TABLE OF CONTENTS
REPORTS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES
AND OTHER COMMITTEES
As Considered by
The Council of the City of Toronto
on March 2, 3 and 4, 1999
WORKS AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE
REPORT No. 2
1Works Best Practices Program and Projected Staffing Levels -Water and Wastewater Services Division
2Proposed Amendment to Provisional Certificate of Approval for Commissioners Street Transfer Station
3Main Treatment Plant - Environmental Assessment Mediation Process (Wards 25 and 26)
4Other Items Considered by the Committee
City of Toronto
REPORT No. 2
OF THE WORKS AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE
(from its meeting on February 10, 1999,
submitted by Councillor Betty Disero, Chair)
As Considered by
The Council of the City of Toronto
on March 2, 3 and 4, 1999
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Works Best Practices Program and
Projected Staffing Levels -
Water and Wastewater Services Division
(City Council on March 2, 3 and 4, 1999, received this Clause and took no action on Recommendations Nos. (2), (3), (4)
and (5) of the Works and Utilities Committee, and adopted the following recommendations:
"It is recommended that:
(1)City Council reaffirm continuance of the Works Best Practices Program in the Water and Wastewater Services
Division;
(2)there be no staff layoffs, as a direct result of the Works Best Practices Program in those sections of the Water and
Wastewater Services Division where the program is being implemented, until December 31, 2000;
(3)Councillor Altobello be appointed as the Chair of the Works Best Practices Program Work Group;
(4)the Chair of the Works and Utilities Committee be appointed to the Works Best Practices Program Work Group as an
alternate voting member;
(5)Local 416 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) be allowed to add a third representative to the Works
Best Practices Program Work Group, as an alternate for either of the existing two voting members;
(6)Local 79 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) be allowed to add an alternate voting member to the
Works Best Practices Program Work Group;
(7)the Works Best Practices Program Work Group be requested to submit a report to Council, through the Works and
Utilities Committee, on:
(a)the current status of staffing levels relative to projected program targets;
(b)an evaluation of the Training/Incentive Program investment costs, current results and the viability of recommended
targets and goals; and
(c)staffing reallocations to date, including job transfers within the Corporation;
(8)the Works Best Practices Program Work Group be requested to submit a report to Council for its meeting to be held
on April 13, 1999, through the Works and Utilities Committee, on how those employees who wish to be retrained can be
facilitated and how this can be achieved before the change of legislation;
(9)all present employees of the Water and Wastewater Services Division, regardless of educations levels, be offered
appropriate training and be included in any Human Resources Plan;
(10)the Executive Director of Human Resources be requested to:
(a)submit a report to the Corporate Services Committee, as soon as possible, on a corporate redeployment strategy and
policy; and
(b)submit a report to the next meeting of the Works Best Practices Program Work Group on the status of such strategy
and policy;
(11)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to submit a report to Council for its meeting to be
held in November, 1999, through the Works Committee, on the Human Resources Plan, including what, if any, layoffs are
contemplated for the year 2000;
(12)the City Clerk be requested to provide Secretariat support to the Works Best Practices Program Work Group; and
(13)the following motion be referred to the City Auditor for report thereon to the next regular meeting of City Council to
be held on April 13, 1999, through the Audit Committee, on the advisability of taking the action recommended therein and
the anticipated costs related thereto:
Moved by Councillor Mahood:
'It is recommended that the City Auditor be requested to perform a value for money audit on the consultant services for
this program.' ")
(Note:Recommendation No. (1) of the Works and Utilities Committee was ruled out of order and accordingly, Council
took no action with respect thereto.)
The Works and Utilities Committee recommends that:
(1)City Council take a clear position that there will be no privatization of Water Pollution Control or Water
Supply in the City of Toronto;
(2)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be instructed not to tender any further work or extend
any of the consulting contracts until the Works Best Practices Program Work Group review is completed;
(3)no further action be taken to implement the Works Best Practices Program until the Works Best Practices
Program Work Group review is completed;
(4)the composition of the Works Best Practices Program Work Group be amended by adding thereto the
following Councillors:
-Councillor Betty Disero; and
-Councillor Tom Jakobek; and
(5)the City Clerk be requested to provide Secretariat support to the Work Group.
