January 8, 2024 - Minutes

Date:

Monday, January 8, 2024

Place:

Council Chambers
Richmond City Hall

Present:

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie, Chair
Councillor Chak Au (by teleconference)
Councillor Carol Day (entered the meeting at 4:02 p.m.)
Councillor Laura Gillanders
Councillor Kash Heed
Councillor Andy Hobbs
Councillor Alexa Loo
Councillor Bill McNulty
Councillor Michael Wolfe

Call to Order:

The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.

MINUTES

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on December 18, 2023, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED

ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION

1.

EXTENSION OF CONTRACT - 6577P - ON-CALL COLLECTION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

(File Ref. No. 10-6370-01) (REDMS No. 7385204)

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That Contract 6577P – On-call Collection of Hazardous Materials be extended for an additional three-year term, commencing February 1, 2024 with the total contract value of $1,584,560, split between GFL Environmental Inc. and Secure Energy Services Inc. as described in the report titled “Extension of Contract - 6577P - On-Call Collection of Hazardous Materials”, dated November 28, 2023, from the Director, Public Works Operations;

(2)

That the Chief Administrative Officer and the General Manager, Engineering and Public Works be authorized to execute the extension of the contract for a further two-year term, up to a maximum total term of eight years, for the maximum total amount of $2,288,120, as described in the report titled “Extension of Contract - 6577P - On-Call Collection of Hazardous Materials”, dated November 28, 2023, from the Director, Public Works Operations; and

(3)

That the Chief Administrative Officer and the General Manager, Engineering and Public Works be authorized to execute the extension of the contract with GFL Environmental Inc. and Secure Energy Services Inc.

The question on the motion was not called as in response to queries from Committee, staff advised that (i) the most common hazardous waste material collected is asbestos-containing drywall, (ii) incidences of illegal dumping in 2022 is up 38 percent, (iii) Metro Vancouver manages the “Put waste in its place” campaign, and (iv) that communication at the regional level at the Solid Waste subcommittee is continuous providing strategies and tactics across the municipal level.

The question on the motion was then called and CARRIED.

ADJOURNMENT

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (4:04 p.m.).

CARRIED

Certified a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee of the Council of the City of Richmond held on Monday, January 8, 2024.

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Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie
Chair

Mizuguchi,Andrea
Legislative Services Associate