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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWD-05-99 .. . . THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON REPORT. Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE File # Res. # GP~ -L/4 -99. By-Law# 99-/:2.J. Date: JANUARY 18, 1999 Report No.: WD-05-99 Subject: TRANSFER STATION - PUBLIC TIPPING SERVICES Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report WD-05-99 be received for information; 2. THAT the request of Canadian Waste to allow the public to drop off non-hazardous waste at the transfer station be approved; 3. THAT the rate per tonne to be charged to the general public by Canadian Waste be consistent with the Region of Durham policy in place at their transfer and disposal sites, with the exception that a minimum fee of $7.00 per vehicle be charged; and 4. THAT the Municipality ofClarington shall receive the royalty presently in place for Non- Hazardous Waste, and that the royalty and rent for the site be reviewed and reported back to Council by the Director of Public Works, prior to December 31, 1999; 5. THAT the current agreement be amended to permit public drop-off and to provide for the payment of the royalty for this service; 6. THAT the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the amendment to the agreement dated January 2,1998; and 7. THAT the appropriate by-law be forwarded to Council. 1: 28 , 'REPORT NO.: WD-05-99 PAGE 2 REPORT 1.0 ATTACHMENTS No.1: Proposed by-law 2.0 BACKGROUND Canadian Waste Services have requested that they be allowed to provide a service to the general public to dispose of non-hazardous household refuse. The present agreement with Canadian Waste states that the Director of Public Works may require Canadian Waste to provide said service. Canadian Waste proposes that the cost to the public will be essentially consistent with costs currently in place at the Region of Durham transfer and disposal sites, with the exception of a minimum charge per vehicle. Canadian Waste are not presently suggesting that provision should be made for recycling facilities at the site. It is intended that once demand has been proven, that yard waste and recycling services shall be considered for implementation, following the completion of satisfactory arrangements between the Municipality of Clarington and the Contractor and/or Region of Durham. 3.0 REVIEW AND COMMENT At the time Report WD-67 -97 was adopted by Council, staff at the Region of Durham were recommending to eliminate the 'first 100kg free' policy in place at their transfer stations and disposal sites, and also recommending to initiate a minimum charge per vehicle. It was assumed from discussions with staff from the Region of Durham that Regional Council would support the staff recommendation during the 1998 budget deliberations. This proposal did not receive the approval of Regional Council. Instead, they agreed to continue the practice of not charging for the first 100kg, and to charge $90.00 (ninety dollars) per tonne to the general public once the first lOOkg have been exceeded. l1L9 . REPORT NO.: WD-05-99 PAGE 3 4.0 RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS Clarington Public Works Staff is of the opinion that the public would like to see a local alternative disposal facility, instead of travelling to the Region facilities at either Blackstock (Cartwright) or Ritson Road North, Oshawa. Considering the long lineup during peak periods at the Ritson Road site, it is anticipated that some of the public would opt for a local site with a minimum charge of $7.00, rather than incur the travel cost to Oshawa with its inherent delays, to dispose of the first 100kg at no charge. Although the Region of Durham does not charge the individual resident for drop-offs less than 100 kilograms, it is important to note that these drop-offs are still paid for by the Municipality through the property tax base. For those residents who do not opt to pay the minimum charge, the Oshawa and Cartwright options would still be available, the same as at the present time. The current agreement provides for a royalty of $2.00 per tonne for all LC.L (Institutiona1lCommercia1lIndustrial) waste. The Region of Durham is presently in contractual arrangements with Proctor and Redfern, engaged in a long-term waste management strategy study, which is scheduled to be completed in July of 1999. Subsequent recommendations will probably be presented to Regional Council in September or October of 1999, with possibly some initiatives scheduled to commence early in the year 2000. At that time, the value of royalties paid to the Municipality are recommended for reconsideration. Staff believe, that by monitoring Canadian Waste's public drop-off and reviewing it after a minimum of 6 months (July 1999), that further results of the long-term study should be coming available. In addition, there should also be indications as to the direction that Regional Council will be considering for the future management of the Region transfer stations and disposal sites, as well as the associated charges for said services. All the terms and conditions as outlined in the Transfer Station Operating Agreement will continue in effect except as pertains to the proposed changes contained within this report. 1130 . , . REPORT NO.: WD-05-99 PAGE 4 Canadian Waste shall continue to hold the Municipality of Clarington hannless from liability exposure, and shall operate the site in a manner consistent with the tenns of the agreement. Respectfully submitted, Reviewed by, ~~ Director of Public Works U~~-~ Franklin Wu, Chief Administrative Officer DP*SA V*ce 12/01/99 1i 31