Other Items Considered by the Committee

(a)Product Stewardship.

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

(June 2, 1999) from Mr. Ben Bennett, Manager, Projects and Communications, Association of Municipal Recycling Coordinators, respecting the announcement by the Minister of the Environment on the proposed Waste Diversion Organization; and requesting the opportunity to address the Committee with regard to the product stewardship issue.

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Mr. Ben Bennett, Manager, Projects and Communications, Association of Municipal Recycling Coordinators, appeared before the Works Committee in connection with the foregoing matter, and submitted material with respect thereto.

 (b)Metropolitan Toronto Watershed and Lakefront Pollution Abatement Work - 1996-1997 Report.

The Works Committee reports having received the following report:

(June 29, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services presenting to the Committee the biennial report from the former Industrial Waste Control (IWC) Branch, Water Pollution Control Division, detailing the most significant watershed point source pollution related problems found and resolved for the period 1996-1997; noting that this work will continue under the present Industrial Waste and Stormwater Quality Unit of the Water and Wastewater Services Division, with the generation of a similar report every two years; and recommending that this report be received for information.

 (c)Class Environmental Assessment for Residue Management Facilities Project - R.C. Harris Filtration Plant.

(Ward 26 - East Toronto)

The Works Committee reports having received the following report:

(June 29, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services respecting the progress to date of the Class Environmental Assessment for Residue Management Facilities at the R.C. Harris Filtration Plant; advising that following extensive public consultation through the environmental assessment process, a recommended solution has been identified for managing the residues from the R.C. Harris Filtration Plant in an environmentally responsible and cost-effective manner, and that the recommended solution consists of off-site treatment at the Main Treatment Plant, which includes construction of underground storage tanks at the R.C. Harris site, installation of a 600 mm forcemain from the R.C. Harris plant to the Main Treatment Plant, and further processing at the Main Treatment Plant; and recommending that this report be received for information.

 (d)353/355/357 Nairn Avenue.

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

(June 15, 1999) from Councillor Rob Davis, York Eglinton, forwarding correspondence from constituents with respect to problems with the sewage system and flooding due to heavy rainfall in their area.

 (e)Proposed Road Classification System.

(All Wards)

The Works Committee reports having:

(1)concurred in the recommendation of the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services embodied in the following report; and

(2)requested the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services to submit comments on the proposed road classification system to the Committee at its November 3, 1999 meeting:

(June 29, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services respecting the consolidation of the various road classification systems inherited from the amalgamated municipalities into a single, consistent system, and the clarification of the respective roles and responsibilities of Community Councils and various Standing Committees with respect to traffic operations policies in the context of the new classification system; and recommending that this report be referred to all Community Councils for consideration, and that their comments be submitted to the Works Committee for consideration at its November 3, 1999 meeting.

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Ms. Rhona Swarbrick, Toronto, Ontario, appeared before the Works Committee in connection with the foregoing matter, and submitted material respect thereto.

(f)Audit of Telecommunications Leased Line Costs for Traffic Signal Control Systems.

The Works Committee reports having recommended to Council, through the Telecommunications Steering Committee, the adoption of the following report:

(June 25, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services recommending that:

(1)the proposal received from Expense Recovery and Overhead Reduction Services (ERORS) Inc., to audit the past payments made to Bell Canada for leased telecommunications lines associated with the traffic signal control systems be accepted; and

(2)the appropriate City of Toronto officials be authorized to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

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Councillor Howard Moscoe, North York Spadina, appeared before the Committee in connection with the foregoing matter.

 (g)Community Safety Zones - Status Report on Study.

The Works Committee reports having received the following report:

(June 18, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services providing information on the status of studies to determine the effectiveness of Community Safety Zones (CSZ's) within the City of Toronto; advising that Transportation Services staff are presently in the process of collecting traffic operations data, as well as police enforcement data and records of related charges laid "after" the implementation of the subject CSZ's, and that at this time, the amount of data collected is not sufficient to provide any meaningful analysis; further advising that staff are presently on course to provide a comprehensive impact analysis for a report to the Committee in the fall of 1999; and recommending that this report be received for information.

