Waste Management Committee Minutes City of Peterborough September 8, 2014 Draft Minutes Not Approved

 

Minutes of a Meeting of the Waste Management Committee held on September 8, 2014, in the City Board Room, City Hall

 

The meeting of the Waste Management Committee was called to order at 2:00 p.m. in the City Board Room, City Hall.

 

Present:

Councillor Ron Gerow, County of Peterborough

Councillor Barry Rand, County of Peterborough

Councillor Len Vass, City of Peterborough

Councillor Keith Riel, City of Peterborough, Chair

 

Regrets:

Councillor Dave Nelson, County of Peterborough

Councillor Dean Pappas, City of Peterborough

 

Staff: 

Chris Bradley, Director of Public Works, County of Peterborough

Laurie Westaway, Manager of Environmental Services, County of Peterborough

Wayne Jackson, Director of Utility Services, City of Peterborough

Virginia Swinson, Waste Diversion Section Manager, City of Peterborough

Craig Simmons, Waste Management Site Operator, Landfill, City of Peterborough

Kendra Sedgwick, Committee Coordinator, City of Peterborough

 

Guests:

Mike Owen, Director Projects and Risk Management, Peterborough Utilities Inc.

Paul Mulholland, Urban & Environmental Management Inc.

 

 

Minutes – June 23, 2014

 

Moved by Councillor Rand

 

That the minutes of the Waste Management Committee meeting held on June 23, 2014, be approved.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest

 

There were no disclosures of Pecuniary Interest.

 

Consent Agenda

 

No items were approved as part of the Consent Agenda.

 

Director of Utility Services, City of Peterborough

Report WMC14-010

Draft of the 2015 Budget for the Peterborough County/City Waste Management Facility - Update

 

Moved by Councillor Vass

 

That the Waste Management Committee endorse the recommendations as outlined in Report WMC14-010 dated September 8, 2014, of the Director of Utility Services as follows:

a)            That Report WMC14-010 dated September 8, 2014 providing information on the Draft Peterborough County/City Waste Management Facility 2015 Budget be received for information; and

b)           That staff report back on the matter of increasing the fee for contaminated soil in 2015.

 

At the meeting of September 8, 2014 the following was added:

 

c)            That staff report back with a business case to justify the expenditure for building a re-use centre at the County/City Waste Management Facility.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Director of Utility Services, City of Peterborough

Report WMC14-011

TSSA Inspection of Peterborough County/City Waste Management Facility - Update

 

Moved by Councillor Rand

 

That the Waste Management Committee endorse the recommendations as outlined in Report WMC14-011 dated September 8, 2014 of the Director of Utility Services as follows:

 

a)            That Report WMC14-011 dated September 8, 2014 providing updated information on the inspection of the Peterborough County/City Waste Management Facility undertaken by a representative of the Technical Standards and Safety Authority be received for information; and

b)           That staff be requested to take all necessary steps to upgrade and refurbish the Peterborough County/City Waste Management Facility flare as described in Report WMC14-011.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Director of Utility Services, City of Peterborough

Report WMC14-012

Update on Full Cost Accounting for the Peterborough County/City Waste Management Facility

 

Moved by Councillor Vass

 

That the Waste Management Committee endorse the recommendations as outlined in Report WMC14-012 dated September 8, 2014, of the Director of Utility Services as follows:

a)            That Report WMC14-012 dated September 8, 2014 providing an update on the full cost accounting analysis of the Peterborough County/City Waste Management Facility be received for information; and

b)           That staff report back to the Waste Management Committee as early as possible in 2015 on an updated Full Cost Accounting Analysis for the Peterborough County/City Waste Management Facility.

 

“CARRIED”

Director of Utility Services, City of Peterborough

Report WMC14-013

Proposed Ground Mount Solar Projects on Peterborough County/City Waste Management Facility Lands

 

Moved by Councillor Gerow

 

That the Waste Management Committee endorse the recommendation as outlined in Report WMC14-013 dated September 8, 2014, of the Director of Utility Services as follows:

That the Waste Management Committee provide direction to staff regarding the proposal from the Peterborough Utilities Inc. to install two small 500 kW ground mount solar projects on Peterborough County/City Waste Management Facility lands.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Other Business

 

The Chair thanked Councillor Rand for his commitment to the Waste Management Committee over the past four years.

 

The County/City will be hosting an Environment Day at Morrow Park on Friday, October 17, 2014.

 

Next Meeting

 

The Chair indicated that the next meeting of the Committee is not yet scheduled.

 

 

Adjournment

 

Moved by Councillor Gerow

 

That this meeting of Waste Management Committee adjourn at 2:47 p.m.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

 

Councillor Riel

Chair

 

 

Kendra Sedgwick

Committee Coordinator