GENERAL COMMITTEE
	TO:	Mayor and Members of Council
	FROM:	Peter Loukes, P.Eng., Director, Operations and Asset Management
	PREPARED BY:	Peter Veiga, Supervisor, Waste Management Operations
	DATE OF MEETING:	2005-May 30
	SUBJECT:	Amendments to Waste Management By-Law 32-95

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT the report entitled “Amendments to Waste Management By-Law 32-95” be approved;

AND THAT the amendments to Waste Management By-Law 32-95, as proposed, be enacted.

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this report is to amend Waste Management By-Law 32-95 to reflect the changes in the collection requirements approved for the July 4, 2005 start of the Town-wide 3-Stream material collection system, update the By-law’s definition section and collection area map.

BACKGROUND:

On April 27, 2004, Council approved the implementation of a new 3-Stream collection in 2 phases: Phase 1 effective September 2004 to all residents east of Highway #48; and Phase 2 to the balance of the Town in September 2005.

On September 14, 2004, Council amended Waste Management By-Law 32-95 to reflect the collection system changes in the Phase 1 area.

On April 5, 2005, Council approved advancing Phase 2 implementation from September 2005 to July 2005. This change was approved by Regional Council at its meeting on April 21, 2005.

DISCUSSION:

The Town’s Waste Management By-law 32-95 needs to be amended to reflect the expanded blue box recycling program and collection system changes resulting from the 3-stream collection.

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

This report has no financial implications.

BUSINESS UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:

The Legal Department has reviewed and concur with the language of the proposed by-law amendment.

ATTACHMENTS

Amendment to By-law 32-95.

Peter Loukes, P.Eng., Director, Operations and Asset Management

Jim Sales, Commissioner of Community and Fire Services

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