WORKS AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE
A G E N D A
Date of Meeting:
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Wednesday, March 25, 1998
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Enquiry:
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Ms. Trudy Perrin
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Time:
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9:30 a.m.
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Interim Contact
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Location:
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Committee Room A
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392-8027
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2nd Floor, Metro Hall
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Toronto
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO
THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES.
DEPUTATIONS.
List to be distributed at meeting.
DEPUTATION ITEMS.
1. RECYCLING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
DRAFT CONSULTATION REPORT.
DEPUTATION ITEM - SCHEDULED FOR 10:00 A.M. |
Interim Functional Lead for
Solid Waste Management
(March 11, 1998)
Respecting the ARecycling Roles and Responsibilities Draft Consultation Report@ prepared by the Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO) after its multi-stakeholder consultation process on product stewardship; forwarding a copy of the Executive Summary of the Draft Consultation Report, together with a copy of written comments provided to the RCO; and recommending that:
- the Ontario Minister of Environment be advised that funding municipal recycling solely through municipal waste management user fees or property taxes is unacceptable; and
- the Province of Ontario be requested to collect and distribute environmental levies on all non-durable consumer products and packaging (other than beverage containers managed through deposit/return systems), with the monies received through the levies flowing into a dedicated, single purpose fund to pay the full net cost of municipal recycling programs.
2. TORONTO ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE'S "USE IT, REUSE IT" BOOK.
DEPUTATION ITEM - SCHEDULED FOR 10:30 A.M. |
Interim Functional Lead for
Solid Waste Management
(March 10, 1998)
Responding to the request by the Toronto Environmental Alliance that the City print 100,000 copies of the booklet "Use It, Reuse It" at a cost of approximately $64,000.00, which was before the Committee at its meeting on February 11, 1998; advising that the booklet contains the names, addresses and lists of materials to be reused, rented or repaired at more than 1,000 Toronto businesses, that such information is extremely time-sensitive and changes constantly, and that it is unlikely that 100,000 copies could be effectively distributed before the information became outdated; further advising that $20,000.00 was allocated in the department's proposed Operating Budget for reprinting this booklet, which would produce approximately 20,000 booklets, a quantity more in keeping with what could reasonably be disseminated over the next several months including effective free distribution; and recommending that the expenditure of $20,000.00 be approved for printing of the "Use It, Reuse It" booklet as provided for in the proposed Works and Emergency Services Operating Budget submission.
3. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FEES.
DEPUTATION ITEM - SCHEDULED FOR 10:45 A.M. |
Report to follow.
4. TENDER FOR BULK LIFT GARBAGE AND RECYCLING
COLLECTION SERVICES IN THE YORK AND
TORONTO COMMUNITY COUNCIL AREAS.
DEPUTATION ITEM - SCHEDULED FOR 11:15 A.M. |
Report to follow.
5. DEPOSIT/RETURN SYSTEM FOR ALCOHOLIC
AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.
DEPUTATION ITEM - SCHEDULED FOR 11:45 A.M. |
Report to follow.
5a. Mr. John Jackson,
Coordinator,
Citizens = Network on Waste Management
(January 27, 1998)
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 AA Strategy to Promote Refillables & Reuse in Ontario@, and a communication to the Minister of Environment and Energy with respect thereto.
(NOTE: DEFERRED FROM MEETING OF FEBRUARY 11, 1998)
5b. Clerk-Treasurer,
Township of Hagarty and Richards
(January 27, 1998)
Advising that the Council for the Township of Hagarty and Richards is requesting endorsement of a resolution dated January 20, 1998, wherein it is resolved that the manufacturers of products placed in containers be required to offer a deposit and refund system for the return of these containers to the place of purchase once empty.
