CITY CLERK

Clause embodied in Report No. 9 of the North York Community Council, to be considered by the Council of the City of Toronto at its meeting to be held on October 26, 27 and 28, 1999.

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Other Items Considered by the Community Council

(a) Presentation - Service Level Changes in North District.

The North York Community Council reports having received a verbal update from the Director, Solid Waste Collections, Districts 3 and 4, respecting service level changes in the North District.

The North York Community Council also reports, for the information of Council, having requested Mr. Angelo Bacopoulos, the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services Division, to attend the next meeting of the North York Community Council scheduled for November 9, 1999, and to review and provide a report on the following:

(1) the number of routes completed and not completed on a weekly basis during September and October, 1999;

(2) the volume of waste, yard waste, household and recycling, from single family homes by district and route for September 1998 and 1999 and October 1998 and 1999; such report to include the number of households served per route prior to once a week collection and the number of households now served by district and routes;

(3) respond to North York Community Council on the Solid Waste Department's proposed action from the directions of the Budget Committee and Council regarding the former City of North York area continuing to receive twice per week summer garbage pick-up; and this service being expanded across the entire City of Toronto, prior to a report on this issue being submitted to the Works Committee;

(4) the cost to increase the level of recycling pick up to weekly throughout the entire City of Toronto, by district;

(5) the number of complaints by route and the nature of the complaints received by the Works and Emergency Services Department, including the North York Civic Centre regarding yard waste, garbage and recycling pick-up this year;

(6) the tonnage of waste collected monthly, by routes in the North District in 1999;

(7) what staff and vehicles have been reduced in the North District; and

(8) the savings realized by reducing staff for waste collection from twice per week to once per week and from reducing the recycling pick-up from weekly to bi-weekly.