Development of Infrastructure Projects Public Consultation Sessions – Short List of Sites October 2015 Organics Processing Facility (OPF) and Materials Management Facility (MMF) Projects We are interested in receiving your feedback; speak with members of our Project Team and complete a comment form. Questions may be submitted prior to or following the presentation. Visit simcoe.ca/opf and simcoe.ca/mmf for more information. simcoe.ca Welcome Storyboard 1
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Development of Infrastructure Projects
Public Consultation Sessions – Short List of SitesOctober 2015
Organics Processing Facility (OPF) and Materials Management Facility (MMF) Projects
We are interested in receiving your feedback; speak with members of our Project Team and complete a comment form. Questions may be
submitted prior to or following the presentation.
Visit simcoe.ca/opf and simcoe.ca/mmf for more information.
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Welcome
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Session Overview
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2:00 - 2:30 Open House
• discussion with Project Team • opportunity to submit questions
2:30 - 3:00 Formal Presentation
• brief overview of project development • short-listed sites • moving forward
3:00 Question and Answer
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Session Overview
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6:00 - 6:30 Open House
• discussion with Project Team • opportunity to submit questions
6:30 - 7:00 Formal Presentation
• brief overview of project development • short-listed sites • moving forward
7:00 Question and Answer
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Managing Your Waste
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• Solid Waste Management Strategy prioritizes the need to increase our diversion rate, reduce garbage, and securely manage our own transfer and processing capacity
• County will benefit from ownership and operation of its own facilities within its borders
• mandate to ensure secure and cost-effective management of diverted materials
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Why are we here? The purpose of this session is to:
• summarize project development to date
• present the short-listed sites for both the Organics Processing Facility and Materials Management Facility
• obtain feedback, comments, and questions in regards to the sites and potential to co-locate facilities
• outline next steps in the siting process
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What is a Materials Management Facility (MMF)?• integral part of a waste management system – the link between collection operations and final waste disposal/processing locations
• provides a location for transfer of garbage, organics, and blue box recycling to a final processor
• no long-term storage of materials or public drop-off
• replacing a private transfer facility in Barrie, estimated cost savings of $13M over the next 20 years
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MMF Siting Process
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Fall 2015 Public and stakeholder consultation, further evaluation of short-listed sites
Early 2016 Preferred site presented to County Council
Next Steps:• commence engineering studies• approvals• construction • commissioning
2015
MarchCounty Council approves siting process and evaluation criteria
AprilRequest for Expression of Interest (RFEI) for willing vendor MMF sites released
June95 candidate sites evaluated
AugustShort list of sites released
2014
August Financial analysis determinesthat developing a MMF would be beneficial, Conestoga-Rovers & Associates retained as consultant for siting
Late 2014 $1.15 million in funding secured from Continuous Improvement Fund
December Public information sessions held
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What is an Organics Processing Facility (OPF)? • a location where organics (green bin material, potentially materials such as leaf and yard waste, pet waste and diapers) are processed
• processing technology to be selected as the process continues
• valuable end products, such as compost or fertilizer, are produced and sold to market
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OPF Siting Process
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Fall 2015 Public and stakeholder consultation, further evaluation of short-listed sites Early 2016 Preferred site presented to County Council
Next Steps:• commence engineering studies• select technology• approvals • construction • commissioning
2015
MarchCounty Council approves siting process and evaluation criteria
AprilRequest for Expression of Interest (RFEI) for willing vendor OPF sites released
June502 candidate sites evaluated
AugustShort list of sites released
2014
January County Council endorses phased project plan and timeline to develop OPF by 2018
May Conestoga-Rovers & Associates (CRA) selected as consultant June Public information sessions held
OctoberFormation of Community Engagement Committee (CEC) December Public information sessions held
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How were the short-listed sites selected?
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Part 1 • defined the search area and developed the process to evaluate potential sites• public information sessions held in December 2014, feedback incorporated
Part 2 • identified a list of candidate sites and applied criteria to produce a short list of sites (7 for the OPF, 5 for the MMF)• Screen 1 criteria – was “must pass”, produced a long list of sites• Screen 2 evaluated long list in greater detail, particular consideration for land use and proximity of sensitive receptors
