Water and Waste Water Public Consultation Meeting

Meeting #:Meeting No. 1
Date:
-
Location:
Council Chamber
Members
  • Councillor Amanda Collucci, Chair
  • Councillor Andrew Keyes, Vice-Chair
  • Deputy Mayor Don Hamilton
  • Regional Councillor Jack Heath
  • Regional Councillor Jim Jones
  • Councillor Keith Irish
  • Councillor Reid McAlpine
Regrets
  • Mayor Frank Scarpitti (ex-officio)
  • Regional Councillor Joe Li
  • Councillor Alan Ho
  • Councillor Karen Rea
  • Councillor Khalid Usman
  • Councillor Isa Lee
Roll Call
  • Andy Taylor, Chief Administrative Officer
  • Trinela Cane, Commissioner, Corporate Services
  • Brenda Librecz, Commissioner of Community & Fire Services
  • Joel Lustig, Treasurer
  • Sandra Skelcher, Senior Manager, Financial Planning ＆ Reporting
  • Phoebe Fu, Director of Environmental Services
  • Veronica Siu, Senior Business Analyst
  • Laura Gold, Council and Committee Coordinator

1.
CALL TO ORDER
 

The Water and Waste Water Public Consultation Meeting convened at 6:34 PM with Councillor Amanda Collucci in the Chair.

2.
DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
 

None.

3.
2020 WATER AND WASTE WATER RATE PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETING PRESENTATION
This item has attachments. 

1.2020 Proposed Water Wastewater Rates Public Presentation.pdf

Veronica Siu, Senior Business Analyst presented the key slides from the 2020 Water and Waste Water Public Consultation Meeting presentation.

Staff provided the following response to the Committee's inquiries:

York Region is currently undertaking a comprehensive study of its future water and wastewater rates beyond 2021.  Staff agreed to report back on how much of the Region’s 9% 2020 rate increase is attributed to the City of Toronto increasing their costs to York Region.  

Committee briefly discussed York Region’s year over year increases to the water and wastewater rate and the impact it has on residents.

  • Moved byRegional Councillor Jim Jones
    Seconded byCouncillor Reid McAlpine

    That the following be put forward for consideration by Council at the November 13th Council meeting:

    1. That the Minutes from the November 5, 2019 Water/Wastewater Rate Public Consultation meeting be received; and,
    2. That the 2020 City of Markham's ("City") water/wastewater rate be increased by $0.3500/m3 from $4.4680 to $4.8180/m3 effective April 1, 2020; and further,
    3. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution. 
    Carried

4.
DEPUTATIONS
 

None.

5.
ADJOURNMENT
 

The Water and Waste Water Public Consultation Meeting adjourned at 6:40 PM.

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