Item - 2019.EX2.3

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council consider the report (January 30, 2019) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer concurrently with the 2019 Recommended Capital Budget, 2020-2028 Recommended Capital Plan and the 2019 Recommended Operating Budget of Solid Waste Management Services.

Rates and Fees

2.  City Council adopt the 2019 Solid Waste Management Services Rates and Fees as set out in Appendix A to the report (January 30, 2019) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, retroactive to January 1, 2019.

3.  City Council authorize that the necessary amendments be made to Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, and any other necessary Municipal Code Chapters as may be required, to give effect to City Council's decision.

4.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce any necessary Bills required to implement Council's decision, subject to any necessary refinements, including stylistic, format and organization, as may be identified by the City Solicitor, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services.

5.  City Council direct the following Renewable Natural Gas Initiatives:

a.  fully exempt the Solid Waste Management Services renewable natural gas initiative, including any and all environmental attributes that may result from the program, from the City's Carbon Credit Policy;

 
b.  place net revenues that the City derives from the future sale of renewable natural gas and/or any associated environmental attributes generated under the Solid Waste Management Services renewable natural gas initiative in the Solid Waste Management Reserve Fund XR1404 for the exclusive use of Solid Waste Management Services, which will be used to fund projects identified within the Council approved Long Term Waste Management Strategy and other environmentally sustainable initiatives; and

 
c.  allow only Solid Waste Management Services to hold any unsold environmental attributes associated with the Solid Waste Management Services renewable natural gas initiative on behalf of the City, and the authority to sell the attributes.
 

6.  City Council direct that all the rates, fees and charges set out in Appendix A to the report (January 30, 2019) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, adopted by Council in Recommendation 1 above, continue in full force and effect until such time as they are amended or repealed by City Council.

7.  City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, and the Executive Director, Financial Planning, to develop a Multi-Year Financial Strategy and rate structure for the Division and report back to Budget Committee.

8.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, or designate, to develop and implement a Single Family Residential Low-income Relief Program in accordance with the description provided in the report (January 30, 2019) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, including, but not limited to, automatic enrollment for certain qualifying customers.

Operating and Capital Budgets

9. City Council approve the 2019 Staff Recommended Operating Budget for Solid Waste Management Services of $391.620 million gross, $(20.000) million net for the following services:

10.  City Council approve the 2019 service levels for Solid Waste Management Services as outlined in Appendix 3 to the 2019 Staff Recommended Operating and Capital Budget Notes - Solid Waste Management Services and associated staff complement of 1,122.8 positions, comprising 42.2 capital positions and 1,080.6 operating positions.

11.  City Council approve the 2019 new user fees and other fee changes above the inflationary adjusted rate for Solid Waste Management Services identified in Appendix 6A and 6B to the 2019 Staff Recommended Operating and Capital Budget Notes - Solid Waste Management Services, for inclusion in the Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges.

12.  City Council approve the 2019 Staff Recommended Capital Budget for Solid Waste Management Services with a total project cost of $9.451 million, and 2019 cash flow of $84.626 million and future year commitments of $114.739 million comprised of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

1.  forty-six new/change in scope sub-projects with a 2019 total project cost of $9.451 million that requires cash flow of $(19.155) million in 2019 and future year cash flow commitments of $17.227 million for 2020; $7.139 million for 2021; $0.887 million for 2022, $2.133 million for 2023; $0.470 million for 2024 and $0.250 million annually for 2025 to 2027; and

2.  twenty-three previously approved sub-projects with a 2019 cash flow of $58.766 million; and future year cash flow commitments of $33.096 million for 2020; $16.405 million for 2021; $17.568 million for 2022; $6.464 million for 2023; $3.300 million for 2024; $3.300 million for 2025; $3.000 million for 2026; and, $3.000 million for 2027; and

b.  2018 approved cash flow for 32 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2018 into 2019 totalling $45.015 million.

13.  City Council approve the 2020-2028 Staff Recommended Capital Plan for Solid Waste Management Services totalling $486.930 million in project estimates, comprised of $33.047 million for 2020; $52.056 million for 2021; $48.012 million for 2022; $63.224 million for 2023; $56.904 million for 2024; $45.722 million for 2025; $58.130 million for 2026; $29.984 million for 2027; and $99.851 million for 2028.

14.  City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to provide each Councillor the opportunity to host a second Community Environment Day, to be funded using existing resources.

15.  City Council direct that the Confidential Attachment to 2019 Staff Recommended Operating and Capital Budget Notes - Solid Waste Management Service remain confidential until the outcome of City Council's decision has been communicated to Unions and affected staff. 

The Executive Committee will make recommendations on the 2019 Rate Supported Budgets - Solid Waste Management Services and Recommended 2019 Solid Waste Rates and Fees to City Council for its consideration on March 7, 2019.

City Council on January 30 and 31, 2019, adopted Motion MM2.3 as amended:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to provide each City Councillor the opportunity to host a second Community Environment Day and to undertake the administrative process of booking one additional Community Environment Day per Ward for Councillors who request it, in preparation for the 2019 season, with the implementation of the days pending the outcome of the 2019 Budget process.

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to revise the Community Environment Day booking policy, such that events can be booked on any day of the week and not restricted to weekends.

3. City Council direct that the opportunity for City Councillors to host a second Community Environment Day become the new City of Toronto standard.