|
6. HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM FUNDING AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE WITH STEWARDSHIP ONTARIO
|
Committee recommendationS, AS AMENDED
That Council approve:
1. That the Chair of the Planning and Environment committee inform Stewardship Ontario in writing that the City of Ottawa expects confirmation immediately that all reasonable costs associated with the Municipal Hazardous Waste Program be covered by Stewardship Ontario; and
2. That a copy of this correspondence be sent to the Ontario Minister of the Environment.
RECOMMANDATIONS MODIFIÉES DU COMITÉ
Que le Conseil approuve :
1. que le président du Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’environnement informera Stewardship Ontario par écrit que la Ville d’Ottawa attend une confirmation immédiate stipulant que tous les frais raisonnables associés au Programme des déchets municipaux dangereux seront assumés par Stewardship Ontario; et
2. qu’une copie de cette correspondance sera envoyée au ministre de l’Environnement de l’Ontario.
Documentation
1. Planning and Environment Committee Report dated 14 September 2010 (ACS2010- CCS-PEC-0044)
2. Extract of draft minutes of 28 September 2010.
Report to/Rapport au :
Planning and Environment Committee
Comité de l'urbanisme et de l'environnement
14 September 2010 / le 14 septembre 2010
Submitted by/Soumis par: Caitlin Salter MacDonald, Coordinator,
Planning and Environment Committee/
Coordonnatrice du Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’environnement
Contact Person/Personne ressource: As above/tel qu’indiqué
(613) 580-2424 ext/poste 28136 – Caitlin.Salter-MacDonald@Ottawa.ca
|
Ref N°: ACS2010-CCS-PEC-0044 |
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning and Environment Committee receive this report for information.
RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT
Que le Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’environnement prenne connaissance du présent rapport.
BACKGROUND/ DISCUSSION
The attached memorandum from the General Manager of Environmental Services was originally listed as Information Previously Distributed (IPD) on the Planning and Environment Committee agenda of 14 September 2010. At the meeting, it was requested that this item be placed on the 28 September 2010 Committee agenda as an item for discussion.
The original IPD (ACS2010-ICS-ESD-0029-IPD) is listed as Document 1.
CONSULTATION
This item will be advertised in the local daily newspapers as part of the Public Meeting Advertisement on the Friday preceding the Planning and Environment Committee meeting.
LEGAL/RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS
As this is an information report, no Legal or Risk Management Implications have been identified.
RURAL IMPLICATIONS
N/A
COMMENTS FROM THE WARD COUNCILLOR
Not applicable, as this is a City-wide issue.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
As this is an information report, no Financial Implications have been identified.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 1 - IPD Memo dated 31 August 2010 from the General Manager of Environmental Services (ACS2010-ICS-ESD-0029-IPD)
DOCUMENT 1
M E M O / N O T E D E S E R V I CE
|
|
|
To / Destinataire |
Mayor and Members of Council |
File/N° de fichier: ACS2010-ICS-ESD-0029-IPD
|
|
From / Expéditeur |
Dixon Weir General Manager / Directeur général Environmental Services / Services environnementaux Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability / Services d’infrastructure et Viabilité des collectivités |
Contact Person / Personne-ressource Marilyn Journeaux, Manager/ Solid Waste Operations / Opérations des déchets solides 613-580-2424 x21528 |
|
Subject / Objet |
Hazardous Waste Program Funding Agreement in Principle with Stewardship Ontario/ Entente de principe avec l'Intendance environnementale de l'Ontario concernant le financement du Programme sur les déchets dangereux
|
Date: 31 August 2010 / le 31 août 2010 |
The purpose of this memo is to inform you that Environmental Services staff have reached an agreement in principle with Stewardship Ontario on funding for the City’s household hazardous waste program.
The program is one of the City's key residential waste management activities. It provides mobile household hazardous waste collection depots on a pre-determined schedule that rotate throughout the City to offer regular access in each community. These depots are an easy, safe and environmentally responsible means for Ottawa residents to dispose of materials that might otherwise be included as non-hazardous waste in weekly residential garbage collection. Residents enjoy this service, and the program has high levels of participation.
Recently, the province announced that Stewardship Ontario is responsible for the cost of diversion of municipal hazardous waste (MHW) in the province. To this end, the City has reached an agreement in principle that will see Stewardship Ontario pay a flat rate of $1645 per tonne to the City of Ottawa for hazardous waste collected until the end of December 2011, which is the end date of the existing service contract.
Under this agreement, the City will continue to co-ordinate and administer the provision of mobile hazardous waste collection events listed on-line and in the waste collection calendar. Events for 2011 will be scheduled in consultation with Stewardship Ontario and the existing service provider.
The ongoing 90 day review of Stewardship Ontario's eco fees is not expected to affect this development.
An analysis of materials currently collected under the program indicates $1645 per tonne should cover the cost of the program should the nature of the materials remain the same as those collected in the past.
However, the program is being expanded by the Province to include some small businesses. This program eligibility could change the nature of materials collected and raise or lower the cost per tonne. At this time, Stewardship Ontario is not able to predict how this change in eligibility will affect the program. Solid Waste staff brought this issue up with Stewardship Ontario and sought a commitment that all reasonable costs associated with this provincially mandated change in the Hazardous Waste Program would be covered by Stewardship Ontario as was indicated by the Minister of the Environment. Unfortunately, Stewardship Ontario rejected this request.
As a result, staff will closely monitor the nature of materials collected and costs associated with them as the program is expanded. In the short term, any cost overruns will be covered out of the Solid Waste Reserve Fund. City staff will continue to work with Stewardship Ontario to work out details of the program and to try to reach a better financial agreement once experience has been gained with respect to program costs. While these issues are being worked out, if the cost increased is substantial, staff will bring this information to Council in a timely manner.
If you have any questions, please call Marilyn Journeaux, Manager Solid Waste Operations at Ext. 21528.
Yours,
Dixon Weir, P.Eng.
General Manager
Environmental Services
cc: Kent Kirkpatrick, City Manager
Nancy Schepers, Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability