Environment and Climate Change Committee

Agenda

Meeting #:
4
Date:
Time:
-
Location:
Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, and by electronic participation
Members:
  • Chair: Councillor Shawn Menard, 
  • Vice-chair: Councillor Marty Carr, 
  • Councillor Riley Brockington, 
  • Councillor David Brown, 
  • Councillor Cathy Curry, 
  • Councillor Sean Devine, 
  • Councillor David Hill, 
  • Councillor Theresa Kavanagh, 
  • Councillor Rawlson King, 
  • Councillor Matt Luloff, 
  • and Councillor Tim Tierney 

Christopher Zwierzchowski, Committee Coordinator
(613) 580-2424, ext. 21359
Christopher.Zwierzchowski@ottawa.ca

1.
Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public

This item has attachments. 
1.Public Notices English - Hybrid Standing Committee.pdf
2.Public Notices French - Hybrid Standing Committee.pdf

Notices and meeting information are attached to the agenda and minutes, including: availability of simultaneous interpretation and accessibility accommodations; in camera meeting procedures; information items not subject to discussion; personal information disclaimer for correspondents and public speakers; notices regarding minutes; and remote participation details.


Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request.


Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on June 14, 2023 in Environment and Climate Change Committee Report 4.


The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Friday, June 2, and the deadline to register to speak by email is 8:30 am on Monday, June 5.

2.
Declarations of Interest

 

3.
Confirmation of Minutes

 

4.
Responses to Inquiries

 

5.
Office of the City Clerk

 

6.
Public Works Department

 

6.1
Update on the Provincial Blue Box Program Transition 

This item has attachments. 
1.6.1 - ACS2023-PWD-SWS-0002 - Update - Prov Blue Box (EN).pdf
2.6.1 - ACS2023-PWD-SWS-0002 - Update - Prov Blue Box (FR).pdf

File No. ACS2023-PWD-SWS-0002 – City-wide

  • Report recommendations

    That the Environment and Climate Change Committee recommend Council:

    1. Receive, for information, the outcomes of contract negotiations associated with the transition to the Provincial Blue Box Program under Individual Producer Responsibility and further details on the transition period (from July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025); and
    2. Delegate the authority to the General Manager of the Public Works Department to make consequential amendment(s) to the Solid Waste Management By-law No. 2012-370 arising from the implementation of Individual Producer Responsibility during the transition period; and
    3. Delegate the authority to the General Manager of the Public Works Department to finalize and execute a short-term, three-month extension (January 1, 2026 to March 29, 2026) for the residential curbside collection contract for collection services excluding recycling collection, with each of the existing curbside collection service providers, including the In-House Collections Group, in accordance with section 22(1)(d) of the Procurement By-law, and as described in this report.

6.2
Curbside Waste Diversion Policy

This item has attachments. 
1.6.2 - ACS2023-PWD-SWS-0003 - Curbside Waste Diversion Policy (EN).pdf
2.6.2 - ACS2023-PWD-SWS-0003 - Curbside Waste Diversion Policy (FR).pdf
3.6.2 - Doc 1 - Analysis of Other Options Considered (EN).pdf
4.6.2 - Doc 1 - Analysis of Other Options Considered (FR).pdf
5.6.2 - Doc 2 - What We Learned Report (EN).pdf
6.6.2 - Doc 2 - What We Learned Report (FR).pdf

File No. ACS2023-PWD-SWS-0003 – City-wide

  • Report recommendations

    That the Environment and Climate Change Committee recommend that Council:

    1. Approve the following changes to the City’s current residential curbside collection policy, as outlined in this report, including:
      1. A Partial Pay-As-You-Throw program with an annual allotment of 55 garbage items with the option of additional tags to be purchased by residents;
      2. Expansion to the City’s Special Considerations Program to include non-hazardous medical waste;
    2. Direct staff to include the required amounts for capital and operating expenditures and for user fees, as detailed in the report, as part of the 2024 Budget process;
    3. Delegate the authority to the General Manager of the Public Works Department to make the related amendments to the Solid Waste Management By-law No. 2012-370 to implement the changes to the curbside collection policy, as outlined in this report; and,
    4. Direct staff to provide Committee and Council with an Implementation Plan and Readiness Update no later than Q1 2024 (or four months prior to program implementation).

7.
In Camera Items

 

8.
Information Previously Distributed

 

9.
Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

 

10.
Inquiries

 

11.
Other Business

 

12.
Adjournment

 

Next Meeting


June 20, 2023.

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