January 27, 2020 Budget Meeting Item 11.3 - Background Reports

Council Report: C 27/2018

Subject: Options for Bulk Collection Program expansion in response to Budget decision number B11/2018. City Wide.

Reference:

• Date to Council: November 5, 2018
• Author: Anne-Marie Albidone
• Manager, Environmental Services
• 519-974-2277 ext.3123
• aalbidone@citywindsor.ca
• Public Works - Operations
• Report Date: 2/15/2018
• Clerk's File #: SW2018

To: Mayor and Members of City Council

Recommendation:

Recommendation: THAT the report of the City Engineer dated February 15, 2018 regarding the options for expanding the bulk collection program BE RECEIVED.

Executive Summary:

N/A.

Background:

Background: During the 2018 Budget deliberations, Council directed the following:

By Decision number B11/2018, that option #1 from budget issue 2018-0146 reference # 97 regarding bulk collection pickup be approved which reduces the use fee to $10 per item from $20; and,

That Administration provide a report back to City Council prior to the beginning of the season to provide information and determine the feasibility of:

•  A bulk collection service available for commercial applications for a $15.00 tip fee.
•  A bulk Collection service available for multi-residential applications where the limits apply to the building and not the unit.
•  Available unused bulk collection discretionary vouchers being made available to City Councillors to deal with illegal dumping issues only.

The purpose of this report is to provide Council with information on the three expansion options listed above.