COMMUNICATIONS
COMMUNICATIONS
Responses to Inquiries / Réponses aux demandes de
renseignements:
Council
Inquiry CC – 23-11 - Waste Receptacles Along
Pathways / Poubelles le long des sentiers
RECEIVED
PRESENTATIONS
PRÉSENTATIONS
1. EXPANDED
PLASTIC RECYCLING IN THE BLUE BOX IS A SUCCESS
LE
DÉVELOPPEMENT DU RECYCLAGE DU PLASTIQUE AU MOYEN DE LA BOÎTE BLEUE EST UNE
RÉUSSITE
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Marilyn Journeaux, Manager of Solid Waste
Services, provided an update of the Expanded Blue Box Plastics Recycling Program. A copy of her presentation is held on file
with the City Clerk.
RECEIVED
2. PLASCO ENERGY UPDATE
AND LONG TERM WASTE CONVERSION AGREEMENT
MISE À
JOUR SUR PLASCO ENERGY ET ACCORD DE VALORISATION DES DÉCHETS À LONG TERME
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At the outset, Chair McRae clarified that the
Committee would be receiving an update by the City Manager on Plasco for information only. Kent Kirkpatrick, City Manager noted his
appreciation for having this opportunity to address any concerns and questions
of Committee members as a result of a recent Ottawa Citizen article. Mr. Kirkpatrick outlined the following:
·
Discussions
with Plasco partnering with the City began in 2005;
·
Staff
recommendations were approved in 2008 for a long term Waste Conversion agreement
with Plasco for a commercial facility;
·
A letter
of understanding by Council highlighted the major parameters of the agreement;
·
In July
2008, Council approved the recommendation to move forward and delegated authority
to the City Manager to execute a contract with Plasco;
·
Negotiations
were delayed by Plasco until emissions results could
be completed and submitted to the Ministry of Environment (MOE) for approval;
·
In 2011, Plasco received approval of its submission to the MOE and
were successful in raising a significant amount of venture capital sufficient
to finance a commercial facility in Ottawa.
Mr. Kirkpatrick concluded that although he has
been given delegated authority on this file, he felt it important to bring to
Committee and Council, given the lapse of time.
He anticipated bringing forward a report as early as December,
2011. The City Manager and Ms. Journeaux
responded to questions from Committee members.
After discussions, the Committee heard from the
following public delegations:
Trevor Haché, Ecology
Ottawa said he appreciated the
fact that this report was being brought back to Committee and Council for
consideration. He was also pleased that
a technical briefing would be held for Committee members and Council, but suggested
that it also be open to the public. Mr. Haché explained his disappointment that there was no
advanced report provided for this meeting, making it difficult for members of
the public to speak with any knowledge.
He said that Councillors raised some important questions but he felt
that members had already made up their minds made up to proceed with this
project. He also had questions on the
testing process and on how much energy will be produced. He noted that Ecology Ottawa’s main concern
is related to air pollution.
Rod Muir, Sierra Club of Canada Waste Diversion and Sustainability Campaigner
for the Sierra Club of Canada, raised several points on how Plasco
has not been successful to date,and
pointed out that Plasco rejected nearly 45 per cent
of what was delivered over the past three years. Mr. Muir encouraged Committee members to
review what residual waste will be burned.
He concluded by stating that diversion rates of 90 per cent are easily
attainable.
Having received no other public delegations, the
Committee thanked staff and RECEIVED this presentation.
3. ORGAWORLD UPDATE –
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW TRIBUNAL DECISION
MISE À
JOUR SUR ORGAWORLD – DÉCISION DU TRIBUNAL DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT
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Rick O’Connor, City
Clerk and Solicitor, and Stuart Huxley, Senior Legal Counsel, provided the
Committee with an overview of the Source Separated Organics Program, the
decision of the Environmental Review Tribunal and appeal options, and Orgaworld’s contract.
At the request of Committee, Mr. O’Connor also provided a brief update
on the commercial arbitration. A copy of
the PowerPoint presentation is held on file with the City Clerk.
