Other Items Considered by the Committee

(a)Solid Waste Management Fees.

The Works and Utilities Committee reports having:

(a)referred the following report to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee for consideration at its meeting on April 7, 1998, for submission to Council for consideration at its meeting on April 16, 1998; and

(b)requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services to submit a further report to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee on:

(1)the following motion by Councillor Shiner:

A(i)That the solid waste management fee at the Keele Valley Landfill Site be increased to $53.59 per tonne;

(ii)that the solid waste management fee at the Bermondsey and Scarborough Transfer Stations be reduced from $70.00 to $65.00 per tonne; and

 (iii)that such fees become effective immediately, and be implemented initially for a six-month period, with an interim report to be submitted to the Works and Utilities Committee.@;

(2)the issue of transfer station fees and the means by which the City will enforce measures to prevent illegal dumping;

(3)the status of utilization of transfer station capacities; and

(4)the capacity of the Keele Valley Landfill Site:

(March 20, 1998) from the Interim Functional Lead for Solid Waste Management respecting the solid waste management (SWM) fees of $50.00 per tonne currently charged at the Keele Valley Landfill Site and $70.00 per tonne currently charged at transfer stations; advising that increasing the fee at the Keele Valley Landfill Site by $3.59 will match the price paid by the City of Toronto to Browning Ferris Industries Ltd. (BFI) to dispose of 250,000 tonnes of waste annually to Michigan; that this marginal increase, while increasing the revenue received for each tonne of Industrial/Commercial/Institutional (ICI) waste disposed at Keele Valley, will result in a diversion of private ICI paid waste and will reduce net revenue to the City by an estimated $775,000.00; further advising that additional tonnage received as a result of decreasing the SWM fee at the transfer stations from $70.00 per tonne to $65.00 per tonne will be offset by the reduced ICI tonnage at the Keele Valley site and additional shipment to Michigan through the BFI contract, with no effect on the remaining life of the landfill; concluding that given the rationale for entering into the BFI contract was to extend the life of the Keele Valley Landfill Site by one more year, staff are reluctant to recommend any option that increases the annual tonnage to the landfill; and recommending that:

 (a)the solid waste management fee at the Keele Valley Landfill Site be increased to $53.59 per tonne; and

 (b)the fee change become effective six months following approval of Council.

Mr. Lenny Campitelli, President, J & F Waste Systems Inc., appeared before the Works and Utilities Committee in connection with the foregoing matter.

 (b)Termination of Incineration at Main Treatment Plant;

Implementation of 100 percent Beneficial Reuse of Biosolids.

The Works and Utilities Committee reports having:

 (1)deferred consideration of the following communication and report until its next meeting scheduled to be held on April 22, 1998, or, if necessary, to a special meeting of the Committee to be held at the call of the Chair; and

 (2)requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services to:

 (i)submit a report to such meeting on options for implementation of 100 percent beneficial reuse of biosolids processed at the Main Treatment Plant, together with attached costs and strategic elements, phased in over the following periods:

 (a)12 months;

(b)24 months; and

(c)36 months;

 (ii)invite firms who process biosolids in a beneficial way to make a ten-minute presentation to the Committee at that time on their respective processes;

 (iii)invite Mr. Len Yust to make a presentation to the Committee and negotiate an appropriate fee for same;

 (iv)hold an information session prior to such meeting for interested parties to meet with staff to review the report in detail; and

 (v)assemble a bibliography of articles, pictures, web sites and videos on this topic for Members of Council and interested members of the public:

(i)(March 12, 1998) from the City Clerk forwarding for information and any attention deemed necessary, Clause No. 1 contained in Report No. 2 of The Works and Utilities Committee, headed ABeneficial Use of Biosolids; Odour Containment and Termination of Incineration at Main Treatment Plant@, which was adopted, as amended, by the Council of the City of Toronto at its meeting held on March 4, 5 and 6, 1998, wherein City Council amended this Clause, in part, by striking out and referring Recommendation No. (1) of the Works and Utilities Committee back to the Committee for further consideration and resubmission to the next regular meeting of Council to be held on Thursday, April 16, 1998, viz.:

 A(1)incineration at the Main Treatment Plant be stopped no later than January 1, 1999, and that the Interim Functional Lead for Water/Wastewater Operations be requested to report to the next meeting of the Committee, scheduled to be held on March 25, 1998, on the feasibility of such date;@.