6. TERMINATION OF INCINERATION AT MAIN TREATMENT PLANT.
DEPUTATION ITEM - SCHEDULED FOR 2:00 P.M. |
City Clerk
(March 12, 1998)
Forwarding for information and any attention deemed necessary, Clause No. 1 contained in Report No. 2 of The Works and Utilities Committee, headed ABeneficial Use of Biosolids; Odour Containment and Termination of Incineration at Main Treatment Plant@, which was adopted, as amended, by the Council of the City of Toronto at its meeting held on March 4, 5 and 6, 1998, wherein City Council amended this Clause, in part, by striking out and referring Recommendation No. (1) of the Works and Utilities Committee back to the Committee for further consideration and resubmission to the next regular meeting of Council to be held on Thursday, April 16, 1998, viz.:
A (1) incineration at the Main Treatment Plant be stopped no later than January 1, 1999, and that the Interim Functional Lead for Water/Wastewater Operations be requested to report to the next meeting of the Committee, scheduled to be held on March 25, 1998, on the feasibility of such date;@.
6a. Report to follow.
OTHER COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS.
7. 1998 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS.
(Non-deputation item, having regard that a special meeting of City Council in Committee of the Whole will be held on the following days to hear deputations from the public on the 1998 Operating and Capital Budgets:
- Tuesday, April 14, 1998, commencing at 2:00 p.m.; and
- Wednesday, April 15, 1998, commencing at 9:30 a.m.)
The Works and Utilities Committee will consider the 1998 Operating and Capital Budgets under its mandate.
(NOTE: Members of the Committee are respectfully requested to bring with them to the meeting their copies of the relevant Operating and Capital Budget books as no additional copies will be available. Information will be distributed as soon as it is available).
8. EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEES
AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL TASK FORCE.
Commissioner,
Works and Emergency Services
(March 10, 1998)
Outlining the role of existing special committees and citizen advisory groups with responsibility for environmental matters, and commenting on their role in the new City and their relationship with City Council =s Environmental Task Force; and recommending that:
(A) this report be referred to the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Transition Team, with the following recommendations:
(1) that each of the committees listed in Appendix 1 be sent a copy of this report and the terms of reference for the new Environmental Task Force;
(2) each of the committees listed in Appendix 1 be asked to advise the Chief Administrative Officer on its work and potential role in the new City, including such matters as:
(a) the ongoing need for its work, if any;
(b) areas of overlap involving its work and that of any other committee;
(c) the relationship of its work to that of the Environmental Task Force;
(d) its anticipated ongoing need for staff support from the City; and
(e) its budget and other resource needs;
(3) each Community Council be asked to advise the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Transition Team on the ongoing need for a general environmental advisory committee for its Community; and
(4) the Chief Administrative Officer report back to the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Transition Team on the responses to Recommendation No. (2), together with any recommendations he may deem appropriate, and that the responses to Recommendation No. (3) be tabled at the same meeting; and
(B) this report be forwarded to the Environmental Task Force, the Urban Environment and Development Committee and the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee for information.
9. COUNCIL APPOINTEES ON CONSULTATION COMMITTEES.
Interim Functional Lead for
Solid Waste Management
(March 9, 1998)
Recommending that one member of the Works and Utilities Committee be appointed to the Solid Waste Management Industry Consultation Committee, and one member be appointed to the Keele Valley Landfill Site Liaison Committee.
10. NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, MAY 17 - MAY 23, 1998.
Commissioner,
Works and Emergency Services
(March 3, 1998)
Recommending that the Mayor and Council proclaim the week of May 17 - May 23, 1998, Public Works Week in the City of Toronto, and that the Canadian Public Works Association - Ontario Chapter be so advised.
11. ANNUAL BLUE BOX CHARITY DRIVE.
Interim Functional Lead for
Solid Waste Management
(March 5, 1998)
Providing information on the ABlue Box Charity Drive@ which has been conducted annually in the former City of Scarborough since 1995; and recommending that the City=s recycling drivers be authorized to participate in a voluntary charity drive which would adopt the Children=s Wish Foundation as the sole beneficiary of its efforts and to separate refundable beer cans and bottles from the blue box curbside collection program on an annual basis, with all proceeds from the sale of this material being donated to the Children=s Wish Foundation.