 (h)Winter Maintenance on Toronto Roads, Salting and Snow Ploughing, for the Period October 1999 to April 2003 - Contract Nos. T-11-99 to T-17-99, Tender Call Nos. 99-1999 to 105-1999

The Works Committee reports having recommended to the Policy and Finance Committee the adoption of the following joint report:

(June 28, 1999) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services recommending that the following contracts for winter maintenance on Toronto roads, salting and snow ploughing, for the period October 1999 to April 2003, be awarded to the following Tenderers in the total amount of $54,682,639.57 including all taxes and charges, being the lowest Tenders received:

Contract/Tender Call No.TendererTender Price

T-11-99, 99-1999Gazzola Paving Limited$ 7,683,177.80

T-12-99, 100-1999Cruickshank Construction Limited$ 7,622,187.40

T-13-99, 101-1999D. Crupi & Sons Limited$ 5,655,442.20

T-14-99, 102-1999Fowler Construction Company Limited$11,205,304.29

T-15-99, 103-1999Steed and Evans Limited$ 8,466,995.60

T-16-99, 104-1999K.J. Beamish Construction Co. Limited$ 7,004,712.20

T-17-99, 105-1999Steed and Evans Limited$ 7,044,820.08

 (i)Asphalt Resurfacing of Rexdale Boulevard - Contract No. T-23-99, Tender Call No. 119-1999.

(Etobicoke Rexdale - Thistletown)

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:

(June 22, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, recommending that Contract No. T-23-99, Tender Call No. 119-1999, for the asphalt resurfacing of Rexdale Boulevard from Kipling Avenue to Precision Road be awarded to Fermar Paving Limited, in the total amount of $1,211,354.49 including all taxes and charges, being the lowest Tender received.

 (j)Asphalt Resurfacing on Warden Avenue - Contract No. SC9902RD, Tender Call No. 121-1999.

(Scarborough Wexford)

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:

(June 18, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, recommending that Contract No. SC9902RD, Tender Call No. 121-1999, for the asphalt resurfacing on Warden Avenue from Lawrence Avenue to Eglinton Avenue be awarded to D. Crupi & Sons Limited in the total amount of $1,280,553.95 including all taxes and charges, being the lowest Tender received.

(k)Asphalt Resurfacing on Dufferin Street - Tender No. NY9906RD, Tender Call No. 134-1999.

(North York Spadina)

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:

(June 28, 1999) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, recommending that Tender No. NY9906RD, Tender Call No. 134-1999 for the asphalt resurfacing in District 3 be awarded to Osler Paving Ltd. in the amount of $1,011,770.60 including all taxes and charges being the lowest tender received.

 (l)Reconstruction of Track Allowance and Pavement, Sidewalk and Curb on Queen Street East Contract No. TO9905RD (59731), Tender Call No. 88-1999.

(East Toronto)

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:

(June 22, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, recommending that Contract No. TO9905RD (59731), Tender Call No. 88-1999, for the reconstruction of track allowance and pavement, sidewalk and curb on Queen Street East from Coxwell Avenue to Lark Street, be awarded to CRCE Construction Limited, in the total amount of $1,236,785.00, including all taxes and charges, being the lowest tender received.

 (m)Pavement Reconstruction at Various Locations - Contract No. YK9905RD, Tender Call No. 90-1999.

(York Humber and York Eglinton)

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:

(June 24, 1999) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, recommending that Contract No. YK9905RD, Tender Call No. 90-1999, for pavement reconstruction at various locations, be awarded to Il Duca Construction Inc., in the total amount of $1,846,295.70, including all taxes and charges, being the lowest Tender received.

(n)Road Reconstruction of Anglesey Boulevard Contract No. EB9901RD, Tender Call No. 120-1999.

(Etobicoke Kingsway-Humber)

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:

(i)(June 25, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, recommending that Contract No. EB9901RD, Tender Call No. 120-1999 for the road reconstruction of Anglesey Boulevard from Islington Avenue to Royal York Road be awarded to Sanan Construction Limited in the total amount of $1,927,164.66 including all taxes and charges, being the lowest Tender received.

(ii)(July 12, 1999) from Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby and Councillor Mario Giansante, Kingsway Humber, requesting approval of the reports regarding the reconstruction of Anglesey Boulevard and the rehabilitation of King Georges Road; and noting that both projects are necessary improvements to the infrastructure of the road system in their community.

 (o)Rehabilitation of Pharmacy Avenue Bridge Over Massey Creek - Contract No. T-48-99, Tender Call No. 106-1999.