 (ii)(March 16, 1998) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services providing information on the feasibility of initiating 100 percent beneficial reuse of biosolids processed at the Main Treatment Plant (MTP) by January 1, 1999, as recommended by the Committee at its meeting on February 11, 1998, and outlining the related plan of action; advising that a start date of January 1, 1999 for 100 percent beneficial reuse of the MTP processed biosolids is possible but not recommended, and that the total net cost to achieve this start date could reach up to $25,000,000.00 over a three-year period, in addition to the presently undetermined cost to design and install a permanent beneficial biosolids reuse management system; further advising that such a biosolids reuse program should be implemented in stages based on the long-term plan outlined in Clause No. 1 of Report No. 2 of The Works and Utilities Committee from its meeting on February 11, 1998, which included a workshop in the spring of 1998, the preparation of a draft strategy document in the summer of 1998, and investigation of further demonstration projects through an initial Expression of Interest and finally through a Request for Proposals, with confirmation of the terms of reference and recommendations to be brought to Council for approval in early 1999; and recommending continuation of a staged biosolids beneficial reuse program presently being developed, which has as its goal full beneficial implementation by the year 2005, as stated in the approved MTP Environmental Assessment document.

 (iii)(March 23, 1998) from Ms. Margaret Blair, LANA, reaffirming the association=s support for stopping incineration.

The following persons appeared before the Works and Utilities Committee in connection with the foregoing matter:

 -Ms. Karen Buck, Toronto, Ontario, and filed a submission with respect thereto;

-Ms. Debra Kyles, Kleinberg, Ontario, and filed a submission with respect thereto; and

-Ms. Karey Shinn, Chair, Public Committee for Safe Sewage Treatment in Metropolitan Toronto, and filed a submission with respect thereto.

(c)1998 Operating and Capital Budgets.

The Works and Utilities Committee reports having had before it the following communications; having endorsed the suggestions of the Toronto Environmental Alliance embodied in the following communication (iv) from the Toronto Environmental Alliance; and having requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the Budget Committee to consider revisions to the 1998 Operating Budget for Solid Waste Management to accommodate such suggestions:

 (i)(March 18, 1998) from the City Clerk submitting, for review and comment, the 1998 Capital Budget for Solid Waste Management, which was before the Budget Committee on March 11, 1998, noting that:

 (1)the Budget Committee proposes to recommend to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee for its meeting to be held on April 14, 1998, the adoption of such budget, subject to:

 (i)the amendments proposed by the Chief Administrative Officer as embodied in Section >C=; and

 (ii)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services being requested to attempt to reduce the consulting fees for the projects listed in this budget at 10 percent less than the amounts approved; and

 (2)such budget will again be considered by the Budget Committee at its meeting to be held on March 31, 1998.

 (ii)(March 18, 1998) from the City Clerk submitting, for review and comment, the 1998 Operating Budget for Solid Waste Management, which was before the Budget Committee on March 11, 1998, noting that:

 (1)the Budget Committee proposes to recommend to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee for its meeting to be held on April 14, 1998, the adoption of such budget, subject to:

 (i)the amendments proposed by the Chief Administrative Officer as embodied in Section >C=; and

 (ii)the endorsement of the Works and Utilities Committee on March 25, 1998, that an annual charge of $10.00 per unit be applied to apartment buildings receiving bulk waste disposal service, thereby generating $1.55 million in revenue per year; and

 (2)such budget will again be considered by the Budget Committee at its meeting to be held on March 31, 1998.

