Environment Committee

 

MINUTES 17

 

Thursday, 3 May 2012, 10 a.m.

 

Andrew Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West

 

 

Present:        Councillor M. McRae (Chair)

                        Councillor S. Moffatt (Vice Chair)

Councillors D. Chernushenko, K. Egli, M. Fleury, D. Holmes, A. Hubley, P. Hume

 

Absent :        Councillor S. Desroches

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

No declarations of interest were filed.

 

 

Confirmation of minutes

 

Minutes 16 of the Regular meeting on 21 February 2012

 

                                                                                                            CONFIRMED           

 


 

CITY MANAGER

CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE

 

1.         QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORT TO COUNCIL, q4: October 1 – December 31, 2011

ACS2012-CMR-OCM-0002                                                               City Wide

 

OThis item can be found at 00:00:58 on the Environment Committee Archived audiocast

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That the Environment Committee receive this report for further review and discussion of the service areas’ performance results, as outlined in Document 1.

 

                                                                                                RECEIVED

 

 

CORPORATE PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

 

2.         2011-2014 CITY STRATEGIC PLAN

ACS2012-CMR-OCM-0003                                                               City Wide

 

OThis item can be found at 00:10:20 on the Environment Committee Archived audiocast

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That the Environment Committee consider and recommend to Council, approval of Appendix C to the 2011-2014 City Strategic Plan.

 

The report recommendation was put to Committee and CARRIED with the following direction to staff:

 

DIRECTION TO STAFF :

 

Dixon Weir, General Manager of Environmental Services to provide Committee with a detailed plan on the commitment to commence the projects outlined in the West End Flood Mitigation, along with the completion dates.

 

 


FINANCIAL SERVICES

 

3.         GENERAL ACCOUNTS - WRITE-OFFS 2011

ACS2012-CMR-FIN-0009                                                                  City Wide

 

OThis item can be found at 00:01:15 on the Environment Committee Archived audiocast

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That the Environment Committee receive this report on the 2011 general accounts write off of $58,531 as required by Schedule A, section 21 of the Delegation of Authority By-law 2011-28 for information.

 

                                                                                                RECEIVED

 

 

CITY CLERK & SOLICITOR

 

4.         STATUS UPDATE - INQUIRIES, MOTIONS AND DIRECTIONS TO STAFF - FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 20 APRIL 2012

ACS2012-CMR-CCB-0026                                                               City Wide

 

OThis item can be found at 00:01:34 on the Environment Committee Archived audiocast

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That the Environment Committee receive this report for information.

 

                                                                                                RECEIVED

 


CITY OPERATIONS

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

 

5.         FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR IN-HOUSE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION - 2011 EXTERNAL AUDIT RESULTS

ACS2012-COS-ESD-0003                                                                                    

                                 WARDS/QUARTIERS 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18 AND 19

 

OThis item can be found at 00:01:47 on the Environment Committee Archived audiocast

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

1.            That the Environment Committee recommend Council receive this report for information. 

2.            That the Environment Committee recommend Council extend the reporting period for year 6 of the In-house Collection Operations to October 27, 2012.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

6.         Proposed cost recovery Program for the use of the wastewater system 

ACS2012-COS-ESD-0005                                                                City Wide

 

OThis item can be found at 00:03:08 on the Environment Committee Archived audiocast

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That the Environment Committee recommend Council:

 

1.            Approve the proposed cost recovery program for the use of the wastewater system.

 

2.            Approve an amendment to Schedule “B” to By-law No. 2003-514, regulating the control of discharges to sewers and sewage works, to replace the existing fee for ‘Water from a source other than the municipal distribution system” with a conveyance fee of $1.01 per cubic metre and a treatment fee of $0.63 per cubic metre as calculated in accordance with Document 1 and subject to review and revision on an annual basis upon approval by Council of the water and wastewater rate budget.

 

Committee received a written submission from Brian Forrestal, Director of Engineering and Compliance, BFI Canada dated May 2, 2012, a copy of which is held on file with the City Clerk:

 

The report recommendation was put to Committee and CARRIED.

 

 

PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE

PLANNING and growth management

 

7.         ORLEANS WATERMAIN LINK

ACS2012-PAI-PGM-0107 ORLÉANS (1), INNES (2), RIDEAU-ROCKCLIFFE (13),

BEACON HILL- CYRVILLE (11), CAPITAL/CAPITALE (17), CUMBERLAND (19)

 

OThis item can be found at 00:18:41 on the Environment Committee Archived audiocast

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That the Environment Committee recommend Council approve the results of the Class Environmental Assessment Study for the Orléans Watermain Link as detailed in Documents 1 and 2 and direct staff to proceed with Notice of Study Completion for a 30-day public review period in accordance with the Ontario Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Schedule "B" process.

 

John Moser, General Manager of Planning and Growth Management and Joanne Farnand, Manager of Financial Services spoke to a PowerPoint presentation, a copy of the presentation is held on file with the City Clerk.  Roman Diduch, Program Manager of Infrastructure Policy was present to respond to questions.

 

Committee received a written submission from Sheila Perry, President of the Overbrook Community Association, a copy of which is held on file with the City Clerk.

 

The report recommendation was put to Committee and CARRIED, as presented with the following direction to staff:

 

DIRECTION TO STAFF:

 

Staff to provide a response to the Overbrook Community Association and copy the Ward Councillor.

 

 


INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED

 

A.        MUNICIPAL DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS – 2011 SUMMARY REPORTS

ACS2012-COS-ESD-0002-IPD                                                        City WIDE

 

OThis item can be found at 00:04:07 on the Environment Committee Archived audiocast

                                                                                                RECEIVED

 

 

B.        2004 AND 2008 GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES, REDUCTION MEASURES AND APPROACH TO FUTURE TARGETS

ACS2012-COS-ESD-0004-IPD                                                        City Wide

 

OThis item can be found at 00:04:42 on the Environment Committee Archived audiocast

 

Committee received a written submission from Jason Pearman, Chair of the Environmental Advisory Committee dated May 1, 2012, a copy of which is held on file with the City Clerk.

 

Councillor Holmes requested that this item be lifted in order to be listed on the next regular agenda in order to receive a staff presentation.

 

Moved by D. Holmes,

 

That the above-noted item listed under “Information Previously Distributed” be lifted off the agenda and listed on the next regular agenda for the Environment Committee”.

 

            CARRIED as follows on a division of 6 yeas and 2 nays:

 

YEAS:   Councillors D. Chernushenko, K. Egli, M. Fleury, D. Holmes, P. Hume, M. McRae

 

NAYS:   Councillors A. Hubley, S. Moffatt

 

 


INQUIRIES

DEMANDES DES RENSEIGNMENTS

 

OThis item can be found at 00:39:14 on the Environment Committee Archived audiocast

 

Chair McRae submitted the following inquiry :

 

In 2011 the City provided $70,000 to 5 community groups as intervener funding on the issue of the Carp Landfill.  Can staff advise as to if and how those funds were spent? If this information is not available, can staff please make a request for this information to the 5 community groups?

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

LEVÉE DE LA SÉANCE

 

The meeting was adjourned at 11:10 a.m.

 

 

 

 

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Committee Coordinator                                                    Chair