(Scarborough Bluffs)

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:

(June 25, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, recommending that Contract No. T-48-99, Tender Call No. 106-1999 for the rehabilitation of the Pharmacy Avenue Bridge over Massey Creek be awarded to Bridgecon Construction Ltd. and Bridgecon Holdings Ltd. in the total amount of $1,112,078.71 including all taxes and charges, being the lowest Tender received.

 (p)Rehabilitation of King Georges Road, Including Storm and Sanitary Sewer Reconstruction and Upgrading Non-Standard Water Service Connections - Contract No EB9903RD, Tender Call No. 126-1999.

(Etobicoke Kingsway - Humber)

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:

(i)(June 25, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, recommending that Contract No. EB9903RD Tender Call No. 126-1999 for the road rehabilitation of King Georges Road from the Kingsway to Royal York Road including storm and sanitary sewer reconstruction and upgrading non-standard water service connections be awarded to G. Macera Contracting Ltd. in the total amount of $2,485,559.18 including all taxes and charges, being the lowest Tender received.

(ii)(July 12, 1999) from Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby and Councillor Mario Giansante, Kingsway Humber, requesting approval of the reports regarding the reconstruction of Anglesey Boulevard and the rehabilitation of King Georges Road; and noting that both projects are necessary improvements to the infrastructure of the road system in their community.

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Ms. Rhona Swarbrick, Co-Chair, Toronto Pedestrian Committee, appeared before the Works Committee in connection with the foregoing matter, and submitted a communication with respect thereto.

 (q)Construction of Water Mains on Church Street and Lombard Street Contract No. 58555, Tender Call No. 111-1999.

(Downtown)

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:

(June 22, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, recommending that Contract No. 58555, Tender Call No. 111-1999, for the construction of water mains on Church Street from Queen Street East to Gerrard Street East and Lombard Street from Victoria Street to Jarvis Street, be awarded to KVC Construction Limited, in the total amount of $1,185,141.00, including all taxes and charges, being the lowest Tender received.

 (r)Water Main Cleaning and Cement Mortar Lining On Various Streets, District 1 Contract No. YK9980WS, Tender Call No. 125-1999.

(Ward 27, York Humber and Ward 28, York Eglinton)

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:

(June 23, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, recommending that Contract No. YK9980WS, Tender Call No. 125-1999 for water main cleaning and cement mortar lining on various streets within the City of Toronto, District 1, be awarded to New Tide Investments Limited in the total amount of $1,134,959.70, including all taxes and charges, being the lowest tender received.

 (s)Garbage Packers.

The Works Committee reports having deferred consideration of the following communication until its next meeting, scheduled to be held on September 8, 1999:

(April 19, 1999) from the City Clerk advising that City Council on April 13, 14 and 15, 1999, directed that Clause No. 6 contained in Report No. 4 of The Works and Utilities Committee, headed "Garbage Packers", be struck out and referred back to the Works and Utilities Committee for further consideration; and that Council also adopted the following recommendation:

"It is recommended that the Chair of the Works and Utilities Committee, Councillor Shiner and the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services meet to discuss this matter prior to it being again considered by the Works and Utilities Committee."

 (t)Review of Commissioner Street Transfer Station Project Expenditures.

The Works Committee reports having received the following communication:

(June 1, 1999) from the City Clerk advising that the Audit Committee on May 25, 1999, recommended the adoption of the report dated April 24, 1999, from the City Auditor respecting the review of Commissioner Street Transfer Station Project Expenditures, wherein it is recommended that:

(1)the Chief Administrative Officer advise all department heads that the selection and engagement of all consulting services be made in accordance with the City's purchasing policies;

(2)the Chief Administrative Officer advise all department heads of the importance of providing accurate and complete cost estimates when submitting projects to Council for approval, ensuring that necessary due diligence and care is exercised when preparing these estimates, and that if changes in the scope of work are necessary, the details and implications of the changes, as well as additional funding requirements, be clearly communicated to Council for approval;

(3)as part of the 2000 and 2004 Capital Budget Process, the Budget Division, Finance Department advise all departments and local boards that all funds relating to a particular capital project be provided for in one capital account, so that the full funding requirements and expenditures for each project are more readily available and known; and

(4)this report be forwarded to the Works Committee and Budget Committee for consideration.

 (u)City-Wide Public Awareness Campaign on Litter Clean-up.

