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WORKS COMMITTEE
DECISION DOCUMENT
MEETING 4
Report 4 to be considered by City Council on June 27, 2006
Date of Meeting: Wednesday, June 7, 2006 Enquiry: Rosalind Dyers
Time: 9:30 a.m. Committee Administrator
Location: Committee Room 1 416-392-8018
City Hall rdyers@toronto.ca
100 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario
The Decision Document is for preliminary reference purposes only. Please refer to the
Committee's Report to City Council or to the Minutes for the official record.
How to Read the Decision Document:
· recommendations of the Committee to City Council are in bold type after the item heading;
· action taken by the Committee on its own authority does not require Council's approval
it is reported to Council for information, and is listed in the decision document in bold type
under the heading "Action taken by the Committee"; and
· Declarations of Interest, if any, appear at the end of an item.
Minutes Confirmed Meeting of May 3, 2006
Communications/Reports:
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
1. Extension and Amendment of Agreement with CCI-TBN Toronto Inc. for the
Operation of the Dufferin Organics Processing Facility Contract 47009308
Report 4, Clause 1
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The Works Committee recommended that City Council adopt the staff recommendations
in the Recommendations Section of the report (May 19, 2006) from the General Manager,
Solid Waste Management Services and the Acting Director, Purchasing and Materials
Management.
Report (May 19, 2006) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services
and the Acting Director, Purchasing and Materials Management respecting the extension
and amendment of agreement with CCI-TBN Toronto Inc. for the operation of the
Dufferin Organics Processing Facility Contract 47009308.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1) the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, be authorized to amend
the terms and conditions for the second one-year extension of the agreement
between the City and CCI-TBN Toronto Inc., for the period from May 1, 2006 to
April 30, 2007, for the operation of the Dufferin Organics Processing Facility,
substantially as described in this report, with prices not to exceed those shown in
Attachment 1, and otherwise on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General
Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, and in a form satisfactory to the
City Solicitor;
(2) the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, be authorized to
negotiate and enter into an agreement with CCI-TBN Toronto Inc. for the
operation of the Dufferin Organics Processing Facility for up to four additional
12-month extensions beyond the end of the term described in
Recommendation (1), review the performance of the contractor after each
12-month period and, at his sole discretion, provided that the contract was
performed satisfactorily, exercise, in consultation with the Purchasing Agent, each
extension option at prices not to exceed those shown in this report except as
adjusted annually for inflation, on terms and conditions consistent with this report
and satisfactory to the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, and
in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor;
(3) if the negotiations recommended in Recommendation (2) do not result in terms
and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Solid Waste Management
Services, then the Chief Purchasing Official be authorized to issue a call on behalf
of Solid Waste Management Services for the operation of the Dufferin Organics
Processing Facility for a term of two years plus up to two additional one year
periods commencing at the end of the term described in Recommendation (1); and
(4) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary
action to give effect thereto.
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2. 2005 Solid Waste Diversion Rates for City Agencies, Boards, Commissions, and
Departments and School Boards and Update Regarding the Solid Waste Diversion
Plans Being Implemented by These Organizations
Report 4, Other Items Clause 13(a)
Action taken by the Committee:
The Works Committee received the report from the General Manager, Solid Waste
Management Services.
Report (May 23, 2006) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services
respecting the 2005 estimated solid waste diversion rate for each City Agency, Board,
Commission, and Department and School Boards; and providing an update regarding
each organization's Waste Diversion Plan.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that this report be received for information.
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
3. Pedestrian Countdown Signals (All Wards)
Report 4, Clause 2
The Works Committee recommended that City Council adopt the staff recommendations
in the Recommendations Section of the report (May 18, 2006) from the General Manager,
Transportation Services and the Acting Director, Purchasing and Materials Management.
