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THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK

 

 

 

REPORT NO. 7

OF THE REGIONAL

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 9, 2005

 

 

 

For Consideration by

The Council of The Regional Municipality of York

on November 17, 2005

 

                      

 

Chair:               Regional Councillor D. Wheeler

 

Members:          Mayor Wm. F. Bell

                        Regional Councillor M. Ferri

                        Regional Councillor J. Heath

                        Regional Councillor F. Scarpitti

                        Mayor T. Taylor

                        Regional Chair B. Fisch, ex officio

 

Staff Present:    A. Campbell, S. Cartwright, P. Casey, M. Garrett, T. Haddad, 

                        B. Macgregor, K. Price, E. Wilson

 

The Solid Waste Management Committee began its meeting at 9:00 a.m. on November 9, 2005.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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1  REQUEST FOR NEW BLUE BOX MATERIALS

 

[see also Attachment 1]

[see also Attachment 2]

[see also Attachment 3]

[see also Attachment 4]

[see also Attachment 5]

 

2  SCHOOL BOARD RECYCLING

 

3  2006 USER FEES - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

 

4  UPDATE - COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS

 

The Solid Waste Management Committee advises Council of the following matters having been considered by the Solid Waste Management Committee with the following action:

 

 

PRESENTATION

 

1. Bruce Macgregor, Commissioner of Transportation and Works, presented the 2006 Business Plan and Budget for the Solid Waste Management Branch of the Transportation and Works Department. Committee received the presentation and recommended that the matter be referred to the December 1, 2005 Finance and Administration Committee meeting with the following recommendation:

 

The 2006 Business Plan and Budget for the Solid Waste Management Branch of the Transportation and Works Department be recommended for adoption with the proposed reductions of low priority Growth and Enhancement items.

 

2. Committee requested staff to advise Finance and Administration Committee on December 1, 2005 whether an amount of approximately $35,000 could be accommodated within the proposed 2006 Solid Waste Management budget towards funding an independent study to review waste diversion in the Region and propose an overall Regional strategy.

 

(Regional Council at its meeting on November 17, 2005 amended the foregoing Item to read "propose an overall strategy for the Region and the nine local municipalities" in the last line.)

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS

 

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3. Lian Goodall, resident, October 3, 2005, regarding the Region's expansion to the recycling program. Received.

 

4. J.D. Leach, City Clerk, City of Vaughan, October 26, 2005, regarding a "Waste Management Initiative". Received and referred to staff for a report in January 2006.

 

 

The Solid Waste Management Committee adjourned at 11:25 a.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

November 9, 2005                                                                               D. Wheeler

Newmarket, Ontario                                                                            Chair

 

(Report No. 7 of the Solid Waste Management Committee was adopted, as amended, by Regional Council at its meeting held on November 17, 2005.)

 

Karin Price

905-830-4444, ext. 1322