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THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK

 

 

 

REPORT NO. 2

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 14, 2009

 

 

 

For Consideration by

The Council of The Regional Municipality of York

on October 22, 2009

 

                       

 

 

Chair:               Regional Councillor Mario Ferri

 

Members:          Regional Councillor D. Wheeler, Vice Chair

                        Regional Councillor J. Heath

                        Regional Councillor G. Landon

                        Regional Councillor J. Taylor

                        Regional Councillor J. Virgilio

                        Regional Chair B. Fisch (ex officio)

           

Staff Present:    D. Basso, L. Bigioni, B. Bloxam, B. Bridle, P. Casey, D. Kostopoulos,

                        S. Love, L. McDowell, E. Mahoney, L. Russell, B. Tuckey.

 

 

The Environmental Services Committee began its meeting at 9:05 a.m. on October 14, 2009.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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1  MOVING AHEAD WITH SOURCE WATER PROTECTION AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT

 

2  PILOT PROJECT UPDATE - ELECTRICITY DEMAND MANAGEMENT UTILIZING EXISTING EMERGENCY GENERATORS

 

3  PROCUREMENT OF PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER HARDWARE FOR YORK REGION WATER AND WASTEWATER FACILITIES

 

4  SERVICE DELIVERY AND COST IMPLICATIONS TO YORK REGION OF THE FINAL LAKE SIMCOE PROTECTION PLAN

 

5  PHASE 2 OF ONTARIO'S WASTE ELECTRONICS STEWARDSHIP PLAN

 

6  SUPPLIER AGREEMENTS FOR VARIOUS VENDORS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES FOR OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING

 

7  TOWNSHIP OF KING FUNDING REQUEST – NOBLETON LOCAL SANITARY SERVICING [1MB]

 

8  AWARD OF CONSULTING ENGINEERING ASSIGNMENT AND STATUS UPDATE - COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTRE IN THE TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL – PROJECT 76335

 

9  UPDATE – COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS

 

The Environmental Services Committee advises Council of the following matters having been considered by the Environmental Services Committee with the following action:

 

 

DEPUTATION                

 

1. Mr. Don Constable, President and CEO, Greenpath Environmental Inc. regarding sustainable building products using non-hazardous solid waste materials.  Received.

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS                  

 

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2. Debi A. Wilcox, City Clerk, City of Pickering, dated September 23, 2009, regarding 'York/Durham Odour Control Facility and Southeast Collector Trunk Sewer Environmental Assessment'.  Received.

           

3. Erin Mahoney, Commissioner of Environmental Services, dated October 14, 2009, regarding 'Solid Waste Advocacy – Review of Policy Documents'.  Received.

 

 

OTHER BUSINESS

 

4. Copy of a letter from Bruce Macgregor, C.A.O., York Region to the City of Pickering, dated October 9, 2009, concerning the Southeast Collector Trunk Sewer Individual Environmental Assessment Project, York/Durham Odour Control Facility, was received by the Committee.

     

5. Regional Councillor Heath requested that staff lead a discussion at the December 9, 2009 Environmental Services Committee meeting concerning options for business operations of the Energy from Waste (EFW) Facility.  Staff to include the study on business model options that was produced by Deloitte and Touche for the EFW project.

 

6. Regional Councillor Heath requested that staff arrange a tour of a few of the Covanta facilities in the United States for members of the Environmental Services Committee.  It was agreed to consider this further at a future meeting.

 

7. Commissioner Mahoney confirmed that representatives from the Dongara Pellet Plant will make a presentation to the November 11, 2009 Environmental Services Committee meeting.

 

8. The Committee requested that a regular monthly report from the Commissioner concerning the latest developments on key issues within the environmental services portfolio be added to all future agendas of the Committee.

 

 

PRIVATE SESSION

 

The Committee resolved into private session at 11:32 a.m. to consider the following:

 

1. Private Presentation – York-Peel Feedermain

– Security of Municipal Property and Potential Litigation.

 

The Committee resumed in public session at 12:08 p.m. with no report out. 

 

 

The Environmental Services Committee adjourned at 12:24 p.m.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

October 14, 2009                                                                                M. Ferri

Newmarket, Ontario                                                                            Chair

 

(Report No. 2 of the Environmental Services Committee was adopted without amendment, by the Council of The Regional Municipality of York at its meeting on October 22, 2009.)

 

Barbara Bridle

Tel. (905) 830-4444 x 1303