Report (May 18, 2006) from the General Manager, Transportation Services and the
Acting Director, Purchasing and Materials Management requesting approval to include
pedestrian countdown signals as a standard component of all LED traffic control signal
installations in the City of Toronto, and to purchase the necessary parts and accessories
associated with the pedestrian countdown signals.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1) Transportation Services Division staff be directed to install pedestrian countdown
signals in conjunction with the LED traffic signal lamp conversion program;
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(2) Transportation Services Division staff be directed to include pedestrian
countdown signals as an integral component of all new traffic control signal
installations;
(3) Transportation Services Division staff be directed to report back to the Works
Committee following the 2006/2007 installation program with a plan for the
timely and cost-effective retrofit of pedestrian countdown signals to the
approximately 500 intersections where the LED traffic signal lamp conversion
program has already been completed;
(4) Transportation Services Division staff be authorized to instruct Purchasing and
Materials Management Division to solicit competitive bids as and when required
for the provision of pedestrian countdown signal modules required for the 2006
and 2007 installation program from Electromega Ltd., Fortran Traffic Systems
Ltd., Innovative Traffic Solutions Inc., and Tacel Ltd., the four pre-qualified
suppliers of the LED traffic signal lamp modules under Expression of Interest
No. 1205-04-0112;
(5) Transportation Services Division staff be directed to work with staff of the
Toronto Transit Commission to review the transit signal priority algorithms to
determine how they can be modified to enhance pedestrian signal timing; and
(6) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary
action to give effect to the foregoing, including the introduction in Council of any
Bills that may be required.
4. Making Streets Safer for Everyone: Audible Pedestrian Signals and Best Practices
in the Industry
Report 4, Other Items Clause 13(b)
Action taken by the Committee:
The Works Committee referred the communication (May 4, 2006) from Councillor Mihevc
to the General Manager, Transportation Services for consideration and comment in the
report to be submitted to the Works Committee on audible pedestrian signals.
Communication (May 4, 2006) from Councillor Joe Mihevc, Chair, Disability Issues
Committee, advising that the Committee on April 18, 2006, requested that the Works
Committee:
(a) consider installing more audible pedestrian signals in the City of Toronto;
(b) research best practices in the industry in relation to audible pedestrian signals
which can be remotely controlled by the user; and
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(c) request appropriate City staff to report back to the Disability Issues Committee as
soon as possible on policy options for making street crossings safer for everyone
and, in particular, people who are blind or visually impaired.
5. Amendment of By-laws to Provide that Vehicles with a Disabled Parking Permit
Displayed Not Be Allowed To Park in On-Street Parking Zones Designated
Exclusively for Use by Buses or Delivery Vehicles (All Wards)
Report 4, Clause 3
The Works Committee recommended that City Council adopt the staff recommendations
in the Recommendations Section of the report (May 14, 2006) from the General Manager,
Transportation Services.
Report (May 14, 2006) from the General Manager, Transportation Services respecting the
amendment of by-laws to provide that vehicles with a Disabled Parking Permit displayed
not be allowed to park in on-street parking zones designated exclusively for use by buses
or delivery vehicles.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1) Chapter 400, Traffic and Parking, of the former City of Toronto Municipal Code
be amended to provide that no person shall, on any highway, park, stop or stand a
vehicle with a disabled parking permit displayed, where parking, stopping or
standing is prohibited under 400-37.1A and to provide that no person shall, on
any highway, park stop or stand a vehicle with a disabled parking permit
displayed, where parking stopping or standing is prohibited under 400-37A with
respect to time restricted parking zones in Schedule XXV in Section 400-78 at
those locations in Schedule XXV where the phrases "(Buses Only)" or "(delivery
vehicles parking zone)" is found in Column 5 of the Schedule;
(2) Former Metropolitan Toronto By-law No. 85-90, being a by-law "to authorize
certain on street parking of vehicles operated by or for physically disabled
persons", as amended, be further amended to provide that the owner and driver of
a vehicle used to pick up or transport a disabled person, which has upon it a
disabled person parking permit, is not exempt from Section 32 of former
Metropolitan Toronto By-law No. 32-92, where the vehicle is parked at a location
in Schedule VIII to By-law No. 32-92 where the phrase "(Buses Excepted,
6:30 p.m. of one day to 7:30 a.m. of the next following day, Monday to Friday
and All Times Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays) is found in Column 4 of
the Schedule; and
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(3) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action is
necessary to implement the foregoing, including the introduction in Council of
any Bills that are required.
