Budget Committee

Meeting No.:
11
Contact:
Julie Amoroso, Committee Administrator
Meeting Date:
Monday, November 25, 2019

Phone:
416-392-4666
Start Time:
9:30 AM
E-mail:
buc@toronto.ca
Location:
Committee Room 1, City Hall
Chair:
Councillor Gary Crawford

Budget Committee

Councillor Gary Crawford (Chair)

Councillor Brad Bradford (Vice Chair)

Councillor Shelley Carroll

Councillor Mike Layton

Councillor Jennifer McKelvie

Councillor Frances Nunziata

 

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BU11.1 - 2020 Rate Supported Budgets - 2020 Water and Wastewater Consumption Rates and Service Fees

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Public Notice Given

Origin

(November 8, 2019) Report from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Toronto Water

Recommendations

Rates and Fees

 

The Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Toronto Water recommend that:

 

1.  City Council adopt:

 

a.  effective January 1, 2020, the combined water and wastewater consumption rates charged to metered consumers as shown below and in Appendix C attached to the report (November 8, 2019) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Toronto Water titled "2020 Water and Wastewater Consumption Rates and Service Fees"; 

 


Annual Consumption

Paid on or before the due date, $/m3

Paid after the due date, $/m3

Block 1 - All consumers of water, including the first 5,000 cubic metres per year consumed by Industrial users ("Block 1 rate")

 

4.0735

4.2878

Block 2 - Industrial process – use water consumption over 5,000 cubic metres per year, representing a 30 percent reduction from the Block 1 Rate ("Block 2 rate')

 

2.8514

3.0014

 

b.  effective January 1, 2020, an increase of 3.0 percent to the water and wastewater consumption rates (paid on or before the due date) charged to flat rate consumers, as set out in Appendix C attached to this report; and

 
c.  effective January 1, 2020, the water and wastewater service fees, as set out in Appendix C to the report (November 8, 2019) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Toronto Water titled "2020 Water and Wastewater Consumption Rates and Service Fees". 

 

2.  With respect to assistance for low-income seniors and low-income disabled persons, City Council:

 

a.  effective January 1, 2020, the water rebate for eligible low-income  seniors and low-income disabled persons be set at a rate of $1.2221 /m3, representing a 30 percent reduction from the Block 1 rate (paid on or before the due date).

 

3.  City Council authorize the necessary amendments to Municipal Code Chapter 849 – Water and Sewage Services and Utility Bill to add the following eligibility criteria for utility billing adjustments to water accounts for uncontrollable and unexplainable consumption increases as set out in §849 -31 F and §849 -31 G and defined in §849 -26:

 
a.  the customer requesting the adjustment must be the owner of the property, which is the subject of the water account and corresponding utility bill, ("Property") and reside at the Property for a minimum of one year immediately preceding the consumption event and request for an adjustment; and

 
b.  the Property must not be tenanted.

 

4.  City Council authorize that the necessary amendments be made to Municipal Code Chapter 441 - Fees and Charges, Municipal Code, Chapter 849 - Water and Sewage Services and Utility Bill, Municipal Code Chapter 851 - Water Supply, and Municipal Code Chapter 681- Sewers, and any other necessary Municipal Code Chapters as may be required, to give effect to these Recommendations.

 

5.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce any necessary Bills required to give effect to Council's decision and authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, including stylistic, format and organization, minor modifications, technical amendments or by-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Toronto Water.

 

Operating Budget

 

The City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer recommend that:

 

6.  City Council approve the 2020 Staff Recommended Operating Budget for Toronto Water of $469.217 million gross, $1.390 billion revenue, and $921.210 million net capital-from-current contribution for the following services:

 

 

 

Service:

Gross

Revenue

Capital-from-current Contribution

             ($000s)

($000s)

($000s)

Water Treatment & Supply

203,086.79

614,536.56

411,449.77

Wastewater Collection & Treatment

233,866.05

770,138.43

536,252.38

Stormwater Management

32,244.18

5,752.09

-26,492.09

Total Program Budget

469,217.02

1,390,427.08

921,210.06

 

7.  City Council approve the 2020 staff complement of 1,820.3 positions, comprising of 95 capital positions and 1,725.3 operating positions

 

Capital Budget

 

8.  City Council approve 2020 Staff Recommended Capital Budget for Toronto Water with cash flows and future year commitments totaling $7.611 billion as detailed by project in Appendix 5a to the 2020 Staff Recommended Capital and Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Water.

 

9.  City Council approve the 2021-2029 Staff Recommended Capital Plan for Toronto Water totalling $6.877 billion in project estimates as detailed by project in Appendix 5b to the 2020 Staff Recommended Capital and Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Water.

