REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: January 14, 2019 Report No. DEV-19-005
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Tricia deMacedo, Policy Planner, and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT:
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Checkout Bag Regulation Bylaw
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council give first reading to the Checkout Bag Regulation Bylaw, No.2953 (Appendix A) and endorse the workplan, timeline, budget and engagement strategy as outlined in Staff Report DEV-19-005.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Community Charter
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Ensure processes for business and development are clear and consistent.
BACKGROUND:
Enclosed with this Staff Report are the following Appendices:
Appendix A: Checkout Bag Regulation Bylaw, 2019, No. 2953
Appendix B: Checkout Bag Bylaw Implementation Timeline
Appendix C: Checkout Bag Bylaw Workplan and Budget
At the regular Council meeting of December 3, 2018, Council directed staff to prepare a timeline, work plan, engagement plan and budget related to regulating retail checkout bags, using the City of Victoria's Checkout Bag Regulation Bylaw as a model for implementation. The purpose of this Staff Report is to present these items to Council for their approval along with a draft of the Checkout Bag Regulation Bylaw for discussion.
Proposed Bylaw
The purpose of the proposed Bylaw is to reduce the number of single-use checkout bags of all kinds that are distributed in the municipality. Although plastic bags are commonly considered to be the most obvious example of unsustainable checkout bags, paper bags and biodegradable bags also have an environmental impact, primarily through their production. All checkout bags contribute to the amount of waste generated in the municipality and thereby municipal services and costs. Plastic and paper bags are commonly littered items, and can become entangled in vegetation or contribute to plugging of catch basins and storm drains. Plastic bags and biodegradable bags ...
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