Other Items Considered by the Committee

(a)Installation of Traffic Control Signs at O'Connor Drive at

Northridge Avenue; O'Connor Drive at Glenwood Crescent;

and O'Connor Drive at Four Oaks Gate.

(Ward 1, East York)

The Works Committee reports having deferred consideration of the following communication until its next meeting, scheduled to be held on July 14, 1999:

(May 7, 1999) from the City Clerk advising that the East York Community Council on April29, 1999, recommended to the Urban Environment and Development Committee:

(1)adoption of the report dated April 20, 1999, from the Director, Transportation Services, District 1, subject to amending Recommendation No. (1) to provide that turn restrictions be instituted at St. Clair Avenue and St. Columba Place, and St. Clair Avenue and Rexleigh Drive, at the same time as the installation of traffic control signals at the O'Connor Drive/Glenwood Crescent intersection, to ensure that there is no infill of traffic in the morning;

(2)that for the 90 days following the installation of the traffic control signals at the O'Connor Drive/Glenwood Crescent intersection, the Toronto Police Service be requested to give top priority to the enforcement of the turn restrictions in both directions in the morning and afternoon;

(3)that the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to conduct further studies on additional means of improving Glenwood Crescent, in particular, the feasibility of turning Glenwood Crescent south of O'Connor Drive into a one-way street;

(4)that north bound left turn restrictions be implemented at Rexleigh Drive and Glenwood Crescent during the morning peak period;

(5)that, should City Council not implement a left turn restriction on St. Clair Avenue at St. Columba Place, there be a right hand turn restriction implemented on St. Columba Place and Glenwood Crescent;

(6)that right hand turns on a red light be prohibited at Glenwood Crescent and O'Connor Drive;

(7)that consideration be given to implementing one-way east bound operation on Glenwood Crescent, east of St. Columba Place; and

(8)that the Community Safety Zone currently in effect on O'Connor Drive between Pape Avenue and Woodbine Avenue be extended to St. Clair Avenue.

(b)Toronto's Integrated Solid Waste Resource

Management Process.

The Works Committee reports having:

(1)received presentations from the Respondents with respect to Toronto's Integrated Solid Waste Resource Management Process, as suggested in the following communication; and

(2)requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services to arrange a briefing session for Members of the Committee within the next two weeks to provide further information with respect to Toronto's Integrated Solid Waste Resource Management Process:

(i)(June 2, 1999) from Councillor Bill Saundercook, Chair, Works Committee, advising that 33 Expressions of Interest have been received in response to Toronto's Integrated Solid Waste Resource Management Process proposal in three different categories; and suggesting that the Committee hear introductory presentations from Respondents during the afternoon session of the meeting.

(ii)(June 3, 1999) from Ms. Greta Thompson, Blenheim, Ontario, requesting the Committee to provide a private, direct opportunity for "most affected residents" to obtain information prior to a Committee meeting thereby enabling residents to prepare deputations; further requesting that an arbitration/conflict resolution mechanism be established to resolve concerns and that residents be included as "equal" partners; and defining "most affected residents."

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Mr. Lawson Oates, Manager, Strategic Planning, Solid Waste Management, Works and Emergency Services, gave a presentation to the Works Committee in connection with the foregoing matter, and submitted a copy of his presentation.

The following Respondents appeared before the Works Committee in connection with the foregoing matter:

-Mr. Bill Hett, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Jack MacDonald, Chairman of the Board of Directors, TCR Environmental Corporation, and submitted material with respect thereto (Category 3);

-Mr. Frank T. Romweber, President, Rapo-Shrink, Inc., and submitted material with respect thereto (Category 3);

-Mr. Todd R. Pepper, General Manager, Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority, and submitted material with respect thereto (Category 2);

-Mr. Nigel Guilford, Vice-President, Rail Cycle North, and Mr. Gordon E. McGuinty, President, Notre Development, and submitted material with respect thereto (Categories 1 and 2);

