MINUTES

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the meeting of the Public Works & Transportation Committee held on Wednesday, September 22, 2010, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 (tentative date) at 4:30 p.m. in the Anderson Room

ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

1.

INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN - ENDORSEMENT OF MUNICIPAL ACTIONS

(File Ref. No.:  10-6405-04-02/2010-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 2998587)

Suzanne Bycraft, Manager, Fleet & Environmental Programs, provided background information.  In reply to queries from Committee advised that (i) staff recommend endorsing the municipal actions identified in the Integrated Solid Waste and Resource Management Plan, however any implementation of the said actions remain at Council’s discretion; (ii) the 33% target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions factors in the estimated population growth; and (iii) the Plan incorporates public health principles.

It was moved and seconded

That the municipal actions identified in the Integrated Solid Waste and Resource Management Plan be endorsed, and that the Metro Vancouver Board be advised accordingly.

CARRIED

2.

ORGANICS COLLECTION - PROPOSED PILOT PROGRAM FOR TOWNHOMES

(File Ref. No.:  10-6370-10-05) (REDMS No. 3012036)

Ms. Bycraft provided background information and noted that the proposed pilot program will help staff determine things like what size cart to provide for townhomes, how much organics waste is generated and so forth.  In reply to queries from Committee, Ms. Bycraft noted that (i) one bin will be issued per townhome unit in the proposed pilot program; (ii) the carts will be owned by the City; and (iii) the proposed pilot program will be evaluated based on factors such as the levels of participation, the weight of organics collected, and a survey of participants.

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That a ‘Green Cart’ pilot program for yard trimmings and food scraps/organics collection from approximately 3,200 townhome units, as outlined in Option 2 of the staff report from the Manager, Fleet & Environmental Programs, be approved;

(2)

That the total estimated cost of $450,000 be funded from the sanitation and recycling provision account;

(3)

That the Chief Administrative Officer and General Manager, Engineering & Public Works be authorized to negotiate and execute an amendment to Contract T.2988, Residential Garbage and Recycling Collection Services, to give effect to this program at an additional one-time cost of approximately $410,000, plus applicable taxes for the following:

(a)

Provision of carts and lifting attachments for servicing.  Cart acquisition to include all required artwork/labelling, assembly, preparation, temporary storage and delivery to individual townhome units;

(b)

Weekly collection of yard trimmings and food scraps/organics at the unit rates quoted from City-defined pilot program townhome units based on door-to-door or similar collection service, during the period April 4, 2011 through December 30, 2011; and

(c)

Delivery of collected materials to the designated composting facility.

CARRIED

3.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO POLICY 7013: ROADWAYS – ICE AND SNOW REMOVAL –TO ADD THIRD PRIORITY ROUTES

(File Ref. No.:  10-6360-13/2010-Vol 01) (REDMS No. 3016943)

In reply to queries from Committee, Tom Stewart, Director, Public Works Operations and Ms. Bycraft advised the following:

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third priority routes are determined based on factors such as transit, schools, and access to municipal infrastructure such as pump stations;

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staff have developed a communication plan for the public and it emphasizes the usage of snow tires; and

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snow removal efforts are continuous, however staff estimate that routes will be cleaned up to four times in a given day.

It was moved and seconded

That the portions of the existing Roadways – Ice and Snow Removal Policy 7013 be amended by replacing the text of the current policy with the text set out in Attachment 2 of the staff report dated October 14, 2010 from the Director, Public Works Operations.

CARRIED

4.

MANAGER’S REPORT

None.

ADJOURNMENT

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (4:57 p.m.).

CARRIED

Certified a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the meeting of the Public Works & Transportation Committee of the Council of the City of Richmond held on Wednesday, October 20, 2010.

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Councillor Sue Halsey-Brandt

Vice-Chair

Hanieh Floujeh

Committee Clerk