 

10.  City Council request that all sub-projects with third party financing be approved conditionally, subject to the receipt of such financing in 2020 and if such funding is not forthcoming, their priority and funding be reassessed by City Council relative to other City-financed priorities and needs.

 

Service Levels

 

The General Manager, Toronto Water recommends that:  

 

11.  City Council approve the 2020 service levels for Toronto Water as outlined in Appendix 1 to the report (November 12, 2019) from the General Manager, Toronto Water titled "Recommended 2020 Service Levels – Toronto Water".

Summary

This report presents the recommended 2020 water and wastewater consumption rates and service fees arising from the concurrent adoption by City Council of the recommended 2020 Toronto Water Operating and Capital Budgets. This report also recommends the adoption by City Council of additional eligibility criteria related to utility billing adjustments to water accounts for uncontrollable and unexplainable consumption increases under Municipal Code Chapter 849.  

 

In accordance with the City Council 10 year capital plan approved in 2015, this report recommends a 3.0 percent water and wastewater consumption rate increase, effective January 1, 2020.  In addition, this report recommends inflationary fee increases for certain existing water and wastewater service fees, reflecting cost recovery for these services.  

 

The recommended 2020 water and wastewater consumption rates and service fees will allow the Toronto Water Program to remain fully self-funded and financially stable, with both operating and capital needs being met without excessive year-over-year fluctuations in pricing over the long term.

Financial Impact

Rates and Fees

 

The City of Toronto Water and Wastewater Program (the “Program”) is currently fully funded on a ‘pay-as-you-go’ basis through a combined water and wastewater rate without any reliance on property taxes or borrowing/debenture financing.  The property tax supported budget is not impacted by adoption of the recommendations contained in this report. 

 

Based on the recommended 2020 Toronto Water Operating and Capital Budgets, the updated water consumption forecast, and Council's direction that the Capital Plan be predicated on 3% rate increase in 2020 for planning purposes, a rate increase of 3.0%, effective January 1, 2020 is recommended for Block 1 consumers and Block 2 industrial process-use consumers. A 3.0% increase, effective January 1, 2020 will raise additional $37.17 million revenue for the Program.

 

The Toronto Water 2020 Operating and Capital Budget requires a combined water and wastewater expenditure level of $1.390 billion, which is fully funded from the recommended 2020 water and wastewater consumption rates and service fees.

 

As shown in Chart 1 below, the recommended rate increase impact on an average home consuming 230 m3/year, billed at the Block 1 Rate, will be 3 percent or $27 over the calendar year (from $910 in 2019 to $937 in 2020).  The impact of the 3 percent increase on a commercial consumer at the Block 1 rate and an industrial consumer at the Block 2 rate with annual consumption of 100,000 m3 will be $11,860  and $8,478 respectively, the latter reflecting a 30 percent discount over the Block 1 rate for eligible industrial consumers. The rate increase impact on a large industrial consumer of 1,000,000 m3 eligible for the Block 2 rate will be $83,178.

 

Chart 1 - Impact of Recommended 3.0 percent Rate Increase effective January 1, 2020

Type of Property

Average Consumption

2019

Annualized Cost

2020   Projected Cost

2020 Rate Increase Impact

Residential

230

$910

$937

$27

3.00 percent

Commercial

100,000

$395,490

$407,350

$11,860

3.00 percent

Industrial

100,000

$282,754

$291,232

$8,478

3.00 percent

Large Industrial

1,000,000

$2,774,134

$2,857,312

$83,178

3.00 percent

The recommended increases to certain water and wastewater service fees set out in Appendix C are expected to generate additional revenue of approximately $1,030,757 which is intended to offset the cost increases associated with delivering these services.

 

Service Levels

 

The service levels recommended in the report (November 12, 2019) from the General Manager, Toronto Water titled "Recommended 2020 Service Levels – Toronto Water" are fully funded by the 2020 Recommended Operating and Capital Budgets for Toronto Water.

