Proposed 2011 Residential Solid Waste Rates
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Notice is hereby given that City officials are recommending that the Council of the City of Toronto pass a by-law to set the 2011 Residential Solid Waste Rates as set out below effective March 1, 2011:

Recommended 2011 residential annual curbside collection rates per bin

Bin Size Rate
Small $221.16
Medium $271.93
Large $369.31
Extra Large $428.36
* Please note that in 2011 the existing rate will apply for January and February, therefore the actual amount paid in 2011 will range from $219.97 to $425.97 per bin.

Recommended 2011 residential annual curbside bag only collection rates per bin

Bi-weekly $137.66
Recommended 2011 residential annual RUAC collection rates per bin

Bin Size Bi-weekly Weekly
Small $221.16 $271.93
Medium $271.93 $369.31
Large $369.31 $523.68
Extra Large $428.36 $841.73
The annual rebate per household for all the customers above will be $224.

* Please note there will be a $15 structural adjustment to all the single family rates which is offset by a corresponding $15 adjustment to the rebate, resulting in a net zero effect to the customer

Recommended 2011 residential annual RUAC bag only collection rates

Bi-Weekly $137.66
Weekly $104.92
Recommended 2011 multi-residential bulk collection rates

Base Allotment Fee (per unit/yr) $191.30
Fee for excess waste: un-compacted (per yd³) $13.27
Fee for excess waste: compacted (per yd³) $26.55
The annual rebate per unit will be $185.

* Please note there will be a $10 structural adjustment to the multi-residential base rate which is offset by a corresponding $10 adjustment to the rebate, resulting in a net zero effect to the customer

Recommended 2011 multi-residential Static collection rates per bin

Collection Frequency Rate
Bi-Weekly $428.36
Weekly $718.44
Twice Weekly $1300.68
The annual rebate per unit will remain unchanged at $157.

Residential bag tag fees will remain unchanged at $3.10.

Sub-Committees of the Budget Committee of Toronto City Council will receive presentations from any person, or their counsel, agent or solicitor, who wishes to speak to the matter, on the following dates:

Budget Sub-Committee for Scarborough and North York Consultation:

Wednesday, January 19, 2011
6 p.m.
Council Chamber
North York Civic Centre
5100 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON

Thursday, January 20, 2011
6 p.m.
Council Chamber
Scarborough Civic Centre
150 Borough Drive
Toronto, ON
Budget Sub-Committee for Etobicoke York, and Toronto and East York Consultation:

Wednesday, January 19, 2011
6 p.m.
Council Chamber
East York Civic Centre
850 Coxwell Avenue
Toronto, ON

Thursday, January 20, 2011
6 p.m.
Council Chamber
York Civic Centre
2700 Eglinton Avenue West
Toronto, ON
To assist in scheduling, if you wish to address the Budget Sub-Committees, please notify the City Clerk, Budget Committee, by calling 416-392-1032 or 416-397-7768, or e-mailbuc@toronto.ca no later than 12 p.m. on January 18, 2011, indicating your preferred date and location. There will be a 5 minute time limit for each presentation.

To submit written comments to the Budget Sub-Committees, pleasesend your letter to Merle MacDonald, City Clerk's Office, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, 10th floor, West Tower, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2, by e-mailbuc@toronto.ca or fax 416-392-1879. Any comments received after the Sub-Committee and Budget Committee meetings will be processed to Council.

The Budget Committee will make its final recommendations on February 10, 2011, which will be forwarded for Executive Committee's consideration at its special meeting on February 17, 2011 and to City Council at its meeting on February 23 to 28, 2011. The adopted fees will be implemented through a by-law that will amend the Municipal Code.

While the 2011 Residential Solid Waste Rate Report sets out the recommended rate, the appropriate Committee may change these recommendations and Toronto City Council may adopt rates that differ from the recommendations, including rates that are higher or lower than the rates set out above.

For further information on the 2011 Residential Solid Waste Rate Report and the proposed 2011 rate, please contact Vince Sferrazza, Director, Policy & Planning Solid Waste Management Services, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, 25th floor, East Tower, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2, Telephone: 416-392-9095, E-mail:vsferra@toronto.ca

To obtain, at no cost, or to view a copy of the 2011 Residential Solid Waste Fees report, please visit the City's website.

Further information:
If this matter is postponed at the Committee meeting or Council meeting or considered at a subsequent Committee meeting, no additional notice will be provided other than the information on the subsequent Committee or Council agenda. Please contact the above noted City official or the Program Contact noted on the list of fees if you require notice in these cases.

Notice to people writing or making presentations to Budget Sub-Committees: The City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees.

The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City's website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it - such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address - available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

The City videotapes committee and community council meetings. If you make a presentation to a committee or community council, the City will be videotaping you and City staff may make the video tapes available to the public.

If you want to learn more about why and how the City collects your information, write to the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 or by calling 416-392-1032.

Dated at the City of Toronto this 20th day of December, 2010.

Ulli S. Watkiss
City Clerk

 
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