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From YouTube: Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management - September 17, 2019
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A
A
A
You
don't
have
a
mic,
so
your
jokes
are
not
heard
which
make
them
not
funny
so
a
decoration
of
interests,
seeing
none
conformation
minutes
from
our
two
meetings
of
June
2019,
the
Tuesday
June
18th
meeting,
as
well
as
the
special
meeting
on
Tuesday
June
25th.
Are
those
minutes
carried?
Thank
you.
So
we
run
through
the
the
consent,
the
the
agenda
first,
but
then
we
do
have
we're
adding
a
an
updates,
but
we
run
through
the
agenda
first,
which
will
add,
actually
a
number
one
but
we'll
run
through
the
regular
agenda.
A
First,
so
item
number
one
status:
update,
Standing
Committee
on
Environmental,
Protection,
water
and
waste,
management's
inquiries,
motions
for
the
period
ending
6
December
2018
that
the
Senate
Committee
on
Environmental,
Protection,
water
and
waste
management
receive
its
report
for
information.
Is
that
item
received?
Thank
you.
A
Number
2.
The
reaffirmation
of
the
schoolyard
tree
program
that
the
Standing
Committee
and
environmental
protection,
water
and
waste
management
recommend
council
reaffirmed
the
schoolyard
tree
planting
grant
program
for
the
remaining
term
of
council
as
per
the
corporate
grants,
and
contributions
see
it's.
That
item
carried.
Thank
you
item
number
3
is
a
financial
statements
for
in
house
solid
waste
collection,
external
our
results,
20
teen.
We
have
a
presentation
on
that
item,
numbers
num
items,
number
4,
&,
5,
we're
actually
going
to
be
brought
together.
A
We
have
a
joint
presentation,
that'll
touch
on
both
that's
the
lead,
pipe
replacement
program
update
as
well
as
the
2018
drinking
water,
quality
management
system,
annual
management,
review
reports
and
operational
plan,
so
we'll
hold
items
three
four
and
five
and
item
six
is
Britannia
village,
Ottawa
River
flood
protection,
amendments
to
the
memorandum
of
understanding
with
the
Ravalli
Conservation
Authority,
so
I
do
want
to
acknowledge
councillor
Cavanaugh.
Of
course
this
is
located
in
Bay
ward,
so
before
I,
don't
think
we
have
any
have
more
speakers
and
to
speak
to
this
item.
B
Okay,
thank
you
just
to
say
that
this
is
very
timely.
After
the
spring
that
we
had
and
and
the
flooding
I,
don't
think
anyone
would
argue
that
the
berm
was
not
a
major
played
a
major
role
in
what
happened
this
spring
and
it
was
to
the
benefit
of
the
community.
It's
a
good
reminder
to
remember
that
that
this
berm
did
not
come
out
because
it
was
a
government
project
that
was
just
implemented
by
people
sitting
around
a
table.
B
It
actually
was
a
grassroots
campaign
by
the
residents
who
knew
that
this
was
a
possibility
and
they
had
to
convince
their
neighbors
that
a
1
in
100
year
flood
could
really
happen.
It
was
kind
of
like
being
Chicken
Little
with
the
sky
is
falling
at
first
for
those
residents
and
we
eventually
saw
that
they
they
all
signed
on
and
it
you
know
they
have
to
pay
for
it.
They
they
were
paying
for
it
off
their
taxes.
B
I'll
give
some
credit
to
Bob
Sorelli,
who
actually
came
in
at
the
very
last
moment
to
give
that
last
bit
of
money
so
that
that
berm
could
be
built
and
it
was
built-
and
we
were
all
very
happy
that
it
was
in
time
for
the
2017
flood,
and
then
it
was
tested
again
in
2019,
so
so
much
for
1
in
100
year.
It
really
reached
those
levels.
It
saw
some
damage,
it
was
tested
to
the
utmost.
B
B
I
particularly
want
to
thank
the
community
members
who
were
there
every
single
day,
working
together
and
all
the
community
members
who
came
out
from
all
over
the
city
to
pile
on
those
sandbags,
as
just
as
a
precaution,
it
was
up
against
the
berm
and
we
learned
a
lot
about
berms
and
the
effectiveness
and
how
they
work
with
sandbags.
But
in
the
end
we
realized
that
a
little
more
work
has
to
be
done,
and
this
is
very
very
welcome.
B
A
Thank
You,
council,
cabinets
I,
think
members
council,
certainly
if
you've
been
around
for
the
last
eight
years,
are
well
aware
of
this.
This
project,
as
it
came
through
council
also
through
the
reader
by
conservation
of
34,
which
I've
been
on
since
2012,
is
over
Tara
Davidson
this
year,
I
represented
in
the
our
BCA.
So
thank
you
for
your
for
your
comments.
I
got
to
say
you
know,
with
this
2019
flood
and
all
of
a
sudden,
the
berms
there
and
you're
elected
you've
achieved
a
lot
more
in
the
last
few
months.
A
That's
the
only
funny
I
guess
if
you
know
who
the
councillor
was
prior
to
2010
and
a
word,
someone
should
pipe
in
crickets
someone
used
to
pipe
in
the
noise
of
crickets
alright.
So
the
report,
then,
is
that
the
Standing
Committee
on
Environment
Protection,
water
and
waste
management
recommend
council
approve
and
amendments
to
Pattaya
village,
OTO,
River,
flood
protection,
Memorandum
of
Understanding
between
the
City
of
Ottawa,
and
rely
Conservation
Authority
to
increase
the
investment
by
$500,000
to
further
investigate
and
undertake
repairs
as
a
result
of
the
spring
2018
flood
event.
A
C
You
chair
so
that,
pursuant
to
subsection,
89
three
of
the
procedure,
bylaw
that
Standing
Committee
on
environmental
protection,
water
and
waste
management
waive
the
rules
of
procedure
to
add
a
verbal
update
regarding
zone
1,
solid
waste
collection
service
issues
on
today's
agenda
and
that
pursuant
to
subsection
83
for
a
of
the
procedure
bylaw.
That
committee
dispense
with
the
requirement
for
staff
to
provide
a
separate
written
report
on
this
verbal
update
presentation.
A
A
So,
as
members
recall
at
the
council
meeting
last
week,
we
were
discussing
the
next
collection
contract
for
zone
1.
Of
course
we
have
some
existing
matters
going
on
in
zone
1.
We
were
trying
to
separate
the
discussion
on
the
two
to
focus
purely
on
the
contract
Council
and
isolate
the
concerns
that
the
councillors
have
and,
of
course,
the
residents
of
the
West
End
and
zone
one
have
with
regards
to
the
collection
contract
currently
and
waste
management's
performance
in
recent
months.
A
So
we
wanted
to
give
councillors
the
opportunity
and
staff
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
to
the
matter
so
here
at
here
at
committee,
which
is
just
a
appropriate
place
for
it.
I
also
reached
out
to
waste
management's
on
this
and
the
vice-president
for
Eastern
Canada
for
waste
management.
Erin
Johnson
was
unable
to
be
here
this
morning.
He's
actually
gonna
be
in
town
this
afternoon
and
tomorrow,
so
he's
offered
the
ability
to
meet
with
members
of
council
in
that
are
effective
in
the
in
zone
one.
A
So
we've
relayed
that
to
councillors
Gower
and
I'll,
shed
tear
in
Cavanaugh
and
hubely
and
suds
and
sure
le
as
well
as
myself,
who
was
also
a
zone
one
councillor,
but
I
do
have
a
letter
that
he
did
provide
me
as
well.
So
I
just
want
to
read
that
before
we
start
anywhere,
so
this
again
is
from
Aaron
Johnson.
It
was
the
area
vice
president
president
for
waste
management
of
Canada
Corporation
so
to
the
Standing
Committee
on
Environment,
protect
environmental
protection,
water
and
waste
management.