The Works and Utilities Committee reports having directed that:
(1)the Works Best Practices Program Work Group be requested to:
(i)review and report back to the Works and Utilities Committee as soon as possible on stopping the contract with E.M.A.
Consulting and others;
(ii)engage the Auditor and Treasurer to fully review all costs, capital, operating and reserve, and savings from the Works
Best Practices Program, and report back to the Works and Utilities Committee at its next or a special meeting;
(iii)develop a strategy to suspend the staffing reductions projected for the Water Pollution Control and Water Supply
Divisions of the Works and Emergency Services Department until the Work Group's review is completed;
(iv)appoint a Chair of the Work Group at its next meeting;
(v)submit to the Works and Utilities Committee any budget that they may require to be funded from the Works and
Emergency Services Capital Budget; and
(vi)submit to the Works and Utilities Committee progress reports every two months, commencing with the meeting of
the Committee scheduled to be held on March 24, 1999;
(2)the Chief Administrative Officer be requested to submit a report to the Corporate Services Committee on a corporate
re-deployment strategy during this period of position reduction across the Corporation, with a specific program that would
ensure that any employee being offered an early exit package, or whose position may be phased out, be accommodated if at
all possible; and
(3)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to provide the opportunity for all Councillors to
meet with staff at various Works sites, by April 1999.
The Works and Utilities Committee submits the following communication (February 3, 1999) from Mr. Bob Toop,
National Representative, Toronto Civic Employees' Union, Local 416:
Please find enclosed a copy of a letter from R.M. Pickett, Director, Water Protection Services, with respect to projected
staffing levels. Also, please find enclosed a letter from Brian Cochrane to Mayor Mel Lastman.
The distribution of this information throughout the Water and Wastewater Services Division has caused extreme concern
amongst the workers. We would appreciate having this matter placed on the agenda for the upcoming Works and Utilities
Committee meeting on February 10, 1999, in order that we may make representations with respect to the adverse effect this
is having on the workers.
I would appreciate a confirmation at your earliest opportunity. Should you require additional information, do not hesitate to
contact me.
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The following persons appeared before the Works and Utilities Committee in connection with the foregoing matter:
-Mr. Brian Cochrane, President, and Mr. Bob Toop, National Representative, Toronto Civic Employees' Union, Local
416, and submitted material with respect thereto; and
-Councillor Olivia Chow, Downtown.
(A copy of each of the attachments to the foregoing communication has been forwarded to all Members of Council with the
supplementary agenda for the Works and Utilities Committee meeting of February 10, 1999, and a copy thereof is on file in
the office of the City Clerk.)
(City Council on March 2, 3 and 4, 1999, had before it, during consideration of the foregoing Clause, the following
communications from Ms. Elizabeth Brubaker, Executive Director, Environment Probe:
(i)(undated) forwarding a presentation and supporting documentation pertaining to the Works Best Practices Program,
as submitted by the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services; and
(ii)(February 26, 1999) forwarding an article entitled, "Toronto Water Fight" and granting authority, as the author of
such article, for distribution of same to the Members of Council.)
(City Council also had before it, during consideration of the foregoing Clause, presentation material and supporting
documentation pertaining to the Works Best Practices Program, as submitted by the Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services.)
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Proposed Amendment to Provisional
Certificate of Approval for
Commissioners Street Transfer Station
(City Council on March 2, 3 and 4, 1999, deferred consideration of this Clause to the next regular meeting of City Council
to be held on April 13, 1999.)
The Works and Utilities Committee recommends that the City not apply for the amendment to the Provisional
Certificate of Approval for the Commissioners Street Transfer Station to allow for 24-hour-a-day container loading
operations.
