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Capital Regional District Victoria, BC V8W 1R7 625 Fisgard St., Capital Regional District Victoria, BC V8W 1R7 Notice of Meeting and Meeting Agenda Integrated Waste Management Task Force Friday, January 29, 2016 8:40 AM Room 107 COMMITTEE MEMBERS: DIRECTORS: V. Derman (Chair), K. Williams (Vice-Chair), R. Attwell, A. Finall, C. Hamilton, C. Plant, J. Ranns, G. Young, B. Desjardins (Board Chair, ex-officio) 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Adoption of Minutes 2.1. 16-144 Adoption of January 22, 2016 Minutes Recommendation: That the January 22, 2016 minutes be approved as circulated. Attachments: January 22, 2016 Minutes Questions Provided to Pivotal IRM on Jan 22 3. Chair’s Remarks 4. Presentations/Delegations 5. Committee Business 5.1. 16-116 Aqua-Tex Scientific Consulting Ltd. Report: Resources from Waste - Integrated Resource Management Phase I Study Report (Postponed from January 22) Attachments: Resources from Waste - Integrated Resource Management Phase 1 Study Report 5.2. 16-115 Motions approved by CRD Board regarding pilot projects (Postponed from January 22) Attachments: Motions Regarding Pilot Projects 5.3. 16-113 Revised Terms of Reference - Special Task Force on Integrated Resource Management Recommendation: That the Task Force recommend to the Board that the revised Terms of Reference be approved. Attachments: Terms of Reference - Final Terms of Reference as Revised Jan 15 and 22 Capital Regional District Page 1 Printed on 1/28/2016 Integrated Waste Management Task Notice of Meeting and Meeting January 29, 2016 Force Agenda 5.4. 16-143 Control of Waste Streams within the Region Attachments: Points of Discussion Revised Appendix A for Discussion Appendix A for Discussion 5.5. 16-146 Further Discussion of Pivotal Presentation of January 22 Attachments: January 22 Presentation by Pivotal IRM 5.6. 16-145 Next Steps Attachments: Points of Discussion 6. New Business 7. Adjournment Next Meeting: February 5, 2016 at 8:40 a.m. Capital Regional District Page 2 Printed on 1/28/2016 Minutes of a Meeting of the Special Task Force on Integrated Resource Management Held January 22, 2016 in the Board Room, 625 Fisgard St., Victoria, BC PRESENT: Directors: V. Derman (Chair), K. Williams (Vice Chair), R. Atwell, A. Finall (8:36), C. Hamilton, C. Plant, J. Ranns, G. Young Staff: L. Hutcheson, General Manager, Parks & Environmental Services, D. Dionne, Recording Secretary Also Present: Alternate Director C. Day ABSENT: Director: B. Desjardins (Ex-Officio), L. Helps The meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m. The committee agreed that future meetings will begin at 8:40 a.m. due to the building doors not being unlocked until 8:30 a.m. 1. Approval of Agenda MOVED by Director Williams SECONDED by Director Plant, That the agenda be approved as circulated. CARRIED 2. Adoption of Minutes of January 15, 2016 MOVED by Director Williams, SECONDED by Director Plant, That the minutes of January 15, 2016 be approved as circulated. CARRIED 3. Chair’s Remarks Chair Derman welcomed the group and introduced Chris Corps and Graeme Bethell, of Pivotal IRM Inc., who will be providing a presentation to the Task Force. 4. Presentations/Delegations The presentation was conducted under Agenda Item 5.3. 5. Committee Business 5.1 Revised Terms of Reference Discussion ensued regarding the recommended changes made at the last meeting. The following further revisions were made: Page 1, Item 1.0 Purpose, bullet two under Committee To, was modified to read: Recommend to the Board a process for broadly seeking submissions from the private sector for implementing the recommended initiative Page 1, Item 2.0 Purpose, bullet three, strike entirely. ENVS-1845500539-4011 Special Task Force on Integrated Resource Management Minutes January 22, 2016 2 MOVED by Director Ranns, SECONDED by Director Williams, That the Task Force recommend to the Board that the revised Terms of Reference be Approved. CARRIED 5.2 Inventory of Capital Regional District Waste Streams A question was raised regarding the paper fibres shown in the general refuse section of Appendix A, Detailed 2014 Summary of Waste Received at Hartland. Staff clarified that this is based on a 2010 analysis of the waste stream at Hartland. A copy of Appendix A was handed to the presenters from Pivotal IRM for their information. MOVED by Director Plant, SECONDED by Director Williams, That the Task Force receive the report, Inventory of Capital Regional District Waste Streams, for information. CARRIED 5.3 Pivotal IRM Inc. Presentation Chris Corps and Graham Bethell presented information on Pivotal IRM’s proposed gasification system (presentation on file). The presenters responded to a list of questions (attached) distributed by Chair Derman, as well as further questions from members of the Task Force. Discussion ensued with the following questions raised: • Is there a need to formalize the presentation process with an invitation to interested parties and groups with other possible technologies? • Should there be an independent analysis of proposals? Further discussion resulted in a decision to add a discussion item to the next agenda on how the Task Force would proceed in moving recommendations forward to the Board. MOVED by Director Finall, SECONDED by Director Ranns, That the following remaining agenda items be deferred to the next meeting. 