Item - 2017.EX25.6

That City Council delete Executive Committee Recommendation 1:

Recommendation to be deleted

1.  City Council receive the report (May 2, 2017) from the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer for information.

and adopt instead the following recommendations contained in the report (May 2, 2017) from the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer, with Recommendation 2 amended by adding the year "2019" before the words "annual budget process" and deleting the words "periodically" and "annual" so that the recommendations now read as follows:

1. Direct the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer to consult with all stakeholders and report back to Executive Committee in the spring of 2019 with a review of the water rate structure as it pertains to:

a. An identification of any fixed-cost elements of the City's water, wastewater and stormwater programs that would be appropriate to recover through a fixed-rate and/or a fixed-fee, on the water account portion of the utility bill, rather than through the current water rate structure;

b. Recovering costs of stormwater management from properties that do not receive a utility bill with a water account or do not consume water;

c. Incentivizing stormwater management on large properties that do not consume significant amounts of water relative to property size or potential stormwater runoff impacts; and

d. Attracting and retaining the manufacturing sector in Toronto.

2. Direct the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer to assess the state of technology relevant to the viability of automated geographic information system (GIS) analysis of stormwater runoff contributions from properties across Toronto and to periodically report back to Budget Committee during the 2019 annual budget process with findings of this assessment.

That in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, City Council end the debate on Item EX25.6 and take the vote immediately.

Councillor Mammoliti, rising on a Point of Order, stated that in answering questions, staff should give the same information that was provided at Committee.

Councillor Holyday, rising on a Point of Privilege, stated that Councillor Carroll had commented that he was not listening to the Deputy City Manager's answers and that he does not understand the technology. Councillor Holyday further stated that Councillor Carroll should not comment on whether or not he was listening, as he does have a good understanding of the item. 

That:

1.  City Council receive the item for information.

2.  City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 3, 2017) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.