Other Items Considered by the Committee

(a)Sale of Bottled Municipal Water.

The Works and Utilities Committee reports having referred the following communication to the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services for a report to the Works Committee on options available and the feasibility of public/private partnerships with respect thereto, such report to address the issues raised by Members of the Committee:

(April 12, 1999) from Mr. Tony O'Donohue, President, Environmental Probe Ltd., respecting a proposal with respect to the sale of bottled municipal water and the construction of a water-bottling plant, on or adjacent to one of the City's water filtration plants.

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

-Mr. Tony O'Donohue, President, Environmental Probe Ltd., and submitted a copy of his presentation; and

-Councillor Norm Kelly, Scarborough Wexford.

(b)Road Salt Environmental Impact Study and Reduction of Road Salt Use.

The Works and Utilities Committee reports having:

(1)recommended to Council, for consideration with Clause No. 17 of Report No.8 of The Urban Environment and Development Committee, that the following report be struck out and referred to the Works Committee for further consideration; and

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

(i)include the Toronto Transit Commission, major highrise landowners, schools, malls and any other relevant institutions in the notification process; and

(ii)submit a report to the Works Committee as soon as possible providing further information on mechanical alternatives to the use of road salt, including a cost/benefit analysis:

(i)(April 28, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services responding to the request from City Council to consider the road salt motion that was before City Council on November 25, 26 and 27, 1998, and recommending that:

(1)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services report to the Committee following the publication of the results of the Canadian Federal Government's research program on the toxicity of road salt; and

(2)Works and Emergency Services staff prepare an information bulletin outlining possible alternatives to road salt, including the costs and benefits, and make this information available to other major users of salt and public-at-large upon request, and that the same information be made available:

(a)on the City's Internet website; and

(b)as part of the annual winter maintenance brochure prepared by Transportation Services.

(ii)(undated) from Mr. John Hopkins, Storm Water Group, advising that the matter of salt on roads requires more background; and providing comments and recommendations with respect thereto.

(iii)(undated) from Ms. Karey Shinn, Member, Storm Water Group, requesting, on behalf of the Storm Water Group, that consideration of the report respecting the Road Salt Environmental Impact Study and reduction of road salt use be deferred to the next meeting of the Works Committee; and advising that it is generally felt that the information required to put together a brochure on this subject is incomplete.

(iv)(May 18, 1999) from Leslie Woo, Member, Toronto Bay Initiative Co-ordinating Circle, forwarding correspondence outlining the Toronto Bay Initiative's pilot project to treat stormwater run-off from the Gardiner Expressway, prior to entering Toronto Bay, in support of the request for deferral of the report respecting the Road Salt Environmental Impact Study and reduction of road salt use.

(v)(March 9, 1999) from Mr. Dalton Shipway, Storm Water Group, forwarding a submission with respect to the practice of snow dumping and environmental impacts on land, water quality and aquatic life.

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

-Ms. Karey Shinn, Member, Storm Water Group;

-Mr. John Hopkins, J.L.H. Services Ltd., and a Member of the Storm Water Group, and submitted material with respect thereto; and

-Councillor Norm Kelly, Scarborough Wexford..

(c)Cleaning and Cement Mortar Lining of Existing Water Mains at Various Locations Within District 4 - Contract No.SC9988WS Phase III, Tender No. 78-1999. (Scarborough Wexford)

The Works and Utilities Committee reports having awarded the contract as recommended in the following joint report, in accordance with By-law No. 57-1998, the Interim Purchasing By-law, as amended:

(May 3, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, recommending that Contract No. SC9988WS - Tender No.78-1999 for the cleaning and cement mortar lining of existing water mains at various locations be awarded to Fer-Pal Construction Limited, in the total amount of $1,824,683.84 including all taxes and charges, being the lowest tender received.

(d)Water Main Cleaning and Cement Mortar Lining on Various Streets in Etobicoke District - Contract No. EB9981WS, Tender No. 61-1999. (Etobicoke Lakeshore - Queensway)

The Works and Utilities Committee reports having awarded the contract as recommended in the following joint report, in accordance with By-law No. 57-1998, the Interim Purchasing By-law, as amended:

(May 3, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, recommending that Contract No. EB9981WS, water main cleaning and relining of existing water mains on various streets, Etobicoke District, be awarded to Uniflo Corporation in the total amount of $1,697,940.20 including all taxes and charges, being the lowest tender received.

(e)Cleaning and Cement Mortar Lining of Existing Water Mains at Various Locations Within District 3 - Contract No. NY9981WS, Tender No. 75-1999. (Various Wards)

The Works and Utilities Committee reports having awarded the contract as recommended in the following joint report, in accordance with By-law No. 57-1998, the Interim Purchasing By-law, as amended:

(May 3, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, recommending that Contract No. NY9981WS - Tender No.75-1999 for the cleaning and cement mortar lining of existing water mains at various locations be awarded to Main Rehabilitation Co. Ltd., in the total amount of $1,812,666.67 including all taxes and charges, being the lowest tender received.