-Mr. Robert Webb, Director of Business Development, Republic Services of Canada, Inc. and Mr. Matt Neely, General Manager, Carleton Farms Landfill, and submitted material with respect thereto (Category 2);

-Mr. George White, President; Ms. Lynda White, Vice-President; and Mr. Wayne Byrd, Controller, All Treat Farms Ltd., and submitted material with respect thereto (Category 1);

-Mr. Frank Campbell, President, Interstate Waste Technologies, Inc., and submitted material with respect thereto (Category 1);

-Mr. John R. Emery, President, Emery International Developments Ltd., and submitted material with respect thereto (Category 3);

-Mr. Harry Olivier, Vice-President - Business Development, AGRA Birwelco Limited, representing AGRA Resource Management Consortium, and submitted material with respect thereto (Categories 1 and 2);

-Mr. Gregory M. Vogt, President, Eastern Power Ltd. and Super Blue Box Recycling Corporation, and submitted material with respect thereto (Categories 1 and 3);

-Mr. Clarence F. Boudreau, Chairman, FirstKey Project Technologies Inc., and submitted material with respect thereto (Categories 2 and 3);

-Mr. Paul Blanchard, Executive Vice President, Canada Composting Inc., representing Stone & Webster Canada Ltd./Canada Composting Inc., and submitted material with respect thereto (Category 1);

-Ms. Marie-Claude Boucher, President, HUWS Corporation, and submitted material with respect thereto (Categories 1 and 3);

-Mr. Stephen Poulos, Co-Existence Systems, representing Lundell Canada Inc., and submitted material with respect thereto (Category 3);

-Mr. Derek W. Veenhof, Business Manager, Ref-Fuel Canada Ltd., and submitted material with respect thereto (Category 2);

-Mr. Ron Menville, Vice President - Business Development, Brightstar Synfuels Co., and submitted material with respect thereto (Category 3);

-Mr. Klaus Kahle, SSI Schaefer System International Ltd., and submitted material with respect thereto (Category 1);

-Mr. Aimo Kuronen, Project Manager, Stinnes Enerco, and submitted material with respect thereto (Category 1);

-Mr. John Wypich, President, and Mr. Joe Robb, Unisphere Waste Conversion Ltd., and submitted material with respect thereto (Category 3).

-Mr. Gilles Beaulieu, President, Groupe Conporec Inc., and Mr. Ken Lewis, Director of Marketing, The State Group Limited (Category 1);

-Mr. Kevin M. Simpson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Thermo Tech Ventures Inc., and submitted material with respect thereto (Category 3); and

-Mr. Al Bruins, Flow-Kleen Technology Ltd., and submitted material with respect thereto (Category 1).

(c)Proposed Governance Structure for Advanced Environmental Decision Making.

The Works Committee reports having endorsed the recommendations embodied in the following communication:

(June 1, 1999) from Councillor Jack Layton, Chair, Environmental Task Force, recommending that:

(1)the recommendations from the Environmental Task Force to the July meeting of the Policy and Finance Committee, attached thereto, be endorsed;

(2)the report attached thereto, entitled "The Proposed Governance Model for Advanced Environmental Decision Making for the City of Toronto", by the Environmental Task Force be received for information and comment; and

(3)any comments on the proposed governance structure, as outlined in the attached report, be forwarded to the Environmental Task Force before June 28, 1999, for consideration in the report and recommendations going to the Policy and Finance Committee in July 1999.

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The following persons gave a presentation to the Works Committee in connection with the foregoing matter:

-Councillor Jack Layton, Chair, Environmental Task Force; and

-Ms. Suzanne Barrett, Waterfront Regeneration Trust - Lake Ontario, and member of the Environmental Task Force.

(d)Energy Efficiency Office - Continuation of the Better Buildings Partnership and Other Energy Efficiency and Building Renewal Initiatives.