The Works and Utilities Committee reports, for the information of Council, having requested the Commissioner of Works
and Emergency Services to:
(1)submit a report to the Committee on:
(i)the issues raised in the communication dated February 5, 1999, from Mr. Peter Smith, Co-Chair, Public Liaison
Committee - 400 Commissioners Street, and Co-Chair, Portlands Citizen Action Committee, and in particular on:
-the hopper management approach;
-the door closure strategy;
-the issue of overloaded trucks;
-outdoor storage of recyclables on site;
-tracking of garbage down ramps and into the street; and
-diversion strategies that would divert waste from the Commissioners Street Transfer Station to other under utilized
transfer stations; and
(ii)transfer station utilization rates;
(2)consult with the Medical Officer of Health with respect to a study of air quality standards being conducted in the area
to determine if the Terms of Reference can be amended to also examine the air quality related to the transfer station; and
(3)forward his previous report respecting the waste haulage contract to interested parties.
The Works and Utilities Committee submits the following report (January 26, 1999) from the Commissioner of
Works and Emergency Services:
Purpose:
The purpose of this report is to provide the rationale behind a proposal to amend the Provisional Certificate of Approval for
the Commissioners Street Transfer Station to allow for 24 hour-a-day container loading operations.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
None.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that this report be received for information.
Council Reference/Background/History:
At its meeting held on June 15 and 16, 1992, City Council adopted Clause No. 58 of Report No. 10 of the City Services
Committee entitled "Proposed Solid Waste Transfer Station at 400 Commissioners Street (Ward 8)". The report
recommended "that the Ontario Ministry of the Environment's Acting Director for Central Region be advised that the City
of Toronto has no objections to the draft Amendment to the Provisional Certificate of Approval to Metropolitan Toronto to
operate a Solid, Non-hazardous Waste Transfer Facility at 400 Commissioners Street". Provisional Certificate of Approval
No. A210615 for a Waste Disposal Site (Transfer) at 400 Commissioners Street was subsequently issued on September 28,
1992.
Discussion and Justification:
Condition No. 3 of Provisional Certificate of Approval (C of A) No. A210615, which permits the transfer of up to 200,000
tonnes of nonhazardous solid waste per year at 400 Commissioners Street in Toronto, states that "Metro (the City) shall
conduct transfer container loading operations at the site between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., daily excluding Sundays." In
response to concerns raised by the public at the Commissioners Street Transfer Station Public Liaison Committee, and
pursuant to our objective of improving operating efficiencies, the staff propose to request an amendment to Provisional
Certificate of Approval No. A210615 to allow for transfer container loading operations 24 hours a day, seven days a week
in keeping with Condition No. 2 which already permits tipping operations at the site 24 hours a day and seven days a week.
In the near future, the City of Toronto will be required to secure short-term and/or long-term disposal capacity other than
the Keele Valley Landfill Site. This disposal capacity may result in longer haulage distances from the City's seven active
transfer stations. The current C of A for the Commissioners Street Transfer Station, with its container loading restriction,
eliminates any opportunities the City may have to transfer waste through the night during off-peak traffic hours.
Allowing for 24 hour-a-day, seven day-a-week container loading operations concurrent with hours of operation for tipping
presents the following opportunities:
(a)Putrescible restaurant and market waste received at the site, from night-time collections, would be loaded into transfer
vehicles and sent for disposal quicker, thereby reducing the potential for odours.
(b)Less storage of restaurant and market waste on the tipping floor would result in less tracking of material down the
ramp by collection vehicles exiting the transfer station.
(c)Some transfer vehicles could exit the site earlier each day thereby reducing traffic congestion at 6:00 a.m. at the site as
well as on the neighbouring roadways and highways during busy rush-hour traffic. Twenty-four hour-a-day container
loading operations will be especially useful during the dismantling of the Gardiner Expressway when temporary lane
closures and rerouting along Lakeshore Boulevard will result in a reduction in (commuter) vehicle access and egress in the
Port of Toronto area.