(f)Residential Area Adjacent to the Proposed Main and Gerrard Development - Low Water Pressure. (Ward 26 - East Toronto)

The Works and Utilities Committee reports having requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services to conduct a review of the alternatives outlined in Option 1 embodied in the aforementioned report to increase the lower range of the supply pressures in the Gerrard Street trunk main, such review to determine the feasibility of the alternatives and the estimated capital and operating costs associated with them; and to report on the results of the review at the meeting of the Works Committee scheduled to be held on July 14, 1999:

(May 7, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services providing information in response to concerns expressed by a number of residents in the Main and Gerrard Street area about the adequacy of their water supply; advising that improvements in water flow conditions and static pressures in the homes in the area will be realized with the completion of a Water Service Repair contract in July 1999, and a water main cleaning and cement lining contract in November 1999; noting that the results from these contracts will be monitored and, if necessary, further water distribution improvements will be requested in the 2000 Capital Budget; further advising that any further improvements to the static pressures in the distribution system in the area would require more extensive investigation for feasible solutions; and recommending that this report be received for information.

(g)Process for Phase 2 Professional Services Procurement - Works Best Practices Program.

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

(i)(May 5, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services outlining the planned process for the procurement of professional and technical services required for Phase2, the implementation phase of the Works Best Practices Program, and the underlying rationale for that process; providing advance notification that a resulting contract award will be brought forward to the Committee for approval in early fall of this year; and recommending that this report be received for information.

(ii)(May 19, 1999) from Ms. Gina Gignac, National Representative, Toronto Civic Employees' Union, Local 416, respecting the process for Phase 2 of the Works Best Practices Program, and noting that a report on a full audit, including an audit of the cost associated with the consultants working on the program, has not yet been received by Council; and further noting that Council at its meeting of May 11, 12 and 13, 1999, deferred a report recommending approval to enter into a software licensing maintenance agreement for the supply of software and related implementation services.

(h)Detention Tanks - Holmesdale Road (Ward 28, York and Eglinton).

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 Works Committee:

(i)(April 21, 1999) from the City Clerk advising that the York Community Council on March30, 1999, had before it a communication from Councillor Joe Mihevc respecting detention tanks on Holmesdale Road; and that York Community Council recommended to the Works and Utilities Committee that the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to tender the project related to detention tanks this year; and that should funds become available, Holmesdale Road be identified as a priority location for the installation of detention tanks.

(ii)(May 19, 1999) from Ms. Karen Buck, Toronto, Ontario, commenting that the Holmesdale Road Detention Tank should be subject to the "heirarchy" principle being adopted under the Wet Weather Flow Management Master Plan.

(i)Utility Coordination and Road Reinstatement Work.

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

(May 13, 1999) from Councillor Tom Jakobek, East Toronto, forwarding a communication (April 22, 1999) from Mr. R.H. Rakus, General Manager, Central Region, Enbridge Consumers Gas, with respect to the matter of utility co-ordination and road reinstatement work, which was before the Committee at its last meeting; and requesting that this item be included on the agenda as a deputation item.

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Mr. Rick Rakus, General Manager, Central Region, Enbridge Consumers Gas, appeared before the Works and Utilities Committee in connection with the foregoing matter.

(j)Burning of Used Oil - Interim Report.

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

(May 11, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services providing an update on the corporate voluntary challenge to cease burning of used motor oil; advising that the 45 facilities within the City of Toronto that have received a Certificate of Approval from the Ministry of the Environment, prior to the moratorium placed by the Minister of the Environment on the approval of any new small space heaters that burn waste oil, have been contacted and requested to advise the City of their voluntary termination of burning waste oil, or their willingness to participate in the City's voluntary challenge; further advising that written contact will be followed up in early June by site visits to determine the degree of voluntary participation, and that upon completion of this investigation, a further report will be submitted to the Committee; and recommending that this report be received for information.

(k)Cleaning and Cement Mortar Lining of Existing Water Mains at Various Locations Within District 2 - Contract No. EP9982WS, Tender No. 110-1999. (Etobicoke Lakeshore - Queensway)

The Works and Utilities Committee reports having awarded the contract as recommended in the following joint report, in accordance with By-law No. 57-1998, the Interim Purchasing By-law, as amended:

(May 17, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, recommending that Contract No. EB9982WS, Tender Call No. 110-1999, for the cleaning and cement mortar lining of existing water mains at various locations within the City of Toronto District 2, be awarded to Fer-Pal Construction Ltd. in the amount of $1,810,178.92 including all taxes and charges, being the lowest Tender received.

(l)Proclamation - National Public Works Week.

The Works and Utilities Committee reports having acknowledged and extended its appreciation to the staff of the Works and Emergency Services Department for all their work over the last 18 months.

The Chair of the Committee read out a Proclamation by Mayor Mel Lastman proclaiming May 16 to 22, 1999, as National Public Works Week in recognition of public works services provided in the community.