Agreement for Water Supply from the Regional Municipality of Durham for Residential Properties on Finch Avenue East at Pickering Town Line in Toronto

Pursuant to two prior municipal agreements, one of which is the now expired 2000 Agreement, the Region of Durham's municipal water supply system was extended, by the construction of an extended watermain, to accommodate the supply of drinking water to these properties on Finch Avenue East located in the City of Toronto because there was no City of Toronto watermain available to service this area which remains the situation today. Throughout, the Region of Durham has billed these property owners directly for the water supply and collected all such revenue. Aside from the payment by the City of construction costs to extend the Region of Durham's watermain to allow for the provision of this municipal water service by the Region of Durham to these Toronto properties, the City has not incurred any other related expenses under the 2000 Agreement. While it is expected this will remain the case, since the new agreement has yet to be negotiated, it is unknown, what, if any, expenses Durham may request. For this reason, this report seeks the delegation of authority to the General Manager, Toronto Water, to negotiate and enter into the new agreement, as the General Manager considers appropriate, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager.

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water, to provide any municipal consent or other municipal authorization on behalf of the City of Toronto, as may be considered necessary by the General Manager for the purpose of carrying out the intent and to give full effect to the provisions of the agreement or to otherwise provide for the continued provision by the Region of Durham of the municipal water services referenced in recommendation 1.