A
I'd
like
to
thank
the
committee
for
the
invitation
to
attend
this
meeting
due
to
prior
commitments,
I'm
unable
to
be
there
this
morning,
but
will
make
myself
available
this
evening
or
tomorrow
in
Ottawa,
to
answer
questions
and
provide
an
update
on
staffing
and
equipment.
If
this
is
of
interest,
I
asked
Scott
Moffat,
that's
me
coordinates
the
session
and
participants
which
we
have
begun.
The
coordination
of
first
I
would
like
to
apologize
for
service
interruptions,
I'm
happy
to
report
that,
as
of
yesterday,
we
are
completely
caught
up
and
no
longer
experiencing
collection
delays.
A
We
are
thankful
for
the
assistance
to
the
City
of
Ottawa
Miller
waste
and
our
employees
for
sketch
one
Alberta,
British,
Columbia
and
across
Ontario
have
provided
we
are
discussions
with
Miller
waste
in
order
to
provide
a
seamless
transition
and
will
be
meeting
with
city
staff
later
this
week.
To
present
that
plan,
we
think
the
residents
for
their
patience
and
again
would
like
to
apologize
for
the
delays
respectfully
Aaron
Johnson,
so
I've
shared
that
letter
with
staff.
I
will
share
that
with
the
members
of
council
as
well
and
I
just
want
to
provide
an
opportunity.
A
A
D
Good
morning
councillors,
my
name
is
Chris
Merrick
I'm,
a
lawyer
with
legal
services.
I've
been
assisting
Marilyn
with
in
her
group
with
this
matter.
I
just
wanted
to
say
two
things
really
before
we
get
started,
and
the
first
point
that
I'll
speak
to
is
of
a
more
general,
it's
more
general
in
nature,
and
that
is
that
in
discussing
waste
management's
this
morning
in
this
venue,
we
should
take
care
and
be
reasonable
with
the
statements
that
are
made.
D
D
So
we've
heard
waste
management's
explanation
as
to
why
they're
having
performance
issues,
we've
also
heard
different
comments
and
rumors
as
to
what
the
causes
of
those
issues
may
be,
but
I
think
this
morning
it
is
more
productive
and
not
to
speculate
on
those
reasons
and
that's
basically,
the
two
comments
I
wanted
to
make
I
will
turn
the
presentation
over
to
Marilyn
and
I
remain
available
for
any
questions
you
may
have.
Thank
you
thank.
A
You
for
that
I
think
it's
important
to
to
raise
that
I
mean
we're
not
here
to
malign
any
any
certain
company-
we're
not
here
to
focus
on
on
the
past.
It's
about
how
do
we
make
sure
that
we're
taking
care
of
our
constituents,
our
residents
of
city
of
ottawa,
and
how
do
we
do
that
going
forward?
And
how
do
we
work
with
staff
and
other
contractors
to
to
achieve
that
goal?
E
Thank
You
mr.
chair
and
good
morning,
everyone
so
further
to
the
council
meeting
on
Wednesday.
We
were
asked
to
come
back
and
give
a
briefing
on
on
the
transition
plan
for
the
contract,
so
I'm
happy
to
be
here
this
morning,
I'm
here
with
my
colleagues,
this
is
Nancy
Greenfield,
who
is
the
director
of
service
Ottawa,
Jonathan
Hamilton?
E
Since
that
time,
city
staff
and
senior
management
have
held
frequent
meetings
and
conference
calls
with
waste
management
staff,
including
calls
with
the
company's
presidents
president,
in
an
attempt
to
address
the
various
issues
and
ensure
service
delivery
to
the
residents
in
zone
1.
These
conversations
are
ongoing
and
we
are
committed
to
actively
working
with
waste
management
until
the
undead
for
the
contract,
which
is
in
May
31st
2020,
and
to
ensure
the
performance
of
the
contract
is
met.
D
Mr.
chair,
the
contract
defines
a
standard
of
performance
as
a
completion
of
100%
of
each
day's
collection
on
that
day,
and
the
city
has
been
strictly
enforcing
that
standard
of
performance
since
the
contract
was
awarded
and
has
been
assessing
liquidated
damages
where,
as
set
out
in
the
contract
where
that
performance
has
not
been
met,
the
city's
contract
administration
policy
also
outlines
the
processes
and
steps
an
escalation
associated
with
a
supplier
performance
issue.
In
accordance
with
this
policy,
staff
in
solid
waste
have
been
working
with
waste
management
to
address
the
service
levels.
D
Since
the
issue
arose
in
April
of
this
year,
culminating
in
a
formal
letter
of
non-performance
being
issued
in
June
staff
and
solid
waste,
and
waste
management
continue
to
work
in
good
faith
to
develop
a
satisfactory
cure
to
their
non
performance
and
the
issues
identified.
In
the
June
letter,
the
contract
includes
a
list
of
over
40
events
subject
to
liquidated
damages
ranging
from
250
to
$10,000
per
incident.
The
list
includes
issues
such
as
the
failure
to
complete
100%
of
the
day's
collection
collections
performed
outside
a
specified
time
or
the
failure
to
clean
spillage.
D
The
list
of
incidents
is
not
exhaustive,
non-performance
events
that
are
not
specifically
outlined
in
the
contract
or
subject
to
liquidated
damages
on
a
cost
recovery
basis.
To
date,
the
city
has
issued
approximately
two
hundred
and
thirteen
thousand
dollars
in
liquidated
damages
since
the
contract
was
awarded.
In
addition,
the
city
can
require
that
the
contractor
pay
for
all
charges
incurred
by
the
city
as
a
result
of
their
non
performance,
including
the
cost
of
other
contractors
or
C
personnel,
to
deliver
the
work.
D
The
contract
also
permits
the
city
to
retain
amounts
owing
to
the
contractor
to
guarantee
the
payment
of
amounts
incurred
by
the
city,
and
should
the
amount
retained
by
the
city
be
insufficient
to
cover
the
city's
costs.
The
city
can
enforce
its
claim
against
a
contractor
or
at
SRI,
and
the
city
holds
a
1
million
dollar
performance
security.
To
this
effect,
however,
today
waste
management
has
been
a
willing
partner
and
has
continued
to
pay
liquidated
damages
when
invoiced
by
the
city.
I
will
now
pass
it
to
Nancy
Greenville
to
discuss
3-1-1.
F
Thank
You
mr.
chair,
so
in
an
effort
to
support
your
residents
when
this
define
they
have
disruptions
and
service,
we've
made
a
number
of
changes
that
we
hope
will
facilitate
the
their
ability
to
contact
the
city
a
little
bit
easier.
So
what
we
have
done
for
now
is
we
have
made
it
the
number-one
topic
on
Ottawa
CA
so
that
they
can
immediately
go
in
and
click
on,
the
link
they
can
go
in.
They
can
report
their
missed
garbage
pickup,
which
will
then
transition
directly
back
to
public
work
so
that
they
are
aware.
F
We've
made
that
same
link
available
on
your
councillors
portal
that
will
help
you
and
your
staff.
If
presidents
are
calling
you
directly,
you
can
go
in
and
you
can
either
direct
them
to
a
CA
or
take
that
information
yourselves
and
get
it
to
public
works
immediately.
For
those
who
do
choose
to
call
3-1-1,
we've
implemented
a
courtesy
call
back,
but
what
that
allows
them
to
do
is
that
it
allows
them
to
select
call
me
back.
So
you
don't
to
wait
on
the
line
for,
however,
long
to
report
that
your
garbage
has
been
missed.
F
So
people
do
find
that
more
helpful
with
respect
to
communications.