(iii)(March 19, 1998) from the Interim Functional Lead for Solid Waste Management outlining the steps required to implement user charges for apartments which receive City waste collection service, as requested by the Budget Committee at its meeting of February 27, 1998; advising that while charges for apartments for waste collection services could be implemented, such charges should not be initiated without first assessing the issue of user fees for all other waste system users; and recommending that user fees for waste collection for apartments not be instituted at this time.

 (iv)(March 23, 1998) from Ms. Shelley Petrie and Mr. Gord Perks, Toronto Environmental Alliance, respecting budgets for small scale waste diversion programs, demonstration and pilot projects; and making recommendations with respect to free home composter distribution, the raising of fibre recycling rates, durable goods collection days, the establishment of a task force for small business waste reduction, and apartment recycling.

 (d)Existing Environmental Committees

and the Environmental Task Force.

The Works and Utilities Committee reports having concurred in the recommendations embodied in the following report; and having further directed that the report be referred to the Environmental Task Force for its consideration and recommendations to the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team:

 (March 10, 1998) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services outlining the role of existing special committees and citizen advisory groups with responsibility for environmental matters, and commenting on their role in the new City and their relationship with City Council=s Environmental Task Force; and recommending that:

 (A)this report be referred to the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Transition Team, with the following recommendations:

 (1)that each of the committees listed in Appendix 1 be sent a copy of this report and the terms of reference for the new Environmental Task Force;

 (2)each of the committees listed in Appendix 1 be asked to advise the Chief Administrative Officer on its work and potential role in the new City, including such matters as:

 (a)the ongoing need for its work, if any;

(b)areas of overlap involving its work and that of any other committee;

(c)the relationship of its work to that of the Environmental Task Force;

(d)its anticipated ongoing need for staff support from the City; and

(e)its budget and other resource needs;

(3)each Community Council be asked to advise the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Transition Team on the ongoing need for a general environmental advisory committee for its Community; and

(4)the Chief Administrative Officer report back to the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Transition Team on the responses to Recommendation No. (2), together with any recommendations he may deem appropriate, and that the responses to Recommendation No. (3) be tabled at the same meeting; and

(B)this report be forwarded to the Environmental Task Force, the Urban Environment and Development Committee and the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee for information.

(e)Council Appointees on Consultation Committees.

The Works and Utilities Committee reports that consideration of the following report was deferred until its next meeting, scheduled to be held on April 22, 1998, having regard that the Committee lost quorum:

(March 9, 1998) from the Interim Functional Lead for Solid Waste Management recommending that one member of the Works and Utilities Committee be appointed to the Solid Waste Management Industry Consultation Committee, and one member be appointed to the Keele Valley Landfill Site Liaison Committee.

(f)York Region Water Supply.

The Works and Utilities Committee reports having referred the following communications to the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services for a report thereon to the Committee:

(i)(March 2, 1998) from Councillor Jack Layton, Don River, forwarding information with respect to the Region of York=s Long-Term Water Supply Project - Lake Ontario Water Supply Via Durham West; advising that an opportunity for a partnership between the Region of York and the City of Toronto could be missed, and that York Region=s need for water could be met through water efficiency projects in Toronto; and suggesting that the Committee may wish to address conservation issues in the drafting of the Terms of Reference for the Region=s Environmental Assessment before the next round of Public Information Centres planned for September of this year, when York Region will present such draft Terms of Reference;

(ii)(March 25, 1998) from Ms. Karey Shinn, Chair, Public Committee for Safe Sewage Treatment in Metropolitan Toronto, requesting that this matter be a deputation item at the next Works and Utilities Committee meeting, and that the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to present to the Committee the water supply request from the Region of York and any new terms of reference; and expressing concerns with respect to the supply of additional water to the Region of York.

(g)Sanitary Discharge Agreement.

The Works and Utilities Committee reports that consideration of the following report was deferred until its next meeting, scheduled to be held on April 22, 1998, having regard that the Committee lost quorum:

(March 10, 1998) from the Interim Functional Lead for Water and Wastewater recommending that staff be authorized to enter into a Sanitary Discharge Agreement with The Glidden Company, Limited, for the discharge of treated groundwater from its private water system at 370 Wallace Avenue, Toronto, to the sanitary sewer system, under terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services.

