July 16, 1998
WORKS AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE:
City Council, at its meeting held on July 8, 9 and 10, 1998, had before it the following
Motion:
Moved by:Councillor Disero
Seconded by:Councillor Jakobek
"WHEREAS City Council at its meeting on May 13 and 14, 1998, by its adoption, as
amended, of Clause No. 8 of Report No. 8 of The Strategic Policies and Priorities
Committee, headed 'Solid Waste Management Fees', reduced the solid waste management
fee at Toronto transfer stations to $65.00 per tonne, effective May 1, 1998; and
WHEREAS the Solid Waste Management Industry Consultation Committee and the
Ontario Waste Management Association are saying that all members of the solid waste
management industry were not given the opportunity to comment on the issue of adjusting
solid waste management fees at City of Toronto facilities; and
WHEREAS the former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto made a previous commitment
to the Solid Waste Management Industry Consultation Committee to provide a six-month
notification of any pricing change at its solid waste management facilities;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT in accordance with Section 46 of the
Council Procedural By-law, Clause No. 8 of Report No. 8 of The Strategic Policies and
Priorities Committee, headed 'Solid Waste Management Fees', be reopened for further
consideration at the meeting of City Council to be held on July 8, 9 and 10, 1998;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Council adopt the following
recommendations:
(1)the solid waste management fee at Toronto transfer stations be put back to $70.00 per
tonne effective immediately; and
(2)the solid waste management fees at Toronto transfer stations and landfill be adjusted to
$65.00 and $55.00 per tonne respectively, effective December 1, 1998."
Council re-opened consideration of Clause No. 8 of Report No. 8 of The Strategic Policies
and Priorities Committee, and referred the foregoing Motion to the Works and Utilities
Committee for consideration.
for City Clerk
M. Brown/dcm
c. Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services