We've
tightened
up
the
process
to
make
sure
that,
when
we're
notified,
that
garbage
is
being
missed
that
we're
you
know
we're
alerting,
Public,
Works,
immediately
they're,
providing
us
that
messaging
and
then
we're
we've
tightened
up
the
process
to
make
sure
that
what
our
agents
know
what
goes
on
our
IVR,
what
public
works,
changes
on
the
website?
What
primer
tweets
out
on
our
behalf
is
consistent
so
that
there
isn't,
you
know
different
messaging,
going
out
on
different
channels.
F
The
last
thing
that
we
have
done
is
we've.
We
have
an
app
called
recollect
which
provides
you,
those
notifications
that
says,
when
is
your
garbage
being
picked
up?
Is
it
blue
bin
this
week
is
a
block
bin
this
week?
That
app
actually
allows
Public
Works
and
they
have
access
to
it
to
be
able
to
notify
residents
in
the
zone
specifically
when
their
garbage
husband
is
so
we
we
can
tell
them.
We
know
your
garbage
has
been
missed.
We're
coming
out.
Leave
your
garbage
out
tonight.
F
Leave
your
garbage
out
tomorrow
morning
at
9:00
or
whatever
the
process
is
going
to
be.
So
we
do
have
a
direct
line
to
people
who
do
have
that
app,
and
so
we
are
encouraged.
You
know
you
your
residents
and
if
you
can
encourage
to
get
that
out
to
down
that
down-low
got
out
from
the
Apple
store
from
the
Android
store,
and
then
you
can
put
that
on
your
phone
and
get
real-time
notifications.
E
Lately,
discussions
with
senior
management
from
Miller
Waste
Systems
are
currently
underway
to
examine
the
feasibility
of
expediting
the
transition
period.
In
our
view,
this
arrangement
would
be
the
most
effective
tool
in
minimizing
further
service
disruptions
in
zone
1,
and
we
are
committed
to
working
with
both
waste
management
and
Miller
systems
to
facilitate
this
transition
at
the
earliest
opportunity.
In
the
interim,
however,
we
will
continue
to
actively
work
with
waste
management
as
they
implement
their
corrective
action
plan.
A
G
I
think
we
covered
a
lot
of
council,
so
I
will
on
too
long
here,
but
taking
the
advice
from
the
lawyer
that,
if
you
don't
want
to
speculate
on
what
the
causes
were,
then
I
think
we
need
a
report
from
staff
that
digs
into
what
were
the
actual
causes,
because
we
were
giving
messages
during
these
delays
that
you
know
at
one
point
there
had
been
a
fire
and
that
was
impacting
the
delivery.
There
was
another
one
that
said
they
were
missing
mechanics
and
then
we
heard
they
were
losing
staff.
G
So
if
you,
if
legal
services
is
considering
that
speculation,
then
I'd
like
to
see
staff
as
they
do
a
report,
hopefully
in
cooperation
with
waste
management,
because
I
think
we
need
to
learn
some
lessons
here.
This
you
know
it's
it's
everything
you're
talking
about
doing
right
now
is
great,
but
residents
in
councilor
hours,
Ward
and
my
ward
and
others
have
been
living
this
since
Easter
there's
been
some
gaps
in
between
where
things
get
working
well
but
then,
as
we
saw
recently
it
the
wheels,
come
off.
G
The
truck
again
so
I
think
it's
very
important
and
if
you,
if
you
don't
feel
comfortable
doing
it
or
you
think
you're
too
close
in
to
it,
then
let
me
know
because
I'll
ask
the
Auditor
General
to
do
it,
because
we
have
to
do
a
dive
into
what
happened
here
and
we
have
to
get
the
facts
so
that
we
learn
a
lesson
and
that
the
public
knows
that
we
looked
into
what
happened
here
and
we're
going
to
do
things
to
make
sure
it
doesn't
happen
again.
So
do
you
feel
comfortable
doing
that?
A
A
G
Chair
and
my
board,
I
can
vote
for
them.
I
know
for
years
any
issues
we
had
they
dealt
with
them
quickly.
They,
you
know
I,
can
sing
their
praises
just
as
much
as
I
can
point
out
to
some
of
the
problems
that
we've
experienced
over
the
last
few
months.
What
I'm
more
concerned
about
is
getting
to
the
root
of
what
caused
us
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
do
it
again,
that
it
doesn't
happen
somewhere
else
in
the
city,
for
example,
I
really
like
the
step
set
and
Nancy
Greenfeld
was
talking
about.
G
We
spoke
right
after
council
about
this.
That
was
one
of
the
issues
that
my
residents
experienced,
because
we
were
being
told
by
solid
waste
staff
to
tell
people
to
leave
the
garbage
at
the
curb
yet
three-one
ones.
Message
was
we'll
get
back
to
you
in
five
days,
so
you
know
totally
different.
What
did
they
do
with
the
garbage
for
five
days
while
they
wait
for
us
to
get
back
to
them,
so
3,
1
1
is
only
as
good
as
the
information
we
give
them.
G
It
was
a
breakdown
I
had
highlighted
at
several
times
with
staff,
so
I
think
it's
time
for
them
to
go
in
and
take
a
look
at
that
and
get
something
in
place
before
this
happens
again,
because
Nancy
is
group
can
do
all
they
want
to
do
to
try
to
improve
this
they're
only
as
good
as
what
we
give
them.
I'd
also
like
to
know
Marilyn
mentioned
about
different
levels
of
escalation.
At
what
point
will
the
ward
councillor
be
advised
that
there's
issues
in
that
Ward.
E
Mr.
chair,
at
the
end
of
every
service
day,
waste
management
has
been
providing
us
with
information,
so
basically
maps
showing
what
streets
were
left
behind.
My
staff
had
then
been
forwarding
those
maps
to
the
impacted
councillors,
so
we've
endeavored
to
do
that
on
a
daily
basis,
so
that
the
information
is
out
that
same
information
is
also
provided
to
3-1-1
staff.
E
G
That
will
be
the
process
going
forward
across
the
city.
If
there's
any
issues
where
you
know
you
get
like,
for
example,
flooding
we
say:
40
houses,
it
escalates.
So
with
garbage.
You
know
every
week,
you're
gonna
have
a
house
that
gets
missed
for
one
reason
or
another
I.
Don't
think
that
necessarily
has
to
be
escalated,
but
have
you
set
a
level
where
you're
going
to
take
an
escalated
step
here?
Yes,.
E
G
And
so
so
you're
going
to
take
it
away
about
the
report
and
you're
going
to
get
back
to
us
because
I
want
this
information.
You
know
we'll
all
due
respect
to
the
legal
services
advice
I'm
here
to
represent
residents
I'm,
not
here,
to
represent
the
city,
so
I'm
going
to
be
asking
the
tough
questions
because
they
want
the
answers.
So,
whatever
you
decide
to
do
with
this
report
and
I
hope
you
make
a
decision
soon
on
it.
I
want
to
be
able
to
communicate
that
to
my
residence.
H
You
can
Wahby
yeah
chair
if
I
may
will
endeavor
to
take
it
away
and
and
assess
it.
The
councillors
speaking
about
some
internal
procedures,
policies,
whatever
mechanisms,
and
we
can
certainly
look
at
those
and
if
their
gaps
chair
in
in
our
internal
policies
and
procedures,
will
will
report
on
those
no
problem.
H
We're
also
liaised
with
waste
management,
I
and,
of
course,
our
legal
services
procurement
services.
I,
would
suspect,
though
it'll
turn
on
whether
waste
management's
comfortable
in
divulging
information
in
into
the
public
realm.
So
barring
that,
if
they're
willing
fine,
if
not,
then
we'll
come
back
with
a
memo
to
explain
to
wait
for
it.
I
think.
A
G
And
I
want
to
know
we're
going
forward
that
we've
looked
at
what
caused
us
to
make
sure
we
protect
against
that's.
