Motion to Waive the Rules
THAT Sections 15.11.5 and 15.3.11 of Chapter 15 of the City of Brantford Municipal Code BE WAIVED in order to introduce the following resolution without prior Notice of Motion and without first having been previously considered by a Committee of the Whole or Standing Committee:
WHEREAS providing appropriate containers for waste reduction and recycling is essential to managing litter and promoting recycling; and
WHEREAS litter prevention and management is key to building community pride; and
WHEREAS Brantford is actively improving its capacity to prevent litter and divert waste from landfill at public and community events; and
WHEREAS Brantford’s Canada Day celebration attracts approx. 20,000 visitors each year and generates a significant amount of waste; and
WHEREAS the waste audit conducted by EPAC at Brantford’s Canada Day 2018 revealed that over half of the waste generated at the Festival is recyclable material; and
WHEREAS waste diversion is imperative as landfill capacity is limited and expensive to replace; and
WHEREAS Brantford’s Canada Day is an ideal opportunity to engage the public in developing both literacy and capacity in good waste diversion practices; and
WHEREAS Brantford does not currently have capacity to provide appropriate enhanced recycling for a festival the size of Brantford’s Canada Day; and
WHEREAS there is no current operational funding for a more comprehensive, staff delivered recycling program beyond the current service levels; and
WHEREAS Busch Systems is a leading, Ontario based manufacturer of waste and recycling containers; and
WHEREAS Busch Systems has offered to partner with Brantford to support waste diversion at Brantford’s Canada Day by providing staff support and use of their proprietary analytic software at no extra cost; and
WHEREAS through this partnership, Busch Systems will supply 120 wire event containers (over $12,000 value) for Brantford’s Canada Day for a reduced cost to the city of $5,000.00; and
WHEREAS this would provide Brantford with sufficient event waste and recycling containers for Canada Day and other Community festivals & events who have an interest in managing waste generated at the event; and
WHEREAS the containers are interchangeable (can be used for any stream), durable, and reusable, and will provide sufficient capacity for 3 stream waste diversion supporting Brantford’s desire to develop a future organic waste diversion program; and
WHEREAS this is a onetime opportunity for the city to significantly increase its capacity to supply waste diversion containers for Brantford’s Canada Day and other festivals at a significantly reduced cost; and
WHEREAS this capacity is a necessary prerequisite to establishing future waste diversion requirements for other festivals in the City, which will significantly reduce the amount of waste going to landfill in Brantford;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
- THAT $5,000 from the Council Priorities Reserve (RF0558) BE APPROVED for the purchase of 120 wire event containers from Busch Systems to support the enhanced, volunteer recycling initiative at Brantford’s Canada Day, which have a total value of $12,000.00; and
- THAT staff be directed to investigate the impact and costs of a staff delivered enhanced recycling and waste diversion program at public and community events and at City Parks and Facilities.