6. Toronto Waterfront Renewal: Port Lands Beautification Cherry Street and
Commissioners Street Proposed Installation of Traffic Control Signals and Road
Alterations (Ward 30, TorontoDanforth)
Report 4, Clause 4
The Works Committee recommended that City Council adopt the staff recommendations
in the Recommendations Section of the report (May 23, 2006) from the General Manager,
Transportation Services.
Report (May 23, 2006) from the General Manager, Transportation Services respecting the
installation of traffic control signals and road alterations at the intersection of Cherry
Street and Commissioners Street, coincident with the removal of the existing pedestrian
crossover, as part of the Toronto Waterfront Renewal: Port Lands Beautification.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1) traffic control signals be installed at the intersection of Cherry Street and
Commissioners Street, coincident with the removal of the existing pedestrian
crossover;
(2) a by-law be enacted for the alteration of Cherry Street to allow for "alteration of
the roadway by reducing the number of lanes from four to two and by installing
centre median islands on the north and south legs of the intersection of Cherry
Street and Commissioners Street, generally as shown on the attached Drawing
No. 421F-8325 dated May 2006"; and
(3) the appropriate City officials be requested to take whatever action is necessary to
give effect to the foregoing, including the introduction in Council of any Bills that
are required
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7. Installation of Traffic Control Signals Dupont Street and Edwin Avenue
(Ward 18, Davenport)
Report 4, Clause 5
The Works Committee recommended that City Council adopt Recommendation (1) of the
Toronto and East York Community Council contained in the communication (May 12,
2006) from the Community Council, as follows:
"(1) that the existing pedestrian crossover at the intersection of Dupont Street and
Edwin Avenue be replaced by traffic control signals."
Communication (May 12, 2006) from the Toronto and East York Community Council
advising that the Community Council on May 9, 2006, considered a report (April 24,
2006) from the Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District,
respecting a request from Councillor Adam Giambrone to remove the pedestrian
crossover and install traffic control signals at the intersection of Dupont Street and Edwin
Avenue; and that the Community Council:
(1) recommended that the existing pedestrian crossover at the intersection of Dupont
Street and Edwin Avenue be replaced by traffic control signals; and
(2) referred this matter to the Works Committee for consideration and
recommendation to City Council, in accordance with the Road and Traffic
Operations Decision Routing Policy adopted by City Council.
8. Request for a Pedestrian Crossover Coxwell Avenue in the Vicinity of
425 Coxwell Avenue (The Amik Plaza) (Ward 32, BeachesEast York)
Report 4, Clause 6
The Works Committee recommended that:
(i) City Council adopt Recommendation (1) of the Toronto and East York Community
Council contained in the communication (May 12, 2006) from the Community
Council, as follows:
"(1) that a Pedestrian Crossover (PXO) be installed on Coxwell Avenue in the
vicinity of 425 Coxwell Avenue;" and
(ii) the General Manager, Transportation Services give priority to the installation of
this pedestrian crossover, and that the pavement markings be demarcated as boldly
as possible.
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Communication (May 12, 2006) from the Toronto and East York Community Council
advising that the Community Council on May 9, 2006, considered a report (April 25,
2006) from the Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District,
responding to a request from Deputy Mayor Sandra Bussin to install a pedestrian
crossover on Coxwell Avenue in the vicinity of 425 Coxwell Avenue (The Amik Plaza);
and that the Community Council:
(1) recommended that a Pedestrian Crossover (PXO) be installed on Coxwell Avenue
in the vicinity of 425 Coxwell Avenue; and
(2) referred this matter to the Works Committee for consideration and
recommendation to City Council, in accordance with the Roads and Traffic
Operations Decision Routing Policy adopted by City Council.
9. Driveway Damage 41 Batterswood Drive, Scarborough
(Ward 40, Scarborough Agincourt)
Report 4, Other Items Clause 13(c)
Action taken by the Committee:
The Works Committee received the report from the General Manager, Transportation
Services.