The Works Committee reports having:

(1)recommended to the Policy and Finance Committee the adoption of the following report;

(2)requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services to report back to the Policy and Finance Committee on opportunities and techniques for the Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) to provide advice to other communities on how the BBP could be replicated in other cities;

(3)requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services to develop a detailed plan together with the Toronto Atmospheric Fund to be able to present to the Federal Government for the creation of a national BBP based on Toronto's model;

(4)requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the Toronto Atmospheric Fund, in consultation with the Sustainable Energy Work Group of the Environmental Task Force, to report to the Policy and Finance Committee on the CO₂ emissions inventory, the history of such inventory, goals and directives appropriate for the City to adopt, and the strategies that are being pursued and intended to be pursued to achieve these directives; and

(5)requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services to report further on an appropriate sharing of the flow of revenue that the City is receiving from the BBP with the Toronto Atmospheric Fund, which has invested in the BBP and has been instrumental in developing and expanding the program:

(June 1, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services recommending that:

(1)City Council endorse the ongoing and planned program initiatives of the Energy Efficiency Office as outlined in this report, in support of the City's goals to significantly improve the local air quality and to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent relative to 1990 levels by year 2005;

(2)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services develop in consultation with the appropriate industries, residential contractor organizations, community organizations and various stakeholder associations, a residential sector public outreach program to increase awareness and participation in initiatives to improve energy/water efficiency in single family and low-rise buildings;

(3)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services in consultation with the Director of Purchasing and Materials Management, and in co-operation with the Better Buildings Partnership partners, be authorized to identify by means of Request for Pre-Qualification, Request for Qualification and/or Request for Proposal processes where necessary, various community groups, energy management firms, consultants, contractors, manufacturers, retailers and other delivery and distribution channels, for the purpose of identifying these groups as qualified service delivery agents;

(4)the service delivery agents involvement in the Better Buildings Partnership continue to include their traditional role of providing sales support, marketing support, merchandising, product and equipment distribution, auditing, feasibility advice, financing, engineering design, implementation, project management, monitoring, verification and reporting, in support of the Better Buildings Partnership;

(5)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be authorized to utilize funds deposited into the Better Buildings Partnership Loan Repayment Reserve Fund in support of the Better Buildings Partnership Loan Program and other program initiatives of the Energy Efficiency Office;

(6)all loan recoveries, estimated to be about $700,000.00 per year, received from public/non-profit sector building owners as a result of the repayment of loans previously made under the Better Buildings Partnership loan program be deposited into the Better Buildings Partnership Loan Repayment Reserve Fund, By-Law No.1997-0568;

(7)all Budgeted Incentive Contributions received from Enbridge Consumers Gas in accordance with the terms of Retrofit Facilitation Agreement, be deposited into the Better Buildings Partnership Loan Repayment Reserve Fund, By-Law No. 1997-0568 upon dissolution of the Loan Recourse Fund;

(8)the administration of the Better Buildings Partnership loan program for the public and non-profit sectors be continued and be based on the criteria outlined in this report. Furthermore, that this loan program continue to provide fully secured, partially secured or unsecured loans and loan securitisation on a case by case basis as determined by the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in consultation with the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, for renewal projects in existing buildings and the replacement of energy inefficient, obsolete buildings;

(9)the City Solicitor be authorized to redraft legislation if necessary, pertaining to the foregoing recommendations, and where necessary prepare application(s) for special legislation in support of the various types of transactions to be carried out under the Better Buildings Partnership program;

(10)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services continue to consult with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, the City Solicitor and the Director of Purchasing and Materials Management regarding the implementation of the recommendations set out above; and

(11)the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

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Mr. Richard Morris, Manager, Energy Efficiency Office, gave a presentation to the Works Committee with respect to the foregoing matter, and submitted a copy of his presentation and material with respect to the Better Buildings Partnership.

(e)Toronto Inter-Departmental Environment Team (TIE) Pesticides Subcommittee: Status Report.