(h)Response to Toronto Star=s Article on Toxic Waste.

The Works and Utilities Committee reports having received the following report:

(March 11, 1998) from the Interim Functional Lead for Water and Wastewater providing information correcting the Toronto Star=s February 17, 1998 article regarding a study by the Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy entitled AHazardous Waste Management in Ontario: A Report and Recommendation@, and the reported amount of hazardous wastes being discharged into Toronto=s sewer system; advising that staff contacted the author of the study, Mr. Mark Winfield, who apologized and indicated that the Toronto Star reporter was likely confused with the estimated 40 million tonnes of liquid industrial waste discharged annually, which is a distinctly different commodity than hazardous waste; and recommending that this report be received for information.

(i)Burning of Used Oil.

The Works and Utilities Committee reports that consideration of the following communications was deferred until its next meeting, scheduled to be held on April 22, 1998, having regard that the Committee lost quorum:

(i)(February 19, 1998) from Councillor Judy Sgro, North York Humber, forwarding recent articles and documents pertaining to the management of used oil, including comments made by the Minister of the Environment in the issue of The Record dated February 18, 1998, regarding this matter; and suggesting that staff undertake the following analyses:

(1)identify options to ban or grandfather the operation of used oil furnaces within the City of Toronto; and

(2)identify options to increase the recovery of used motor oil and thereby divert it from burning in space heaters and from fouling the City of Toronto=s sewage treatment facilities;

 (ii)(March 23, 1998) from Mr. John Hanson, Executive Director, Recycling Council of Ontario, expressing support for a proposed Toronto by-law to address the issue of waste-derived fuel furnaces, and for re-refining as the preferred option for dealing with oil; and requesting the opportunity to make a deputation when the Committee discusses this issue;

 (iii)(March 20, 1998) from Mr. Ken Ogilvie, Executive Director, Pollution Probe, advising that Pollution Probe is a very strong advocate for improving air quality and encouraging governments at all levels to take actions that support this objective; and requesting the opportunity to make a deputation to the Committee regarding the burning of used oil in Toronto;

 (iv)(March 23, 1998) from Mr. Gord Perks, Toronto Environmental Alliance, recommending that the Committee direct staff to develop options for the banning of burning of used motor oil, and direct the Medical Officer of Health to report on the health and environmental consequences of burning used oil in Toronto;

 (v)(March 23, 1998) from Mr. Ian C. Morton, Community Service Project Manager, Ontario Provincial Office, The Lung Association, in support of banning the sale of new waste derived fuel furnaces and to grandfather existing ones; and encouraging the Committee to urge the Ministry of the Environment to establish a mandatory used oil collection program, where feasible, to replace the voluntary approach currently in place;

 (vi)(March 25, 1998) from Mr. Usman A. Valiante, General Science Works Inc., submitting maps showing the location of used-oil furnaces within the City of Toronto and population statistics.

Councillor Judy Sgro, North York Humber, appeared before the Work and Utilities Committee in connection with the foregoing matter.

(j)1997 Residential Waste Diversion.

The Works and Utilities Committee reports having received the following report; and having requested that a copy thereof be forwarded to the proposed Toronto 3Rs Sub-Committee:

(March 9, 1998) from the Interim Functional Lead for Solid Waste Management providing information on the quantity of residential waste diverted from landfill through the Works Department=s waste reduction and recycling programs in 1997; advising that during 1997, approximately 236,000 tonnes of residential waste were diverted from landfill representing a residential diversion rate of 24 percent, which is slightly higher than the 23 percent rate achieved in 1996, and that the program diverting the largest quantity of waste, the blue box program, achieved an increase of 7,113 tonnes or six percent over 1996; further advising that the diversion rate is expected to increase in subsequent years as recovery is increased in current programs and new programs are implemented; and recommending that this report be received for information.

(k)Tendering of Contract for Nine Hired Garbage Packers -

Scarborough Community Council Area.

