2009-11-02_Minutes--Procès-verbalNovember 2, 2009
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Minutes of the Portion of the Committee of the Whole Meeting Open to the Public
Monday, November 2, 2009, 5:00 p.m.
8th Floor Boardroom City Hall
Present:
Mayor Court,
and Councillors Court, Farren, Higgins, Killen, McGuire, Mott, Snook, Sullivan and Titus.
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P. Woods, Acting City Manager; J. Nugent, City Solicitor; G. Yeomans, Commissioner of
Finance and Treasurer; P. Groody, Commissioner of Municipal Operations; E. Gormley,
Common Clerk and J. Taylor, Assistant Common Clerk
1. Meetina Called To Order
The Mayor called the Committee of the Whole meeting to order.
1.1(a) User Pay Option - Solid Waste Management Service
1.1(b) Preliminary Estimates - Implementation of Curbside Recycling
On motion of Councillor Titus
Seconded by Councillor McGuire
RESOLVED that the report entitled User Pay Option - Solid
Waste Management Service be lifted from the table.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
Referring to a submitted presentation, Marc Macleod, General Manager of the Fundy Region
Solid Waste Commission updated Council with respect to the Fundy Region Solid Waste
Commission and he responded to questions from Council members.
Referring to a submitted report, the Commissioner of Municipal Operations outlined a user pay
option for solid waste management and he provided preliminary cost estimates associated with
implementing curbside recycling in Saint John.
On motion of Councillor Titus
Seconded by Councillor McGuire
RESOLVED that Common Council consider the merits of a user-pay
funding option for the residential solid waste service and, if it opts for such an approach, direct
that a detailed solid waste service strategy and implementation plan be prepared based on the
required dialogue with stakeholders and other considerations outlined in the submitted report
entitled User Pay Option - Solid Waste Management Services; and further, that the plan include
an analysis of comparative data with respect to solid waste management in communities
outside of Saint John; and further, that the plan also include cost estimates to contract an
outside company for curbside recycling in the City of Saint John.
Question being taken, the motion was carried with the Mayor and Councillors Court and Farren
voting nay.
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2. Discussion of Confidential Matters
On motion of Councillor Titus
Seconded by Councillor McGuire
RESOLVED that the public be excluded from the meeting for the
duration of the discussion on the following matter(s): 1.1 Legal Opinion 10.2(4)(f); 1.2 Property
Matter 10.2(4)(c,g 1.3 Land Matter 10.2(4)(c,d,f); 1.4 Employment Matter 10.2(4)0); 1.5
Litigation 10.2 (4)(g)
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
Common Clerk
Record Pursuant to Section 10.2(4)
The meeting of the Committee of the Whole of Common Council held on November 2,
2009 was closed to the public pursuant to Section 10.2(4) of the Municipalities Act during the
Committee's discussion of the following matter(s): 1.1 Legal Opinion 10.2(4)(f); 1.2 Property
Matter 10.2(4)(c,g 1.3 Land Matter 10.2(4)(c,d,f); 1.4 Employment Matter 10.2(4)0); 1.5
Litigation 10.2 (4)(g)
Common Clerk