Item - 2022.IE29.16
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on May 11 and 12, 2022 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on April 26, 2022 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on May 11 and 12, 2022.
- See also By-law 405-2022
IE29.16 - Filing Extension for the Sewer Surcharge Rebate Program
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on May 11 and 12, 2022, adopted the following:
1. City Council amend Municipal Code, Chapter 849 (Water and Sewage Services and Utility Bill) to extend the due date to submit the annual verification for the City's Sewer Surcharge Rebate Program for eligible industrial and commercial consumers for the 2020 calendar year from February 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-224732.pdf
IE29.16 - Filing Extension for the Sewer Surcharge Rebate Program
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:
1. City Council authorize an amendment to Municipal Code, Chapter 849 (Water and Sewage Services and Utility Bill) to extend the due date to submit the annual verification for the City's Sewer Surcharge Rebate Program for eligible industrial and commercial consumers for the 2020 calendar year from February 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.
Origin
Summary
Currently the City of Toronto's Sewer Surcharge Rebate Program provides a rebate to eligible industrial and commercial consumers on the percentage of water not returned to the sanitary sewer system. The program requires applicants to annually verify their water consumption and sewer discharge by February 1 for the preceding year. The COVID-19 pandemic, during the period of 2020-2021, adversely impacted the ability of certain industrial and commercial consumers to meet the February 1, 2021 submission deadline in respect to their sewer surcharge rebate application for the 2020 calendar year.
Molson Coors Beverage Company in Etobicoke North is one example of an impacted industrial consumer that was unable to meet the February 1 deadline for the 2020 calendar year. Molson is a long-standing Toronto industry that provides a positive economic contribution to the City of Toronto and significant expansion plans and capital investment by Molson Coors Beverage Company at its Etobicoke North Brewery facilities are anticipated in the near future. For nine (9) consecutive years from 2012 to 2020, this company has met the eligibility requirements for the City of Toronto's Sewer Surcharge Rebate Program Program and has received almost $15,000,000 in rebates since joining the program.
To support and assist industrial and commercial consumers impacted by COVID-19, I am requesting the Infrastructure and Environment Committee to consider a revision of the due date to submit the annual verification for eligible industrial and commercial consumers for the 2020 calendar year be extended from February 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-224732.pdf