Waste Management Working Group

Report

1st Meeting of the Waste Management Working Group

Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 4:00 P.m. - 5:00 P.m.

Virtual Meeting - during the COVID-19 Emergency

City Hall is open to the public, with reduced capacity and physical distancing requirements.

Attendance

• PRESENT:  Councillors M. van Holst (Chair), S. Lehman, E. Peloza and S. Turner and J. Bunn (Secretary)
    
  ALSO PRESENT:  W. Abbott, M. Losee, K. Scherr, and J. Stanford
    
  The meeting was called to order at 4:01 PM; it being noted that Councillors S. Lehman, E. Peloza, S. Turner and M. van Holst were in remote attendance.

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1.

Call to Order

1.1

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

1.2

Election of Chair and Vice Chair for the term ending November 30, 2021

• That it BE NOTED that the Waste Management Working Group elected Councillor M. van Holst and Councillor S. Turner as Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, for the term ending November 30, 2021.

2.

Scheduled Items

None.

3.

Consent

3.1

2nd Report of the Waste Management Working Group

• That it BE NOTED that the 2nd Report of the Waste Management Working Group, from its meeting held on August 13, 2020, was received.

3.2

Progress Report #12: Community Engagement Program Update – August 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021

• That it BE NOTED that the staff report dated March 16, 2021, from the Director, Environment, Fleet and Solid Waste, with respect to Progress Report #12 related to a Community Engagement Program Update - August 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021, was received.

4.

Items for Discussion

4.1

Proposed Draft Environmental Assessment Study Report for the Expansion of the W12A Landfill

• That, on the recommendation of the Director, Environment, Fleet and Solid Waste, the following actions be taken with respect to the staff report dated March 16, 2021 with respect to the Proposed Draft Environmental Assessment Study Report for the Expansion of the W12A Landfill:

  a)     the release of the above-noted staff-report for review and comment by the Government Review Team, Indigenous Communities and the general public, BE SUPPORTED; it being noted that minor changes/revisions to the report may be made prior to the release; and,

  b)     the above-noted staff report BE RECEIVED.

4.2

Review of W12A Landfill Community Enhancement and Mitigation Measures Program

• That it BE NOTED that the presentation, as appended to the agenda, from J. Stanford, Director, Environment, Fleet and Solid Waste, with respect to a Review of the W12A Landfill Community Enhancement and Mitigative Measures Program, was received.

4.3

Updates on 60% Waste Diversion Action Plan and Resource Recovery Strategy - Verbal Update

• That it BE NOTED that a verbal update from J. Stanford, Director, Environmental, Fleet and Solid Waste, with respect to the 60% Waste Diversion Action Plan and Resource Recovery Strategy, was received.

5.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 5:05 PM.