12. MIXED WASTE RECYCLING AND ORGANICS
PROCESSING DEMONSTRATION FACILITY.
Interim Functional Lead for
Solid Waste Management
(March 11, 1998)
Reviewing the background and objectives of the Mixed Waste Recycling and Organic Processing Demonstration Facility, and noting that the facility is a key element of the strategy to achieve 50 percent diversion by 2006, as it will be used to determine the role that mixed waste processing and source-separated organics processing facilities will play in achieving this diversion target; advising that seven proposals have been received in response to the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the facility, and that as a result of Step (1) of the proposal screening and evaluation process undertaken by the RFP Evaluation Committee, the following respondents are still under consideration:
(1) AGRA Monenco Inc., in association with Wright Environmental and Machinex Inc.;
(2) Miller Waste Systems;
(3) Recycling and Composting Alliance, a joint venture of Stinnes Enerco, The State Group, and RRT Design and Construction; and
(4) Stone and Webster Canada Ltd, in association with Canada Composting Inc.;
and recommending that staff be authorized to open the Price Proposals and complete the evaluation process for the short-listed respondents to the Request for Proposals for a Mixed Waste Recycling and Organics Processing Demonstration Facility, and report back to the Committee with recommendations.
13. AVONDALE COMPOSTING FACILITY.
Interim Functional Lead for
Solid Waste Management
(March 11, 1998)
Outlining the options relating to the expiry on May 31, 1999, of the approvals to operate the centralized composting site at Avondale in the Region of York, located adjacent to the Keele Valley Landfill Site, in response to the request of the former Environment and Public Space Committee of Metropolitan Council at its meeting on November 26, 1997, during consideration of a communication from the Region of York; and recommending that:
(1) the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be authorized to request an extension of the temporary zoning by-law applicable to the Avondale Composting Facility from the City of Vaughan;
(2) in the event that a temporary zoning extension from the City of Vaughan is denied, the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be authorized to appeal the denial to the Ontario Municipal Board;
(3) the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be authorized to apply to the Ministry of the Environment for an amendment of the Certificate of Approval applicable to the Avondale Composting Facility;
(4) the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be directed to engage in the necessary planning steps to secure a long-term composting facility for the City of Toronto; and
(5) the appropriate City of Toronto officials be authorized to take such steps as may be required to implement the foregoing.
14. ENGAGEMENT OF EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSULTANT FOR THE DESIGN OF A PILOT PROJECT
FOR CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) EMISSION TRADING.
Commissioner,
Works and Emergency Services
(February 26, 1998)
Recommending that:
(1) the City of Toronto and the Toronto Atmospheric Fund jointly enter into a consultant agreement with the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) for the provision of the consulting services described in this report;
(2) $30,000.00 be made available from the Energy Conservation Reserve Fund (Fund Code 52-80) to pay for the services of the consultant (ICLEI);
(3) an in-kind contribution of City staff costs in the amount of $5,000.00 be provided in support of this project; and
(4) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
15. USE OF ABANDONED (DECOMMISSIONED) GAS MAINS
FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONDUIT PURPOSES -
AGREEMENT WITH CONSUMERS GAS.
Commissioner,
Works and Emergency Services
(March 11, 1998)
Recommending that:
(1) City Council authorize the entering into of an agreement with The Consumers Gas Company Limited (and/or other parties as may be necessary) to permit the refurbishment and use of abandoned (decommissioned) gas mains within public road allowances for the purposes of a conduit structure for fibre optic cable, with such agreement generally containing the terms and conditions set out in this report, and such other terms and conditions as may be required by the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services;
(2) the City Solicitor be authorized to prepare and introduce in Council a by-law to authorize the entering into and execution of this agreement; and
(3) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect to the foregoing.
