code.

While the 2012 Residential Solid Waste Rate Report sets out the recommended rate, the appropriate Committee may change these recommendations and Toronto City Council may adopt rates that differ from the recommendations, including rates that are higher or lower than the rates set out above.

For further information on the 2012 Residential Solid Waste Rate Report and the proposed 2012 rate, please contact Vince Sferrazza, Acting General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, 25th floor, East Tower, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2, Telephone: 416-392-4715, E-mail: vsferra@toronto.ca

To obtain, at no cost, or to view a copy of the 2012 Residential Solid Waste Fees report, please visit the City's website.

Further information:
If this matter is postponed at the Committee meeting or Council meeting or considered at a subsequent Committee 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 or the Program Contact noted on the list of fees if you require notice in these cases.

Notice to people writing or making presentations to Budget Committee:
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 issue(s). 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 e-mail address - available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

The City videotapes committee and community council meetings. If you make a presentation to a committee or community council, 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 information, write to the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 or by calling 416-392-1032.

Dated at the City of Toronto this 2nd day of November, 2011.

Ulli S. Watkiss
City Clerk