Members of the Committee asked
questions of staff on the appeal process and commercial arbitration. Mr. O’Connor advised that he would report
back to Committee in the first quarter of 2012.
Trevor Haché,
Ecology Ottawa
inquired on the contractual obligations regarding the tonnage and fines that
are required to be paid. Chair McRae
clarified that delegations can make presentations but cannot question Committee
members.
As there were no other public delegations, the Committee RECEIVED the
verbal report as presented.
CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE
BUREAU DU DIRECTEUR MUNICIPAL
4. STATUS
UPDATE - ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE INQUIRIES AND MOTIONS - for the period ending 4
NOVEMBER 2011
RAPPORT DE SITUATION - DEMANDES DE RENSEIGNEMENTS
ET MOTIONS DU comitÉ de l’ENVIRONNEMENT POUR LA PÉRIODE SE TERMINANT LE 4
NOVEMBRE 2011
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REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That the Environment Committee receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
FINANCIAL SERVICES
SERVICES FINANCIERS
5. 2011 OPERATING AND
CAPITAL BUDGET Q3 STATUS REPORT - RATE SUPPORTED
Budgets de fonctionnement et des immobilisations 2011
– T3 – Rapport d’étape - Programmes soutenus par les tarifs
ACS2011-CMR-FIN-0057 CITY WIDE/ À
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REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
1) That
the Environment Committee receive this report
for information; and
2) That the Environment Committee recommend that Council approve the capital budget adjustment
as outlined in Document 5.
CARRIED
This report will be presented to Council on 23
November 2011
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY
SERVICES
D’INFRASTRUCTURE ET VIABILITE DES COLLECTIVITES
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
SERVICES
ENVIRONMENTAUX
6. SOLID WASTE CURBSIDE COLLECTION AND SERVICES
(TENDER RFT01811-91027-T01)
COLLECTE DE DÉCHETS
SOLIDES EN BORDURE DU CHEMIN ET SERVICES (APPEL D’OFFRES NO RFT01811-91027-T01)
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MOTION No. EC 12-01
Moved by
Councillor Moffatt:
THAT the Environment Committee
approve the addition of this item for consideration by the Committee at today’s
meeting, pursuant to section 84(3) of the Procedure By-law.
CARRIED
REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
That the Environment Committee recommend that
Council approve:
1. Award of Zone C1 Solid
Waste Curbside Collection and Services Contract No.
01811-91027-T01 to Waste Management (Waterloo, ON) for first year total costs
of $6,158,562 (HST not included), subject to annual CPI and growth increases as
determined by the contract;
2. Award of Zone C2 Solid Waste Curbside
Collection and Services Contract No. 01811-91027-T01 to Miller Waste Systems
Inc. (Markham, ON) for first year total cost of $5,998,030 (HST not included),
subject to annual CPI and growth increases as determined by the contract;
3. That Form of
Tender, Basis of award Section 16.3 of the SOLID WASTE CURBSIDE COLLECTION AND
SERVICES tender (RFT #01811-91027-T01) be exercised and award of Zone C4 Solid
Waste Curbside Collection and Services Contract No.
01811-91027-T01 to the second lowest bidder, Miller Waste Systems Inc.
(Markham, ON), for first year total costs of $5,548,628 (HST not included),
subject to annual CPI and growth increases as determined by the contract;
4. Award of Zone C5 Solid
Waste Curbside Collection and Services Contract No.
01811-91027-T01 to the City Of Ottawa In-House Group (City of Ottawa, ON) for
first year total cost of $5,807,713, which includes the establishment of an
additional 39 positions (temporary for the term of contract), subject to annual
CPI and growth increases as determined in the contract;
5. Establishment of the annual budget for the City of Ottawa In-House Group, which was awarded the Curbside Collection Zone C3 at the August 25, 2011 Council
meeting, based on all terms, conditions and assumptions used to calculate the
In-House bids for other zones for the Solid Waste Curbside Collection and Services Contract No.
