The Corporation of the City of Kawartha Lakes

Minutes

Lindsay-Ops Landfill Public Review Committee Meeting

2020-161

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

3:00 P.m. - 5:00 P.m.

Weldon Room

City Hall

26 Francis Street, Lindsay, Ontario K9V 5R8

Members:

• Chris Appleton
• Karen Buckley
• Barry Hodgson
• Lloyd Robertson
• Larry Scrivens

Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request. The City of Kawartha Lakes is committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. Please contact [email protected] if you have an accessible accommodation request.

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1.

Call to Order

The Chair called the meeting to order at 3:00pm.

2.

Adoption of Agenda

• Moved By L. Scrivens
  Seconded By B. Hodgson
  Carried

3.

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

There were no declarations of pecuniary interest disclosed.

4.

Approval of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting

• Moved By B. Hodgson
  Seconded By K. Buckley
  Carried

5.

Reports

5.1

PRC Activity Summary Spreadsheet

6.

Public Comment Period

None.

7.

Landfill Complaints

No complaints.

8.

Leachate Outbreaks

No leachate outbreaks.

9.

Other New Business

9.1

Public Education and Communication Strategy

Staff outlined the Public Education and Communications Strategy which is part of a Waste Strategy Initiative to improve public education on waste management in the City of Kawartha Lakes which will go to council for approval. The PRC provided comments and asked questions.

• Moved By C. Appleton
  Seconded By K. Buckley

  Resolved that the PRC receive and support the Public Education and Communications draft Strategy.

  Carried

9.2

Peterborough Green Bin Program

As requested by the PRC, Kerri provided an update on the Peterborough green bin program and how staff in Peterborough received council support. Kerri spoke with the Manager of Waste Management in Peterborough who provided the following information. The council in Peterborough is a very green and supportive council. There are lots of residents from the GTA who have since moved to Peterborough who had a green bin program and this provided support from the public. The landfill site in Peterborough has approximately 13-15 years left of capacity and the green bin program will help sustain the landfill. The City also received funding support from the federal government. The City will be building it's own composting facility, purchasing trucks, and purchasing and giving out bins to the public to use. The facility will be designed with capacity available for surrounding communities. The facility still needs approvals from the MECP. The program is set to begin in 2023.

• Moved By C. Appleton
  Seconded By L. Scrivens

  Resolved that the PRC receive the update on the Peterborough green bin program.

  Carried

9.3

Soil removal and placement Lindsay Ops cell construction

As requested by the PRC Kerri provided an update on the berm area to the south of the landfill. This berm was created as past of a capital project during the construction of cell 4/5. Clay was taken from the borrow area for the liner underneath the new cell, and excess soil from the excavation of the new cell was backfilled into this borrow area. This is the same process that has been completed for past cell construction projects. The soil from the excavation was tested prior to being moved and results were sent to the MECP through required reporting during construction.

10.

Next Meeting

The next meeting will be Wednesday, August 19 at 3:00 p.m. on Zoom. 

11.

Adjournment

• Moved By B. Hodgson
  Seconded By L. Scrivens
  Carried