The Works Committee reports having:

(1)expressed its appreciation to the Toronto Environmental Alliance and to the participants in the Toronto Inter-Departmental Environment Team Pesticides Subcommittee for their work in phasing out the use of pesticides;

(2)requested that the subcommittee consider the feasibility of the use of warning signs showing a picture of poison ivy instead of the use of pesticides; and

(3)requested that a copy of the following report be forwarded to the mailing list for the Environmental Task Force:

(i)(June 2, 1999) from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism; Medical Officer of Health; and Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, providing a progress report to the Toronto Inter-Departmental Environment Team setting out the status of the TIE Pesticides Subcommittee in assisting the City of Toronto to phase out its use of pesticides on public green spaces in 1999, wherein it is recommended that:

(1)the Toronto Inter-Departmental Environment Team (TIE) adopt this report;

(2)the Toronto Inter-Departmental Environment Team (TIE) endorse the revisions to the phase-in plan outlined in this report to achieve an end to applying pesticides on public green space in 1999, except in emergency situations or other exceptions; and

(3)the Toronto Inter-Departmental Environment Team (TIE) forward this report with the reports noted below as attachments to the Board of Health, the Works Committee, the Economic Development and Parks Committee, the Policy and Finance Committee for consideration, and to the Environmental Task Force (ETF) and the Works and Emergency Services Stormwater Group for information:

-"Toronto Inter-Departmental Environment Team (TIE) Pesticides Subcommittee: Terms of Reference" (Medical Officer of Health, February15, 1999); and

-"A Phase-in Plan to Achieve an End to Applying Pesticides on Public Green Space in 1999, Except in Emergency Situations Or Other Exceptions" (Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, February15, 1999).

(ii)(June 12, 1999) from Ms. Audrey Sillick, Don Mills, Ontario, in support of the plan for phasing out the use of pesticides, and providing further suggestions with respect thereto.

(iii)(June 15, 1999) from Ms. P. Wolchok, North York, Ontario, respecting the dangers of pesticide use.

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Ms. Patricia Wolchok, North York, Ontario, appeared before the Works Committee in connection with the foregoing matter.

(f)Overlay Preparation in the Roads Central Section of District 3 - Tender No. 9960RD, Tender Call No. 86-1999.

(Various Wards)

The Works 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 27, 1999) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, recommending that Tender No. NY9960RD, Tender Call No. 86-1999 for the overlay preparation in the Roads Central Section of District 3 be awarded to Osler Paving Limited in the amount of $1,255,431.00 including all taxes and charges, being the lowest tender received.

(g)Overlay Preparation in the Roads East Section of District 3 - Tender No. 9961RD, Tender Call No. 87-1999.

(Various Wards)

The Works 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 27, 1999) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, recommending that Tender No. NY9961RD, Tender Call No. 87-1999 for the overlay preparation in the Roads East Section of District 3 be awarded to Osler Paving Limited in the amount of $1,622,515.90 including all taxes and charges, being the lower tender received.

(h)Harmonized Parking Policy for Street Parking.

The Works Committee reports having:

(1)requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services to prepare a report for submission to Scarborough Community Council that would describe a process to allow for the introduction of permit parking in the area bounded by Brimley Road, Pickering Town Line, Steeles Avenue and Highway No. 401, as requested in the motion embodied in the following communication; and

(2)received the first part of the motion, wherein it is requested that a City-wide parking study be undertaken:

(May 19, 1999) from the City Clerk advising that City Council, at its meeting held on May11 and 12, 1999, referred the following motion by Councillor Cho, seconded by Councillor Altobello, to the Planning and Transportation Committee:

"NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Transportation staff be requested to undertake a City-wide parking study to meet the community needs and come up with a 'Harmonized Parking Policy for Street Parking' within the next six months;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT staff be requested to prepare a report for submission to Scarborough Community Council that would describe a process to allow for the introduction of permit parking in the area bounded by Brimley Road, Pickering Town Line, Steeles Avenue and Highway No. 401."

