Item - 2019.MM9.13
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 16, 2019 without amendments.
MM9.13 - Supporting Wastewater Energy Transfer in Toronto - by Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Mayor John Tory
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Water, in consultation with the Director, Environment and Energy and the City Solicitor to report back to City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, through the Infrastructure and Environment Committee with recommendations on how to advance strategic pilot projects for wastewater energy transfer in the fourth quarter of 2019.
2. City Council request that information from these pilot projects be used to develop recommendations for a wastewater energy transfer policy, and that staff report back to City Council through the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the third quarter of 2020.
Background Information (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM9.13 be referred to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.