PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES

 

 

Waste Management Committee Minutes

City Of Peterborough

November 14, 2011

 

 

Minutes of a Meeting of the Waste Management Committee Held on November 14, 2011, in the General Committee Room, City Hall

 

The meeting of the Waste Management Committee was called to order at 2:03 p.m. in the General Committee Room, City Hall.

 

Present:

Councillor Ron Gerow, County of Peterborough, Chair

Councillor Barry Rand, County of Peterborough

Councillor Dave Nelson, County of Peterborough

Councillor Dean Pappas, City of Peterborough

Councillor Keith Riel, City of Peterborough

Councillor Len Vass, City of Peterborough

 

Staff: 

Wayne Jackson, Director of Utility Services, City of Peterborough

Laurie Westaway, Manager of Environmental Services, County of Peterborough

John Kennedy, Deputy City Clerk, City of Peterborough

 

 

Minutes – September 19, 2011

 

Moved by Councillor Rand, seconded by Councillor Pappas

 

That the minutes of the Waste Management Committee meeting held on September 19, 2011, be approved.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 


Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest

 

There were no disclosures of interest.

 

Consent Agenda

 

No items were considered under the Consent Agenda.

 

Director of Utility Services

Report WMC11-007

Leachate Management System Operation

 

Committee requested a report from staff regarding odours in the Bensfort Road and Neal Drive area.

 

Moved by Councillor Vass, seconded by Councillor Riel

 

That the Waste Management Committee endorse the recommendation as outlined in Report WMC11-007 dated November 14, 2011, of the Director of Utility Services as follows:

 

That Report WMC11-007 providing the Committee with a copy of the Urban & Environmental Management Inc. November 9, 2011 report entitled Leachate Management System (LMS) Operations for the Peterborough County/City Waste Management Facility be received for information.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

CORRESPWMC11-002

Ed. K. McLellan

Resource Recovery Facility Visit

 

Moved by Councillor Rand, seconded by Councillor Pappas  

 

That staff inform Mr. Ed K. McLellan that the County and City Waste Management Master Plan will evaluate the available technologies for waste disposal.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Other Business

 

Director of Utility Services

Report WMC11-008

Bensfort Landfill Site – Quarterly Financial Statement

 

Moved by Councillor Nelson, seconded by Councillor Pappas

 

That the Waste Management Committee endorse the recommendation as outlined in Report WMC11-008 dated November 14, 2011, of the Director of Utility Services as follows:

 

That Report WMC11-008 presenting Committee with the Bensfort Landfill Site Quarterly Financial Statement be received for information.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Councillor Rand asked staff to provide an update at the January 2012 meeting on the Landfill Gas Utilization Project.

 

Next Meeting 

 

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for January 23, 2012.

 

Chair Gerow indicated the County committee appointments are under review, which may cause some change to the County composition of the Committee in 2012.  He thanked Committee and indicated that the chair in 2012 would be a City member.

 

Adjournment

 

Moved by Councillor Vass, seconded by Councillor Pappas

           

That this meeting of Waste Management Committee adjourn at 2:40 p.m.

 

"CARRIED"

 

John Kennedy

  Deputy City Clerk

 

Councillor Ron Gerow

Chair