PRESENT:

Councillor R. Jones, Chair

Councillor P. Demong, Vice-Chair

Councillor S. Chu

Councillor D. Farrell

Councillor B. Pincott

Councillor E. Woolley

ALSO PRESENT:

General Manager R. Pritchard

Legislative Assistant D. Williams

1.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

CONFIRM AGENDA, Moved by Councillor Pincott, that the Agenda for the 2014 April 23 Regular Meeting of the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services be confirmed.

CARRIED

2.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

2.1

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SPC ON UTILITIES AND CORPORATE SERVICES, 2014 MARCH 19.

CONFIRM MINUTES, Moved by Councillor Demong, that the Minutes of the 2014 March 19  Regular Meeting of the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services be confirmed.

CARRIED

3.

NEW BUSINESS

3.1

2013 CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH & SAFETY ANNUAL REPORT, UCS2014-0202

INTRODUCTION

Councillor Chu introduced Ms. Judy Tran, a Grade 12 student from John G. Diefenbaker High School who has been selected to be “Mayor for the Day”. Councillor Jones welcomed Ms. Tran to the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services.

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Pincott, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report UCS2014-0202 be approved, as follows:

That the Administration recommends that SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services:

1.   Receive the Corporate Environment, Health & Safety 2013 Annual Report

(Attachment 1) for information.

2.   Receive the 2013 Q3 and Q4 Corporate Environment, Health & Safety Management Systems and Compliance Report (Attachment 2) for information.

CARRIED

3.2

INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL (ICI) WASTE DIVERSION STRATEGY, UCS2014-0259

SPEAKERS

1.  Spencer Kennedy

2.  Christina Seidel

3.  Lauren Minuk

4.  Amurlee Stobbs

Councillor Jones left the Chair at 11:07 a.m. and Councillor Demong assumed the Chair.

Councillor Jones resumed the Chair at 11:09 a.m. and Councillor Demong returned to his seat in Committee.

APPROVE, Moved by Councillor Farrell, that the Administration Recommendations contained in Report  UCS2014-0259 be approved, as follows:

That the Standing Policy Committee on Utilities and Corporate Services recommends that

Council direct Administration to:

1.   Implement the ICI Waste Diversion Strategy, as outlined in Attachment 1;

2.   Return to Council with amendments to the Waste & Recycling Bylaw (20M2001) no later than 2015 September; and

3.   Return to Council with an ICI Organics Specific Diversion Strategy based on the timelines presented in Attachment 1, no later than 2015 September.

CARRIED

4.

ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURN, Moved by Councillor Woolley, that this meeting adjourn at 11:46 a.m.

CARRIED

CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON

CHAIR                                                                           LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT

THE FOLLOWING ITEM HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE 2014 MAY 12 COMBINED MEETING OF COUNCIL:

CONSENT:

INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL (ICI) WASTE DIVERSION STRATEGY, UCS2014-0259

The next Regular Meeting of the SPC on Utilities and Corporate Services has been scheduled to be held on 2014 May 21 at 9:30 AM.