WORKS AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE

A G E N D A

Date of Meeting:Wednesday, February 10, 1999Enquiry:Ms. Trudy Perrin

2nd Floor, City Hall

100 Queen Street West

Toronto

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO

THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT.

DEPUTATIONS.

List to be distributed at meeting.

DEPUTATION ITEMS.

1.PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL FOR THE COMMISSIONERS STREET TRANSFER STATION.

DEPUTATION ITEM - SCHEDULED FOR 10:00 A.M.

Commissioner of Works and

Emergency Services

(January 26, 1999)

Respecting a proposal to amend the Provisional Certificate of Approval for the Commissioners Street Transfer Station to allow for 24-hour-a-day, seven day-a-week container loading operations concurrent with hours of operation for tipping; outlining the rationale for the proposal and the opportunities the proposed amendment allows, including reducing the potential for odours, less tracking of material down the ramp, less traffic congestion during rush-hour traffic and fewer vehicle emissions; noting that staff do not anticipate that the proposed amendment will result in any increase in waste arriving at the Commissioners Street Transfer Station above the allowable limit of 200,000 tonnes per year, as stated in the current Certificate of Approval, but will ultimately provide improved flexibility to receive and transfer materials, as required, to meet both short-term and long-term disposal objectives, at the lowest costs and with reduced environmental impact on the surrounding community; and recommending that this report be received for information.

2.LESTER B. PEARSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-

NOISE MONITORING STUDY -

TERMS OF REFERENCE AND COST ESTIMATE

DEPUTATION ITEM - SCHEDULED FOR 10:30 A.M.

(DEFERRED FROM LAST MEETING)

Commissioner of Works and

Emergency Services

(December 22, 1998)

Respecting a study to address the concerns of Toronto residents within the Lester B. Pearson International Airport operating area with respect to the noise impact resulting from the airport operation; and recommending that:

(1)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be authorized to engage a consultant to carry out a study as outlined in the proposed terms of reference shown in this report at an estimated cost of $25,000.00, subject to approval of Council and the 1999 Budget process; and

(2)the Greater Toronto Airports Authority be requested to reimburse the City for this expense.

2a.Ms. Lorrie McKee, Executive Manager,

Government Relations,

Greater Toronto Airports Authority

(January 13, 1999)

Requesting that consideration of the staff report be deferred as a deputation item; and inviting Councillors and City staff to tour their Noise Management Office.

COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS.

3.YARDS RATIONALIZATION UPDATE.

(DEFERRED FROM LAST MEETING)

Commissioner of Works and

Emergency Services

(January 11, 1999)

Providing an update on the status of the yard rationalization study, and a listing of Works and Emergency Services locations that are surplus to the Department's operating requirements, in response to the request of the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee for a report on the impact of the closure of the yard locations; and recommending that this report be received for information.

4.LIQUOR AND WINE CONTAINERS.

Commissioner of Works and

Emergency Services

(January 25, 1999)

Responding to requests from the Committee at its last meeting for further information on a proposal submitted by the Toronto Environmental Alliance and other issues concerning wine and liquor containers and promotion of a deposit/return system; advising that the proposal by TEA, r/Works and Canadian Bottle Recyclers for a refillable wine bottle depot collection program has merit, particularly if it can be operated cost-effectively (i.e., costs covered by revenues), and would provide residents the option of having their discarded wine bottles reused instead of recycled and provide jobs for hard-to-employ persons; noting, however, that the proposal is in the preliminary stages and requires further investigation to determine whether such a program is sustainable, and that staff will continue working with the project proponents and report back to the Committee; further advising that funding was not specifically allocated in the 1998 or 1999 budgets for the promotion of deposit/return for wine and liquor containers, and therefore would have to be pulled from other program areas to promote a wine bottle depot collection program, but reviewing a number of promotional activities that could be undertaken at little or not cost by combining them with existing initiatives; reviewing the advertising budget that would be required to effectively educate the public about a new deposit/return system, and concluding that a budget of $700,000.00 would be the minium required; and recommending that this report be received for information.

5.STATUS REPORT - STORM WATER GROUP.

Verbal report from Chair, Storm Water Group.

6.IMPLEMENTATION OF 100 PERCENT BIOSOLIDS

BENEFICIAL REUSE PROGRAM - MAIN TREATMENT PLANT.

Report to follow.

ANY OTHER MATTERS.