16. CONSUMERS GAS APPLICATION TO THE ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD -
INTERVENTION IN HEARING BY CITY OF TORONTO - STATUS UPDATE.
Chief Administrative Officer
(March 11, 1998)
Recommending that:
(1) Council ratify the interim steps taken to date by the City Solicitor in intervening in the application to the Ontario Energy Board by Consumers Gas Inc. for the unbundling of the applicant sales, rental and servicing unit to an affiliate, and that the Chief Administrative Officer explore the possibilities of linking the City =s intervention with that of other intervenors in respect of the same issue;
(2) the Chief Administrative Officer consult with the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services to determine if any issues on the proposed Shared Savings Incentive Mechanism in Phase II of the Consumers Gas Rate application may impact the City or City residents on matters such as access to or cost of services provided by Consumers Gas and that the Chief Administrative Officer be granted the discretion to instruct the City Solicitor to intervene in Phase II of the Consumers Gas Rate application, if deemed necessary; and
(3) the Chief Administrative Officer be given the authority to limit the form and content of the City =s intervention in respect of the issues noted in Recommendations Nos. (1) and (2) in consultation with the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the City Solicitor.
17. ENGAGEMENT OF CONSULTANT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES -
REHABILITATION OF NORTH ELECTRICAL
SUBSTATION AT MAIN TREATMENT PLANT.
Interim Functional Lead for
Water/Wastewater Operations
(March 9, 1998)
Recommending that:
(1) the firm of MacViro Consultants Inc. be engaged to provide engineering services in connection with the rehabilitation of the North Electrical Substation and related structures and services at the Main Treatment Plant for the following estimated costs including Goods and Services Tax:
(a) for pre-design and detailed design services, an amount not to exceed $293,000.00, including GST and including a contingency allowance of $40,000.00 to cover additional work if necessary and authorized by the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services; and
(b) for general administration and site services during construction, an amount not to exceed $259,750.00 including GST for a construction period of up to 10 months and a contingency rate not to exceed $6,550.00 per week including GST for extension of services during construction beyond a period of 10 months if necessary and authorized by the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services; and
(2) the appropriate City officials be directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
18. REPAIR OF UTILITY CUTS IN SIDEWALKS, CURBS AND CONCRETE
PAVEMENTS IN CITY OF TORONTO WARDS 19 TO 26, INCLUSIVE -
AWARD OF CONTRACT No. 59421-135.
Commissioner,
Works and Emergency Services
(March 11, 1998)
Recommending that:
(1) Contract No. 59421-135 for the permanent repair of utility cuts in sidewalks, curbs and concrete pavements be awarded to the low bidder Maple-crete Incorporated; and
(2) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the actions necessary to give effect thereto.
19. REQUEST FOR NEW WATERMAIN ON
JANE STREET BY PROCTER & GAMBLE INC.
Interim Functional Lead for
Water/Wastewater Operations
(March 11, 1998)
Recommending that:
(1) the expenditure in the total amount of $190,000.00, all of which will be fully recovered from Procter & Gamble Inc., be authorized to cover the construction, engineering inspection and pavement restoration for a watermain on Jane Street from the intersection of Weston Road to the Facelle Plant; and
(2) Contract No. 97-28-340-15, Watermain Construction on Jane Street from Weston Road to the Facelle Plant, be awarded to the lowest bidder, E.R.P. Savini Construction Company, in the estimated amount of $103,115.90.
20. ASSUMPTION OF PRIVATE SEWERS AND WATERMAIN,
322 CLINTON STREET, 9 UNIT TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT
(WARD 20 - TRINITY NIAGARA).
Commissioner,
Works and Emergency Services
(March 6, 1998)
Recommending that:
(1) approval be given to assume the ownership of a 300 mm sanitary sewer and a 200 mm watermain required to service the proposed development at 322 Clinton Street subject to the owner of these properties granting the necessary easement to the City as indicated on Sketch No. EAS-489 attached, in accordance with the terms and conditions outlined in this report and any others the City Solicitor or he may determine necessary; and
(2) the appropriate City officials be authorized to take whatever action is necessary to implement the foregoing, including the introduction in Council of any Bills that may be required and the execution of the necessary easement agreement.