Why
I'm
not
looking
to
lay
blame
here?
That's
not
what
I
want
in
this
report.
I
just
want
to
know
what
really
caused
it
because,
again
deferring
to
the
legal
services
advice,
we
don't
want
to
speculate
we
and
in
order
to
avoid
speculation,
we
need
facts.
So
what
caused
it?
What
can
we
do
to
prevent
it?
That's
what
I'm
looking
for.
A
H
Thank
You
mr.
chair,
and
thank
you
to
the
chair
for
allowing
this
item
on
the
agenda
today.
It
was
short
notice
for
staff.
Also
I
do
think
it's
worth
mentioning
last
week.
Instead,
so
at
least
on
Thursday,
we
had
a
good
day
for
garbage
in
that
all
the
streets
were
picked
up.
So
that's
a
positive
I
want
to
kind
of
echo
and
build
on
something
councillor
hubli
brought
up,
which
is.
This
is
a
really
interesting
case,
because
it's
a
mixture
of
both
our
councillors
role.
H
As
you
know,
customer
service
helping
solve
problems
for
residents
but
also
brings
into
our
role
of
oversight
on
staff
and
then
staffs
oversight
on
private
companies
that
provide
services
for
us
and
I.
Think
again
looking
forward
rather
than
placing
blame
I
think
it
would
be
useful
to
understand.
You
know
what
the
root
cause
of
this
were.
Were
there
signs
that
were
identified
earlier
on?
Were
there
things
that
we
met?
You
know
this.
This
problem
didn't
happen
all
at
once.
It
appears
that
there
are
a
lot
of
factors.
H
I,
don't
want
to
speculate
too
much
at
the
advice
of
our
legal
colleagues
but
understanding
how
we
got
to
the
point
where
we
are
today
and
looking
forward
to
other
waste
contracts
and
other
contracts
that
we
have
with
the
private
sector.
How
can
we
avoid
this
happening
in
the
future?
This
is
a
big
problem.
What
I
did
want
to
ask
was
we
had
a
reasonably
good
week?
Over
the
last
week,
staff
outlined
some
of
the
general
measures,
but
what
did
it
take
from
a
city
perspective
to
get
that
success?
E
Mr.
chair
last
week,
the
City
of
Ottawa,
basically
through
all
of
our
solid
waste
in
house
collection
groups,
resources
into
Zone
one.
So
once
we
completed
our
services
in
in
the
East
End
and
the
downtown
core
of
the
city,
we
redirected
all
of
our
trucks
out
to
the
West
End
Miller
Way
systems
did
the
same
thing.
On
Wednesday,
we
started
deploying
mini
Packers
from
the
parks
into
those
areas
to
assist
as
well.
E
E
H
I
know
that,
well
last
week
a
council
staff
outlined
a
number
of
measures
that
waste
management
and
the
city
are
taking
to
resolve
this.
What
I'm
interested
in
you
know
between
now
and
the
end
of
May
with
a
long
time?
How
is
staff
monitoring
the
success
of
the
measures
that
waste
management
is
taking
to
improve
the
service.
E
By
not
receiving
a
map
with
miss
streets,
I
think
that
is
the
primary
focus
at
this
point
is
to
ensure
that
all
the
streets
are
collected
at
the
end
of
the
day
as
eluded,
there
are
occasionally
houses
that
are
missed
and
that
that
would
be
business
as
usual,
but
if
they're
missing
full
streets,
that's
not
an
acceptable
level
of
service.
We
have
contract
management
tools,
as
will
McDonald
was
saying
that
we
have,
you
know,
liquidated
damages
and
other
mechanisms
within
the
contract
to
hold
waste
management's
toes
to
the
fire
and.
H
I
guess
related
to
that
is.
We
do
get
the
daily
Maps
when
there,
our
streets,
miss
Fritton
the
affected
wards,
which
is
a
good
start,
I.
Suppose
it's
building
on
counselor
who
blues
request
is
around
reporting
I'd
like
to
know
you
know
what
other
reporting?
What
what's
next
you
know?
Do
we
get
another
report
a
month
or
two
from
now
coming
to
this
committee
or
through
Council?
Are
there
less
formal
reports
that
we
get
from
staff?
H
We've
already
touched
on
that
through
summit
counselor
who
blues
questions,
but
you
know
I'd
like
to
see
an
actual
plan
for
how
the
success
or
lack
of
success.
You
know
how
are
we
doing
and
how
are
we
getting
that
information
back
to
Council
and
how
are
we
communicating
that
to
the
public?
So,
echoing
what
counselor,
who
blues
asked
for
some?
You
know
a
plan
for
how
we're
reporting
back
to
the
public
on
the
status
of
our
waste
collection
from
now
until
the
end
of
May,
all.
E
A
You
I
think
another
part
of
that
too,
is
that
any
any
report
to
speak
to
what
happened
should
also
focus
on
our
future
procurement
strategy
with
regard
to
our
next
collection
contracts,
the
next
ones.
Well,
we
do
have
once
I'm,
coming
down
to
three
years,
come
2020
to
2023
we're
gonna
be
looking
at
you.
B
A
B
Thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you
all
for
your
presentations.
I
can
see
that
a
lot
of
work
has
been
done
since
we've
experienced
these
issues
and
I
appreciate
it.
I
think
we
all
took
garbage
collection
for
granted.
It
just
you
know,
got
done,
and
that
happened
for
a
long
time
and
then
this
spring,
that
it
didn't
get
done
and
we
had
to
relay
information
to
our
residents.
I
think
the
big
thing
that
we
needed
was
communication
because
I
found
myself
guessing.
You
know
why.
If
something
was
missed,
he
was
in
the
spring.
B
We
had
the
flood.
We
had
a
lot
of
stuff
going
on,
so
one
offs
are
okay,
but
when
it
kept
happening
we
needed
information,
and
the
city
is
pretty
good
about
giving
us
information
on
a
lot
of
things
that
you
know,
maybe
I
don't
even
necessarily
need
I,
don't
need
the
traffic
reports
every
day,
but
this
was
something
about
our
area
and
during
a
weekend
when
people
are
got
garbage
piling
up,
you
know
sitting
out
there.
B
It
was
difficult
to
get
information
and
I'm
glad
to
see
the
changes
that
have
been
made
so
that
people
can
get
their
own
information.
I
was
feeling
like
there
was
a
lot
of
efficiencies
that
were
not
looked
into
in
terms
of
you
know,
just
seemed
crazy
to
be
putting
in
3
1
1
calls
for
for
residents
when
it's
entire
neighborhoods
that
are
affected,
and
yet
we
were
doing
it
and
that's
just
not
efficient,
and
it's
not
smart.
We
have
better
ways
to
do
things.
We
know
the
whole
neighborhood
has
not
been
collected,
but
I.
B
Don't
know
why
and
I
don't
know
what
do
what
communications
to
give
to
my
residents.
So
it
always
takes
a
little
bit
of
a
crisis.
I
don't
want
to
call
it
too
much
of
a
crisis
but
to
learn.
We
learned
a
lot
about
floods.
You
know
for
the
spring,
we
learned
things
from
when
things
don't
go
so
well
and
I.
Think
we've
learned
a
lot
in
respect
to
how
to
do
communications
better
so
that
people
can
get
the
information
quickly
and
get
their
own
information
if
necessary,
but
and
hopefully
going
forward.
B
That
will
be
the
case,
so
I
appreciate
the
efforts
that
have
been
made
to
fix
these
issues.
I
expect
staff
to
be
dealing
with
waste
management
I'm
not
dealing
with
waste
management,
that's
their
job.
We
delegate
that
and
and
staff
to
fix
things
that
are
wrong
when
it
comes
to
it
didn't
get
it
collected,
but
I
just
need
the
communications
on
what
is
going
to
happen
and
how
we're
fixing
it.
