REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: June 13, 2016 Report No. EPW-16-020
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Jeff Miller, Director of Engineering and Public Works
SUBJECT:
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Yard and Garden Transfer Station Update
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council receives Staff Report EPW-16-020 for information.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
N/A
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Well Managed and Maintained Infrastructure - Identify infrastructure repair and proactively plan for replacement needs
BACKGROUND:
In 2006, yard and garden stream was banned from Harland Landfill. In response to this action, the Township of Esquimalt (TOE) and the Town of View Royal (TVR) entered into a partnership for the operation of a transfer station and treatment of the stream. In this partnership, TOE administers the contract for the operation of the transfer station and the treatment of the stream. TVR pays for their portion of the cost of the operation of this service to the TOE. The approximate split between TOE and TVR is 60/40.
The transfer station is located at Canteen Road in TOE. Material is received at the station and then moved offsite for processing. The finished product meets CRD standards for composted materials. Approximately 1,500 to 2,000 tonnes of material is collected per year. Usage of the site has TOE residents making on average 20,100 visits per year and TVR residents making 7,200 visits. The cost for the service over the last five years totalled $684,198. This contract will expire at the end of June, 2016.
Over the last several years the contractor has expressed a concern to TOE that expenses are outstripping revenue generation for this contract. This is occurring due to the volumes of material being generated/processed and the need to handle the material multiple times. Under the current arrangement, it is anticipated that costs would increase between 20% and 30% due to the limited number of contractors that will carry out this work.
While the co...
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