Waste Management Working Group

Report

Meeting #:	The 1st Meeting of the Waste Management Working Group
Date:	Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 4:00 P.m. - 5:00 P.m.
Location:	Committee Room #3

Attendance

• PRESENT:  Councillor E. Peloza (Chair), Councillors S. Lehman, S. Turner and M. van Holst and J. Bunn (Committee Clerk)
    
  ALSO PRESENT:  W. Abbott, K. Scherr and J. Stanford
    
  The meeting was called to order at 4:01 PM.

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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 in November 30, 2020

• That it BE NOTED that the Waste Management Working Group elected Councillor E. Peloza and Councillor S. Turner as Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, for the term ending November 30, 2020. 

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 April 18, 2019, was received.

3.2

Municipal Council Resolution - Waste Management Working Group

• That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution, from its meeting held on November 26, 2019, with respect to the Waste Management Working Group, was received.

3.3

Progress Report #8: Community Engagement Program Update - April 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019

• That it BE NOTED that the staff report dated December 18, 2019, from J. Stanford, Director, Environment, Fleet and Solid Waste, with respect to progress report #8 on the Community Engagement Program Update from April 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019, was received.

3.4

Progress Report #9: 60% Waste Diversion Action Plan

• That it BE NOTED that the staff report dated December 18, 2019, from J. Stanford, Director, Environment, Fleet and Solid Waste, with respect to progress report #9 on the 60% Waste Diversion Action Plan; it being noted that the attached presentation from J. Stanford, Director, Environment, Fleet and Solid Waste, with respect to this matter, was received.

4.

Items for Discussion

4.1

Adjustment to Environmental Assessment Project Manager Role - Verbal Update

• That it BE NOTED that a verbal update from J. Stanford, Director, Environment, Fleet and Solid Waste, with respect to an adjustment to the Environmental Assessment Project Manager role, was received.

4.2

Decision Report #9: Environmental Assessment Process

• That, on the recommendation of the Director, Environment, Fleet and Solid Waste, the three Alternative Methods for the proposed expansion of the W12A landfill, as explained in the attached staff report dated December 18, 2019, BE SUPPORTED IN PRINCIPLE for release to the public for the upcoming Open Houses tentatively scheduled for February 2020; it being noted that the three Alternative Methods are very similar to the ones that have been before the Waste Management Working Group, the Civic Works Committee, Municipal Council and the community as design concepts; it being further noted that the attached presentation from J. Stanford, Director, Environment, Fleet and Solid Waste, with respect to this matter, was received.

5.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 5:28 PM.