B
Sometimes
things
don't
go
well,
so
we
have
to
have
those
messages
and
we
have
to
be
ready
to
be
honest
and
straightforward,
and
quick
and
I
think
we've
learned
a
lot
on
this
and
so
going
forward.
I
look
forward
to
having
these
efficiencies
because
I
think
frankly,
it
saves
a
lot
of
money
when
we
have
to
put
staff
on
just
to
answer.
Calls
that
everyone
knows
the
answer
to
already
and
if
we
get
the
message
out
beforehand,
we're
being
pre-emptive
and
that's
very
positive,
so
I
appreciate
it.
C
Very
much
chair,
thank
you
for
the
report.
One
of
the
things
I
just
wanted
to
raise
or
ask
a
question
about
is
whether
or
not
we've
had
our
in-house
group
experienced
these
types
of
service
disruptions
that
are
occurring
now
with
this
private
sector
group
in
the
lot
in
recent
memory
has
that
occurred
with
our
in-house
group
ever
in
the
past.
G
G
A
Hold
on
hold
on
before
it
before
we
get
into
it
looks
like
we're.
Gonna
go
down
a
path
where
we're
trying
to
argue
one
or
the
other.
This
is
not.
This
is
not
a
discussion
on
the
contracts
we've
had
that
discussion
and
we'll
have
a
discussion
in
the
future
today
is
not
about
talking
about
who
was
the
better
contractor
in
the
City
of
Ottawa.
We've
had
in-house
team
and
we've
had
other
contractors,
including
Tomlinson
prior,
that
have
all
provided
exceptional
service
for
the
City
of
Ottawa.
For
decades
it
hasn't
been
since
the
90s.
A
Now
we
actually
had
a
contractor
just
completely
vacate
their
zone
and
leave
the
residents
of
that
zone
with
no
service
whatsoever
and
no
one
willing
to
collect
service
in
that
area.
In
this
case,
we
have
waste
management
who
is
not
willing?
Who
was
not
unwilling
to
do
the
job
they've
been
unable
to,
but
they've
also
accepted
the
help
from
the
other
other
partners,
be
it
in-house
team
or
Miller
waste
services.
So
we're
not
again,
it's
not
a
debate
about
who
provides
better
service.
A
That's
it
so
Ken
Wiley
you've
taken
your
taking
direction
to
come
back
with
with
reports
that
will
speak
to
essentially
what
happened,
but
also
where
we
go
from
here
and
how
we
can
avoid
these
situation
in
the
future.
Correct.
Sir,
thank
you
with
a
special
sort
of
tip
to
the
future.
Our
fees
on
all
professor
proposals
on
future
collection
contracts.
A
A
A
E
So
I'd
like
to
provide
committee
with
an
update
for
curbside
collection
contracts,
specifically
the
in-house
collection
group,
so
we
have
just
signed
a
three-year
short-term
contract
and
they've
been
awarded
to
the
in-house
collection
groups
and
Miller
ways.
So
in
the
future,
the
in-house
collection
groups
will
have
zones
three
and
five
and
Miller
wastes
will
have
zones
two,
a
one
two
and
four,
the
procurement
of
new
collection
vehicles
for
the
in-house
collection
groups
is
in
progress
and
Solid.
Waste
Services
is
committed
to
providing
curbside
collection
that
is
in
line
with
council,
approved
service
level
standards.
E
So
that's
on
the
go
forward
with
the
new
contracts
that
will
start
on
June
1st
2020
console
approved
the
contracts
in
2011
and
the
part
of
that
approval
staff
were
asked
to
report
back
annually
on
the
financial
results
of
that
year.
Each
year
the
financial
statements
are
audited
externally
and
the
results
of
year
six
specific
does
own.
Five
are
that
we
had
an
operating
deficit
of
nine
hundred
and
seventy
six
thousand
nine
hundred
ninety
nine
dollars
a
contractual
savings,
which
is
the
difference
between
the
city's
bid
and
the
next
lowest
bid
of
500.
E
In
year,
six,
the
city
had
contractual
savings
of
five
hundred
forty
three
thousand
dollars
and
six
hundred
fifty
well
five
hundred
forty
three
thousand
dollars
making
the
overall
deficit
of
four
hundred
and
thirty
three
thousand
dollars
for
zone
five.
The
second
column
shows
the
savings
per
year
was
one
two
five
and
the
year-to-date
financials
show
that
the
city
had
contractual
savings
of
three
million
dollars:
a
deficit
of
two
million
dollars
for
an
overall
savings
of
one
point:
zero:
three
million
dollars
from
the
beginning
of
the
contract.
E
Solid
waste
services
budgets
are
based
on
a
sefa
CPI
increases
to
labor
fleet
and
other
costs.
In
year,
six,
the
revenue
was
increased
by
0.9
percent
or
50
percent
of
the
Consumer
Price
Index
year-to-date,
and
this
is
an
overall
increase
of
4.6
percent
over
the
six-year
contract.
Labor
rates
have
increased
eleven
point
six
three
percent
and
increased
by
one
point:
nine
five
percent
in
year
six
and
the
fleet
services
labor
rate-
is
ninety
five
dollars
for
a
cumulative
increase
of
17
percent.
E
The
future
solid
waste
service
standards
will
be
developed
as
part
of
the
solid
waste
master
plan
phase,
two,
which
is
will
happen
between
q1
2020
and
q1
2021.
The
objective
of
this
phase
is
to
begin
discussions
on
the
vision,
guiding
principles,
objectives
and
targets
that
will
provide
a
framework
for
the
waste
management
master
plan
in
Canada.
All
three
levels
of
government
have
a
role
to
play
in
waste
management,
and
the
city's
plan
will
be
based
on
the
federal
and
provincial
government
who
are
responsible
for
race
reduction
and
waste.
Our
version,
regulations,
policies
and
programs.
E
E
Per
the
memo
to
council
circulated
on
August
29th
2019
the
province
had
maze,
has
made
progress
on
the
blue
bin
transition
by
identifying
timelines
for
the
transition
to
be
completed.
The
transition
is
expected
to
take
place
in
phases
over
a
three-year
period,
with
producers
being
fully
responsible
for
providing
blue
box
services
province-wide
by
the
end
of
2025.
Details
regarding
how
the
blue
box
program
will
transition
to
the
producers
and
what
producers
relationships
with
municipalities
will
entail,
including
what
the
final
service
will
look
like
and
how
operate
are
still
not
known.
E
Excuse
me
for
the
new
individual
producer
responsibility
framework
for
the
blue
box
program.
Staff
will
continue
to
be
engaged
in
consultation
with
the
province
through
the
municipal,
3hours
collaborative
working
group
and
updates
on
the
status
of
provincial
and
federal
waste.
Legislation
will
be
provided
to
Council
as
part
of
the
solid
waste
master
plan
phase.
One
report
in
q1
of
2020.
A
Are
you
questions
from
members
of
the
committee,
the
last
one,
so
what,
over
the
course
of
the
the
contracts
I
mean
it's
clearly
still
below
what
the
next
bid
was
zone?
Five,
of
course,
no
three
wasn't
tendered.
What
would
you
say
are
the
contributing
factors
to
the
year-over-year
change
in
the
deficit.
E
The
major
costs
are
due
to
labor
and
to
fleet
fleet
maintenance
cost,
so
the
fleet
maintenance
costs
have
gone
up
exponentially,
as
our
fleet
is
aging
an
addition.
You
know,
labor
costs
are
going
up,
so
the
contract
only
allows
us
to
have
CPI
at
half
a
percent,
but
meanwhile
we
are
playing
our
employees
full
CPI.
So
there
is
an
incremental
as
the
contract
extends
that
deficit
gets
bigger
and
bigger.
