Votes and Motions on EX32.6 - Two Stroke Engine Strategy

Motion to Adopt Executive Committee Recommendations as amended by the motions that carried below.

The Executive Committee recommends that City Council approve the following:

1. The General Managers of the Parks, Forestry and Recreation and Transportation Services Divisions implement the accelerated small engine equipment replacement strategy outlined in the report (April 20, 2009) from Deputy City Manager Richard Butts, and according to the timeline in Appendix 2 of the report.

2. The additional operating funds required to implement Recommendation 1 be included for consideration in the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division’s 2010 operating budget submission.

3. The General Managers of the Parks, Forestry and Recreation and Transportation Services Divisions, in consultation with the Director of the Purchasing and Materials Management Division, develop small engine equipment (non/off road small spark ignition engine, under 19 kW) purchasing specifications that take into consideration the following:

i. all new small engine equipment purchased by the City should meet or exceed, where applicable, the current phase small engine emission standards of Environment Canada or the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), whichever is more stringent;
ii. all City contracts for outside work should specify that small engine equipment meets or exceeds, where applicable, the current phase small engine emission standards of Environment Canada or the US EPA, whichever is more stringent, or that the bidder or proponent have a plan in place prior to award of contract, to replace non-compliant current small engine emission equipment during the contract duration and use cleaner alternatives that meet or exceed the Environment Canada or US EPA standard, whichever is more stringent.

4. The General Managers of the Parks, Forestry and Recreation and Transportation Services Divisions be authorized to donate retired small engine equipment that would normally go to auction to the Clean Air Foundation and the Recycling Council of Ontario for environmentally responsible disposal.

5. The General Manager of the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division continue to refine park design and maintenance standards and alternative landscaping practices to reduce the use of small engine equipment in operations.

6. The City Manager request that the Director General, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Environment Canada, review existing standards under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act for the import of small engine equipment to ensure that all Canadian standards meet or exceed the US EPA standards and that all individual products imported into Canada meet the minimum emission standard of the US EPA.

7. The Director, Toronto Environment Office, work with other City Divisions and Agencies, Boards and Commissions that use small engine equipment to ensure that emission reduction strategies are developed and implemented.

i. The Director, Toronto Environment Office, report back to the Executive Committee in 2009 on the number of two-stroke engines used by City Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Corporations, and report on their plans for phase out of old two-stroke engine technology by staff and contractors.

8. The Director, Toronto Environment Office, in consultation with the Medical Officer of Health, develop and implement an education campaign for the general public, businesses and other institutions with the goal of reducing use of polluting, inefficient small engine equipment and raising awareness of the negative environmental impacts of older equipment and benefits of alternative technologies and practices.

9. Council authorize the Director, Toronto Environment Office, to partner with the Clean Air Foundation and deliver the “Mow Down Pollution” program at Councillor Environment Days beginning September 2009, providing for responsible disposal of polluting small engine equipment and incentives to purchase greener alternatives.

10. The Director, Toronto Environment Office, undertake a public engagement process with representatives of landscape and yard maintenance businesses, other interested stakeholders and members of the general public regarding additional options and measures to advance the phase out of older inefficient small engine equipment and report back in 2009.

11. Staff be requested to consult with members of Council who so request, on a Ward specific basis, in formulating an alternative landscaping regime for park areas in their Wards.

12. The policies that govern the purchase of premium oil and gasoline directly from retailers be reviewed and approved by the Acting Director, Purchasing and Materials Management and the Director of Fleet Services prior to being implemented.

13. The small engine equipment strategy be reviewed in 2012 and at that time, Council consider the need for a general prohibition for two stroke engines.

14. There be a greater focus on the mow down pollution buy back incentive at the point of purchase.

5/26/2009 4:01:29 PM “EX32.6 - Adopt the item as amended” 28 yea+3 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ashton YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Thompson YES Vaughan YES Walker

NO Ainslie NO Ford NO Holyday

---

Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Michael Walker (Final)
That the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards and City Solicitor be requested to report to the October, 2009 meeting of the Licensing and Standards Committee regarding methods of licensing landscape and yard maintenance businesses by placing conditions of license upon these companies, such as maximum emission and noise standards for all equipment used by these companies.

5/26/2009 3:59:28 PM “EX32.6 - Walker 1A” 11 yea+19 nay,failed,quorum YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Del Grande YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES Lee YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Palacio YES Perks YES Walker

NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Cho NO Di Giorgio NO Fletcher NO Grimes NO Hall NO Holyday NO Lindsay Luby NO Milczyn NO Minnan-Wong NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Thompson NO Vaughan

---

Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Michael Walker (Final)
That Recommendation 1 be amended to read as follows:

"1. The General Managers of the Parks, Forestry and Recreation and Transportation Services Divisions implement the accelerated small engine equipment replacement strategy outlined in the report (April 20, 2009) from the Deputy City Manager, Richard Butts, and this implementation be completed in 2010."

5/26/2009 3:58:21 PM “EX32.6 - Walker 1B” 5 yea+24 nay,failed,quorum
YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES Lee YES Palacio YES Walker NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Del Grande NO Di Giorgio NO Fletcher NO Grimes NO Hall NO Holyday NO Lindsay Luby NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Minnan-Wong NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Thompson NO Vaughan

---

Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Michael Walker (Final)
That Recommendation 6 be amended to read as follows:

"6. The Mayor, on behalf of City Council, request the Minister of Environment Canada and the Director General, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Environment Canada, to review existing standards under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act for the import of small engine equipment to ensure that all Canadian standards meet or exceed the US EPA standards and that all individual products imported into Canada meet the minimum emission standard of the US EPA.

5/26/2009 4:00:28 PM “EX32.6 - Walker 1C” 21 yea+9 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ashton YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Del Grande YES Fletcher YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES Lee YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Moscoe YES Palacio YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Saundercook YES Thompson YES Vaughan YES Walker

NO Ainslie NO Di Giorgio NO Grimes NO Hall NO Holyday NO Lindsay Luby NO Nunziata NO Pantalone NO Rae