Item - 2021.IE21.5
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on May 5, 2021 without amendments.
- This item was considered by Infrastructure and Environment Committee on April 28, 2021 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on May 5, 2021.
IE21.5 - Authority to Negotiate and Enter into Regional Waste Management Co-operation and Contingency Agreements
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on May 5 and 6, 2021, adopted the following:
1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, or their designate to negotiate and enter into agreements with Ontario municipalities (including their agencies, local boards and corporations), for the City's use of their waste services and their use of the City's waste services where feasible, excluding the use of Green Lane Landfill, at rates that, at a minimum, ensure full cost recovery for the City, and / or a reciprocal tonnage agreement, on other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, or their designate, to negotiate and enter into new residual disposal agreements and / or amending agreements with Ontario landfills to provide for contingency and operational re-direction capacity for terms not to exceed five (5) years, and on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, or their designate, to negotiate residual disposal agreements with Ontario energy from waste facilities to provide for contingency and operational re-direction capacity for terms not to exceed five (5) years and City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to report back to City Council prior to entering into any agreements with energy from waste facilities with the following information:
a. the facility's location, age, technology used and environmental compliance approval reporting requirements;
b. a comparison of the facilities performance and permitted emissions against the highest international standards (European Union emission standards or World Health Organization recommended standards);
c. any information on how the facility has been meeting or exceeding their environmental compliance approval requirements;
d. reported emission data for the last five years from all monitors (required and voluntary);
e. ash analysis and reporting; and
f. any considerations as it relates to meeting the City's TransformTO climate actions and greenhouse gas targets, including a detailed greenhouse gas analysis of the impact of the different facilities, using scope 3 emission analysis and including all additional processing (e.g. trucking ash to landfill).
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-165683.pdf
Communications (Committee)
(April 27, 2021) Letter from Karen Wirsig, Plastics Program Manager, Environmental Defence (IE.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ie/comm/communicationfile-131127.pdf
(April 27, 2021) Letter from Emily J. Alfred, Toronto Environmental Alliance (IE.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ie/comm/communicationfile-131146.pdf
Communications (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/cc/comm/communicationfile-131346.pdf
Motions (City Council)
Adoption of Infrastructure and Environment Committee Recommendation 3:
3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, or their designate, to negotiate residual disposal agreements with Ontario energy from waste facilities to provide for contingency and operational re-direction capacity for terms not to exceed five (5) years and City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to report back to City Council prior to entering into any agreements with energy from waste facilities with the following information:
a. the facility's location, age, technology used and environmental compliance approval reporting requirements;
b. a comparison of the facilities performance and permitted emissions against the highest international standards (European Union emission standards or World Health Organization recommended standards);
c. any information on how the facility has been meeting or exceeding their environmental compliance approval requirements;
d. reported emission data for the last five years from all monitors (required and voluntary);
e. ash analysis and reporting; and
f. any considerations as it relates to meeting the City's TransformTO climate actions and greenhouse gas targets, including a detailed greenhouse gas analysis of the impact of the different facilities, using scope 3 emission analysis and including all additional processing (e.g. trucking ash to landfill).
Vote (Adopt Item) May-05-2021 4:51 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - IE21.5 - Adopt Infrastructure and Environment Committee Recommendation 3 |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 18 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Michael Ford, Stephen Holyday, Cynthia Lai, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Michael Thompson, John Tory |
| Total members that voted No: 6 | Members that voted No are Shelley Carroll, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Mike Layton, Gord Perks, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that were Absent: 2 | Members that were absent are Paula Fletcher, Mark Grimes |
Adoption of the balance of the Item.
IE21.5 - Authority to Negotiate and Enter into Regional Waste Management Co-operation and Contingency Agreements
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:
1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, or their designate to negotiate and enter into agreements with Ontario municipalities (including their agencies, local boards and corporations), for the City's use of their waste services and their use of the City's waste services where feasible, excluding the use of Green Lane Landfill, at rates that, at a minimum, ensure full cost recovery for the City, and / or a reciprocal tonnage agreement, on other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, or their designate, to negotiate and enter into new residual disposal agreements and / or amending agreements with Ontario landfills to provide for contingency and operational re-direction capacity for terms not to exceed five (5) years, and on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, or their designate, to negotiate residual disposal agreements with Ontario energy from waste facilities to provide for contingency and operational re-direction capacity for terms not to exceed five (5) years and City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to report back to City Council prior to entering into any agreements with energy from waste facilities with the following information:
a. the facility's location, age, technology used and environmental compliance approval reporting requirements;
b. a comparison of the facilities performance and permitted emissions against the highest international standards (European Union emission standards or World Health Organization recommended standards);
c. any information on how the facility has been meeting or exceeding their environmental compliance approval requirements;
d. reported emission data for the last five years from all monitors (required and voluntary);
e. ash analysis and reporting; and
f. any considerations as it relates to meeting the City's TransformTO climate actions and greenhouse gas targets, including a detailed greenhouse gas analysis of the impact of the different facilities, using scope 3 emission analysis and including all additional processing (e.g. trucking ash to landfill).
Origin
Summary
This report seeks the delegated authority for Solid Waste Management Services to negotiate and enter into agreements with Ontario municipalities for emergency and non-emergency use of the City's waste services, where feasible, excluding the use of Green Lane Landfill. This report also seeks the authority for Solid Waste Management Services to negotiate and enter into residual disposal agreements with Ontario landfills and energy from waste facilities for contingency and operational re-direction capacity.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-165683.pdf
Communications
(April 27, 2021) Letter from Karen Wirsig, Plastics Program Manager, Environmental Defence (IE.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ie/comm/communicationfile-131127.pdf
(April 27, 2021) Letter from Emily J. Alfred, Toronto Environmental Alliance (IE.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ie/comm/communicationfile-131146.pdf
Speakers
Motions
That the Infrastructure and Environment Committee:
1. Delete Recommendation 2, and replace it with the following Recommendations 2 and 3:
"2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, or their designate, to negotiate and enter into new residual disposal agreements and/or amending agreements with Ontario landfills to provide for contingency and operational re-direction capacity for terms not to exceed five (5) years, and on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, or their designate, to negotiate residual disposal agreements with Ontario energy from waste facilities to provide for contingency and operational re-direction capacity for terms not to exceed five (5) years and direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to report back to Council prior to entering into any agreements with energy from waste facilities with the following information:
a. the facility's location, age, technology used and environmental compliance approval reporting requirements;
b. comparison of the facilities performance and permitted emissions against the highest international standards (European Union emission standards or World Health Organization recommended standards)
c. any information on how the facility has been meeting or exceeding their environmental compliance approval requirements;
d. reported emission data for the last five years from all monitors (required and voluntary);
e. ash analysis and reporting; and
f. any considerations as it relates to meeting the City's TransformTO climate actions and greenhouse gas targets, including a detailed greenhouse gas analysis of the impact of the different facilities, using scope 3 emission analysis and including all additional processing (e.g. trucking ash to landfill)."