A
A
Carried
sorry
that
the
Standing
Committee
on
Environment,
section
water
and
waste
management
recommend
council
receive
this
report
for
information,
so
yeah
carried
because
we're
actually
we're
asking
them
to
carry
to
receive
it.
So
next
week
you
can
see
received,
but
this
week
we're
sick
here.
Thank
you.
I
Health
Canada
earlier
this
year,
revised
the
guideline
for
lead
in
drinking
water,
and
we
fully
anticipate
Ontario
will
adopt
this
new
guideline
as
a
standard
that
they
may
phase
it
in
over
one
or
two
years.
We're
not
sure,
but
we
want
to
be
proactive
in
addressing
this
concern.
I
have
to
first
of
all
reassure
you
that
Ottawa's
tap
water
is
lead-free,
so
right
from
the
river
through
our
treatment
process
into
the
water
supply
is
lead-free.
I
However,
small
amounts
of
lead
can
be
dissolved
in
the
water
when
it's
transported
from
the
water
main
into
the
house.
So
we're
gonna
talk
about
two
things
this
morning.
One
is
our
treatment
strategy.
How
are
we
going
to
adjust
the
chemistry
of
our
water
to
try
to
minimize
lead
exposure
and,
secondly,
how
can
we
support
residents
who
wish
to
replace
the
lead
service
pipes
that
are
installed
supplying
their
home.
I
The
diagram
shown
here
illustrates
our
water
system,
as
I
mentioned
before
our
water
in
Ottawa
is
lead-free.
However,
there
is
a
small
service
pipe
that
connects
the
water
main
typically
in
the
street,
to
the
home
and
as
water
passes
through
that
service.
Pipe
small
amounts
of
lead
can
dissolved
into
the
tap
water
as
well
as
within
the
home.
If
people
have
copper
plumbing
with
lead
solder
or
brass
components
in
their
plumbing
system,
small
amounts
of
lead
trace
amounts
can
dissolve
into
their
tap
water,
and
so
there's
a
there
are
two
components
to
this
service
pipe.
I
I
So
in
some
ways
we
have
a
delicate
dance
here
between
city-owned
infrastructure,
privately
owned
water
pipes,
household
plumbing
and
the
chemistry
of
the
water,
and
all
these
factors
can
affect
how
much
lead
is
in
the
tap
water
when
someone
drinks
are
excellent,
drinking
water,
so
for
many
decades
the
city
has
practiced
what
we
call
corrosion
control.
In
fact,
back
to
1930
we've
been
practicing
corrosion
control.
We
purposely
adjust
the
pH
of
our
water
to
a
fairly
high
level.
It's
currently
nine
point.
I
Four,
if
you
remember
your
high
school
chemistry,
neutral
pH
is
7,
so
we
adjusted
to
nine
point
four
to
minimize
the
solubility
of
metals,
including
lead,
and
to
protect
our
infrastructure
to
make
sure
that
our
metal
water
mains
will
last
for
hopefully,
a
hundred
years
in
Ottawa.
Lead
pipes
were
installed
from
the
water
main
to
the
home,
starting
in
the
late
1800s
up
until
1955.
I
I
Research
over
the
last
20
years
has
shown
that
lead
is
more
of
a
concern
than
we
previously
thought
so
Health
Canada
has
reviewed
the
literature
and
have
established
a
new,
more
stringent
drinking
water,
a
guideline
for
lead.
They
lowered
the
guideline
from
ten
parts
per
billion
to
five
parts
per
billion,
that's
the
lowest
in
the
world,
and
they
didn't
do
this
lightly.
They
felt
there
was
enough
compelling
evidence
that
particularly
children,
infants,
pregnant
women
are
at
risk
of
even
small
amounts
of
lead
exposure.
The
primary
effects
are
cognitive
effects,
IQ
and
neural
behavioural
effects.
I
So
for
that
reason
they
have
set
a
new
maximum
acceptable
concentration
of
five
parts
per
billion
and
they
also
put
an
interesting
statement
in
the
guideline.
They
said
that
something
called
olara,
which
means
we're
setting
the
guideline
at
five,
but
we
want
you
to
go
as
low
as
reasonably
achievable.
I
I
Over
the
last
15
years,
we've
tested
about
7,000
homes
in
Ottawa,
we've
been
testing
lead
levels
for
four
decades,
and
you
might
not
know
this,
but
every
winter
and
every
summer
we
follow
a
protocol.
We
choose
hundred
homes
in
Ottawa
that
have
led
service
pipes.
We
specifically
choose
them
to
represent
the
worst
case.
We
go
into
the
home,
usually
at
the
kitchen
top.
We
have
a
procedure.
I
I
I
I
We
recognize
this
about
four
years
ago,
and
so
you
may
not
know
that
we
have
a
pilot
research
facility
located
at
our
Britannia
water
purification
plant.
So
we
actually
harvested
lead
pipes
very
carefully,
almost
like
an
archaeology
dig
from
a
number
of
homes
brought
them
back
to
the
pilot
plan,
and
we
have
been
conducting
research
for
the
last
four
years
to
look
for
a
new
method
of
corrosion
control.
I
We
found
that
using
a
trace
amount
of
phosphate
during
the
water
treatment
process
would
decrease.
Our
lead
levels
by
a
further
70%
phosphate
is
widely
used
in
North
America.
Most
recently,
Toronto
and
Hamilton
have
introduced
phosphate
into
their
water.
What's
a
little
bit
unique
about
Ottawa
is
that
we
are
able
to
find
an
optimum
treatment
that
uses
a
very
small
amount
of
phosphate
less
than
a
third
of
the
typical
amount
that's
used
in
other
cities.
The
graph
you
see
shows
the
effect
of
three
different
types
of
treatment,
so
the
tall
bars
are
the
lead
concentrations.
I
We
saw
when
water
sat
for
30
minutes
right
in
the
lead
pipe.
The
small
bars
represent
water
that
was
flowing
continuously
through
the
pipes
or
just
picking
up
a
smaller
amount
of
lead
and
you'll
see
on
the
orange
bars
that
if
we
didn't
practice
any
corrosion
control
in
Ottawa,
we
would
have
some
pretty
significantly
high
lead
concentrations,
especially
in
those
homes
with
led
services.
I
Using
our
current
pH
control
method,
which
is
the
middle
yellow
bars,
you
can
see.
We
do
somewhat
better,
however,
for
water
that's
stagnant
in
the
lead
service
pipes,
we
can
be
even
above
10
parts
per
billion.
However,
with
this
new
proposed
phosphate
treatment,
we're
seeing
numbers
that
are
consistently
below
five
and
we
feel
in
most
cases
will
seal
numbers
down
in
the
one
to
two
part
per
billion
range.
I
I
Phosphate
some
people
might
be
concerned
well,
you're,
adding
a
chemical
into
my
water
phosphate
does
not
have
adverse
human
health
effects.
We've
been
working
closely
with
our
public
health
department.
In
fact
it's
a
nutrient.
It's
an
essential
nutrient,
most
Canadians
in
their
daily
diet,
get
about
700
to
1200
milligrams
of
phosphate
per
day,
we're
proposing
to
add
point
three
milligrams
of
phosphate
into
the
water.
So
it's
indeed
a
very
trace
amount.
I
I
I
These
costs
were
included
in
the
approved
2019
budget.
As
far
as
operating
cost,
the
main
increased
operating
cost
would
be
for
the
chemical,
and
so
we
expect
that
to
be
in
the
range
of
$400,000
per
year
that
represents
about
10%
of
our
current
chemical
budget
and
as
far
as
timelines.
We
hope
that
we
would
be
implementing
this
new
strategy
in
2021,
possibly
2022.
I
I
There
is
one
filter
that
is
certified
for
lead,
removal
and
very
effective,
and
the
last
thing
that
resident
can
do
two
more
things.