Report (April 4, 2006) from the General Manager, Transportation Services responding to
a request from the Works Committee to provide information and photographs regarding
the state of repair of a driveway apron at 41 Batterswood Drive.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that this report be received for information.
10. Amendment to the Terms of Reference of the Toronto Cycling Committee -
Membership
Report 4, Clause 7
The Works Committee recommended that City Council adopt the recommendation of the
Toronto Cycling Committee contained in the communication (May 16, 2006) from the
Committee.
Communication (May 16, 2006) from the Toronto Cycling Committee advising that the
Committee on May 15, 2006, recommended that the Works Committee and City Council
approve an amendment to the Terms of Reference for the Toronto Cycling Committee to
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allow a representative from the Toronto Youth Cabinet to be a member of the Toronto
Cycling Committee and to invite the Toronto Youth Cabinet to appoint a representative
to the Toronto Cycling Committee.
11. Licensing of Bicycles
Report 4, Other Items Clause 13(d)
Action taken by the Committee:
The Works Committee:
(i) referred the communication (May 18, 2006) from the Toronto Cycling Committee
and the communication (May 31, 2006) from the Co-Chair, Toronto Pedestrian
Committee to the General Manager, Transportation Services and to the Toronto
Pedestrian Committee for consideration and report to the Works Committee; and
(ii) requested the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, in
consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, to report to the
appropriate Committee on the feasibility of requiring professional bicycle couriers
to be licensed, and to display a plate on their bicycles.
Communication (May 18, 2006) from the Toronto Cycling Committee advising that the
Committee on May 15, 2006, recommended that the Works Committee forward the
following comments and recommendations to City Council for consideration:
"The Toronto Cycling Committee does not support the licensing of bicycles or
cyclists and makes the following recommendations to City Council:
(a) that City Council not support the licensing of bicycles or cyclists due to
the following concerns:
(i) licensing causes additional barriers to cycling;
(ii) licensing is not cost-efficient due to the administrative resources
required and the direct costs to multi-bicycle households;
(iii) licensing programs are not enforceable given the lack of police
resources currently available for enforcing existing Highway
Traffic Act infractions; and
(iv) licensing programs will not apply to cyclists entering Toronto from
other jurisdictions;
(b) that City Council recognize that all of the valid reasons that the City
discontinued licensing bicycles in 1956 are still present today (as
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evidenced by reports in 1984, 1992 and 1996) and, until these issues
change significantly or disappear, that bicycle licensing not be entertained
again in the near future; and
(c) that City Council recognize that encouraging more citizens to cycle
benefits everyone living in Toronto by reducing congestion on our roads,
improving air quality by reducing automobile use, reduces health care
costs related to obesity and inactivity and that every effort must be made
to remove barriers that prevent people from choosing to cycle.
11(a). Communication (May 31, 2006) from Helen Riley, Co-Chair, Toronto Pedestrian
Committee, respecting the recommendations of the Toronto Cycling Committee on
licensing of bicycles.
12. Large Trucks and Cyclist/Pedestrian Safety
Report 4, Clause 8
The Works Committee recommended that City Council adopt the staff recommendations
in the Recommendations Section of the report (May 23, 2006) from the General Manager,
Transportation Services.
Action taken by the Committee:
The Works Committee referred the communication (May 18, 2006) from the Toronto
Cycling Committee to the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with
appropriate City staff, for consideration and report to the Works Committee.
Report (May 23, 2006) from the General Manager, Transportation Services responding to
requests from the Toronto Cycling Committee to report on issues relating to
cyclist/pedestrian safety; providing a brief summary of pedestrian and cyclist injuries in
collisions involving large trucks, and addressing potential safety measures for preventing
collisions between City of Toronto trucks and pedestrians/cyclists.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1) City Council reiterate its request to Transport Canada that they develop national
design standards and regulations for side guards on large trucks; and
(2) this report be forwarded to the Toronto Cycling Committee for its information.
