Recommended Strategies to Address Prematurely Failing Water Meter Transmission Units

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2025-05-21 · Toronto City Council · amended

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City Council on May 21 and 22, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 23, 2025) from the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Chief Procurement Officer. 2. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to Motion 1 by Councillor Amber Morley. 3. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Attachment 1 to Motion 1 by Councillor Amber Morley, at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

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4. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 23, 2025) from the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Chief Procurement Officer remain confidential in its entirety as it contains information and confidential instructions to staff respecting a plan to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City. 5. City Council direct that the confidential instructions to staff be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 23, 2025) from the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Chief Procurement Officer and Confidential Attachment 1 to Motion 1 by Councillor Amber Morley remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they pertain to a plan to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 23, 2025) from the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Chief Procurement Officer and the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to Motion 1 by Councillor Amber Morley will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

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The purpose of this report is to provide an assessment of the costs and benefits associated with two implementation options for a strategy to replace the City's rapidly failing water Meter Transmission Units. Aclara, a United States-based company, remains the sole supplier of Meter Transmission Units compatible with the City's existing water metering technology. Aclara Meter Transmission Units are manufactured in Mexico and shipped directly to Canada.

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Confidential Attachment 1 to this report contains additional information for Council's consideration, along with recommended confidential instructions to staff.

Staff recommended

The General Manager, Toronto Water, and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that: 1. City Council adopt Strategy 1 as described, in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report. 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to this report (April 23, 2025) from the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Chief Procurement Officer, remain confidential in its entirety as it contains information and confidential instructions

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to staff respecting a plan to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City, and direct that the confidential instructions to staff be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

Considered

2025-05-07 · Infrastructure and Environment Committee · adopted
Decision as filed
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council adopt Strategy 1 as described, in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 23, 2025) from the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Chief Procurement Officer. 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to this report (April 23, 2025) from the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Chief Procurement Officer, remain confidential
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in its entirety as it contains information and confidential instructions to staff respecting a plan to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City, and direct that the confidential instructions to staff be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
2025-05-21 · Toronto City Council · amended

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