Background Information

(November 8, 2019) Report and Appendix A from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Toronto Water on 2020 Water and Wastewater Consumption Rates and Service Fees
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-139975.pdf
Appendix B - 2019 Water and Wastewater Consumption Rates
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-140014.pdf
Appendix C - 2019 Water and Wastewater Service Fees
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-140015.pdf
(November 8, 2019) 2020 Staff Recommended Capital and Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Water
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-139978.pdf
Attachment 1 to 2020 Staff Recommended Capital and Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Water - 10 Year Capital Budget and Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-140024.pdf
Attachment 2 to 2020 Staff Recommended Capital and Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Water - 10 Year Capital Budget and Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-140025.pdf
(November 12, 2019) Report and Attachment 1 from the General Manager, Toronto Water on Recommended 2020 Service Levels - Toronto Water
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-139979.pdf
(November 15, 2019) Notice of Public Meeting - 2020 Rate Supported Budgets - 2020 Water and Wastewater Consumption Rates and Certain Water and Wastewater Service Fees
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-139947.pdf
Notice of Public Meeting - 2020 Rate Supported Budgets - Appendix A - 2020 Water and Wastewater Consumption Rates and Certain Water and Wastewater Service Fees
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-139949.pdf
Notice of Public Meeting - 2020 Rate Supported Budgets - Appendix B - 2020 Water and Wastewater Consumption Rates and Certain Water and Wastewater Service Fees
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-139950.pdf
(November 15, 2019) Briefing Note 1 - 2020 Capital Budget Basement Flooding Protection Program - Program Status Update and Project List - 2020 to 2024
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-139951.pdf
(November 15, 2019) Attachment A to Briefing Note 1 - 2020 Capital Budget Basement Flooding Protection Program - Program Status Update and Project List - 2020 to 2024
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-139952.pdf
(November 15, 2019) Revised Attachment B to Briefing Note 1 - 2020 Capital Budget Basement Flooding Protection Program - Program Status Update and Project List - 2020 to 2024
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-139953.pdf

Communications

(November 25, 2019) Letter from Paul Scrivener, Director of External Relations, Toronto Industry Network (BU.New.BU11.1.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/comm/communicationfile-99298.pdf

1a - Proposed Stakeholder Consultation with Water Users in Furtherance of the City's Economic Competitiveness Strategy

Origin
(November 12, 2019) Report from the General Manager, Toronto Water, and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture
Recommendations

The General Manager, Toronto Water, and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, recommend that:

 

1.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water, in consultation with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to undertake stakeholder consultation with water users to determine what, if any, water fees and charges, programs or other measures designed to support business retention, economic growth, investment and employment, Toronto Water might recommend to City Council in furtherance of the objectives of the City's economic competitiveness strategy and that such consultation include, but not be limited to, a consideration of the following:

 

a.  current support programs offered by Toronto Water for Industrial, Commercial and Institutional  customers;

 

b.  related municipal best practices in other jurisdictions;

 

c.  current policies and practices under the Municipal Code Chapter 681, Sewers By-law, with a view to identifying any potential opportunities for the implementation of further administrative efficiencies; and

 

d.  possible dedicated stormwater management charge for owners of commercial and retail parking lots to recover the serviceable costs of the collection, transmittal and treatment of stormwater run-off generated by those parking lots.

 

2.  City Council request that the General Manager, Toronto Water, in consultation with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the outcome of the stakeholder consultation once completed.

Summary

This report is in response to an earlier City Council direction to report to the Budget Committee as part of the 2020 Budget Process.  The report seeks City Council authority to undertake consultation with various stakeholders and the public to determine what, if any, water fees and charges, programs or other measure designed to support business retention, economic growth, investment and employment, Toronto Water might recommend to City Council in furtherance of the objectives of the City's economic competitiveness strategy.  It is further recommended that the General Manager, Toronto Water, in consultation with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the outcome of the stakeholder consultation once completed.

Financial Impact

The costs associated with the recommended stakeholder consultation program are included in Toronto Water's 2020 Recommended Operating Budget.

 

There are no other financial impacts resulting from the adoption of the recommendations in this report. 

 

The Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer has been provided the financial impacts associated with this report for review as part of the 2020 budget process.

Background Information
(November 12, 2019) Report from the General Manager, Toronto Water, and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture on Proposed Stakeholder Consultation with Water Users in Furtherance of the City's Economic Competitiveness Strategy
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-139955.pdf

BU11.2 - 2020 Rate Supported Budgets - Solid Waste Management Services and Recommended 2020 Solid Waste Rates and Fees

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Public Notice Given

Origin

(November 12, 2019) Report from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services

Recommendations

Rates and Fees

 

The Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services recommend that:

 

1.  City Council adopt the 2020 Solid Waste Management Services Rates and Fees as set out in Appendix A to the report (November 12, 2019) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services titled "2020 Rate Supported Budgets – Solid Waste Management Services and Recommended 2020 Solid Waste Rates and Fees", all effective as of January 1, 2020.

 

2.  City Council authorize that the necessary amendments be made to the Municipal Code Chapter 441 – Fees and Charges, and any other necessary Municipal Code Chapters as may be required to give effect to these Recommendations.

