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TO: |
Mayor and Members of Council |
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FROM: |
Peter Loukes, P. Eng., Director, Operations and Asset
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PREPARED BY: |
Stan Lau, P. Eng., Senior Project
Manager |
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DATE OF MEETING: |
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SUBJECT: |
Canada-Ontario Municipal Rural
Infrastructure Fund – Intake Two |
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RECOMMENDATION:
That the report entitled “
That the Operations and Asset Management
Department be authorized to submit an application to the Canada-Ontario
Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund – Intake Two for Settlers Park Landfill
Site Management Program under the Solid Waste Management category, by September
30, 2005 due date;
And that Council pass a resolution that the
application submitted for the Settlers Park Landfill Management Program as the
Town’s highest priority for the Canada-Ontario Municipal Rural Infrastructure
Fund – Intake Two.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this report is to obtain Council
authority to submit an application to Intake Two of the Canada-Ontario
Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (COMRIF) and request Council to pass a
resolution, in accordance with the application requirements, confirming that the
Settlers Park Landfill Management Program under the Solid Waste Management, is
the Town’s highest priority.
BACKGROUND:
The Federal and Provincial Governments and AMO on
June 2005 announced the priority and timelines for COMRIF - Intake Two.
COMRIF is a five-year, $900 million program
that is aimed at improving the quality of infrastructure in small and rural
municipalities. Generally, all eligible costs for a successful application will
be shared on a one-third basis between Federal, Provincial and Municipal
Governments.
There will be three intakes of projects. Intake
One took place in 2005. The priorities for Intake Two are the same as in Intake
One:
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Water
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Waste Water
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Solid Waste Management
As for Intake One, each
municipality may submit Only One
application. The municipal council must pass a resolution that the application
submitted is its highest priority.
COMRIF project selection is a
competitive, merit-based process and projects will be evaluated using criteria
outlined in the application form.
OPTIONS/DISCUSSION:
For Intake One, the Town selected Mission Green, Phase 2, 3-Stream Organics Collection Program as the Town’s highest priority. The application was unsuccessful.
Same as Intake One, the criteria for project
selection are health and safety, public policy priorities and value for money. As
well, projects must be supportive of federal and provincial policy directions
such as reducing greenhouse gases, sustainable water and sewage systems,
economic development and increased waste diversion.
The Operations and Asset Management Department has reviewed the eligibility criteria specified in the Application Guidebook. Based on the eligibility criteria, three (3) programs were identified as potential candidates for Intake Two:
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Watermain Construction and
Replacement
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Bridges and Culvert
Improvements Program
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Upon further detailed review and analysis, the
first two programs were eliminated as their current condition exceeds the
qualifications established in the program for funding. Therefore, the Settlers
Park Landfill Management Program is recommended be put forward by the Town for
the COMRIF – Intake Two application under the Solid Waste Management category.
The proposed Settlers Park Landfill Management
Program is for the implementation of the Aerobic Landfill Technology into the abandoned
Aerobic Landfill Technology is a rather new
approach for reducing methane emissions by adding air (oxygen) and moisture
into the landfill to promote aerobic activity, alter the decomposition process
and accelerate waste degradation and stabilization. When oxygen is present, bacteria, fungi and aerobic
organisms consume oxygen and convert organic material to carbon dioxide and
water. On-site reduction of methane is achieved without the need for gas
collection, treatment and burning.
Implementation of an aerobic landfill would
achieve a major reduction in greenhouse gas emission in
Although the concept of aerobic landfill
has been applied at the Donlands landfill site in the City of Toronto in 1981, the
proposed Settlers Park Landfill system will be the first in Canada by utilizing
and re-circulate the existing leachate back into the landfill, to increase the
moisture content and speed up the methane gas and leachate reduction process.
If successful, it may become the model of other landfill sites in
The
This project will be posed by Operations
and Asset management in our 2006 Capital Budget submission for consideration by
Council this fall.
The detailed COMRIF application forms are being
prepared and will be ready for submission prior to the
FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
The
estimated total cost for this project is $750,000 and has been included in the
proposed 2006 Capital Budget. If the application is successful, funding
contributions from both the Federal and Provincial Governments will be two-thirds
of the estimated cost, or approximately $500,000. The Town’s net contribution will be
approximately $250,000.
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Peter Loukes, P. Eng. Director of Operations and Asset Management |
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Jim Sales Commissioner of Community Services and Fire |
Q:\Commission
Share\Operations and Asset Management\Reports\2005\C & U\R.O.W\Other
Report\COMRIF(Intake Two).doc