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

(June 18, 1999) from Councillor Elizabeth Brown, Rexdale - Thistletown, respecting problems with respect to litter on various boulevards in the north end of Etobicoke; and suggesting that a city-wide public awareness campaign be initiated through the Works Committee in order that schools, community agencies and neighbourhoods can become actively involved.

 (v)Soft Drink Containers Originating from Vending Machines.

The Works Committee reports having deferred consideration of the following report until its next meeting, scheduled to be held on September 8, 1999, with a request that the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the City Solicitor submit for discusssion at that time the form of the by-law which would be required:

(June 1, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services responding to a request from the Works and Utilities Committee to research specific issues related to plastic soft drink containers from vending machines; advising that it is not currently possible to determine the costs to the City for handling such containers, due to a lack of information on the quantities of such containers sold in Toronto and the quantities that end up in the City's recycling or waste streams; further advising that the licensing provision that is available to the City to require soft drink vending machine operators to operate two-way or reverse vending machines is to amend By-law No. 20-85 to make it a condition of licensing, but that such an amendment may be blocked by the provincial government, as was the case with Toronto's proposed deposit-return system for liquor and wine containers; and recommending that this report be received for information.

(w)Vehicle Emission Testing.

(All Wards)

The Works Committee reports having received the following report:

(June 15, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services providing additional information on the provincial Vehicle Emission Testing program, as requested by City Council at its meeting of April 13, 14 and 15, 1999; and recommending that this report be received for information.

 (x)Review of Sub-Committees, Special Committees and Task Forces.

The Works Committee reports having:

(1)endorsed the recommendation of the Planning and Transportation Committee with respect to the establishment of a Road Allowance Task Force to be comprised of members of the Planning and Transportation and Works Committees;

(2)recommended to Council that Councillors Bossons and Fotinos be appointed to the aforementioned Road Allowance Task Force; and

(3)deferred consideration of the remainder of the following report until its next meeting, scheduled to be held on September 8, 1999:

(June 28, 1999) from the City Clerk providing for the information of the newly formed Standing Committees a list of the various sub-committees, special committees, advisory committees and task forces which were formed under the previous Council-Committee structure; and recommending that the Standing Committees:

(1)determine whether the mandate and membership of those sub-committees listed under the column "Sub-Committees" in Schedule 1 attached thereto should be continued; and

(2)receive for information the balance of Schedule 1 regarding special committees, advisory committees and task forces established by Council.

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Councillor Howard Moscoe, North York-Spadina, appeared before the Works Committee in connection with the foregoing matter.

(y)Siting of Wind Turbines on City-Owned Waterfront Property.

The Works Committee reports having referred the following communication to the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services for a report thereon to the next meeting of the Committee, scheduled to be held on September 8, 1999:

(July 8, 1999) from Councillor Jack Layton, Vice-Chair, Toronto Hydro Board, recommending that the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services report to the meeting of the Works Committee scheduled to be held on September 8, 1999, on the siting of two wind turbines as outlined by the communication from Toronto Hydro, attached thereto; that such report should outline a process for City approvals, potential leasing arrangements, required technical expectations, exact locations for the siting and the nature of approvals with other agencies such as the Ministry of the Environment and Environment Canada, and including commentary on the public consultations which have been and will have been conducted; and that such report be prepared in consultation with Toronto Hydro and Toronto Renewable Energy Cooperative.

 (z)Halifax - Report on Waste Resource Management System.

The Works Committee reports having received the following communication:

(Undated) from Councillor Jack Layton, Don River, describing in detail the Halifax Regional Municipality Waste Resource Management System, including its background, the facility itself and key discussion points.

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Councillor Jack Layton, Don River, gave a video presentation to the Committee with respect to the aforementioned matter.

 (aa)Yards Rationalization.

The Works Committee reports having:

(1)received the following report; and

(2)requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services to submit a report to the Committee at its next meeting, scheduled to be held on September 8, 1999, on the status of the Turnberry Street site and whether such site can be declared surplus:

(July 7, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services providing an update on the status of Works and Emergency Services yard locations that are surplus to the Department's operating requirements; and recommending that this report be received for information.

       Respectfully submitted,

COUNCILLOR BILL SAUNDERCOOK,

Chair

Toronto, July 14, 1999

Trudy Perrin

Tel. (416) 392-8027