01811-91027-T01, which results in Zone 3
first year costs of $5,508,731, which includes the establishment of an
additional of 7 positions (temporary for the term of the contract), subject to
annual CPI and growth increases as determined in the contract;
6. An increase to the 2012 Capital Budget
Authority in project 906332 Solid Waste Fleet Replacement by the amount of
$3.5M for a total authority of $3.795M, for the acquisition of 13 new
collection vehicles to be funded from the Solid Waste Capital Reserve Fund to
be repaid by the Fleet Replacement Reserve Fund, causing no tax pressure in
2012;
7. Delegation of authority to General
Manager, Public Works to enter into a purchase or lease agreement, whichever is
the most cost efficient, for the Fleet requirements for Zone 5 vehicles,
subject to the City Treasurer review and approval; and
8. Requirement for an annual audit
of expenditures for works awarded to the City and an annual information report,
qualitative and quantitative in nature, relevant to this program and subject to
the normal committee process.
Ms. Journeaux provided an overview of the report. A copy of her PowerPoint presentation
is held on file with the City Clerk.
The report recommendation was put to Committee and CARRIED as presented.
This report will be presented to Council on 23
November 2011
7. OTTAWA’S
WASTE PLAN – PHASE 1: VISION, GUIDING PRINCIPLES, GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS
PLAN DE GESTION DES
DÉCHETS D’OTTAWA – PHASE 1 : VISION, LIGNES DIRECTRICES, BUTS, OBJECTIFS ET
CIBLES
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MOTION No. EC 12-02
Moved by
Councillor Moffatt:
THAT the Environment Committee
approve the addition of this item for consideration by the Committee at today’s
meeting, pursuant to section 84(3) of the Procedure By-law.
CARRIED
REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
That
Environment Committee recommend that Council approve:
1.
The following vision statement for
Ottawa’s Waste Plan: "By 2042,
Ottawa will have room in its municipal landfill because as a community we improved
our rates of reducing, reusing and recycling, and managed our assets
wisely."
2.
The guiding principles, goals,
objectives and targets set out in Document 1, which received broad public
support.
Dixon Weir, Director, Environmental Services
provided the committee with a PowerPoint presentation. A copy of his PowerPoint
presentation is held on file with the City Clerk. Marilyn Journeaux,
Manager of Solid Waste Services was on hand to respond to questions.
Laurie McCannell * spoke in opposition of Ottawa’s
Waste Plan vision statement and draft plan and outlined her objections and
suggestions to reduce Ottawa’s waste footprint.
John Dickie * presented on behalf of the
Eastern Ontario Landlord Organization and spoke in support of the 30-year waste
plan. He commended city staff in
preparing the waste plan and the consultations sessions and developments.
Renée Gratton, presented on behalf of the Construction Resource Initiatives Council and extended her
appreciation to Committee and staff for protecting the green economy and the
environment. Although she praised Phase
1 of the Waste Plan, she encouraged staff to ensure this issue remains a top
priority as the City moves forward to year 2042.
Ms. Gratton emphasized
the importance of the Vision Statement as it will impact the implementation of
initiatives and projects. She supported
the fact that the City needs to go further than the three Rs and suggested including
an achievable goal. She also questioned
if the vision would touch on resource recovery and restoring it. She concluded that community leaders are
great advocates of the guiding principles and objectives but asked for
vigilance to ensure that staff has the ability to follow through.
Trevor Haché,
Ecology Ottawa
attended two consultation sessions and commended staff for being open in
answering questions. He felt that the
City should be endorsing a zero-waste as a goal and suggested embedding it in
the 30-year waste plan. He highlighted
that a few years ago the City of Vancouver had challenged all municipalities to
commit to zero waste. He added that the
City of Vancouver has set a goal in achieving a 70 per cent diversion rate by
2015. San Francisco has already achieved
a 78 per cent diversion rate.