(d)Fewer transfer vehicles stopping and starting in heavy rush-hour traffic would result in less CO and CO2 emissions,
and conserve fuel.
The proposal to amend the Provisional Certificate of Approval for the Commissioners Street Transfer Station was
discussed, at length, at a recent Public Liaison Committee meeting. Representatives from the public did not cite any
specific objections to the proposal; however, they did ask that it be tabled at a Works and Utilities Committee meeting.
Conclusions:
We 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 C of A. We believe that the
removal of Condition No. 3, which currently restricts our container loading and waste transfer operations, will ultimately
provide us with improved flexibility to receive and transfer material, 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.
Contact Names:
Richard Butts, Director - Transfer, Processing and Disposal Operations
Solid Waste Management Services, Works and Emergency Services
Phone: 392-8286; Fax: 392-4754
E-mail: richard_butts@metrodesk.metrotor.on.ca.
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The Works and Utilities Committee further reports having also had before it during consideration of the foregoing matter a
communication (February 5, 1999) from Mr. Peter Smith, Co-Chair, Public Liaison Committee - 400 Commissioners
Street, and Co-Chair, Portlands Citizen Action Committee, stating that the community does not want 24-hour transfer
operations at this site; and outlining concerns with respect to the operation of the Commissioners Street Transfer Station.
The following persons appeared before the Works and Utilities Committee in connection with the foregoing matter:
-Ms. Elizabeth Borek, Lakeside Area Neighbourhoods Association, and submitted a communication with respect thereto;
-Mr. Peter Lukas, President, Showline Ltd.; and
-Ms. Linda Lynch, representing Harkow Recycling.
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Main Treatment Plant - Environmental Assessment
Mediation Process (Wards 25 and 26)
(City Council on March 2, 3 and 4, 1999, adopted this Clause, without amendment.)
The Works and Utilities Committee recommends the adoption of the following report (February 4, 1999) from the
Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services:
Purpose:
This report provides an update on the status of the Main Treatment Plant Environmental Assessment Mediation Process.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Funds for the mediator, Stephen Garrod, from the firm of Turkstra Mazza, in the amount of $48,000.00, are available in the
approved Capital Works Program, Account No. WP160-S20374.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that authority be granted to extend the Main Treatment Plant Environmental Assessment (MTP EA)
Mediation until March 12, 1999, and to increase the cost of mediation from $20,000.00 to $48,000.00 net G.S.T. rebate.
Council Reference/Background/History:
Clause No. 2 of Report No. 11 of The Works and Utilities Committee, adopted by City Council on December 16 and 17,
1998, approved the engagement of a mediator for the MTP EA, and requested that the mediation report be sent to the
Minister of the Environment no later than February 26, 1999. The mediation is attempting to resolve issues raised by nine
parties who have made submissions to the Minister of the Environment regarding the MTP EA.
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
As was stated in our previous report, the Department has engaged in the mediation process in order that we may arrive at a
satisfactory level of agreement and/or understanding between the City and each party that has made a submission to the
Minister, regarding outstanding issues related to the MTP EA document.
A third party mediator, Stephen Garrod, from the firm of Turkstra Mazza Associates, Lawyers, was engaged in December
1998. An initial meeting was held in December 1998 to allow all parties to outline their positions and to establish a
schedule of meetings.
Since the first week in January, all parties have been meeting a minimum of two days a week. These meetings are all-day
meetings and some extend into the evening.
Good progress is being made on the issues, however, it is felt that in order to address all the issues, a further two weeks
would be of benefit. This would extend the period of reporting from February 6, 1999, to March 12, 1999. The level of
effort to achieve this progress has also been greater than anticipated. The process has involved a greater number of
meetings than originally planned.
As previously stated, the goal of the mediation process to resolve and/or reduce the number of outstanding issues will
result in a quicker Minister review, and as well can avoid the need for a hearing.
