Winter Road Salt Usage and Environmental Impacts

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The decision

2020-12-16 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on December 16, 17 and 18, 2020, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee, before issuing future Request For Proposals or contract extensions for road salt storage or application, on the feasibility of moving towards alternatives to, or further reduction in, salt usage.

On the agenda

As the city filed it

On June 29, 2020, City Council considered item IE12.13, requesting the General Manager, Transportation Services to audit the existing road salt contracts to ensure that road salt is being applied in accordance with the City's Salt Management Plan in advance of issuing the tender for the next road salt contracts and to provide a response on the use of road salt and the environmental impacts.

Staff recommended

The General Manager, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. The Infrastructure and Environment Committee receive this report for information.

Considered

2020-12-01 · Infrastructure and Environment Committee · amended
Decision as filed
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee, before issuing future Request For Proposals or contract extensions for road salt storage or application, on the feasibility of moving towards alternatives to, or further reduction in, salt usage.
2020-12-16 · Toronto City Council · adopted

On the record

The item as the City filed it