One
is
to
get
their
water
tested,
so
we
offer
free
testing
we'll
come
into
their
home
and
and
see
if
there
are
lead
levels
of
concern
in
your
home
by
phoning
3-1-1.
We
can
arrange
for
that
testing
and
last
but
not
least,
perhaps
most
importantly,
is
to
encourage
residents
to
remove
these
lead
service
pipes
where
possible,
and
so
we
have
a
program
to
help
residents.
I
J
You
Ian
Thank
You
chair
the
lead
pipe
replacement
program
started
in
2006
as
a
pilot
project
to
protect
public
health
by
replacing
lead
water
service
pipes.
The
program
assists
homeowners
with
the
replacement
of
lead
service
pipes
by
hiring
and
managing
the
contractor
and
reducing
the
financial
impact
of
the
replacement
by
offering
a
deferred
payment
option
on
the
property
tax
bill.
The
program
currently
has
a
1
million
dollar
annual
budget.
J
Under
the
current
program,
property
owners
are
eligible
if
both
their
private
and
public
portions
are
led.
The
city
or
the
city
is
planning
capital,
rehabilitation,
work
on
the
public
portion
or
the
city
has
replaced
the
public
portion
less
than
two
years
from
the
date
that
the
property
owner
will
complete
their
work.
Qualified
homeowners
are
eligible
for
a
loan
through
their
tax
bill
if
they
require
financial
support
for
the
cost
of
the
work.
J
Since
the
program
started
in
2006,
however,
there
have
been
less
than
five
percent
or
approximately
1070
homeowners
of
the
estimated
30
thousand
private
urban
led
services
that
have
been
replaced.
The
program
has
has
historically
under
spent
and
currently
distributes
approximately
half
of
the
available
funds
each
year
due
to
the
low
participation
rates
and
anticipating
the
changes
to
Health
Canada's
guidelines
for
allowable
levels
of
lead
in
drinking
water.
J
A
program
review
was
conducted
and
the
program
review
revealed
that
the
eligibility
criteria
was
likely
the
key
contributor
to
low
participation,
a
key
demographic
was
being
excluded
from
the
program,
specifically
owners
with
a
private
LED
service.
Only
this
demographic
represents
approximately
30%
of
the
applications
received
under
the
current
program
during
the
past
five
years.
J
So
in
order
to
increase
the
participation
in
the
program
and
to
mitigate
public
health
impacts
of
lead
in
drinking
water,
the
following
program
enhancements
are
recommended
that
the
city
offer
a
rebate
of
up
to
$1,000
to
home
owners
to
have
only
their
private
service
replaced
that
the
city
implement
a
new
stopgap
measure
by
offering
impacted
residents
a
filter
kit,
considering
consisting
of
NSF
53
certified
water
filters
and
a
pitcher
to
remove
that
from
the
drinking
water.
At
no
cost
to
the
resident.
J
Homeowners
would
be
eligible
for
this
filter
program
for
approximately
one
year's
worth
of
filters.
If
city
water
tests
confirmed
that
their
LED
levels
exceed
the
new
Health
Canada
guideline
or
if
the
property
owner
has
applied
to
the
lead
pipe
replacement
program
for
either
the
rebate
or
loan
option
and,
lastly,
to
continue
the
current
loan
option
for
property
owners
with
both
public
and
private
led
services,
but
limit
the
loan
repayment
period
to
five
years
that
the
cost
of
the
work
is
less
than
$5,000
and
to
ten
years.
J
If
the
cost
of
the
work
is
over
$5,000,
the
program
enhancements
recommended
would
make
the
program
more
accessible
support
the
replacement
of
led
infrastructure
and
align
our
program
with
the
new
Health
Canada
guidelines
on
lead
levels
in
drinking
water.
In
addition,
limiting
the
low-nutrient
period
will
improve
the
city's
ability
to
plan
future
work,
since
funds
will
be
repaid
within
a
predictable
time
frame
and
be
automatically
reinvested
into
the
program.
Finally,
a
stopgap
measure
will
protect
public
health
by
giving
residents
an
option
to
implement
promptly
to
reduce
their
exposure
to
lead
in
drinking
water.
J
Sorry,
the
new
rebate
and
filter
distribution
will
launch
in
q2
of
2020
in
time
for
the
summer
construction
season
and
to
encourage
the
approximately
30,000
households
in
Ottawa,
who
may
be
impacted
by
LED
service
pipes
to
participate
in
the
program.
The
keep
your
tap
water
lead-free
brochure
will
be
sent
to
those
homes,
giving
them
information
on
the
program
and
how
to
get
their
water
tested.
We're
also
adding
a
notification
on
the
water
bill,
referring
them
to
the
program
website.
A
C
Very
much
chair,
thank
you
for
the
presentation
and
all
the
work
you've
done,
and
then
you
met
with
me
beforehand
and
briefed
me
that
was
great
I
just
wanted
to
jump
in
on
a
couple
things
with
regard
to
the
communication
for
the
lead
pipes
for
people
that
may
have
them
still
it's
a
lot
of
them
in
the
old
city
of
Ottawa.
My
ward
has
a
lot
of
lead
pipes
still.
C
J
J
Thank
you
to
the
they
can
inquire
through
3-1-1
and
based
on
the
age
of
the
water
main
on
their
street.
They
can
infer
whether
the
public
side
has
been
replaced
or
not,
and
the
website
also
has
some
recommendations
on
how
they
can
check
their
own
private
service
at
their
meter,
whether
it
is
LED
or
not.
Okay,.
C
I
That's
a
great
great
question
that
this
none
of
the
schools
in
Ottawa
have
LED
service
pipes
because
they're
larger
pipes-
and
they
only
made
lead
up
to
about
5/8-
maybe
one
inch
so.
However,
within
the
schools
there
certainly
is
lead
solder.
There
are
fountains
that
have
led
lining.
There
can
be
brass
fixtures
that
contribute
led.
So
the
province
requires
that
the
school
boards
conduct
testing
at
every
point
of
consumption
in
eat
every
school.
This
is
a
fairly
new
regulation
and
it's
been
fairly
onerous
for
the
school
boards.
I
I
think
you
would
agree,
it's
the
right
thing
to
do.
We
have
a
vulnerable
population,
so
if
a
fountain
is
tested
and
it
exceeds
the
standard,
it
usually
gets
flagged
signs
go
up
and
they
either
replace
the
fountain
and
get
it
retested
or
at
least
warn
students
not
to
use
that
fountain.
So
that
is
done
by
the
school
board's
regulated
by
the
province
for
every
school
and
every
day,
care
in
Ontario
and
oversight
for
that
program
is
provided
by
Ottawa
Public
Health.
I
C
That's
very
helpful
yeah.
Just
when
I
was
a
trustee,
I
remember
seeing
a
list
of
the
the
lead
in
some
of
our
schools
that
was
being
captured
and
it
was
surprising
some
of
the
schools
that
had
it
but
you're
saying
that
they'll
actually
condemn
the
water
fountain
or
put
up
signs
around
that
water
fountain.
That's.
I
I
Is
the
timeline,
so
it
depends
somewhat
on
the
the
design
and
construction
project,
but
we
expect
2021
possibly
into
2022
that
we
would
be
adding
the
phosphate.
We
would
be
also
reaching
out
to
the
public
to
inform
them
of
it
and
look
for
also
talking
to
interest
groups
such
as
dialysis
clinics.
Anyone
that
pet
owners
that
are
concerned
about
water
quality
and
any
of
okay
there'll
be
an
outreach
as
part
of
that
thanks
very
much.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
Thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you
for
coming
to
my
office
ahead
of
time.
I
mentioned
that
in
2006
I
lived
in
a
house
that
was
built
in
1945
and
when
I
tried
to
get
on
the
list
at
that
time
it
was
a
huge
waiting
list
and
we
were
just
you
know.