Conclusions:
The mediation process for the MTP EA provides an opportunity to resolve issues with the nine parties that have made
submissions to the Minister of the Environment. While all issues may not be resolved, the undertaking will significantly
reduce the number of outstanding issues, which will assist the Ministry in their review of the MTP EA document and could
remove the need for a hearing or greatly reduce the scope on any hearing.
Given the progress that we have experienced in the current mediation, we would recommend a further two-week extension
to allow us to resolve as many issues as possible.
Contact Name:
Mr. R. M. Pickett, Director, Water Pollution Control
Telephone: (416) 392-8230; Fax: (416) 397-0908
e-mail: bob_pickett@metrodesk.metrotor.on.ca.
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Other Items Considered by the Committee
(City Council on March 2, 3 and 4, 1999, received this Clause, for information.)
(a)Lester B. Pearson International Airport -
Noise Monitoring Study -
Terms of Reference and Cost Estimate.
The Works and Utilities Committee reports having recommended to the Budget Committee:
(1)the adoption of the following report; and
(2)that the report be referred to the Greater Toronto Services Board for information:
(i)(December 22, 1998) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services 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.
(ii)(January 13, 1999) from Ms. Lorrie McKee, Executive Manager, Government Relations, Greater Toronto Airports
Authority, 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.
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The following persons appeared before the Works and Utilities Committee in connection with the foregoing matter:
-Mr. Steve Shaw, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Greater Toronto Airports Authority; and
-Ms. Sylvia Giovanella, Etobicoke Federation of Ratepayers' and Residents' Associations.
(b)Yards Rationalization Update.
The Works and Utilities Committee reports having received the following report, and having directed that it be
forwarded to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee, together with the following communication from
Councillor Irene Jones, Lakeshore - Queensway:
(i)(January 11, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Servicesproviding 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.
(ii)(February 9, 1999) from Councillor Irene Jones, Lakeshore - Queensway, forwarding correspondence regarding real
property in Ward 2 which is being declared surplus to the City's needs; and recommending that the lands referred to
therein, in particular the former Legion Road Sewage Treatment Plant and Grand Avenue Transfer Station which are
designated as Open Space, should not be sold, but rather given over to park use.
(c)Liquor and Wine Containers.
The Works and Utilities Committee reports having received the following report:
(January 25, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services 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 with 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 no 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.
(d)Status Report - Storm Water Group.
The Works and Utilities Committee reports having received a verbal report from Councillor Jack Layton,
Co-Chair, Storm Water Group, respecting the status of the Group's work.
(e)Implementation of 100 Percent Biosolids
Beneficial Reuse Program - Main Treatment Plant.
The Works and Utilities Committee reports having:
(A)recommended to the Budget Committee:
(1)the adoption of the following report, subject to amending Recommendation No. (6) to provide that the
Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be authorized to proceed with issuing the Request for Proposals
for the design/build of the biosolids loading and odour facilities and for plant heating at the Main Treatment Plant,
and report back to the Works and Utilities Committee;
(2)the adoption of the following recommendations embodied in the proposal before the Biosolids
Multi-Stakeholder Committee meeting on February 9, 1999, headed "Ongoing Public Participation Proposal for
Discussion at BMSC":
(i)that the consultant provide status reports on the design/build projects at the Main Treatment Plant to the Main
Treatment Plant Neighbourhood Liaison Committee (MTP NLC), with special attention to odour and building
design issues; and
(ii)that there be ongoing public involvement through the MTP NLC with respect to dryer/pelletizer construction
at the Main Treatment Plant, especially in regard to community aspects such as odour;
and that Councillors from Wards 25 and 26 be invited to attend the MTP NLC meetings during its consideration of
the design/build phase;
(3)that the Biosolids Multi-Stakeholder Committee and the Independent Review Committee be disbanded, and
the members thanked for their time and commitment; and
(4)that a Biosolids Management Plan Committee be established; and having referred the membership and terms
of reference to Councillor Bill Saundercook and the Environmental Task Force to consult with the Biosolids
