Councillor McKenzie asks for an update relating to the “no plastic bags”. Ms. Albidone indicates that during the first three weeks of the program, they were seeing a 3% contamination rate. They are undertaking a soft launch this week and as of next week if plastic bags are placed in the recycling, they will be left behind, and the residents will be requested to repackage the contents.

Moved by: Councillor McKenzie

Seconded by: Councillor Kaschak

Decision Number: ETPS 766

THAT the Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority (EWSWA) Annual Report - Essex-Windsor Residential Waste Diversion 2019 BE APPROVED as presented.
Carried.

Report Number: SCM 175/2020

Clerk’s File: MB2020

7.2. EWSWA Regular Board Meeting Minutes February 4, 2020

Moved by: Councillor Costante

Seconded by: Councillor Francis

Decision Number: ETPS 767

THAT the minutes of the Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority (EWSWA) of its meeting held February 4, 2020 BE RECEIVED.

Carried.

Report Number: SCM 176/2020

Clerk’s File: MB2020

8. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS

8.1. Traffic Calming - Adapting to COVID-19 Emergency - City-Wide

Councillor Kaschak asks that administration provide further information relating to the Streetlight Data services. Jeff Hagan, Transportation Planning Senior Engineer, appears before the Environment, Transportation & Public Safety Standing Committee via video conference regarding the administrative report Traffic Calming-Adapting to COVID-19 Emergency-City Wide, and states that Streetlight Data provides traffic counts based primarily on GPS based data, i.e. cell phone data. They use their own network of counting stations to calibrate the numbers for them, which are representative of volumes and speeds for traffic as a whole. The subscription for COVID-19 was