would be offered only between the months of April - November, on a monthly basis for each collection zone. Winter collections would be problematic due to snow, ice and snow banks and therefore would not be offered during the months of December, January, February and March.

Should Council select Option B, utilizing Local 82 employees, the suggested recommendation would be as follows:

That Council APPROVE Option B of this report, consisting of a curb side bulk collection program at a frequency of once per month per household and a limit of 2 items per collection, as well as winter control support and spring sidewalk cleaning program, to be performed by Local 82 employees, with an issue to be brought forward as part of the 2016 Operating and Capital Budget; OR

Should Council select Option B, with contracted services, the suggested recommendation would be as follows: ·

That Council APPROVE Option B of this report, consisting of a curb side bulk collection program at a frequency of once per month per household and a limit of 2 items per collection and that Administration be AUTHORIZED to develop a tender for this service to be delivered by the private sector and the result brought back to Council for decision, with an issue to be brought forward as part of the 2016 Operating Budget.

Option C 

Provide each home with one or two vouchers for free disposal of a bulk item (either to a maximum weight, or for specific items) at the Public Drop Off facility. The associated fee for .the disposal· would be charged to the City of Windsor instead of the resident. This would allow the resident to bring their unwanted item at any time and at no direct cost to them. However, for those without suitable transportation, the vouchers would assist financially but they would still be required to seek assistance from family, friends or private industry to bring the item to the depot.

Should Council select Option C, the suggested recommendation would be as follows:

That Council APPROVE Option C of this report, consisting of one voucher to be included in the 2016/2017 Collection Calendar, effective April 2016, with an issue to be brought forward as part of the 2016 Operating Budget.

Option D

Many municipalities include bulk collection in their tender for residential collection service. The current contract for garbage collection is set to expire November 30, 2017. It is anticipated that including a bulk collection program within the garbage collection tender would solicit the most competitive price for such a collection. A bulk collection service could be included in the next tender as an option, giving Council the choice to accept or reject the service while still proceeding with the residential collection portion of the contract.

Should Council select Option D, the suggested recommendation would be as follows:

That Council APPROVE Option D, consisting of a curb side bulk collection service option to be included in the next Waste Collection Service Contract at a