Decision and Amendments

JOINT REPORT NO. 2 OF THE POLICY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE WORKS COMMITTEE

Clause No. 1 - "Toronto Integrated Solid Waste Resource Management ("TIRM") Process - Category 2, Proven Disposal Capacity - Residual Solid Waste Disposal Capacity Options".

The Clause was amended:

(1) by amending joint Recommendation (A) of the Policy and Finance Committee and the Works Committee to provide that Recommendation No. (1) embodied in the report dated July14, 2000, from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, be amended by:

deleting the words "should the Joint Committee and Council choose not to consider options involving the extension of the service life of the Keele Valley Landfill Site beyond 2002, then";

deleting the words "to addition", and inserting in lieu thereof, the words "subject to";

deleting the words "to be detailed in an In Camera report", and inserting in lieu thereof the words "in his confidential report dated August 1, 2000"; and

adding to the end thereof the words "and the approval of the final contracts with the named respondents to the satisfaction of Council",

so that Recommendation No. (1) shall now read as follows:

"(1) the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be authorized to conduct final contract negotiations as follows, subject to satisfactory resolution of additional contractual matters and exceptions as identified by the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services in his confidential report dated August 1, 2000, and the approval of the final contracts with the named respondents to the satisfaction of Council:

(a) with Republic Services of Canada Inc., for a no-put-or-pay contract for tonnages above 100,000 tonnes per year for a flexible combined term of up to 20 years, to manage the private sector waste received by the City of Toronto for disposal; and

with Rail Cycle North Ltd., for a no-put-or-pay contract for a term of 20years to encompass only the residual municipal solid waste disposal needs of the City of Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area Regional Municipalities of Peel, York and Durham, under the terms and conditions of the Memorandum of Understanding between the four participating municipalities;";

(2) by striking out joint Recommendation (B) of the Policy and Finance Committee and the Works Committee and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"(B) the adoption of the confidential report dated August 1, 2000, from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, entitled TIRM Process Category 2, Proven Disposal Capacity Status of Contract Negotiations Exceptions and Conditions, such report to remain confidential, including Appendices thereto, in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Act, having regard that it contains information related to the security of property interests of the municipality, save and except the following recommendation embodied therein:

It is recommended that the exceptions (contained in Appendix A) and the contract provisions and conditions (contained in Appendix B) cited in this report, be adopted. ";

(3) to provide that the exceptions, contract provisions and conditions recommended for adoption by Council for inclusion in any final contract with the respondents, as contained in the confidential report dated August 1, 2000, from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, exclude any acceptance of provisions in respect of greenhouse gas credits and instead the Commissioner continue to negotiate with Rail Cycle North and Republic Services of Canada Inc. on the value of such credits, drawing on the advice of experts in the field, and report back on the issue in the report on any finalization of contracts; and

(4) by adding thereto the following:

"It is further recommended that:

(a) the report dated July 31, 2000, from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, embodying the following recommendations, be adopted:

It is recommended that:

(1) this report be received for information;

(2) should Council approve the recommendations contained in the report by the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, dated July 14, 2000, the Solid Waste Management program include provisions for revenue and expenditure increases related to the approved TIRM option using the most up-to-date information available on disposal and diversion tonnage projections and costs when establishing its 2001 Operating Budget request and future year requests as necessary;

(3) the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer review opportunities for setting price increases for the disposal of the private sector portion of ICI materials and report back on the results of this review in September 2000, to the Works Committee and the Policy and Finance Committee;

(4) the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer establish a reserve fund to be funded from surpluses arising from greater than budgeted revenues from the sale of recyclable materials, as well as higher revenue derived from an increase to disposal fees, to the extent not required for overall City purposes; and

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

(b) City Council call on the provincial government to compensate the City of Toronto for the loss of $50 million due to the forced closure of the Keele Valley landfill site in 2002;

(c) the City of Toronto:

(i) make clear its intention to work towards the significant reduction of organics in the municipal waste stream and ensure that any recommended contract not jeopardize this goal in any way; and

(ii) host a symposium in 2001, on separation technology with leading experts in the field and invite representatives from all levels of government, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, environmental groups, interested stakeholders and the public to attend;

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

(i) immediately commence the investigation of alternative methods to reduce the amount of waste generated in the City of Toronto, and submit a report thereon to the Works Committee;

(ii) include such alternative methods as projects in the 2001-2005 Capital Budget and 2001 Operating Budget, under the project name "Toronto Waste Diversion Final", and that the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer review and report on funding opportunities for these projects, including federal and provincial assistance;

(iii) submit a report to the meeting of Works Committee scheduled to be held on September 13, 2000, on how the City of Toronto will meet its 50 percent waste diversion target by 2006, in particular, the expansion of composting facilities and improvements in the diversion rates for multi-residential buildings;

(iv) submit a report to the Administration Committee, by December 31, 2001, in consultation with the unions and the Executive Director of Human Resources, on the plans to deal with the employment status of staff currently working at the Keele Valley landfill site;

(v) submit reports to the Works Committee periodically, regarding the results of scheduled environmental monitoring and check-points related to the commissioning of the Adams Mine Landfill, as they relate to the conditions of the Environmental Assessment Board approval of the site;

(vi) submit reports to the Works Committee on a quarterly basis, on:

(1) recycling and diversion rates within the City of Toronto; and

(2) the status of the development of diversion technologies;

(vii) submit a report to the Works Committee on a semi-annual basis, on the progress of the development of new and emerging technology and proven waste diversion methodologies, in order to reduce the Citys dependency on garbage disposal; and

(viii) submit a report to the Works Committee, after research into the experience of jurisdictions in Europe and North America, on the feasibility of incineration as an alternative method for waste management, including the cost of building the most technologically up-to-date incineration facility in the City of Toronto, such report to identify the cost, anticipated savings between landfill and incineration, the length of time to build the facility and when it could be operational;

(e) the Commissioner of Corporate Services, the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism and the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to submit reports to the appropriate Standing Committees, in time for the October 3, 2000, meeting of City Council, on arrangements for more assertive recycling and/or diversion programs for City property, City parks and City Environment Days, respectively;

(f) the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer be requested to submit a report to:

(i) the October 3, 2000, meeting of City Council, through the appropriate Committee, on the creation of a separate line on the property tax bill which would indicate the amount dedicated to waste collection and disposal; and

(ii) the Budget Advisory Committee and the Policy and Finance Committee during the 2001 budget process, on allocating the costs of waste disposal of the Citys agencies, boards and commissions to the agencies, boards and commissions; and

(g) the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to make available to the public, the information provided to Members of Council under confidential cover with respect to prices, subject to the consent of the two recommended proponents for the management of the Citys waste."