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12(a). Communication (May 18, 2006) from the Toronto Cycling Committee advising that the
Committee on May 15, 2006, recommended that the Works Committee:
(1) request the City Solicitor to report back to the Toronto Cycling Committee on the
following:
(i) whether it is within the legal jurisdiction of City Council to require the
following equipment on all City contracted trucks:
(a) side guards;
(b) audible warning system for trucks making turns (similar to the
audible system used when backing up);
(c) more turns signals on the side of trucks;
(d) cameras and mirror systems to eliminate the blind spots on trucks;
and
(e) deflectors on the front of trucks (also known as an air dam or cow
catcher);
(ii) whether it is within the legal jurisdiction of City Council to require the
above equipment on all trucks driving on roads owned by the City of
Toronto;
(2) request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Toronto
Cycling Committee on the following initiatives to improve safety for cyclists and
pedestrians:
(i) right turn restrictions for trucks on popular bicycle routes; and
(ii) restricting the size of trucks in the downtown core;
(3) request Police Traffic Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services
to present an annual report to the Toronto Cycling Committee with detailed
information on the circumstances associated with all reported bicycling collisions
with vehicles in the City of Toronto;
(4) forward the following recommendations to City Council:
(i) City Council recognize that bike lanes are intrinsically a safety feature that
provides protection for cyclists from trucks and motor vehicles, making it
easier for vehicles to pass cyclists safely and that, in order to protect the
City's citizens on bikes, bike lane installation receive the highest priority
on roads; and
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(ii) City Council allocate one percent of the road budget towards road safety
programs to reduce fatalities and injuries to cyclists in order to enhance
the safe and efficient transportation of all road users.
TECHNICAL SERVICES
13. Purchase Order Amendment Plant Wide Heating Phase 2 Design/Build
Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant (Ward 32, BeachesEast York)
Report 4, Other Items Clause 13(e)
Action taken by the Committee:
The Works Committee recommended to the Policy and Finance Committee that City
Council adopt the staff recommendations in the Recommendations Section of the report
(May 23, 2006) from the Executive Director, Technical Services and the Acting Director,
Purchasing and Materials Management.
Report (May 23, 2006) from the Executive Director, Technical Services and the Acting
Director, Purchasing and Materials Management respecting (a) an amendment to
Purchase Order No. 47009681 related to the design/build contract for Plant Wide Heating
Phase 2 at the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant; (b) an amendment to Purchase Order
No. 47010252 related to engineering site services pertaining to the Plant Wide Heating
Phase (2) design/build contract; and (c) requesting authority to amend the Toronto Water
2006 Capital Budget by reallocating funds between projects, to comply with new
requirements of the Electrical Safety Authority.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1) the Toronto Water 2006 Capital Budget be amended by transferring $750,000.00
from Account No. CWW029-04 - M&T Improvements, and $667,100.00 from
Account No. CWW029-07 - Instrument Air Rehabilitation, to Account
No. CWW010-103 - Steam Heating Conversion;
(2) subject to approval of Recommendation (1), authority be granted to amend the
Purchase Order No. 47009681 for design/build services with Hatch Mott
MacDonald [formerly known as AWS Engineers & Planners Corp.] for the
design, construction, start-up and acceptance testing related to the Plant Wide
Heating Phase 2 contract at the ABTP, by an additional amount of $1,243,496.20,
inclusive of GST, which includes a contingency allowance of $100,000.00
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including GST, if necessary, and authorized by the Executive Director, Technical
Services, for a revised total of $17,686,618.20 inclusive of GST;
(3) subject to approval of Recommendation (1), authority be granted to amend the
Purchase Order No. 47010252 for contracted professional engineering services
with R.V. Anderson Associates Limited for site inspection and contract
administration, by an additional amount of $258,602.80, inclusive of GST, which
includes a contingency allowance of $25,000.00 including GST, if necessary and
authorized by the Executive Director, Technical Services, for a revised total of
$1,148,239.80 inclusive of GST;
(4) this report be forwarded to the Policy and Finance Committee for consideration;
and
(5) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary
actions to give effect thereto.