Mr. Haché
referred to pages 3 and 7 of the staff report, regarding local facilities and
felt that the City can make money by doing a better job at recycling and
diverting waste. He supported the City
investing in local facilities and markets to divert waste toward the recycled
stream. He concluded by suggesting the
City explore the possibility of implementing a mandatory recycling by-law.
Rod Muir, Sierra Club
of Canada made several points on how cost effective it is to recycle and divert
waste. He strongly encouraged that
recycling be done in the workplace as it is done in the household. Mr. Muir’s final point was with respect to
creating energy from waste. He explained
that Sweden burns half of its waste as does the Region of Peel. However, that amount results in providing
electricity for only two per cent per household. He felt this was not a smart way of making energy;
rather it destroyed previous resources on better solutions.
*Presentations and/or written submissions held on file with Committee
Coordinator.
The report recommendation was put to Committee
and CARRIED as presented.
This report will be presented to Council on 23
November 2011
INFRASTRUCTURE
SUSTAINABILITY
DURABILITÉ
D’INFRASTRUCTURE
8. GREEN
BUILDING POLICY - 2010 STATUS REPORT
Politique sur les bĂtiments Écologiques – rapport de situation 2010
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REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That the Environment Committee receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
Having considered all business with the
exception of Item 9, Committee recessed at 12:45 p.m. and resumed at 2 p.m.
city council
conseil municipal
9. 2012 DRAFT BUDGET – ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
BUDGET PROVISOIRE 2012 – COMITÉ DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT
ACS2011-CMR-ENV-0011 city-wide / À l’Échelle de la ville
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REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That the Environment
Committee consider the relevant portions of the 2012 Operating and Capital
Budgets and forward its recommendations to Council, sitting as Committee of the
Whole, for consideration at the meeting to be held November 30, 2011.
Marian Simulik, City Treasurer provided a PowerPoint presentation
outlining the highlights of the 2012 Draft Operating and
Capital Budget for the Environment Committee. A copy of her presentation is
held on file with the City Clerk.
Committee received correspondence dated 15 November 2011 from Jason Pearman, Chair, Environmental
Advisory Committee.
The following public delegations provided comments on the 2012 budget:
·
Roger Peters, Ecology Ottawa*, applauded the City for
investing in several new initiatives, but highlighted three areas that should
be included in the budget:
1. Municipal financing of energy
retrofits
2. Community owned solar on
city-owned facilities
3. Low income energy efficiency
assistance strategy
·
Heather Hamilton, Vice-Chair, Ottawa Forests and Greenspace Advisory Committee,* provided comments
and recommendations on behalf of her committee.
·
Marty White, 1st Vice-President, National
Capital Heavy Construction Association spoke in support of budget and provided
comments with respect to investment in infrastructure.
*Presentation and/or written submission held
on file with Committee Coordinator
The relevant portions of the 2012
Operating and Capital Budgets were put to Committee for consideration.
MOTION
No. EC 12-03
Moved by Councillor Fleury:
That the
Environment Committee accept the amended pages 3, 4, 47 and 48 of the
Environment Committee Draft Operating and Capital Budget.
CARRIED
MOTION
No. EC 12-04
Moved by Councillor Moffatt:
That the Environment Committee recommend that Council, sitting as
Committee of the Whole, approve the Environment Committee 2012 Draft Operating
and Capital Budget, as follows:
1.
The Infrastructure Services
Budget, as follows;
a)
User Fees (p. 13-14);
b)
Operating Resource Requirement (p.
9);
2.
The Community Sustainability
Operating Resource Requirement (p. 19);
3.
The Environment Committee Capital
Budget (p. 22) [individual projects listed on p. 23-26];
4.
The Solid Waste Services Budget,
as follows:
a)
User fees (p. 36-37);
b)
Operating Resource Requirement (p.
31);
c)
Capital Budget (p. 38) [individual
projects listed on p. 39-40];
5.
The Forestry Services Operating
Resource Requirement (p. 44).