 

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce any necessary Bills required to give effect to Council's decision and authorize the City Solicitor to make  any necessary refinements, including stylistic, format and organization, as may be identified by the City Solicitor, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and General Manager Solid Waste Management Services.

 

4.  City Council request the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and/or designate to continue consulting and negotiating with provincial officials to ensure inclusion of the City's priorities in any new anticipated waste diversion regulations or policy statements that implement the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016, and the Waste Diversion Transition Act, 2016.

 

5.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and/or designate until the end of 2025, to negotiate and enter into any new agreements, amendments of existing agreements, or acknowledgements--including on the basis of a non-competitive procurement under Chapter 195 of the Toronto Municipal Code-- necessary in connection with the efforts indicated in Recommendation 4 – including advocacy, business transformation, financial analysis, or receipt of funding on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and each in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

6.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and/or designate, to negotiate and enter into a contract extension agreement with CRA Landfill Operations Limited to provide landfill operations, management and construction services for a term not to exceed 10 years, with the specific requirements that landfill compaction ratio be increased, a lower annual guaranteed minimum tonnage be implemented and efficiencies be developed to reduce site costs on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

7.  City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and/or designate, to negotiate and enter into any new agreements, amendments of existing agreements, or acknowledgements--including on the basis of a non-competitive procurement under Chapter 195 of the Toronto Municipal Code-- necessary in connection with the efforts to manage, market, distribute, use and sell Renewable Natural Gas and other environmental attributes associated with Renewable Natural Gas production on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and each in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Executive Director Corporate Real Estate Management.

 

8.  City Council direct that all the rates, fees and charges set out in Appendix A to the report (November 12, 2019) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services titled "2020 Rate Supported Budgets – Solid Waste Management Services and Recommended 2020 Solid Waste Rates and Fees", adopted by Council in Recommendation 1 above, continue in full force and effect until such time as they are amended or repealed by City Council.

 

Operating Budget

 

The City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer recommend that:

 

9.   City Council approve the 2020 Staff Recommended Operating Budget for Solid Waste Management Services of $360.1 million gross, $18.8 million net for the following services:

 

Service:

 

Gross

 

Revenue

 

Capital from-current Contribution

 

($000s)

($000s)

($000s)

City Beautification

38,123.1

1,564.9

-36,558.2

Residual Management

39,562.3

8,843.3

-30,719.0

Solid Waste Collection & Transfer

126,904.9

322,156.9

195,252.0

Solid Waste Education & Enforcement

5,655.2

3.5

-5,651.7

Solid Waste Processing & Transport

149,858.1

46,335.3

-103,522.8

Total Program Budget

360,103.6

     378,903.9

   18,800.2

 

10.  City Council approve the 2020 staff complement for Solid Waste Management Services of 1,128.3 positions, comprising 50.4 capital positions and 1,077.9 operating positions.

 

11.  City Council approve the 2020 new user fees, technical adjustments to user fees, market rate user fee changes, rationalized user fees, and other fee changes above the inflationary adjusted rate for Solid Waste Management Services identified in Appendix 8 to the 2020 Staff Recommended Capital and Operating Budget Notes - Solid Waste Management Services, for inclusion in the Municipal Code Chapter 441 “Fees and Charges”.

 

Capital Budget

 

12.  City Council approve 2020 Staff Recommended Capital Budget for Solid Waste Management Services with cash flows and future year commitments totaling $584.980 million as detailed by project in Appendix 5a to the 2020 Staff Recommended Capital and Operating Budget Notes - Solid Waste Management Services.

 

13.  City Council approve the 2021-2029 Staff Recommended Capital Plan for Solid Waste Management Services totalling $183.131 million in project estimates as detailed by project in Appendix 5b to the 2020 Staff Recommended Capital and Operating Budget Notes - Solid Waste Management Services.

 

Service Levels

 

The General Manager of Solid Waste Management Services recommends that:

 

14.  City Council approve the 2020 service levels for Solid Waste Management Services as outlined in Appendix 1 attached to the report (November 15, 2019) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services titled "Recommended 2020 Service Levels – Solid Waste Management Services".

Summary

This report outlines the recommended 2020 Solid Waste Management Services Rates and Fees arising from the adoption of the recommended 2020 Solid Waste Management Services Operating and Capital Budgets. The recommended rate and fee increases will vary based on customer group and are highlighted in Table 1. 