14. Drain Grant Appeal 164 Priscilla Avenue (Ward 13, ParkdaleHigh Park)
Report 4, Clause 9
The Works Committee recommended that City Council adopt the staff recommendation in
the Recommendation Section of the report (May 23, 2006) from the General Manager,
Toronto Water.
Report (May 23, 2006) from the General Manager, Toronto Water advising that the
property owner of 164 Priscilla Avenue, Toronto, is appealing the Toronto Water staff
decision to deny her Drain Grant Application as the repairs carried out to the exterior
private drain of 164 Priscilla Avenue is a partial repair, since 1.37 metres of private drain
at the street line has not been replaced; and noting that a grant of $500.00 for partial
replacement of the private drain was approved and processed in accordance with the
existing Drain Grant Policy.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that this appeal be denied.
14(a). Communication (April 4, 2006) from the owner of 164 Priscilla Avenue, Toronto
objecting to the unsatisfactory consideration given to her claim for a fair reimbursement
for the damages and costly repairs to her sewer lines, and requesting that reconsideration
be given to increasing the grant amount of $500.00.
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15. Assignment of Purchase Order No. 6017050 Water Efficient Landscape Audits
and Water Saving Program Services (All Wards)
Report 4, Clause 10
The Works Committee recommended that City Council adopt the staff recommendations
in the Recommendations Section of the report (May 23, 2006) from the General Manager,
Toronto Water and the Acting Director, Purchasing and Materials Management.
Report (May 23, 2006) from the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Acting
Director, Purchasing and Materials Management respecting the assignment of the current
agreement with United Utilities Canada Limited in the form of Purchase Order
No. 6017050, dated August 9, 2005, to Resource Management Strategies Inc. for Water
Efficient Landscape Audits and Water Saving Program Services.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1) City Council consent to the assignment of the current agreement with United
Utilities Canada Limited in the form of Purchase Order No. 6017050, dated
August 9, 2005 (the "Current Agreement") to Resource Management Strategies
Inc., subject to the following conditions:
(a) the Current Agreement shall be assumed by Resource Management
Strategies Inc.;
(b) United Utilities Canada Limited and Resource Management Strategies Inc.
shall enter into an assignment agreement on such terms as may be required
by the General Manager, Toronto Water and the City Solicitor;
(2) authority be granted to exercise the City's option under the Current Agreement,
once assigned to Resource Management Strategies Inc., to require Resource
Management Strategies Inc. to provide an additional 2,000 Audits, Water Saving
Program Services and related work as prescribed under the Current Agreement for
the period July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006, and a further 2,000 Audits, Water
Saving Program Services and related work as prescribed under the Current
Agreement for the period January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007, for a total
expenditure as follows:
(a) a 2006 project expenditure of $370,394.00 (net of GST);
(b) a 2007 project expenditure of $370,394.00 (net of GST);
(c) 2006 and 2007 contingency allowances of $32,710.28 (net of GST) per
year.
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(3) where appropriate as determined by the City Solicitor, authority be granted to
enter into a new agreement with Resource Management Strategies Inc., such
agreement to be on terms and conditions substantially similar to those contained
in the Current Agreement, and in accord with the expenditure authorized in (2)
above, and otherwise on such terms and conditions satisfactory to the General
Manager, Toronto Water and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; and
(4) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary
action to give effect thereto.
16. Proposed Graffiti Abatement Strategy "Clean Team" Operations Anti-Graffiti
Coatings (Wards 4, 5, 6, 14, 20, 22, 27, 36, 43 and 44)
Report 4, Clause 11
The Works Committee recommended that City Council adopt the staff recommendations
in the Recommendations Section of the report (May 24, 2006) from the General Manager,
Toronto Water, subject to amending Appendix A by including Kennedy Road Pumping
Station as an anti graffiti target location.
Report (May 24, 2006) from the General Manager, Toronto Water respecting Toronto
Water's initiative to address those buildings and structures whose surfaces are prone to
graffiti and to identify a limited amount within the existing 2006 Toronto Water
Operating Budget to experiment with recoating problem locations.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1) approval be given to proceed with the proposed graffiti abatement strategy for
Toronto Water locations at a cost not to exceed $25,000.00 net of GST;
(2) Toronto Water to report back the results of the graffiti abatement strategy; and
(3) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary
action to give effect thereto.
