|
|
 |
 |
|
| |
|
City of Toronto Council and Committees |
| |
|
All Council and Committee documents are available from the City of Toronto Clerk's office. Please e-mail clerk@toronto.ca.
|
| |
|
THE CITY OF TORONTO
Clerk's Department
Minutes of the Works and Utilities Committee
Wednesday, May 20, 1998
The Works and Utilities Committee met on Wednesday, May 20, 1998, in Committee Room A, 2nd
Floor, Metro Hall, Toronto, commencing at 9:40 a.m.
Members Present:
Councillor Betty Disero, Chair
Councillor Gerry Altobello (afternoon only)
Councillor Lorenzo Berardinetti
Councillor Ila Bossons (afternoon only)
Councillor Sandra Bussin
Councillor Tom Jakobek
Councillor Jack Layton
Councillor Bill Saundercook
Councillor Sherene Shaw
Councillor David Shiner
Councillor Michael Walker
Regrets:
Mayor Mel Lastman
Also Present:
Councillor Mario Giansante
Councillor David Miller
Confirmation of Minutes.
On motion by Councillor Shiner, the Minutes of the meeting of the Works and
Utilities Committee held on April 22, 1998, were confirmed.
78. Cleaning and Cement Mortar Relining of
Existing Water Mains, Scarborough District -
Contract No. 17-98, Phase II.
The Committee had before it a report (May 6, 1998) from the Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services recommending that:
(1) Contract No. 17-98, for the cleaning and cement mortar relining of cast iron water
mains in the Scarborough District, be awarded to Fer-Pal Construction Limited, for
the Total Price of $1,718,522.72 including the Goods and Services Tax; and
(2) the appropriate City officials be authorized to take the necessary action to give
effect thereto.
The Committee recommended to Council the adoption of the aforementioned
report.
(Clause No. 3, Report No. 5)
79. Cleaning and Cement Mortar Relining of
Existing Water Mains, Scarborough District -
Contract No. 18-98, Phase III.
The Committee had before it a report (May 6, 1998) from the Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services recommending that:
(1) Contract No. 18-98, for the cleaning and cement mortar relining of cast iron water
mains in the Scarborough District, be awarded to Fer-Pal Construction Limited, for
the Total Price of $1,637,132.10 including the Goods and Services Tax; and
(2) the appropriate City officials be authorized to take the necessary action to give
effect thereto.
The Committee recommended to Council the adoption of the aforementioned
report.
(Clause No. 4, Report No. 5)
80. Wastewater Treatment Agreement with
Region of Peel - Outstanding Claim.
The Committee had before it a report (May 4, 1998) from the Interim Functional Lead for
Water and Wastewater respecting settlement of an outstanding claim with the Region of Peel
for wastewater treatment services rendered since January 1976, for which billing was not
instituted as the agreement with respect thereto was not executed; and recommending that
staff be authorized to process payment to the Region of Peel in the amount of $689,973.34
for the treatment of wastewater for the period from January 1, 1976, to December 31, 1997,
the calculation being based on the estimated flows and applicable rates for each year.
The Committee recommended to Council the adoption of the aforementioned
report.
(Clause No. 5, Report No. 5)
81. Forfeiture of Tender Deposit.
The Committee had before it a report (May 14, 1998) from the Interim Functional Lead for
Water and Wastewater recommending that:
(1) the City of Toronto Council reconfirm the decision that Cambridge Landscaping Inc.
forfeit the $62,597.00 tender deposit as a result of their inability to fulfill
the terms of the contract which recommendation was embodied in Report No. 13 of
the Administrative Committee as adopted by Scarborough Council on June 24, 1997;
and
(2) an appropriate staff representative from the Works and Emergency Services
Department be directed to attend the Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre on
June 25, 1998, at 2:00 p.m. and have full and final authority to settle the
dispute, if so advised by the City Solicitor.
The Committee recommended to Council the adoption of the aforementioned
report.
(Clause No. 8, Report No. 5)
82. Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreement -
Canada Custom Slaughtering Inc.
The Committee had before it a report (May 6, 1998) from the Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services 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.
On motion by Councillor Shiner, the Committee deferred consideration of the
aforementioned report until its next meeting, scheduled to be held on June
17, 1998, with a request that the Commissioner of Works and Emergency
Services submit a report to such meeting on whether a clause can be
inserted in Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreements to permit the City to
request companies to suspend discharging overstrength effluents at
particular times.
(Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services; c: Interim Functional Lead
for Water and Wastewater - May 20, 1998)
(Clause No. 9(e), Report No. 5) DEFERRED
83. Old Landfill Site Survey and Remediation Programs.
The Committee had before it a report (May 7, 1998) from the Interim Functional Lead for
Solid Waste Management recommending that:
(1) Council adopt a proactive approach to addressing the risks and issues associated
with all old landfill sites across the City;
(2) staff proceed to expand existing Metro and Scarborough programs by conducting
initial site assessments and proceeding through to the development of remedial
options and action plan reports for known or suspected old landfill sites in other
Districts;
(3) staff report back starting in 1999 on the risk evaluation and site status, and
identify whether any remedial action needs to be accelerated and included in the
capital program or funded from alternate sources; and
(4) all technical and professional support required be supplied from within existing
staff where possible, with outside consultants to be engaged to conduct non-
intrusive investigations and report on risks.
Councillor Saundercook moved the adoption of the aforementioned report; and
further that the Porter site in the York District be treated as a priority
due to its proximity to a school.
Councillor Shiner moved that the Commissioner of Works and Emergency
Services, in conjunction with other appropriate departments, be requested
to submit a report to the Committee within three months with an interim
list of old landfill sites.
Upon the question of the adoption of the foregoing motions, they were
carried.
(Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services; c: Interim Functional Lead
for Solid Waste Management - May 20, 1998)
(Clause No. 6, Report No. 5)
84. Status and Reconfirmation of Storm Water Group.
The Committee again had before it a revised communication (April 21, 1998) from Ms. Joyce
McLean, City of Toronto Storm Water Group, respecting the background and status of the
Storm Water Group, formed as an advisory group to the former City of Toronto in October
1996, pursuant to an Exemption Order issued by the Minister of Environment and Energy for
the Western Beaches Storage Tunnel Environmental Assessment; and recommending that:
(1) City Council adopt the Committee Report and its recommendations as previously
adopted by Toronto City Council in the July 14, 1997 minutes;
(2) City Council reinstate the Storm Water Group as the City s primary advisory
Committee on storm water management with:
- the appointment of one or more City Councillors as chair(s);
- the reappointment of current members, and additional members to be
considered to reflect the wider constituency of the new city; and
- staff resources, including administration services, from Parks and
Recreation, Works and Emergency Services, and Urban Development and
Planning, to be allocated to the Committee; and
(3) the Storm Water Group meet with and coordinate planning and information with the
(former Metro) Wet Weather Master Planning process, and report back to the Works
and Utilities Committee.
The Committee also had before it a report (May 5, 1998) from the Interim Functional Lead
for Water and Wastewater recommending that:
(1) the Storm Water Group, established by the former City of Toronto for the purpose
of developing new and innovative methods of diverting storm water runoff from the
sewer system, continue their work on an interim basis with the Terms of Reference
as approved by the former Council of the City of Toronto and with current
membership and staff support as required until the review process and
rationalization of the existing Environmental Committees and Environmental Task
Force have been completed; and
(2) one or two City Councillors be appointed as interim Chair/Co-Chairs of the Storm
Water Group.
The following persons appeared before the Committee in connection with the foregoing
matter:
- Ms. Joyce McLean, City of Toronto Storm Water Group; and
- Councillor David Miller, High Park.
Councillor Layton moved that the Committee:
(I) recommend to Council the adoption of:
(a) Recommendation No. (1) of the aforementioned report
dated May 5, 1998, from the Interim Functional Lead
for Water and Wastewater, viz:
(1) the Storm Water Group, established by the
former City of Toronto for the purpose of
developing new and innovative methods of
diverting storm water runoff from the sewer
system, continue their work on an interim
basis with the Terms of Reference as approved
by the former Council of the City of Toronto
and with current membership and staff support
as required until the review process and
rationalization of the existing Environmental
Committees and Environmental Task Force have
been completed;
and further recommend to Council that the membership of the
group be expanded to include representatives from elsewhere
in the City, and that Members of Council be invited to
suggest names of citizens who could participate; and
(b) Recommendation No. (3) embodied in the communication dated
April 21, 1998, from the City of Toronto Storm Water Group,
viz:
(3) the Storm Water Group meet with and
coordinate planning and information with the
(former Metro) Wet Weather Master Planning
process and report back to the Works and
Utilities Committee. ; and
(II) recommend to the Striking Committee that Councillors Layton and
Saundercook be appointed as the interim Co-Chairs of the Storm
Water Group.
Councillor Shaw moved that the City Clerk be requested to provide
clarification of the role of the Special Committee to Review the Final
Report of the Toronto Transition Team and other Committees with respect to
the appointments process.
Councillor Jakobek moved that the foregoing motion by Councillor Shaw be
referred to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee.
Upon the question of the adoption of the foregoing motions by Councillors
Layton and Jakobek, they were carried.
(Striking Committee; Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee;
c: Councillor Jack Layton; Councillor Bill Saundercook; Councillor David
Miller; Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services; Interim Functional
Lead for Water and Wastewater; Ms. Joyce McLean - May 20, 1998)
(Clause No. 1, Report No. 5)
85. Tendering of Contract for Nine Hired Garbage Packers in
Scarborough Community Council Area.
