WORKS AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE

A G E N D A

 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES.

 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO

THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT.

 DEPUTATIONS.

 List to be distributed at meeting.

  DEPUTATION ITEMS.

 1.UTILIZATION OF LANDFILL GAS.

 Mr. Gregory M. Vogt,

Vice-President,

Eastern Power

(May 15, 1998)

 Requesting the opportunity to make a brief presentation to the Committee to provide an update on the operations of Eastern Power.

2.BANNING OF LCBO CONTAINERS FROM

THE BLUE BOX AND LANDFILL SITES.

 City Solicitor

(June 1, 1998)

 Commenting on the legal implications of the Council direction at its meeting held on April 28 and May 1, 1998, by its adoption of Clause No. 1 of Report No. 3A of The Works and Utilities Committee, as amended, wherein Council directed that all Liquor Control Board of Ontario containers be banned from the City=s Blue Box program and landfill sites effective September 1, 1998; concluding that contrary to the opinion expressed by Mr. Power in his communication dated April 20, 1998, which was before City Council, municipalities cannot ban LCBO containers from the Blue Box program without contravening provincial regulation; and recommending that this report be received for information, and forwarded to City Council for its information and further direction on the banning of LCBO containers from the Blue Box program given the conclusion of this report.

 3.AGREEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY

TO REGION OF YORK.

 Interim Functional Lead for

Water and Wastewater

(June 3, 1998)

 Recommending that authority be granted to execute an agreement for the supply of water to the Regional Municipality of York, essentially in accordance with the report provided as an appendix to this report, and that the appropriate officials give effect thereto.

3a.Interim Functional Lead for

Water and Wastewater

(June 3, 1998)

 Providing information with regards to the Region of York=s long-term water supply strategy, and further opportunities for partnership with the City of Toronto; advising that additional infrastructure is required to meet water supply demands as a result of planned growth while incorporating water efficiency measures within the City of Toronto and York Region, and that a Joint Optimization Study will be undertaken in partnership with the Region of York to establish the most effective manner of meeting York Region=s long-term water demands; further advising that Toronto staff will be providing input during the Environmental Assessment process for York=s Durham West long-term supply alternative; and recommending that this report be received for information.

3b.City Solicitor

(June 2, 1998)

 Respecting the preparation of a new agreement for additional water supply to the Region of York, and responding to the request of the former Metropolitan Council for a report on the implications of the proposal that the agreement with York be in perpetuity; advising that a statutory limitation exists that the contract with York cannot exceed twenty years, and that while there can be further renewal periods upon expiry of the initial and subsequent renewal periods, one or more of the parties would have the discretion to renew the contract or renegotiate; and recommending that this report be received for information.

3c.Regional Clerk,

Region of York

(May 12, 1998)

 Forwarding a copy of Clause No. 4 contained in Report No. 9 of the Transportation and Works Committee, headed AAurora, Newmarket and East Gwillimbury Water Servicing Issues@, which was adopted, without amendment, by the Council of the Regional Municipality of York on May 7, 1998, together with related Clauses respecting the Region=s Long Term Water Strategy.

4.BENEFICIAL USE OF MAIN TREATMENT PLANT=S PROCESSED

BIOSOLIDS AND TERMINATION OF INCINERATION.

 Report to follow.

  COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS.

 5.INDUSTRIAL WASTE SURCHARGE AGREEMENT.

 (DEFERRED FROM LAST MEETING)

 Commissioner of Works

and Emergency Services

(May 6, 1998)

 Recommending that staff be authorized to enter into an Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreement with Canada Custom Slaughtering Inc., 2306 St. Clair Avenue West, under terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services.

 6.COMPLIANCE PROGRAM WITH MONETARY CONCESSION -

NU-WAY POTATO PRODUCTS LIMITED.

 Commissioner of Works and

Emergency Services

(June 2, 1998)

 Recommending that a Compliance Program with monetary concession be granted to Nu-Way Potato Products Limited, as described therein, to allow for payment of their re-assessed surcharge less 50 percent of the increase for two years, subject to Nu-Way Potato Products Limited=s investment of the avoided surcharge payment in the purchase and installation of an on-site pretreatment system.

 7.WATER MAIN - JANE STREET BETWEEN

LAWRENCE AVENUE WEST AND HARDING AVENUE.

(WARD 6 - NORTH YORK HUMBER)

 Commissioner of Works and

Emergency Services

(May 25, 1998)

 Recommending that:

 (1)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be authorized to design, tender and administer the construction of a 300 mm diameter sub-trunk watermain on Jane Street from Lawrence Avenue West to Harding Avenue at an estimated cost of $350,000.00, funded from the Sewer and Water Development Charges fund;

 (2)the tendering for the construction of the proposed 300 mm diameter watermain in Recommendation No. (1) above be subject to either the zoning by-law coming into force for the commercial development proposed by Loblaws at 1675 Jane Street (File UDZ-97-49) or registration of the plan of subdivision by Romeo DiBattista in Trust (File UDSB-1232) at 665 Trethewey Drive, whichever comes first; and

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

  8.RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE WORKS WITHIN

WATERCOURSE SOUTH OF CITATION DRIVE

FROM BAYBERRY CRESCENT TO BURBANK DRIVE.

(WARD 12 - SENECA HEIGHTS)

 Commissioner of Works and

Emergency Services

(May 25, 1998)

 Recommending that:

 (1)an amount of $300,000.00 be authorized for restoration and maintenance works required within the watercourse (Citation Drive) from Bayberry Crescent to Burbank Drive in the North York=s easement;

 (2)the funding be from the 1998 Capital Budget Item for Sanitary and Storm Sub-Trunk Sewers (North York); and

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

 9.EXEMPTION FROM CHARGES FOR SEWER IMPROVEMENTS.

 Councillor Frank Faubert,

Scarborough Highland Creek

(April 24, 1998)

 Respecting a request for an exemption from charges for sewer improvements; and requesting that consideration be given to exemptions for such sewer surcharges for homeowners with septic systems. (Referred by the Chair of the Budget Committee.)

 10.CLASS ACTION - KEELE VALLEY LANDFILL SITE.

 City Solicitor

(June 2, 1998)

 Respecting the status of the class action lawsuit initiated by John Hollock, a resident of Maple, with respect to the operations of the Keele Valley Landfill Site; and recommending that Council ratify steps taken by any staff to obtain leave to appeal the decision to certify this action, and to authorize the appeal.

 11.HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COST-SHARING MODEL.

 Interim Functional Lead for

Solid Waste Management

(June 3, 1998)

 Providing information about the formation of an industry-government Steering Committee to develop a cost-sharing model for expenses involved with management of household hazardous waste (HHW) received at municipal depots; advising that through the implementation of the proposed model, the City of Toronto may be able to recuperate a major portion of its expenditures for the off-site treatment of HHW received at its facilities, thus reducing the total cost of its HHW program; and recommending that this report be received for information.

 ANY OTHER MATTERS.