MUNICIPAL ACCESS AGREEMENTS

COMPARISON WITH OTHER YORK REGION MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY

York Durham Utility Coordinating Group (YDUCG) STANDARD AGREEMENT

FEE STRUCTURE

INFLATION OF FEES (Causal Cost Recoveries)

Markham

Yes

·         York Durham Utility Coordinating Group

(YDUCG ) Standard

·         2010 Agreement Modified for inflation (Attachment ‘A’)

·         Proposed Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase for 5 year term of original agreement (8.5%)

·        CPI yearly indexing of fees going forward

Region of York

Yes

·           YDUCG Standard (Attachment ‘C’)

·        CPI/Added after end of 5 year term

Vaughan

Yes

·        YDUCG Standard-modified

No sliding scale for minor application, use blanket charge, under review to change to   full  YDUCG Standard

·        Inflation Index used

Aurora

Yes

·        YDUCG Standard

 

·        Standard YDUCG template clause allows

yearly for review

·        Not updated to date

Richmond Hill

Yes-Not executed to date

·        Don’t now use permit fees

·        Annual blanket fees ($20,000 for only Bell/Rogers) not covering costs

·        Proposing YDUCG fees for new agreements, now with their Legal Dept.

 

·        standard new agreement one year term

·        will review fee annually for inflation

·        will be looking at using CPI

Newmarket

Yes – Not executed to date

·        Proposing YDUCG Standard 

·        Annual Fee under review

·        Using $350.00/permit at present

·     Reviewing CPI index as part of new

agreements

Stouffville

No- looking at using YDUCG agreement this year, no existing agreements in place

 

·        Proposing YDUCG Standard

·        Not charging utility fees now

·        Will review inflation index

·        Will be looking for input from others

·        Hope to execute this summer

 

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