The Committee had before it a report (May 8, 1998) from the Interim Functional Lead for
Solid Waste Management recommending that:
(1) three of the nine garbage packers traditionally contracted in the former City of
Scarborough be eliminated as a contracted service with the expiry of the current
contract on June 30, 1998;
(2) the contracted service for six garbage packers and associated staff be reported to
the Bid Committee for award to the low bidder;
(3) two surplus City-owned garbage packers be placed into service effective July 2,
1998, to be operated by members of CUPE Local 416 (368); and
(4) dependent upon the approval of Recommendations Nos. (1) to (3), the nine trucks
previously in service be reduced to eight.
Councillor Shiner moved that the sub-committee established to discuss with
the Union a strategy for tendering bulk lift waste collection contracts be
requested to include in its forthcoming report a process for facilitating
bids by the Union on work that is being considered for contracting out.
Councillor Berardinetti moved the adoption of the aforementioned report.
Upon the question of the adoption of the foregoing motions, they were
carried.
(Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services; Sub-Committee of Works and
Utilities Committee; c: Interim Functional Lead for Solid Waste Management -
May 20, 1998)
(Clause No. 7, Report No. 5)
86. Deep Lake Water Cooling Project.
The Committee again had before it a report (April 7, 1998) from the Interim Functional
Lead for Water and Wastewater providing an update on the status of the Deep Lake Water
Cooling Project; advising that the innovative project is expected to have environmental
and economic benefits to the City; further advising that a pre-design study and Class
Environmental Assessment is underway to allow public input and confirm project viability
while maintaining the security and integrity of the water supply system; and recommending
that this report be received for information.
The following persons appeared before the Committee in connection with the foregoing
matter:
- Mr. Tony O Donohue, President, Environmental Probe Ltd.;
- Mr. Greg Allen, Allen Kani & Associates, and submitted material with respect
thereto;
- Ms. Lois Corbett, Toronto Atmospheric Fund, and submitted material with respect
thereto;
- Mr. Alex Bystrin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto District Heating
Corporation; and
- Mr. Todd Wilcox, Vice-President - Sales, Toronto Hydro, and General Manager,
Northwind Toronto.
The Committee recessed at 10:55 a.m. to vacate the premises, having regard that a fire
alarm was sounded in the building.
The Committee reconvened at 11:16 a.m.
Members Present:
Councillor Betty Disero, Chair
Councillor Lorenzo Berardinetti
Councillor Sandra Bussin
Councillor Tom Jakobek
Councillor Jack Layton
Councillor Sherene Shaw
Councillor David Shiner
Councillor Michael Walker
The Committee resumed its consideration of the matter of the Deep Lake Water Cooling
Project.
Councillor Layton moved that:
(1) the aforementioned report be received;
(2) Councillor Dennis Fotinos, as Council s representative on the
Toronto District Heating Corporation, and Councillor Jack Layton,
as Council s representative on the Toronto Hydro-Electric
Commission, be requested to report periodically to the Committee on
the development and integration of the district cooling program
within the new City, and that the aforementioned Councillors also
consider strategies to involve the broader public; and
(3) the Environmental Task Force be requested to develop options and
recommendations which would phase out the use of the coal-fired
facility at the Lakeview Generating Station to be replaced with
sustainable energy strategies for the new City.
Councillor Shiner moved that the foregoing motion by Councillor Layton be
amended to provide that the Environmental Task Force be requested to submit
a report to the Committee on such options and recommendations.
Upon the question of the adoption of the foregoing motion by Councillor
Shiner, in amendment to the foregoing motion by Councillor Layton, it was
carried.
Upon the question of the adoption of the foregoing motion by Councillor
Layton, as amended, it was carried.
(Environmental Task Force; Councillor Dennis Fotinos; Councillor Jack
Layton; Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services; c: Interim Functional
Lead for Water and Wastewater; Interested Parties - May 20, 1998)
(Clause No. 9(a), Report No. 5)
87. Ontario Clean Air Alliance.
The Committee had before it a communication (April 30, 1998) from Mr. Jack Gibbons, Chair,
Ontario Clean Air Alliance, recommending that the City endorse the recommendation of the
Ontario Clean Air Alliance that the Government of Ontario implement the following
regulations with respect to all electricity generated or imported into Ontario:
(1) greenhouse gas emission caps which stabilize, at 1990 levels, the greenhouse gas
emissions associated with the production or sale of electricity in Ontario by the
year 2000, and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production
or sale of electricity in Ontario by more than 10 percent, relative to 1990
levels, by 2005;
(2) sulphur dioxide emission caps which reduce the sulphur dioxide emissions
associated with the production or sale of electricity in Ontario below
175 kilotonnes per year;
(3) nitrogen oxide emission caps which reduce the nitrogen oxide emissions associated
with the production or sale of electricity in Ontario below 38 kilotonnes per
year; and
(4) air toxic emission caps which reduce the air toxic emissions associated with the
production or sale of electricity in Ontario;
further recommending that the City join the Alliance; and forwarding a copy of the
Alliance s report entitled Electricity Competition and Clean Air .