21. ASSUMPTION OF PRIVATE SANITARY SEWER, CATCH
BASIN AND WATERMAIN - 461A, 461B, 461C, 461D AND
461E RONCESVALLES AVENUE, 5 UNIT TOWNHOUSE
DEVELOPMENT (WARD 19 - HIGH PARK).
Commissioner,
Works and Emergency Services
(March 6, 1998)
Recommending that:
(1) approval be given to assume the ownership of a 300 mm sanitary sewer, a catch basin and a 50 mm watermain required to service the proposed development at 461A, 461B, 461C, 461D and 461E Roncesvalles Avenue subject to the owner of these properties granting the necessary easement to the City as indicated on Sketch No. EAS-490 attached, in accordance with the terms and conditions outlined in this report and any others the City Solicitor or myself may determine necessary; and
(2) the appropriate City officials be authorized to take whatever action is necessary to implement the foregoing, including the introduction in Council of any Bills that may be required.
22. YORK REGION WATER SUPPLY.
Councillor Jack Layton,
Don River
(March 2, 1998)
Forwarding information with respect to the Region of York =s Long Term Water Supply Project - Lake Ontario Water Supply Via Durham West; advising that an opportunity for a partnership between the Region of York and the City of Toronto could be missed, and that York Region=s need for water could be met through water efficiency projects in Toronto; and suggesting that the Committee may wish to address conservation issues in the drafting of the Terms of Reference for the Region=s Environmental Assessment before the next round of Public Information Centres planned for September of this year, when York Region will present such draft Terms of Reference.
23. SANITARY DISCHARGE AGREEMENT.
Interim Functional Lead for
Water/Wastewater Operations
(March 10, 1998)
Recommending that staff be authorized to enter into a Sanitary Discharge Agreement with The Glidden Company, Limited, for the discharge of treated groundwater from its private water system at 370 Wallace Avenue, Toronto, to the sanitary sewer system, under terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services.
24. INDUSTRIAL WASTE SURCHARGE AGREEMENTS.
Interim Functional Lead for
Water/Wastewater Operations
(March 11, 1998)
Recommending that staff be authorized to enter into an Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreement with Wing Loon Food Products Co. Ltd.; 94272 Canada Limited, operated as The Body Shop; and Deer Park Laundry Limited, under terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services.
25. AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR SUPPLY OF IRON SALTS.
Interim Functional Lead,
Water/Wastewater Operations
(March 16, 1998)
Recommending that the 1998 price for iron salts for usage in the four treatment plants be adjusted, as required, under the contract and decreased by 0.3 percent to $0.406 per kilogram, in accordance with the decrease of the Consumer Price Index - Table 1, Canada, Transportation, contained in Catalogue 62-001 for the previous 12 months.
26. RESPONSE TO TORONTO STAR =S ARTICLE ON TOXIC WASTE.
Interim Functional Lead for
Water/Wastewater Operations
(March 11, 1998)
Providing information correcting the Toronto Star =s February 17, 1998 article regarding a study by the Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy entitled AHazardous Waste Management in Ontario: A Report and Recommendation@, and the reported amount of hazardous wastes being discharged into Toronto=s sewer system; advising that staff contacted the author of the study, Mr. Mark Winfield, who apologized and indicated that the Toronto Star reporter was likely confused with the estimated 40 million tonnes of liquid industrial waste discharged annually, which is a distinctly different commodity than hazardous waste; and recommending that this report be received for information.
