Item - 2018.EX34.13

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council authorize the establishment and implementation of a Home Dialysis Water Rebate Program in accordance with the terms of reference set out in Appendix 1 to the report (April 30, 2018) from the Interim Chief Financial Officer and Acting General Manager, Toronto Water.

2.  City Council authorize the Treasurer to establish and implement any further necessary administrative details and eligibility criteria of the Home Dialysis Water Rebate Program on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Treasurer and Acting General Manager, Toronto Water, in accordance with the terms of reference authorized by City Council in Recommendation 1 above, and to otherwise administer the Home Dialysis Water Rebate Program as the Treasurer considers appropriate.

3.  City Council authorize that the necessary amendments be made to Municipal Code Chapter 849, Water and Sewage Services and Utility Bill, and any other necessary Municipal Code Chapters as may be required to give effect to these recommendations.

4.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce any necessary Bills required to implement these recommendations, subject to any necessary refinements, including stylistic, format and organization, as may be identified by the City Solicitor, the Interim Chief Financial Officer and the Acting General Manager, Toronto Water.

The purpose of this report is to seek Council's approval of the terms of reference for the establishment and implementation of a Home Dialysis Water Rebate Program ("Rebate Program"). In December 2017, Council directed staff to establish and report back on a water consumption relief program that would provide either a discount, rebate, or grant to offset water consumption costs of in-home dialysis patients. This report outlines the proposed details and associated implementation process of the Rebate Program recommended by staff.