The Committee also had before it a communication (December 23, 1997) from the former
Metropolitan Clerk advising that the former Metropolitan Council at its meeting held on
December 10 and 18, 1997, had before it a Motion by Councillor Layton, seconded by
Councillor Chow, respecting the creation by the Government of Ontario of a competitive
electricity market and endorsement of the recommendations of the Ontario Clean Air
Alliance as outlined therein; and advising that Council referred the aforementioned
Motion, together with a communication dated October 6, 1997, from the Chair, Ontario Clean
Air Alliance, to the appropriate Standing Committee of the new City of Toronto Council,
with a request that the Ontario Clean Air Alliance be invited to make a deputation to such
Committee when this matter is considered.
Mr. Jack Gibbons, Chair, Ontario Clean Air Alliance, appeared before the Committee in
connection with the foregoing matter.
On motion by Councillor Layton, the Committee endorsed, in principle, the
recommendations embodied in the aforementioned communication from the
Ontario Clean Air Alliance, and requested that the recommendations and
membership be referred to the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services
for a report to the Committee, in a timely fashion, in conjunction with the
report being prepared on anti-smog initiatives.
(Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services; Mr. Jack Gibbons;
c: Councillor Jack Layton - May 20, 1998)
(Clause No. 9(b), Report No. 5)
At this point in the proceedings, Councillor Shiner moved that the
Committee now recess to meet privately to consider legal matters respecting
the waste transport and disposal contract with the Browning-Ferris
Industries Group of Companies, and the agreement with Consumers Gas for the
use of abandoned gas mains for telecommunications purposes, in accordance
with subsection 55(7) of the Municipal Act, which was carried.
The Committee recessed at 11:40 a.m. to meet in camera to consider the foregoing matters.
Members Present:
Councillor Betty Disero, Chair
Councillor Lorenzo Berardinetti
Councillor Sandra Bussin
Councillor Tom Jakobek
Councillor Jack Layton
Councillor Sherene Shaw
Councillor David Shiner
Councillor Michael Walker
The Committee reconvened in public session at 12:00 noon.
Members Present:
Councillor Betty Disero, Chair
Councillor Lorenzo Berardinetti
Councillor Sandra Bussin
Councillor Tom Jakobek
Councillor Jack Layton
Councillor Sherene Shaw
Councillor Michael Walker
88. Legal Matter Respecting Waste Transport
and Disposal Contract with Browning-Ferris
Industries Group of Companies.
The Committee again had before it a confidential report (March 18, 1998) from the City
Solicitor respecting the waste transport and disposal contract with the Browning-Ferris
Industries (BFI) group of companies.
On motion by Councillor Berardinetti, the Committee received the
aforementioned confidential report.
(Clause No. 9(d), Report No. 5)
89. Use of Abandoned (Decommissioned) Gas Mains
for Telecommunications Purposes -
Agreement with Consumers Gas.
The Committee had before it a communication (April 21, 1998) from the City Clerk advising
that City Council, at its meeting held on April 16, 1998, had before it Clause No. 11 of
Report No. 3 of The Works and Utilities Committee, headed Use of Abandoned
(Decommissioned) Gas Mains for Telecommunications Purposes - Agreement with Consumers
Gas , wherein it recommended the adoption of a report dated March 11, 1998, from the
Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services which recommended 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;
and further advising that Council directed that the aforementioned Clause be struck out
and referred back to the Works and Utilities Committee, with a request that the
Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services submit a further report to the Committee
outlining a comprehensive policy for the use of public rights-of-way for the development
of a telecommunications infrastructure network.
The Committee also had before it a report (May 14, 1998) from the Commissioner of Works
and Emergency Services responding to the request from City Council for a report outlining
a comprehensive policy for the use of public rights-of-way for the development of a
telecommunications infrastructure network; and recommending that Clause No. 11 of Report
No. 3 of The Works and Utilities Committee, recommending that the City enter into an
agreement with Consumers Gas Company Limited to permit the refurbishment and use of
abandoned (decommissioned) gas mains within public road allowances as a conduit structure,
be approved.
On motion by Councillor Walker, on behalf of Councillor Shiner, the
Committee:
(1) again recommended to Council the adoption of the aforementioned
report dated March 11, 1998, from the Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services; and
(2) requested that where there is no existing agreement in place, the
Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to submit
a report to the Committee on any requests by cable companies to
install new equipment prior to approval, and on an overall plan for
such installations.
(Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services - May 20, 1998)
(Clause No. 2, Report No. 5)
The Committee recessed at 12:05 p.m. for lunch.
