List to be distributed at meeting.

Interim Functional Lead for

(January 29, 1998)

Advising, with respect to the matter of the Biosolids Demonstration Facility - Harbour Remediation & Transfer Inc. (HR&T), which was before the Committee at its meeting held on January 14, 1998, that the Amended Agreement with HR&T attached to Clause No. 1 of Report No. 13 of The Environment and Public Space Committee adopted by Metropolitan Council, as amended, on December 10 and 18, 1997, has been signed; further advising that the consultant previously engaged by HR&T has been engaged to design and install the new odour control facilities, and that until such facilities are installed, no biosolids will be shipped to HR&T, the only exceptions being to test possible odour equipment or to assist in the design of the new system; noting that the fully designed system is anticipated to be in place by July 1998 for full operation; outlining a plan for the demonstration of the thermally dried and composted alternatives to incineration identified as part of the Main Treatment Plant Environmental Assessment, including the initiation of a Toronto Biosolids Management and Implementation Plan, a public workshop in the spring of 1998, a draft strategy document for future biosolids utilization, and the issuance and evaluation of a Request for Proposals; and recommending that the report be received for information.

Interim Functional Lead for

(January 28, 1998)

Respecting the implementation of a deposit/return system for all beverage, wine and spirit containers in the City of Toronto, and the implications of withdrawing the collection of such materials from the Blue Box Program, as requested by the Committee at its meeting on January 14, 1998; outlining the issues of deposit/return and product stewardship which are under intensive review at this time, and the consultation processes being undertaken by the Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO) and the Association of Municipal Recycling Co-ordinators on product stewardship and deposit/return; forwarding a draft RCO summary of policy options which is about to be submitted for consideration by the Minister of the Environment; advising that the Waste Management Team is currently assessing, in detail, information developed by the previous seven municipalities regarding the issues of product stewardship, Blue Box funding and beverage container deposit/return, and that further information will be provided to the Committee at its meeting scheduled to be held on March 25, 1998, following detailed analysis and consideration of the information developed in the RCO and AMRC consultation process; and recommending that the report be received for information.

2a. Mr. John Jackson,

Coordinator,

Requesting the opportunity to appear before the Committee at its meeting on February 11, 1998, regarding deposit/return systems and refillables as components of a new materials management strategy for the City of Toronto; and forwarding a copy of a report entitled "Strategy to Promote Refillables & Reuse in Ontario", and a communication to the Minister of Environment and Energy with respect thereto.

2b. Councillor Joan King,

(January 23, 1998)

Providing background information on the Recycling Council of Ontario's Waste Management Roles and Responsibilities Consultation Process, a process initiated by the Recycling Council of Ontario to develop a consensus on a number of product stewardship issues; forwarding a copy of a communication from the Minister of Environment and Energy with respect to the process, which requested that a number of funding options be developed; and listing the membership of a work group and Advisory Committee, and dates for forums to review funding options.

Interim Functional Lead for

(January 28, 1998)

Respecting options for continuing contracted bulk lift garbage and recycling collection services, for high-rise apartments in the Toronto Community Council area, beyond the current contract scheduled to expire on June 17, 1998; and recommending that Contract No. 50130 be extended for a three-year period from June 18, 1998 to June 17, 2001, and that appropriate notice of this extension be delivered to the contractor, Canadian Waste Services Inc.

3a. Interim Functional Lead for

(February 2, 1998)

Recommending that Contract No. 50130 be amended as follows:

(1) to provide for the inclusion of the provision of bulk lift garbage and recycling services to the York Community Council Area effective June 1, 1998 until June 17, 2001;

(2) that on June 1, 1998, the unit prices in the contract be amended as follows:

Garbage Collection and Delivery to Disposal $18.79 per tonne

Recycling Collection and Delivery to Processing $44.62 per tonne

Bulky Item Collection and Delivery to Disposal $64.40 per tonne

White Goods Collection and Delivery to Processing $71.27 per tonne; and

(3) that the cost adjustment formula in Contract No. 50130 be applied to the unit prices imputed for 1993 based on the unit prices shown in Recommendation No. (2) above and shown below on June 21, 1998, and subsequent contract anniversary dates as provided in the contract documents;

Garbage Collection and Delivery to Disposal $17.48 per tonne

Recycling Collection and Delivery to Processing $41.50 per tonne

Bulky Item Collection and Delivery to Disposal $59.90 per tonne

White Goods Collection and Delivery to Processing $66.29 per tonne;

and that the appropriate City Officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

Councillor Joe Mihevc,

Chair, Task Force on an Access and Equity Action

(January 21, 1998)

Requesting that each Standing Committee designate a member to serve on the Task Force on an Access and Equity Action Plan, Race Relations, Disability and Human Rights, or to act as a liaison between the Task Force and each Standing Committee.

5. 1998 ENVIRONMENT DAYS.

Interim Functional Lead for

(January 28, 1998)

Providing background information and plans for the operation of Environment Days in 1998; advising that the 1997 Environment Days were extremely successful, and summarizing the number of composters, water saving kits and blue boxes that were sold or distributed, and the amount of waste diverted by material type; and recommending that the report be received for information.

Interim Functional Lead for

(January 28, 1998)

Advising, in response to the request of the Committee at its meeting on January 14, 1998, that the Dufferin Transfer Station is the future site of two new waste management facilities: a Blue Box Material Recovery Facility and a proposed Mixed Waste Recycling and Organics Processing Demonstration Facility; further advising that the essential terms and conditions of the contract with Miller Waste Systems for the Material Recovery Facility were finalized in December 1997, that the formal contract is presently being drafted, and that it is anticipated that both parties will sign the contract before the end of January 1998; also advising that an evaluation team is currently reviewing the submissions received in response to a Request for Proposals for a Mixed Waste Recycling and Organics Processing Demonstration Facility, and expect to recommend a contract award to the Committee in March 1998; and recommending that the report be received for information.

Interim Functional Lead for

(January 28, 1998)

Respecting the financial commitments made by Metropolitan Toronto for the haulage and disposal of solid waste by Browning Ferris Industries Inc. (BFI) to a landfill site in Michigan and the costs thereof to the new City of Toronto, as requested by the Committee at its meeting on January 14, 1998; reviewing alternatives and strategies for short-term waste disposal addressed in a report dated December 4, 1996, including an expansion of the Keele Valley Landfill Site, increasing tipping fees for private sector users in order to divert waste, and diverting some waste from Keele Valley through a private sector disposal contract; reviewing the main components of the contract with BFI, and advising that BFI commenced work under this contract on January 1, 1998; and recommending that the report be received for information.

Interim Functional Lead for

(January 29, 1998)

Providing background information related to the contract for solid waste disposal with Browning-Ferris Industries Ltd., and reviewing previous siting processes for disposal capacity; also providing background information on the current planning process for long-term solid waste disposal being carried out under the Environmental Assessment Act, including the status of draft Terms of Reference prepared for approval by the Minister preliminary to the submission of an environmental assessment, and the adoption of four Planning Principles; advising that based on input received from industry participants and provincial review, a number of changes to the draft Terms of Reference are being considered and will be brought before the Committee in March/April, 1998; and recommending that the report be received for information.

Councillor Anne Johnston,

(January 30, 1998)

ANY OTHER MATTERS.