(i)Parking Permit Fees.

The Works Committee reports having referred the following communication and submissions to the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for a report thereon to the Policy and Finance Committee:

(May 7, 1999) from Councillor Frances Nunziata, York Humber, requesting that the following motion, seconded by Councillor Fotinos, be placed on the agenda:

"WHEREAS on-street parking permit and front yard parking permit fees are being increased across the City;

AND WHEREAS to help facilitate a reduction in administrative costs of the permit parking program;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Works and Utilities Committee recommend that the fees for on-street parking and front yard parking permits be reduced by $10.00, if the fees are charged directly on to the property tax bill of the resident."

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Councillor Frances Nunziata, York Humber, appeared before the Works Committee in connection with the foregoing matter, and submitted material from the former City of York with respect thereto.

(j)Halifax Waste Management System.

The Works Committee reports having received the following report; and having requested that Members of the Committee interested in visiting the Halifax Regional Municipality to view their new waste management system so advise the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services:

(June 2, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services providing information from staff's visit to the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) to review their new waste management system, as requested by the Works and Utilities Committee on March 24, 1999; advising that the new HRM waste management system has achieved impressive diversion results, however, such a system in the Toronto context will likely result in higher overall system costs; noting that City staff will continue to monitor cities with high waste diversion systems, for example, Edmonton, Guelph and Halifax, was the City progresses with the implementation of its 3Rs strategy; and recommending that the report be received for information.

(k)OMG Media Agreement.

The Works Committee reports having received the following report:

(June 4, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services responding to Council's request regarding the agreement between OMG Media Inc. and the former City of Etobicoke for the supply, installation and maintenance of litter containers and Info-Bars with advertising components; advising that to date, OMG Media has worked cooperatively with staff on the litter bin and Info-Bar project and has been responsible and diligent in fulfilling the requirements of the agreement; and recommending that this report be received for information.

(l)Water Bill Formats.

The Works Committee reports having concurred in the recommendations embodied in the following communication, subject to amending Items Nos. (iv) and (vi) of the principles and guidelines to read as follows:

"(iv)a consumption history chart (in the form of a graph or table) could be provided once data is collected on the new system, as this will allow the individual homeowner to monitor their consumption and identify potential problems (for example, if water usage keeps increasing, this may indicate a leak in the plumbing of the home);" and

"(vi)consistent with generally accepted product labelling regulations, US Congressional Legislation and Works and Utilities Committee precedent, chemical composition of the tap water should be included on the bill and/or any inserts based on yearly reporting from the Water and Wastewater Services data":

(June 1, 1999) from Councillor Bill Saundercook, Chair, Works Committee, recommending that:

(1)the Works Committee adopt the attached principles and guidelines for a new water bill;

(2)the design of the new water bill also be forwarded to the Toronto Inter-departmental Environmental (TIE) team for review;

(3)the Commissioner of Finance in conjunction with the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services report to the Works Committee regarding the final design of the water bill; and

(4)the Commissioner of Finance be asked to report to the Works Committee with respect to the department's progress on standardization of water user classifications, and the potential use of industrial classification coding for water billing.

(m)Exhibition Place/Ontario Place - Special Events Traffic Management Plan.

(Ward 19 - High Park, Ward 20 - Trinity Niagara,

Ward 24 - Downtown)

The Works Committee reports having received the following report:

(June 14, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services advising the Committee, as requested by Council, of implementation matters related to the approved traffic management plan for the Symphony of Fire and other events for this season in and around Exhibition Place/Ontario Place; and recommending that this report be received for information.

(n)Presentation on the New Council-Committee Structure.

The Works Committee reports having received the following presentation:

Mr. Peter Fay, City Clerk's Division, gave a presentation to the Works Committee outlining the new Council-Committee Structure, and submitted a copy of his presentation.