The Committee reconvened at 2:05 p.m.
Members Present:
Councillor Betty Disero, Chair
Councillor Gerry Altobello
Councillor Lorenzo Berardinetti
Councillor Ila Bossons
Councillor Sandra Bussin
Councillor Tom Jakobek
Councillor Jack Layton
Councillor Bill Saundercook
Councillor Sherene Shaw
Councillor David Shiner
Councillor Michael Walker
90. Beneficial Use of Main Treatment Plant s Processed
Biosolids and Termination of Incineration.
The Committee again had before it a communication (March 12, 1998) from the City Clerk
forwarding for information and any attention deemed necessary, Clause No. 1 contained in
Report No. 2 of The Works and Utilities Committee, headed Beneficial 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.:
(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; .
The Committee also again had before it a report (March 16, 1998) from the Commissioner of
Works and Emergency Services providing information on the feasibility of initiating
100 percent beneficial reuse of biosolids processed at the Main Treatment Plant (MTP) by
January 1, 1999, as recommended by the Committee at its meeting on February 11, 1998, and
outlining the related plan of action; advising that a start date of January 1, 1999, for
100 percent beneficial reuse of the MTP processed biosolids is possible but not
recommended, and that the total net cost to achieve this start date could reach up to
$25,000,000.00 over a three-year period, in addition to the presently undetermined cost to
design and install a permanent beneficial biosolids reuse management system; further
advising that such a biosolids reuse program should be implemented in stages based on the
long-term plan outlined in Clause No. 1 of Report No. 2 of The Works and Utilities
Committee from its meeting on February 11, 1998, which included a workshop in the spring
of 1998, the preparation of a draft strategy document in the summer of 1998, and
investigation of further demonstration projects through an initial Expression of Interest
and finally through a Request for Proposals, with confirmation of the Terms of Reference
and recommendations to be brought to Council for approval in early 1999; and recommending
continuation of a staged biosolids beneficial reuse program presently being developed,
which has as its goal full beneficial implementation by the year 2005, as stated in the
approved MTP Environmental Assessment document.
The Committee also had before it a report (April 6, 1998) from the Commissioner of Works
and Emergency Services respecting the status of the beneficial utilization of the Main
Treatment Plant s processed biosolids, as requested by the Committee at its meeting held
on February 11, 1998; advising that the contract with Terratec Environmental Inc. for
utilization of biosolids for agricultural use over a five-year period starting in mid-1997
is progressing satisfactorily and as planned, with the contractor continuing to store the
dewatered sludge in his expanded storage facility for removal during the summer months,
and that the company utilizes up to 17,0090 dry tonnes per year of the MTP biosolids;
further advising that the other contract with Harbour Remediation & Transfer Inc., for the
alkaline stabilization of 10,000 dry tonnes per year of biosolids at their 97
Commissioners Street facility and utilization of the end product for mine tailing
remediation, is presently on hold due to the odour problem encountered in 1997; noting
that the odour problem is now being addressed and is expected to be resolved by the end of
November 1998, when the contractor should resume its processing of the MTP biosolids; and
recommending that this report be received for information.
The Committee also had before it a report (April 7, 1998) from the Commissioner of Works
and Emergency Services respecting measures being taken to ensure that odours are monitored
and reduced, as requested by the Committee at its meeting on February 11, 1998, and
reviewing the history and operational information related to the biosolids loading
building at the Main Treatment Plant; and recommending that this report be received for
information.
