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November 24, 2015
Item CCW 15-397
OPF & MMF

A summary of the public and stakeholder consultation sessions undertaken in Fall 2015

November 23, 2015
Minutes of CEC Meeting
OPF & MMF

The Community Engagement Committee (CEC) met to discuss the October Public Consultation Sessions.


​Fall 2015
Session Material
Presentation
OPF & MMF

The County held 10 public consultation sessions in October 2015 to engage the public and discuss the short-listed sites for the Organics Processing Facility and Materials Management Facility.

September 14, 2015
Minutes of CEC Meeting
OPF & MMF

The Community Engagement Committee (CEC) met to discuss the upcoming Public Consultation Sessions, review draft communication material, and to provide recommendations to the Project Team.

August 11, 2015
Item CCW 15-240
OPF & MMF

Short list of sites was presented to County Council.



June 23, 2015
Item CCW 15-229
OPF & MMF

​An overview of the projects was provided in preparation for presentation of the short list of sites.  This item included a chronology of project development and information on the Requests for Expressions of Interest for property.

June 22, 2015
Minutes of CEC Meeting
OPF & MMF

The Community Engagement Committee (CEC) met to review upcoming milestones and discuss fall consultation sessions.

February 26, 2015
Item CCW 15-078
MMF

In early 2015, Council endorsed the siting methodology and evaluation criteria for the MMF. This item presented CRA’s first siting report, the first in a series of three.   

February 26, 2015
Item CCW 15-055

OPF

In early 2015, Council endorsed the siting methodology and evaluation criteria for the OPF. This item presented CRA’s first siting report, the first in a series of three.

January 19, 2015
Minutes of CEC Meeting​
OPF & MMF

The Community Engagement Committee (CEC) met to debrief on the December Public Information Sessions and review upcoming milestones.

January 13, 2015
Item CCW 15-020
OPF & MMF

A summary of the public information sessions held on December 2, 2014 was provided to County Council.

December 2, 2014
Session Material  
OPF & MMF         
On December 2, 2014,  the County hosted two public information sessions at the Simcoe County Museum.

November 4, 2014
Minutes of CEC Meeting
OPF

The Community Engagement Committee (CEC) met to discuss the upcoming Public Information Session, review draft communication material, and to provide recommendations to the Project Team.

October 30, 2014
Item CCW 14-407
OPF
​Additional details were provided on the application process and subsequent formation of the Community Engagement Committee.

Terms of Reference
OPF


​Terms of Reference for the Community Engagement Committee.

August 26, 2014
Item CCW 14-344
CIF Grant
MMF


Additional information on available funding from the Continuous Improvement Fund (CIF) for the blue box-related project costs was presented to County Council for information.

August 12, 2014
Item CCW 14-299
OPF

Co​unty Council endorsed the formation of a Community Engagement Committee (CEC) whose mandate will be to provide recommendations on the frequency, format, and communication materials to be used at forthcoming public and stakeholder consultation sessions.

August 12, 2014
Item CCW 14-253
MMF

​A financial analysis was conducted to determine if a County facility would be a viable option in consideration of future contract costs for transfer. The payback period of a County facility was estimated to be six years. Further to this, County Council endorsed further work to determine the viability of a County transfer facility and extending the scope of work assigned to Conestoga-Rovers & Associates to provide engineering services for siting.

June 17, 2014
Session Material
OPF
The first public information sessions were held at the Simcoe County Museum. These sessions provided the public and interested stakeholders an opportunity to receive information and discuss the County’s diversion programs for organics.

May 27, 2014
Item CCW 14-246
OPF

            
Cone​stoga-Rovers & Associates (CRA), with considerable experience and expertise in organics processing projects, was selected as the County’s consultant for this project.

January 28, 2014
Item CCW 14-025
OPF
​Costing information, a proposed phased project plan, and timeline were endorsed by Council in early 2014.


June 13, 2012
Genivar Presentation to Council
OPF

In conjunction with Item CS 12-095, Genivar presented the findings of their central composting viability assessment to County Council.


​June 13, 2012
Item CS 12-095
OPF

In 2012, the County’s consultant, Genivar, completed an initial viability study in regards to an in-County organics processing facility.