CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

That the Planning and Environment Committee confirm the Minutes of the Meeting of 14 May 1996.

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PLANNING ITEMS

1. PUBLIC MEETING TO CONSIDER DRAFT REGIONAL

OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT 62 - PROPOSED CARLSBAD SPRINGS WATER SUPPLY SERVICE AREA - ADDITION OF PART OF RUSSELL ROAD AND PART OF BASELINE ROAD

- Planning and Property Commissioner and Environment and Transportation Commissioner's joint report dated 06 May 96 01

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council:

1. Approve, subject to the public meeting, Regional Official Plan Amendment 62 as attached in Annex A;

2. Subject to recommendations 1, direct staff to include the servicing area described in the Regional Official Plan Amendment 62 into the Carlsbad Springs Water Supply project subject to Ministerial approval and project funding limit.

2. CITY OF OTTAWA COMPREHENSIVE OFFICIAL PLAN
RESOLUTION OF DEFERRAL NO. 18 - OTTAWA CIVIC HOSPITAL, RUSKIN STREET PARKING LOT

- Planning and Property Commissioner's report dated 24 Apr 96 08

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend that as stipulated on the Approval page attached as Annex A, Council lift Deferral No. 18 to the City of Ottawa Official Plan, 1991; delete the pertinent text and introduce by modification the following text:

"To ensure that the use of the City-owned lands on the north side of the Civic Hospital (bounded by Ruskin, Reid, Hutchison and MacFarlane) which was originally taken over by the City of Ottawa as open space, is limited to a surface parking lot of not more than 270 parking stalls and the adjoining green space, all in existence as of 1995. The lot is primarily for the use of Civic Hospital patients and visitors.

The period of the usage is for not less than 30 years, beginning in 1995. The Hospital will continue to monitor its parking operations and will assess all other options for the supply of parking facilities appropriate to the demands which it faces during this time period. Subsequent to this time period, the use of these lands as a park will be re-evaluated. Area residents, the local community association, the City and the Civic Hospital are to be included as participants in the re-evaluation."

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ITEMS

3. WATER ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION DIVISION

PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

- Director, Water Environment Protection Division report dated 10 May 96 12

- Annex B; Discussion Papers on file with the Regional Clerk

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend that Council approve the principles, listed in Annex A, to govern a potential public-private partnership process within the Water Environment Protection Division, with the objective of determining the most cost effective means of delivering the list of functions identified.

4. WATER ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION DIVISION

BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT PLAN

- Environment and Transportation Commissioner's report dated 10 May 96 26

- Annex A, Information Background Report issued separately

- Appendices A to G on file with the Regional Clerk

(Report tabled at 13 Feb 96 meeting of Planning and Environment Committee)

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council endorse the recommendations of the Biosolids Management Plan, May 1996 and, specifically, that the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, (RMOC):

1. Optimize resource recovery and the cost of biosolids management by applying dewatered biosolids on agricultural land from April 15 to October 31 and as landfill cover for the remainder of the year;

2. Establish a multi year contract starting in 1997 for use of biosolids as a soil conditioner;

3. Develop a plan to establish on-site or off-site storage to facilitate the use of more biosolids production on agricultural land;

4. Continue to supply biosolids at no fee to the farming community;

5. Continue to review and monitor other beneficial reuse alternatives such as composting and thermal drying as biosolids management alternatives, and continue to monitor technical development and change in cost efficiencies;

6. Investigate the feasibility of developing a soil testing project at one biosolids application site to monitor the soil characteristics following land application of biosolids.

5. INDUSTRIAL WASTE - SEWER USE REGULATION

PART 5.2 REGIONAL REGULATORY CODE

- Environment and Transportation Commissioner's report dated 26 Apr 96 31

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council approve that the Regional Regulatory Code be amended to provide that all sewers and sewage works owned or operated by or on behalf of any person and all connections thereto which mediately or immediately enter into such works within the Regional area are regulated by the provisions of Part 5.2, Sewers, Sewage Works and Control of Discharges.

6. BY-LAW FOR THE COLLECTION, REMOVAL

AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE

- Director, Solid Waste Div., Env. and Transp. Dept. report dated 09 May 96 34

- Solid Waste Collection By-law on file with the Regional Clerk

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council approve the following:

1. The enactment of a new by-law providing for the collection, removal and disposal of solid waste, and the collection and diversion of recyclable material and leaf and yard waste in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton;

2. Rescind By-law No. 22 of 1995.

INQUIRIES

OTHER BUSINESS

INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED

OMB Hearing: RMOC vs. Hughes

- Acting Regional Solicitor's memorandum dated 10 May 96

Solid Waste 3rs Strategic Planning

- Dir., Solid Waste Div., Env. and Transp. Dept. memorandum dated 06 May 96

The Housing Series of Background Papers

- Planning and Property Commissioner's memorandum dated 09 May 96

ADJOURNMENT