The Committee also had before it a report (May 15, 1998) from the Commissioner of Works
and Emergency Services recommending that:
(1) the Works and Utilities Committee endorse the preliminary three-year Water
Pollution Control capital works budget, within the five-year capital works plan to
be initiated in late summer or early fall 1998, in order to provide the necessary
capital resources to provide capital funding through the municipal water rate, for
the 100 percent biosolids beneficial reuse program and the ceasing of incineration
at the Main Treatment Plant;
and further recommending that authority be given to the Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services to:
(2) request proposals for the direct land application of up to 26,000 tonnes per year
of biosolids from the Main Treatment Plant, over a five-year duration, with a
program start date no later than 24 months following the contract(s) award, the
request for proposals to require suppliers to identify winter storage needs and
associated costs;
(3) expand the Harbour Remediation & Transfer Inc. contract, subject to successful
demonstration of their plant s operating capability related to odour control;
(4) request proposals for back-up capacity at landfills currently licensed to receive
and dispose of sewage sludge in order to avoid the need to use incineration as a
back-up method;
(5) bring forward a recommendation to the Works and Utilities Committee for the award
of a design/build contract for a permanent truck loading facility capable of
handling 53,000 dry tonnes of biosolids per year at the Main Treatment Plant, to
allow shipping of the plant s total biosolids production (in sludge cake form)
within 24 months following the contract award;
(6) bring forward a recommendation to the Works and Utilities Committee for the award
of a design/build contract for an odour control facility at the Main Treatment
Plant, that is operational within 24 months of the contract award;
(7) bring forward a recommendation to the Works and Utilities Committee for the award
of a design/build contract for a thermal drying facility at the Main Treatment
Plant, sized to process up to 10,000 dry tonnes per year, and to award a five-year
contract for the marketing of the production of the thermal drying facility;
(8) report on the associated business cases to replace the heat previously provided
through incineration of sewage sludge through: (i) construction of a stand-alone
boiler design and installation program; (ii) construction of co-generation
facilities; (iii) participation in a co-operative district heating and electrical
generation proposal with community partners that will meet the facility s heating
requirements; and (iv) fire the existing incinerators with digester gas and/or
natural gas to provide heat to the waste heat boilers;
(9) retain a consultant(s), satisfactory to the Commissioner of Works and Emergency
Services and the Chief Administrative Officer, to prepare the necessary Terms of
Reference for Request for Proposals and design/build contracts listed above in
Recommendations Nos. (2), (4), (5), (6), and (7), including the evaluation of
Request for Proposals and design/build contract submissions, and to prepare
business cases for the four options for the Main Treatment Plant s heating
requirements, identified above in Recommendation No. (8), at a cost not to exceed
$300,000.00 net after GST rebate;
(10) establish the Biosolids Multi-Stakeholder Committee to facilitate ongoing
involvement of citizens and other stakeholders in the development of a 100 percent
biosolids beneficial reuse program, to be chaired by an external public
participation practitioner, at a cost not to exceed $50,000.00 net after GST
rebate;
(11) retain a consulting firm, satisfactory to the Commissioner of Works and Emergency
Services and the Chief Administrative Officer in consultation with representatives
of the Biosolids Multi-Stakeholder Committee, to provide peer review of the
100 percent biosolids beneficial reuse implementation program, at a cost not to
exceed $100,000.00 net after GST rebate; and
(12) the appropriate officials be authorized to give effect thereto.
The Committee also had before it the following communications:
(i) (April 6, 1998) from the Co-Chairs, Main Treatment Plant Neighbourhood Liaison
Committee, advising that the Main Treatment Plant Neighbourhood Liaison Committee
met on March 26, 1998; and expressing the Committee s full support for the
implementation of the most expeditious plan possible to achieve 100 percent
beneficial reuse of biosolids from the Main Treatment Plant, ending incineration;
(ii) (April 17, 1998) from Mr. Colin Lambert, National Director, Health & Safety
Branch, Canadian Union of Public Employees, respecting the termination of
incineration of sewage sludge at the Main Treatment Plant; and requesting the
Committee to consider two main factors in its deliberations on this issue:
firstly, that the Committee must be absolutely certain that the sewage sludge is
not a hazardous waste; and secondly, that once the City s sewage is of sufficient
quantity and can be considered for beneficial use, the Committee insist that the
management of sewage sludge must be carried out by the public sector;
(iii) (April 20, 1998 and May 20, 1998) from Ms. Karey Shinn, Chair, Safe Sewage
Committee, submitting the following draft motion:
That Toronto Council, as the proponent of the Main Treatment Plant
Environmental Assessment, submitted to the Ministry of the Environment in
December 1997, under the old Metropolitan Council, submit the following
amendment to the Main Treatment Plant Environmental Assessment:
That plans to implement the preferred alternative of 100 percent
beneficial reuse of biosolids be understood to not request approval for
replacement of existing incinerators with state-of-the-art equipment,
either as a contingency or for the day-to-day disposal of sludges at the
Main Treatment Plant. ;
(iv) (April 21, 1998) from Ms. Margaret Blair, Lakeside Area Neighbourhoods
Association, requesting that the Committee and Council adopt a 100 percent
beneficial use plan which does not involve incineration, and the striking of a
multi-stakeholder committee; and recommending as a long-term measure that staff be
retrained in the latest technology for beneficial uses;
(v) (May 13, 1998) from Mr. Denis Casey, Acting President, Canadian Union of Public
Employees Local 79, forwarding a submission by Mr. Jim Chisholm, Chair,
Environment Committee, CUPE Local 79, and CUPE Local 79 Works Best Practices
Program Coordinator, entitled Precaution is Needed for Sewage Sludge Applications
to Agricultural Land ;
(vi) (May 19, 1998) from Dr. Stephen Connell, Toronto, Ontario, forwarding material
with respect to the implementation of a 100 percent biosolids beneficial reuse
program, including an article entitled Use of Reclaimed Water and Sludge in Food
Crop Production ;
(vii) (May 19, 1998) from Dr. Stephen Connell, Toronto, Ontario, raising questions with
respect to the implementation of a 100 percent biosolids beneficial reuse program
at the Main Treatment Plant; and requesting that written answers be given to his
questions;
(viii) (May 20, 1998) from Mr. Jody P. Amblard, President, Associated Industrial Controls
Ltd., recommending that the Committee entertain proposals for the independent
funding of a thermal drying facility by means of a project financing structure;
and
(ix) (May 20, 1998) from Ms. Karen Buck, Co-Chair, Main Treatment Plant Neighbourhood
Liaison Committee, submitting the comments and concerns of the Main Treatment
Plant Neighbourhood Liaison Committee with respect to the report dated May 15,
1998, from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services.