Multi-Stakeholder Committee and report back thereon to the Works and Utilities Committee at its meeting
scheduled to be held on March 24, 1999; and having further recommended that:
(a)Members of Council with treatment plants in their ward be invited to attend and/or become members of the
Biosolids Management Plan Committee; and
(b)the Biosolids Management Plan Committee be co-chaired by a Member of Council and a citizen member;
(B)granted authority, in order to further the due diligence, for Councillors Bussin, Layton and McConnell as
members of the Biosolids Multi-Stakeholder Committee, accompanied by a consultant and/or staff member, to visit
USF's pelletizing facilities in Belgium and Spain, and meet with the local area elected officials and residents to
discuss their experience with the USF operation, prior to Council's consideration of this report at its meeting
scheduled to be held commencing on March 2, 1999, at a cost of approximately $19,000.00, with funding to be
accommodated in the current Biosolids Beneficial Use Program budget; and having requested that Council concur
in the action taken by the Works and Utilities Committee; and
(C)referred the following communication from Mr. Peter Leiss to the negotiating team for consideration:
(i)(February 8, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services recommending that:
(1)authority be granted to commence negotiations with and, if successfully concluded, enter into an agreement with
Terratec Environmental Ltd. (Terratec), for the transport, storage and direct land application of dewatered biosolids from
the Main Treatment Plant in accordance with Terratec's proposal dated December 16, 1998, such agreement to be for a
period of four years, for biosolids quantities up to a maximum of 28,000 dry tonnes per year with an expected minimum of
25,000 dry tonne per year at a cost of $107.00 per dry tonne of biosolids, on the terms and conditions as set out in this
report, the Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by the City, dated September 28, 1998, and otherwise on such terms and
conditions satisfactory to the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and in a form satisfactory to the City
Solicitor;
(2)authority be granted to commence negotiations with and, if successfully concluded, enter into an agreement with USF
Canada Inc. (USF) for the design, construction and commissioning of a biosolids pelletizing facility in accordance with
USF's proposal dated December 16, 1998, such facility to be located at the Main Treatment Plant at a lump sum price of
$22,235,959.00, on the terms and conditions as set out in this report, the RFP issued by the City dated September 28, 1998,
and otherwise on such terms and conditions satisfactory to the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and in a
form satisfactory to the City Solicitor;
(3)subject to finalizing the agreement in accordance with Recommendation No. (2), authority be granted to commence
negotiations with and, if successfully concluded, enter into an operations agreement with USF for the transportation,
marketing and distribution of up to a maximum of 28,000 dry tonnes per year of biosolids pellets with an expected
minimum of 25,000 dry tonnes per year of biosolids pellets at a cost of $13.35 per dry tonne, such agreement to be for a
period of 15 years, on the terms and conditions as set out in this report, the RFP issued by the City dated September 28,
1998, and otherwise on such terms and conditions satisfactory to the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and
in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor;
(4)subject to finalizing agreements in accordance with Recommendations Nos. (2), and (3), authority be granted to
negotiate with USF for the management and operation of the pelletization facility for a period of two years from the date of
successful commissioning of the pelletizing facility;
(5)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be authorized to short list a minimum of three firms to receive
the Request for Proposals for the provision of biosolids loading and odour control facilities at the Main Treatment Plant
(MTP), and to short list a minimum of three firms to receive the Request for Proposals for the provision of plant heating
facilities at the MTP based on criteria and procedures contained in this report;
(6)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services report to the next meeting of the Works and Utilities Committee
on the Request for Proposals for biosolids loading and odour control facilities at the MTP and Request for Proposals for
plant heating at the MTP;
(7)authorization be granted to add to the 1999-2003 Capital Works Program an amount of $76,600,000.00 net after GST
rebate for the Biosolids Beneficial Use Program; and
(ii)(February 4, 1999) from Mr. Peter Leiss, Executive Vice President, Toronto Civic Employees' Union, Local 416,
addressed to Councillors Betty Disero, Sandra Bussin, Tom Jakobek and Pam McConnell, setting out recommendations
with respect to the Biosolids Multi-Stakeholder Committee, and the implementation and operation of any application
program for the beneficial use of biosolids.