5.4 Aqua-Tex Scientific Consulting Ltd. Report: Resources from Waste – Integrated Resource Management Phase I Study Report 5.5 Motions approved by CRD Board regarding pilot projects CARRIED 6. New Business There was none. 7. Adjournment MOVED by Director Plant, SECONDED by Director Hamilton, That the meeting be adjourned at 10:27 a.m. CARRIED Special Task Force on Integrated Resource Management Minutes January 22, 2016 3 _____________________________________ CHAIR _____________________________________ RECORDER Resources from Waste Integrated Resource Management Phase I Study Report Prepared for: BC Ministry of Community Services 29 February, 2008 Mr. Dale Wall Deputy Minister Ministry of Community Services PO Box 9490 Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9N7 February 29, 2008 RESOURCES FROM WASTE – PHASE I STUDY REPORT Dear Mr. Wall, The Study Team has the pleasure of submitting its final report. The Study Team has analysed in detail the responses to the reviews provided by the Technical Advisory Committee and the four peer reviewers commissioned by the Steering Committee. These reviews have provided information which is of benefit both to the Study Team and the government as it proceeds to implement IRM as recommended in the report. The Study Team notes that in all cases the reviewers concluded that IRM should be “supported and implemented”: ‘I conclude that IRM is conceptually sound, on the right track and if implemented would likely prove a model of great value to the countless municipalities throughout the world’.—Dr. Charles Mc Neill ‘There is general agreement by the Technical Advisory Committee members that the IRM approach should be supported and implemented and that the study has highlighted some real possibilities for local governments to consider.’—Technical Advisory Committee ‘The IRM program as presented is a true paradigm shift in handling wastewater and offers numerous interesting concepts to capture energy, generate need revenue and reduce the carbon footprint. The concepts are absolutely intriguing and suitable for further study’.—Lewis and Zimmerman ‘The IRM concept for integrating solid and liquid waste management planning and development infrastructure is a very good process and components of it should be implemented over an adequate time schedule. There are significant energy recoveries; heat and electricity, and greenhouse gas reductions available, particularly on the solid waste and bio-solids side.’—Dr. Bob Dawson Where appropriate, the Study Team has incorporated some of the responses to these reviews into the final report. More detailed responses are included in a commentary attached to this report. In many cases the comments will need to be considered in the implementation of IRM. In the words of Dr. Charles McNeill, United Nations: ‘I am not surprised that this kind of important and innovative exercise would be undertaken in BC in view of the Province’s growing reputation worldwide and its local track record of leadership in sustainability issues’. The Study Team agrees that IRM supports the new initiative called ‘LiveSmart BC’ outlined in the 2008 Throne Speech and has the potential to make major contributions to the provincial climate action plan and associated policies for energy conservation, bio-energy strategy and the forthcoming plan for water management also announced in the 2008 Throne Speech. We are pleased to have been given the opportunity to work with the Steering Committee and Technical Advisory Committee on this important initiative. Yours truly, The IRM Study Team Integrated Resource Management Study Team c/o Aqua-Tex Scientific Consulting Ltd., Suite 205, 2187 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria BC V8R 1G1 t: (250) 598 0266 e: [email protected] Table of Contents Provincial Government Goals and Policies ............................. 77 Executive Summary and Key CRD Goals and Policies .......................................................... 82 Recommendations .................................................. iv Municipal Goals and Policies ................................................. 84 IRM Infrastructure .................................................................. vii Summary of the Capital Region Example ............................. viii Appendix D: Waste Treatment Technologies .....
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