The following persons gave a presentation to the Committee in connection with the
foregoing matter, and filed a copy of such presentations:
- Mr. Lawson Oates, Manager, EA Co-ordination, Works and Emergency Services;
- Mr. Dick Kuchenrither, Black & Veatch; and
- Mr. R.M. Pickett, Director, Water Pollution Control Division, Works and Emergency
Services.
The following persons also gave presentations to the Committee in response to the
invitation of the Committee at its meeting on March 25, 1998:
- Mr. Len Yust, Consultant, and submitted material with respect thereto;
- Mr. Phil Sidhwa, President and Chief Executive Officer, Terratec Environmental
Ltd., and submitted material with respect thereto;
- Mr. Peter T. Commerford, Manager, Dryer Systems, Andritz-Ruthner, Inc.;
- Mr. R. Laird Smith, Senior Vice President, Engineering Services, Philip Utilities
Management Corporation, and Mr. Lyle Brenzil, Braemar Acres, and submitted
material with respect thereto;
- Mr. Grant Mills, Vice President - Technology, and Mr. Ray Wallin, President,
N-Viro Systems Canada Inc., and submitted material with respect thereto;
- Mr. Don Hoekstra, Prism Resource Management Limited;
- Mr. Ed Kroeker, Marketing Director, Thermo Tech Technologies Inc., and submitted
material with respect thereto;
- Ms. Virginia Grace, New England Fertilizer Company, and submitted material with
respect thereto; and
- Mr. Daniel Boulanger, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Berlie Technologies
Inc., and submitted material with respect thereto.
The following persons also appeared before the Committee in connection with the foregoing
matter:
- Dr. Stephen Connell, Toronto, Ontario;
- Ms. Elizabeth Borek, Lakeside Area Neighbourhoods Association (LANA), and filed a
submission with respect thereto; and
- Ms. Debra Kyles, Kleinburg, Ontario, and filed a submission with respect thereto.
Councillor Layton moved that:
(1) the aforementioned report dated May 15, 1998, be referred back to
the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services for revision in
light of submissions and comments presented at the Committee;
(2) the report be revised to include optional recommendations for a
one-year and a two-year phase-out of incineration;
(3) the results of equipment testing at the Harbour Remediation &
Transfer Inc. site be presented at the next meeting of the
Committee;
(4) the Biosolids Multi-Stakeholder Committee referred to in
Recommendation No. (10) of the aforementioned report be developed
in consultation with the Ward Councillors for the area and the
Chair of the Works and Utilities Committee, for consideration by
the Committee at its next meeting;
(5) the installation of digesters be reassessed in light of alternative
strategies for biosolids management, and that a cost/benefit
analysis be conducted in this regard;
(6) a solids train audit be conducted as recommended by Mr. Len Yust in
his deputation, and that the Commissioner of Works and Emergency
Services be requested to report further to the Committee on the
implementation of such an audit;
(7) funding to be provided in the amount of $400,000.00 for the
retention of consultants or staff respecting the preparation of a
Request for Proposals for the direct land application of biosolids
from the Main Treatment Plant, and to provide peer review of the
100 percent biosolids beneficial reuse implementation program, as
recommended in Recommendations Nos. (9) and (11) of the
aforementioned report dated May 15, 1998, from the Commissioner of
Works and Emergency Services, be recommended to the Budget
Committee;
(8) the consultant to provide peer review for the Biosolids
Multi-Stakeholder Committee be selected to the satisfaction of the
Committee as well as the Commissioner of Works and Emergency
Services and the Chief Administrative Officer;
(9) the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to
submit a report to the Committee on the following motion submitted
by Ms. Karey Shinn, Chair, Safe Sewage Committee:
That Toronto Council, as the proponent of
the Main Treatment Plant Environmental
Assessment, submitted to the Ministry of the
Environment in December 1997, under the old
Metropolitan Council, submit the following
amendment to the Main Treatment Plant
Environmental Assessment:
That plans to implement the preferred
alternative of 100 percent beneficial reuse
of biosolids be understood to not request
approval for replacement of existing
incinerators with state-of-the-art equipment,
either as a contingency or for the
day-to-day disposal of sludges at the Main
Treatment Plant. ; and
(10) all communications and submissions be referred to the Commissioner
of Works and Emergency Services for consideration and report
thereon to the Committee.