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Added Items:
17. Mapping of Private Streets and Lanes
Report 4, Other Items Clause 13(f)
Action taken by the Committee:
The Works Committee referred the communication (May 30, 2006) from
Councillor Milczyn to the Executive Director, Technical Services for consideration and
report to the Works Committee.
Communication (May 30, 2006) from Councillor Peter Milczyn, Ward 5, Etobicoke-
Lakeshore, recommending that:
(1) staff be requested to report on the feasibility of mapping the addresses of all
existing private roads and laneways in the City of Toronto; and
(2) staff be requested to report on the development of new requirements for
developers to pay the cost of mapping all new private roads and laneways in the
City of Toronto.
18. Contract 05SD-05RD Recommencement of Work - Reconstruction of TTC Track
Allowance, Pavement, Sidewalk and Curb Toronto and East York District -
St. Clair Avenue East and West from Ferndale Avenue to Avenue Road (Ward 22,
St. Paul's)
(In Camera Litigation or potential litigation)
Report 4, Clause 12
The Works Committee recommended that City Council receive the confidential report
(June 5, 2006) from the City Solicitor respecting Contract 05SD-05RD Recommencement
of Work - Reconstruction of TTC Track Allowance, Pavement, Sidewalk and Curb
Toronto and East York District St. Clair Avenue East and West from Ferndale Avenue to
Avenue Road (Ward 22, St. Paul's), which was forwarded to Members of Council under
separate cover; and further that, in accordance with the Municipal Act, discussions
pertaining to this report be held in camera as the subject matter may relate to litigation or
potential litigation affecting the municipality.
Confidential report (June 5, 2006) from the City Solicitor advising on the status of the
negotiations with the contractor on Contract 05SD-05RD - Recommencement of Work -
Reconstruction of TTC Track Allowance, Pavement, Sidewalk and Curb - Toronto and
East York District St. Clair Avenue East and West from Ferndale Avenue to Avenue
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Road (Ward 22, St. Paul's), such report to be considered in camera as the subject matter
may relate to litigation or potential litigation.
19. Process for Confidential Reports
Report 4, Other Items Clause 13(g)
Action taken by the Committee:
The Works Committee requested the City Manager, in consultation with the Deputy City
Managers, the City Solicitor and the City Clerk, to undertake a review of all confidential
staff reports resulting from recommendations by the Works Committee and other Standing
Committees, and City Council decisions since the beginning of this term of Council; and
further, given the generality of this motion, the precedent it could set, and the need to
protect confidential information in staff reports, provide a status report to the
September 18, 2006, meeting of the Policy and Finance Committee on a mechanism to
either:
(a) make confidential information public after a certain period of time; or
(b) require staff to justify maintaining the information as confidential, wherever
possible.
20. Update on Biosolids Management Contingency Issues
Report 4, Other Items Clause 13(h)
Action taken by the Committee:
The Works Committee requested the General Manager, Toronto Water to:
(1) submit to Members of the Works Committee a Briefing Note providing an update
on the pelletizer plant, including:
- its construction;
- the marketing plan;
- the current situation with respect to use of pellets in Ontario, including
marketing;
- the previous timelines;
- status of negotiations;
- the fire suppression system;
- the historical information when commissioning the pelletizer plant;
- the percentage breakdown on what was done with the pellets, i.e., agriculture
use, landfill, etc., and the marketing plan at that time; and
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- options for dealing with biosolids, including beneficial and thermal options;
and
(2) circulate to Members of the Works Committee the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant
Environmental Assessment Mediator's Report, together with reports previously
submitted on this issue, and report in the Briefing Note the status of beneficial use,
as outlined in the Mediator's Report for Ashbridges Bay, and any impediments for
incineration.
Confidential verbal update by the General Manager, Toronto Water on Biosolids
Management Contingency Issues.