(iii)proposal entitled "Ongoing Public Participation Proposal for Participation at BMSC", which was before the Biosolids
Multi-Stakeholder Committee at its meeting on February 9, 1999.
(iv)(February 9, 1999) from Mr. Brian Gallaugher, Gallaugher Associates, forwarding excerpts from the Minutes of the
Biosolids Multi-Stakeholder Committee meeting held on February 9, 1999.
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The following persons appeared before the Works and Utilities Committee in connection with the foregoing matter:
-Ms. Gayle Christie, Gayle Christie Associates, and Mr. Daniel Boulanger, Berlie Technologies; and
-Mr. Wally McKinnon, Project Vice-President, USF Canada Inc.
(f)Responses to Councillor Layton's Proposals
Regarding the Solid Waste Management
Marketplace Engagement Process.
The Works and Emergency Services Committee reports having received the following report:
(February 2, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services providing responses to the proposals from
Councillor Jack Layton contained in a memorandum (December 2, 1998) to the Committee regarding the Solid Waste
Management Marketplace Engagement Process; and recommending that the report be received for information.
(g)Summary of Funding Requested for Stormwater
Management Projects in the 1999 Capital Budget.
The Works and Emergency Services Committee reports having received the following report:
(February 1, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services providing a consolidated list of stormwater
management projects for which funding is requested in 1999 through the Water and Wastewater Services 1999-2003
Capital Works Program; and recommending that this report be received for information.
(h)Rebate of Sewage Surcharge on the Water Rate
for Toronto District Heating Corporation (Ward 24).
The Works and Utilities Committee reports having received the following report:
(February 2, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services respecting a communication from
Councillors Dennis Fotinos and Ila Bossons that was before the Committee at its meeting on January 13, 1999, with respect
to a sewer surcharge rebate to the Toronto District Heating Corporation; advising that the Toronto District Heating
Corporation must apply to the Works and Emergency Services Department, Water and Wastewater Services Division, for a
sewer surcharge rebate, at which time staff will review their application to see if they qualify for a rebate; further advising
that staff are working on a harmonized by-law to address rebates for both sewer surcharge and sewage service rates, which
will be the subject to a future report; and recommending that this report be received for information.
(i)Proposed Harmonization of Development Related Engineering Fees
for the City of Toronto, Works and Emergency Services Department.
The Works and Utilities Committee reports having recommended to the Budget Committee the adoption of the
following report:
(February 1, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services recommending that:
(1)authority be granted to the Works and Emergency Services Department to standardize and continue applying
engineering fees for development related engineering services, as shown in Schedule "A" of this report;
(2)the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
(j)Presentation of Proceeds from Bottle Drive to Fight Hunger.
The Works and Utilities Committee reports that Councillor Jack Layton introduced representatives of the groups
participating in the Bottle Drive to Fight Hunger, including the Toronto Environmental Alliance, Canadian Bottle
Recycling Inc., and Toronto Ambulance Services, and thanked the participants for their contribution; and that Mr.
Gord Perks, Toronto Environmental Alliance, and Mr. Liveo Camera, Canadian Bottle Recycling Inc., presented
cheques representing the proceeds of the Bottle Drive to the Daily Bread Food Bank and the Toronto Children's
Breakfast Club.
Respectfully submitted,
BETTY DISERO
Chair
Toronto, February 10, 1999
(Report No. 2 of The Works and Utilities Committee, including additions thereto, was adopted, as amended, by City
Council on March 2, 3 and 4, 1999.)