Councillor Bussin moved that the Commissioner of Works and Emergency
Services be requested to submit a report to the Committee on :
(1) a cost/benefit analysis of odour containment on a long and
short-term basis for the settlement tanks at the Main Treatment
Plant;
(2) discussions with Consumers Gas respecting the matter of boiler
capacity; and
(3) the utilization of the Humber and Highland Creek Treatment Plants.
Councillor Layton, on behalf of Councillor Bossons, moved that the
Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to provide to the
Committee the additional information requested by Councillor Bossons and
submitted in writing by her.
Councillor Jakobek moved that the foregoing motion by Councillor Layton be
amended to provide that the aforementioned report dated May 15, 1998, be
referred back to the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services with the
following directions:
(1) that the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested
to submit a report to the next meeting of the Committee on
expanded/new biosolids facilities at the Main and Humber Treatment
Plants;
(2) that the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services report on the
timing of a proposal call for such facilities this summer; and
(3) that the proposal call include a one-to-two-year maximum build-out
for the full operation of 100 percent beneficial use of biosolids.
Upon the question of the adoption of the foregoing motions, they were
carried.
The following is the action therefore taken by the Committee:
The Committee:
(1) referred the report dated May 15, 1998, back to the Commissioner of
Works and Emergency Services for revision in light of submissions
and comments presented at the Committee, with the following
directions:
(i) that the report be revised to include optional
recommendations for a one-year and a two-year phase-out of
incineration;
(ii) that the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be
requested to report to the Committee at its next meeting,
scheduled to be held on June 17, 1998, on:
(a) expanded/new biosolids facilities at the Main and
Humber Treatment Plants;
(b) the timing of a proposal call for such facilities
this summer;
(c) including in the proposal call a one-to-two-year
maximum build-out for the full operation of
100 percent beneficial use of biosolids;
(d) a cost/benefit analysis of odour containment on a
long and short-term basis for the settlement tanks
at the Main Treatment Plant;
(e) discussions with Consumers Gas respecting the matter
of boiler capacity; and
(f) the utilization of the Humber and Highland Creek
Treatment Plants;
(iii) that the results of equipment testing at the Harbour
Remediation & Transfer Inc. site be presented at the next
meeting of the Committee;
(iv) that the Biosolids Multi-Stakeholder Committee referred to
in Recommendation No. (10) of the aforementioned report be
developed in consultation with the Ward Councillors for the
area and the Chair of the Works and Utilities Committee, for
consideration by the Committee at its next meeting;
(v) that the installation of digesters be reassessed in light of
alternative strategies for biosolids management, and that a
cost/benefit analysis be conducted in this regard;
(vi) that a solids train audit be conducted as recommended by
Mr. Len Yust in his deputation, and that the Commissioner of
Works and Emergency Services be requested to report further
to the Committee on the implementation of such an audit;
(vii) that the consultant to provide peer review for the Biosolids
Multi-Stakeholder Committee be selected to the satisfaction
of the Committee as well as the Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services and the Chief Administrative Officer; and
(viii) that the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be
requested to provide to the Committee the additional
information requested by Councillor Bossons;
(2) recommended to the Budget Committee that funding be provided in the
amount of $400,000.00 for the retention of consultants or staff
respecting the preparation of a Request for Proposals for the
direct land application of biosolids from the Main Treatment Plant,
and to provide peer review of the 100 percent biosolids beneficial
reuse implementation program, as recommended in Recommendations
Nos. (9) and (11) of the aforementioned report;
(3) further requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services
to submit a report to the Committee on the following motion
submitted by Ms. Karey Shinn, Chair, Safe Sewage Committee:
That Toronto Council, as the proponent of
the Main Treatment Plant Environmental
Assessment, submitted to the Ministry of the
Environment in December 1997, under the old
Metropolitan Council, submit the following
amendment to the Main Treatment Plant
Environmental Assessment:
That plans to implement the preferred
alternative of 100 percent beneficial reuse
of biosolids be understood to not request
approval for replacement of existing
incinerators with state-of-the-art equipment,
either as a contingency or for the
day-to-day disposal of sludges at the Main
Treatment Plant. ; and
(4) referred all communications and submissions to the Commissioner of
Works and Emergency Services for consideration and report thereon
to the Committee.
(Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services; Budget Committee; c: Interim
Functional Lead for Water and Wastewater; Interested Parties - May 20,
1998)
(Clause No. 9(c), Report No. 5)
The Committee adjourned its meeting at 6:20 p.m.
Chair.
|
| |
|
Please note that council and committee documents are provided electronically for information only and do not retain the exact structure of the original versions. For example, charts, images and tables may be difficult to read. As such, readers should verify information before acting on it. All council documents are available from the City Clerk's office. Please e-mail clerk@toronto.ca. |
|