It
was
very
problematic
and
I
was
told
that
unless
I
was
pregnant,
I
could
not
be
moved
up
the
list,
and
so,
despite
my
best
efforts,
I
did
not
I
did
not
succeed
to
get
let
pipe
changes.
What
is
it?
J
We
think
that
many
residents
aren't
aware
of
the
program
right
now
and
many
older
residents
in
fact
weren't
interested
in
the
program
because
they
felt
it
didn't
directly
impact
them
now,
because
we're
expanding
the
criteria
I
may
get
an
initial
spike
in
interest.
We
can
re-evaluate
the
budget.
Ask
at
that
point,
so
we're
asking
for
for
delegated
authority
to
make
changes
to
the
program
as
participation
changes.
I
J
Now,
there's
no
waiting
list
there,
there
may
be
a
waiting
list
and
we
will
prioritize
again
the
same
way
with
with
the
young
children
and
expectant
mothers,
but
because
in
2006
it
was
a
pilot
program.
We
didn't
know
it
would
if
it
would
be
continuing
now
we
anticipate
that
the
program
will
continue
for
a
number
of
years.
H
H
J
Thank
you
you're
for
work
that
is
done
both
on
public
and
private
property.
There
are
city
staff
that
managed
that
work
and
it's
a
single
contractor
that
does
the
entire
work
the
homeowner
pays
for
the
private
portion,
but
they
do
take
advantage
to
some
economies
for
common
trenching
that
that
would
be
in
case
that
would
be
present
in
that
case,
if
only
the
private
service
is
being
replaced.
That
is
the
case
where
we're
offering
a
rebate
option.
J
H
H
J
H
Don't
mean
to
be
difficult,
but
you're
still
not
answering
the
question.
The
people
have
the
same
risk
they're
all
our
residents.
We
have
a
responsibility
for
them.
Why
are
we
only
funding
less
if
it's
privately
serviced,
as
opposed
to
I'm,
not
understanding?
Why
don't
we
just
give
everybody
the
same
option
for
financing
to
fix
the
same
problem?
I,
don't
really
care
what
other
cities
are
doing.
H
J
You
so
it
actually
turns
out
to
be
very
similar
in
terms
of
the
level
of
reimbursement
that
they
get.
The
amount
of
savings
that
they
get
when
both
the
public
and
private
portion
are
replaced
would
be
equivalent
to
the
rebate
option
that
they
would
get
if
only
the
private
side
is
replaced.
So
the
city
takes
on
more
of
the
costs
when
the
entire
portion
is
replaced.
J
A
J
H
H
A
H
Thank
You
mr.
chair,
and
thank
you
for
the
informative
session
that
you
provided
my
office.
It
was
a
very
informative
and
it
will
allow
us
to
bring
back
a
lot
of
useful
information
to
our
residents
so
that
they
can
top
into
the
program.
I
had
a
slightly
technical
question.
No,
since
we
were
going
into
some
technicalities
during
that
during
that
briefing
and
it
might
be
comparing
apples
to
oranges.
But
you
know
I've
been
made
aware
that
Toronto
has
been
adding
phosphate
at
a
rate
of
3
milligrams
per
liter
and
is
adjusting
that
downwards.
I
So
there's
one
thing:
I
need
to
correct
when
they
say
3
milligrams
per
litre,
they're
expressing
that
as
po4
phosphate,
the
unit's
I
was
using
today
are
milligrams
of
P
phosphorus
elemental
phosphorus.
So
it's
just
a
nomenclature
thing
when
they,
when
they're,
adding
three
milligrams
per
liter
in
Toronto
in
our
nomenclature.
It's
it's
1,
okay,
so
the
apples
to
oranges
or
apples
to
apples
is
Toronto's.
Adding
1
milligram,
phosphate,
SP,
we're
proposing
to
add
point
3
and
what
allows
us
to
go
to
that.
I
Much
lower
level
is
someone
from
the
US
EPA,
who
is
an
expert
in
corrosion?
Had
a
researcher
who
noticed
that
at
an
elevated
pH,
they
found
this
little
sweet
spot
where
they
could
use
much
lower
phosphate
and
get
the
same
effect
and
Ottawa's
water
is
very
soft
and
so
for
us
to
operate
at
a
high.
Ph
is
affordable.
G
You
mr.
chair
just
indulge
me
for
a
minute
I'm
one
of
the
counselors
I'd
like
to
point
out
the
high
quality
of
our
water
here
in
the
city
and
I.
Think
what
this
gentleman
just
told
us
was
another
bonus
for
Ottawa
water,
but
I
think
to
communicate
that
better
to
residents.
I'd
almost
need
a
graphic
to
get
that
message
across
about
the
similarities
with
them,
because
it
does.
If
I
hear
you
correctly,
we
have
much
better
water
than
Toronto,
which
is
the
message
that
we've
been
putting
out
for
years.
So.
I
If
I
could
comment,
you
know
I
work
in
a
very
cooperative
industry
with
all
of
my
water
utility
colleagues
across
the
country,
so
we're
careful
to
say
that
one
is
better,
but
I
can
tell
you
that
I
know
ottawa's
water
intimately
and
it
is
excellent
water
quality.
So,
like
I,
fully
agree
with
supporting
and
encouraging
and
promoting
ottawa's
tap
water.
It's
one
of
the
best
in
the
world.
I
can
say
that
honestly
and
we
want
to
encourage
people
to
to
use
it
and
use
it
with
pride
and
confidence.
A
Thank
you,
whereas
I
don't
work
with
water
quality
specialists
across
the
province,
so
I
can
say
that
ours
is
better
than
Trunks
and
if
I
can't
say
it
I'm
protected
by
this
whole
like
privilege
thing.
This
is
because
I
am
a
city
councillor
and
it's
in
this
room
if
I
said
that
out
in
the
hallway
I
could
get
sued,
but
I'm,
ok
in
here,
alright.
So
on
the
to
saw
just
the
nihilism.
That's
my
agenda
so
item
for
that.
A
The
Standing
Committee
on
Environmental,
Protection
water
and
waste
management's
recommend
that
council
1
approve
the
proposed
changes
to
the
lead
pipe
replacement
program.
Has
it
lined
this
report
and
to
delegate
authority
the
general
manager,
Public,
Works
and
Environment
services
to
make
further
updates?
A
So
we
have
one
another
added
item:
I
just
want
to
attack
on
the
end.
Here,
let's
go
ask
counts
it's
about
the
this.
This
committee
and
council
approved
a
waste
master
plan.
Sponsors
group,
which
consists
of
myself
and
councillor
Menard,
is
the
chair
and
vice
chair
of
this
committee,
but
then
we
also
solicited
interests
from
other
members
of
council
to
be
on
that
and
we
have
a
motion
just
we
had
a
lot
of
interest.
So
six
members
of
council
we're
interested
so
I
appreciate
that
interest.
We
had
to
narrow
it
down
to
two.
C
Very
much
chair
given
given
your
introduction,
I
won't
read
the
whereas
clauses
appreciate
us.
Stick
to
the
therefore
be
it
resolved
that
the
Standing
Committee
on
Environmental,
Protection,
water
and
waste
management
recommend
Council
approved
the
following
membership
for
the
solid
waste
councils,
sponsors
group,
councillor
Eli,
Al,
Jean,
Terry
and
councillor
Laura
du
das.
A
A
There's
a
report
on
the
use
delegated
authority
by
Public
Works,
the
conference
attendance,
renewable
cities
and
environmental
situation,
advisory
committee
reserve
employments
notice.
The
motion:
none
the
queries
now
another
business,
none
a
German,
okay.
Our
next
meeting
will
be
Tuesday,
October,
15th
2019.
Thank
you.