CARRIED
MOTION
No. EC 12-05
Moved by Councillor Hubley:
WHEREAS the Community Sustainability
Department submitted a 2012 Budget request of $350,000 as an Operating Resource
Requirement for the Sustainability Practice and Neighbourhood Program; and
WHEREAS the Community
Sustainability Department has subsequently reassessed the need for this funding
and identified an opportunity to meet a portion of the program needs within
existing resources, thus reducing the overall requirement for the
Sustainability Practice and Neighbourhood Program from $350,000 to $150,000;
and
WHEREAS the Environment
Committee recognizes the ongoing need to improve forest cover in the City;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the
budget request for the Sustainability Practice and Neighbourhood Program
described on page 20 of the Community Sustainability Department’s 2012
Operating Resource Requirement (19) be amended from $350,000 to $150,000, and
that the remaining $200,000 be allocated to the Forestry Services 2012
Operating Resource Requirement (p. 44) for city-wide tree planting.
CARRIED
MOTION
No. EC 12-06
Moved by Councillor Desroches,
WHEREAS Waste
Diversion Ontario (WDO) is required by the Ministry of the Environment to cover
100% of the Household Hazardous Waste Program for Ontario municipalities; and
WHEREAS WDO has
established an arbitrary value for reimbursing municipalities that does not
take into account the actual costs of the program; and
WHEREAS this arbitrary
valuation does not cover 100% of the costs of this program, resulting in a
pressure for the City’s annual budget that should not be there;
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED the Environment Committee, through the Chair, ask the Minister of the
Environment to direct Stewardship Ontario to fully fund the cost of this
program, as required by the Ministry and that a copy be sent to all Clerks of
Municipalities of Ontario.
CARRIED
The report recommendations, as
amended by Motions No. EC 12/3, 12/4, No EC 12/5 and No
EC 12/6, were then put to Committee as set out in full below:
That the Environment Committee recommend that
Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Environment Committee
2012 Draft Operating and Capital Budget with the amended pages 3, 4, 47 and
48, as follows:
1. The
Infrastructure Services Budget, as follows;
a)
User Fees (p. 13-14);
b)
Operating Resource Requirement (p.
9);
2. The Community Sustainability
Operating Resource Requirement (p. 19);
3.
The Environment Committee Capital Budget (p. 22) [individual projects listed on
p. 23-26], be amended by the following:
That the budget request for the
Sustainability Practice and Neighbourhood Program described on page 20 of the
Community Sustainability Department’s 2012 Operating Resource Requirement (19)
be amended from $350,000 to $150,000, and that the remaining $200,000 be
allocated to the Forestry Services 2012 Operating Resource Requirement (p. 44)
for city-wide tree planting.
(this motion also amends The Forestry Services
Operating Resource Requirements (p.44).
4. The
Solid Waste Services Budget, as follows:
a) User
fees (p. 36-37);
b) Operating
Resource Requirement (p. 31); as amended by the following:
That the Environment
Committee, through the Chair, ask the Minister of the Environment to direct
Stewardship Ontario to fully fund the cost of this program, as required by the Ministry,
and that a copy be sent to all Clerks of Municipalities of Ontario;
c)
Capital Budget (p. 38) [individual
projects listed on p. 39-40];
5. The
Forestry Services Operating Resource Requirement (p. 44), be amended (as stated above)
CARRIED
on a division of Nine YEAS and Zero NAYS as follows:
YEAS (9): Councillors D. Chernushenko, S.
Desroches, K. Egli, M. Fleury, D. Holmes, A. Hubley, S. Moffatt, P. Hume, M. McRae
NAYS (0):
Direction to Staff:
Prior to the next
meeting, Legal Staff to report back to Committee by way of a memorandum of the
legal aspects of Waste Diversion Ontario, who have failed to cover the costs of
the Household Hazardous
Waste Program.
This report will be presented to Council on
30 November 2011
ADJOURNMENT
LEVÉE DE LA SÉANCE
The meeting was adjourned at 3:55 p.m.
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