Waste Management Working Group

Report

The 2nd Meeting of the Waste Management Working Group

Thursday, August 13, 2020 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.

Meetings can be viewed via live-streaming on YouTube and the City website.

Attendance

• PRESENT:  Councillors E. Peloza, S. Turner and M. van Holst and J. Bunn (Secretary)
    
  ALSO PRESENT:  W. Abbott, J. Kittmer, K. Scherr, M. Schulthess and J. Stanford
    
  The meeting was called to order at 4:00 PM; it being noted that Councillors 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.

2.

Scheduled Items

None.

3.

Consent

3.1

1st Report of the Waste Management Working Group

• That it BE NOTED that the 1st Report of the Waste Management Working Group, from its meeting held on December 18, 2019, was received.

3.2

Update Report #13: Legislative Changes to Environmental Assessments in Ontario

• That it BE NOTED that the staff report dated August 13, 2020, from J. Stanford, Director, Environment, Fleet and Solid Waste, with respect to update report #13 related to Legislative Changes to Environmental Assessments in Ontario, was received.

3.3

Progress Report #10: Community Engagement Program Update - December 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020

• That it BE NOTED that the staff report dated August 13, 2020, from J. Stanford, Director, Environment, Fleet and Solid Waste, with respect to progress report #10 related to a Community Engagement Update for December 1, 2019 to July 31, 2019, was received.

3.4

Progress Report #11: Updates: 60% Waste Diversion Action Plan and Resource Recovery Strategy

• That it BE NOTED that the staff report, dated August 13, 2020, from J. Stanford, Director, Environment, Fleet and Solid Waste, with respect to progress report #11 related to updates on the 60% Waste Diversion Action Plan and Resource Recovery Strategy, was received.

4.

Items for Discussion

4.1

Decision Report 10: Environmental Assessment Process

• That the following actions be taken with respect to the staff report dated August 13, 2020, from J. Stanford, Director, Environment, Fleet and Solid Waste, related to decision report #10 with respect to the Environmental Assessment Process:

  a)     the revised, attached, staff report, with respect to the above-noted matter, BE RECEIVED; and,

  b)     “Alternative 1 – Vertical Expansion Over Existing Footprint” BE SUPPORTED IN PRINCIPLE as the preferred landfill expansion alternative.

5.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 5:14 PM.