The Works and Utilities Committee reports having received the following report; and having requested that:

 (1)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services proceed with the tendering process, invite the Union to submit their proposal as part of that process, and submit a report to the Committee on whether the Union has expressed interest in bidding, and on the tender award;

 (2)the tendering process permit bids by outside individuals based on the use of City-owned vehicles;

 (3)the nine best vehicles be retained to ensure that there are sufficient vehicles in-house; and

 (4)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services further report on the use of hired garbage packers elsewhere in the City:

(March 3, 1998) from the Interim Functional Lead for Solid Waste Management providing historical data on the use of hired garbage packers in the former City of Scarborough; advising that the current contract for this service will expire on June 30, 1998, and is in the process of being tendered; and recommending that this report be received for information.

(l)Diaper Recycling.

The Works and Utilities Committee reports having received the following report:

(March 10, 1998) from the Interim Functional Lead for Solid Waste Management providing an update on the status of diaper recycling; reviewing the diaper depot program originally initiated in 1994 which was cancelled following notification that Knowaste Canada, the sole supplier of disposable diaper recycling services, would no longer accept diapers collected at the seven depots after March 26, 1997; advising that at this point in time there would appear to be no outlet for recycling disposable diapers collected through municipal programs in Ontario, but that if product stewardship for materials such as diapers becomes a distinct possibility, there may be a renewal in Knowaste=s interest in dealing with municipally generated disposable diapers; noting that residents do, however, have the option of subscribing to the diaper recycling service individually through Knowaste=s subsidiary company, The Diaper Club; and recommending that this report be received for information.

(m)Pickering Nuclear Generating Station.

The Works and Utilities Committee reports that consideration of the following communication was deferred until its next meeting, scheduled to be held on April 22, 1998, having regard that the Committee lost quorum:

(February 4, 1998) from the Town Clerk, Town of Pickering, advising that the Council of the Town of Pickering passed a resolution at its meeting of February 2, 1998, respecting an order by the Government of Ontario for an Environmental Assessment of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, wherein it is resolved as follows:

 ANOW THEREFORE THE Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering hereby seeks the endorsement of all Councils within the Greater Toronto Area of Pickering=s request for the Environmental Assessment; and

THAT copies of this resolution and the December Report Card on the Pickering Nuclear Station, along with a certified copy of the Question and election results, be forwarded to all Councils within the Great Toronto Area.@

(n)Legal Matter Respecting Waste Transport

and Disposal Contract with Browning-Ferris

Industries Group of Companies.

The Works and Utilities Committee reports having deferred consideration of the following confidential report until its next meeting, scheduled to be held on April 22, 1998; and having requested, in camera, that a further report be submitted to the Committee at that time:

(March 18, 1998) from the City Solicitor respecting the waste transport and disposal contract with the Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI) group of companies.

(o)Toronto 3Rs Sub-Committee - Terms of Reference.

The Works and Utilities Committee reports having adopted the Terms of Reference for the proposed Toronto 3Rs Sub-Committee as contained in the following report:

(March 24, 1998) from Councillors Layton and Berardinetti submitting a proposal on the Terms of Reference for a committee similar to the former Metro 3Rs Task Force, to review the various pilot projects undertaken during 1997, as requested by the Committee at its meeting of January 14, 1998; and recommending that the Committee adopt the Terms of Reference for the Toronto 3Rs Sub-Committee as contained in this report.

(p)Presentation to Winners of Recycling Contest.

The Works and Utilities Committee reports that the Mayor, the Chair of the Works and Utilities Committee and Mr. Damian Bassett, President and Chief Executive Officer, CSR: Corporations Supporting Recycling, presented Certificates to representatives of the following schools in connection with the ADon=t Trash Cans!@ Recycling Contest, and thanked the schools for participating in the contest:

First place:East York Collegiate, Cosburn Avenue;

Second place:Wexford Collegiate, Pharmacy Avenue;

Third place (tie):Riverdale Collegiate, Gerrard Street; and

Woburn Collegiate, Ellesmere Avenue.