27. BURNING OF USED OIL.
Councillor Judy Sgro,
North York Humber
(February 19, 1998)
Forwarding recent articles and documents pertaining to the management of used oil, including comments made by the Minister of the Environment in the issue of The Record dated February 18, 1998, regarding this matter; and suggesting that staff undertake the following analyses:
(1) identify options to ban or grandfather the operation of used oil furnaces within the City of Toronto; and
(2) identify options to increase the recovery of used motor oil and thereby divert it from burning in space heaters and from fouling the City of Toronto =s sewage treatment facilities.
(NOTE: A COPY OF ALL ATTACHMENTS FORWARDED TO MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ONLY.)
28. COST OF CITY OF TORONTO RECYCLING AND
LANDFILLING PROGRAMS.
Report to follow.
29. 1997 RESIDENTIAL WASTE DIVERSION.
Interim Functional Lead for
Solid Waste Management
(March 9, 1998)
Providing information on the quantity of residential waste diverted from landfill through the Works Department =s waste reduction and recycling programs in 1997; advising that during 1997, approximately 236,000 tonnes of residential waste were diverted from landfill representing a residential diversion rate of 24 percent, which is slightly higher than the 23 percent rate achieved in 1996, and that the program diverting the largest quantity of waste, the Blue Box program, achieved an increase of 7,113 tonnes or six percent over 1996; further advising that the diversion rate is expected to increase in subsequent years as recovery is increased in current programs and new programs are implemented; and recommending that this report be received for information.
30. TENDERING OF CONTRACT FOR NINE HIRED GARBAGE PACKERS -
SCARBOROUGH COMMUNITY COUNCIL AREA.
Interim Functional Lead for
Solid Waste Management
(March 3, 1998)
Providing historical data on the use of hired garbage packers in the former City of Scarborough; advising that the current contract for this service will expire on June 30, 1998, and is in the process of being tendered; and recommending that this report be received for information.
31. KEELE VALLEY LANDFILL MINING AND GAS COLLECTION.
Interim Functional Lead for
Solid Waste Management
(March 10, 1998)
Respecting the potential for landfill mining at the Keele Valley Landfill Site, as requested by the Committee at its meeting on February 11, 1998; advising that while landfill mining can be an effective method to reclaim valuable landfill space and may provide revenue from the recovery and sale of recyclable materials, such a program would interfere with the landfill gas collection system at the site, and would create additional truck traffic and noise impacts on a community which is adamantly opposed to any extension of landfill operations; noting that a landfill mining project would also be subject to an Environmental Assessment, which would be difficult to obtain due to the development within the community and the potential environmental impacts associated with landfill mining; and recommending that landfill gas collection and utilization continue at the Keele Valley Landfill site, and that landfill mining not be considered.
32. DIAPER RECYCLING.
Interim Functional Lead for
Solid Waste Management
(March 10, 1998)
Providing an update on the status of diaper recycling; reviewing the diaper depot program originally initiated in 1994 which was cancelled following notification that Knowaste Canada, the sole supplier of disposable diaper recycling services, would no longer accept diapers collected at the seven depots after March 26, 1997; advising that at this point in time there would appear to be no outlet for recycling disposable diapers collected through municipal programs in Ontario, but that if product stewardship for materials such as diapers becomes a distinct possibility, there may be a renewal in Knowaste =s interest in dealing with municipally generated disposable diapers; noting that residents do, however, have the option of subscribing to the diaper recycling service individually through Knowaste=s subsidiary company, The Diaper Club; and recommending that this report be received for information.
33. PICKERING NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION.
Town Clerk,
Town of Pickering
(February 4, 1998)
Advising that the Council of the Town of Pickering passed a resolution at its meeting of February 2, 1998, respecting an order by the Government of Ontario for an Environmental Assessment of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, wherein it is resolved as follows:
A NOW THEREFORE THE Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering hereby seeks the endorsement of all Councils within the Greater Toronto Area of Pickering=s request for the Environmental Assessment; and
THAT copies of this resolution and the December Report Card on the Pickering Nuclear Station, along with a certified copy of the Question and election results, be forwarded to all Councils within the Great Toronto Area. @
ANY OTHER MATTERS.
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