 

Table 1 - 2020 Recommended Rates and Fees Increases (Effective Jan. 1, 2020)

Customer Group

Percent Rate Increase

Comments

Multi-Residential

1.50 percent

Below Rate of Inflation

Single Family and Residential Units Above Commercial

2.50 percent

Rate of Inflation

Bag Tags, Bin Purchase

6.00 percent

Same as Commercial

Commercial, Divisions, Agencies and Corporations, Schools

6.00 percent

Equivalent increase to 2019

Blended Rate

2.45 percent

Rate of Inflation

 

The 2020 Recommended Operating Budget is $360.104 million, an increase of $10.169 million or 2.9 percent over 2019 plus $18.800 million contribution to the Waste Management Reserve Fund all of which are offset by total revenues of $378.904 million.  The increase in operating expenditures is attributable to the increase in organic collection and processing costs due to volume and contractual inflation adjustments, start-up of the Dufferin Renewable Natural Gas and Ingram Compressed Natural Gas facilities, increase in debt principal and interest payments to fund the 10-Year Capital Budget and Plan.

 

The 2020 Recommended Capital Budget is $81.335 million which is comprised of $59.404 million in new 2020 funding and $21.931 million in funding carried forward from 2019 into 2020.  Key capital objectives and priorities for Solid Waste Management Services in the 2020 Capital Program are:

 

To safely and efficiently collect materials from 875,000 homes, business and public spaces by implementing Council's direction on health and safety by installing telematics solutions on vehicles in support of Vision Zero 2.0; In addition, a cornerstone of the Program is to manage 900,000 plus tonnes of material in an environmentally and fiscally sustainable manner by accelerating the development of the 3rd Anaerobic Digester; and

 
To continue to develop and invest in Renewable Natural Gas facilities and the purchase of Natural Gas Vehicles.  
 

The proposed 2.45 percent blended rate increase in Solid Waste Management Services Rates and Fees is in line with inflation and will generate $7.124 million in additional revenues necessary to maintain Council Approved service levels as well as improved and enhanced services in many areas, and fund the 2020 Recommended Capital Budget and 10-Year Capital Plan.

Financial Impact

Rates and Fees

 

Solid Waste Management Services is a utility funded program from a combination of service rates and fees, recoverable debt, other charges, the sale of recyclables and industry stewardship funding. The recommended 2020 Budget provides funding to support Solid Waste Management Services operations and capital projects, diversion by reducing materials entering the waste stream and overall waste sent to landfill.

 

Revenues total $378.904 million in the recommended 2020 Operating Budget as outlined in the table below.

 

Table 2 - 2020 Recommended Operating Budget

 

Revenue Source

Revenue Total

Percent of Total

Service Rates and Fees

$321.053M

85 percent

Industry Stewardship funding

$26.807M

7 percent

Sale of Recyclables

$10.176M

3 percent

Interdivisional Recoveries

$6.686M

2 percent

Capital Recoveries

$5.601M

1 percent

Other Recoveries

$8.581M

2 percent

Total

$378.904

100 percent

 

Service Rates and Fees of $321.503 million represent 85 percent of total revenues which consists of various rate increases based on customer classification equating to a blended 2.45 percent increase to the 2019 approved Solid Waste Management Services rates and fees. The 2020 Recommended Rates and Fees associated with the various customers and services are outlined in Appendix A.

 

In addition, Solid Waste Management Services' Tipping Fees for residential and commercial customers and City divisions, agencies and corporations are recommended to increase by 25 percent per tonne. This results in garbage tipping fees increasing from $127.22 per tonne to $159.03 per tonne and recyclable tipping fees increasing from $95.42 per tonne to $119.28 per tonne. This adjustment is required to move towards recovering the full cost of the service which for garbage and recycling is approximately $300 and $200 per tonne respectively.

 

In the recommendations of the Solid Waste Management Services 2019 Solid Waste Rates and Fees Report, City Council directed the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and the Executive Director, Financial Planning to develop a Multi-Year Financial Strategy and sustainable rate structure for Solid Waste Management Services and report back to Budget Committee. The strategy and sustainable rate structure exercise was undertaken in 2019 by KPMG Consulting and its findings were taken into consideration when preparing the 2020 Operating Budget and 10-Year Capital Budget and Plan. Further review of findings and impacts will be undertaken and inform future budget processes. KPMG Consulting's mandate was to:

 

-  recommend user fees equaling the cost of providing the service and establish a 10-year sustainable rate plan to adequately fund operations and capital reserves to eliminate the structural funding gap in the 10-Year Capital Budget and Plan;
-  analyze the potential financial impact of transitioning to full Extended Producer Responsibility starting in 2023; and
-  review the use of recoverable debt to fund the construction of capital infrastructure.  This report implements KPMG Consulting's findings.
 

The recommended 2020-2029 Capital Budget and 10-Year Plan totals $768.111 million, which includes 2019 capital carryovers of $21.931 million and is financed by reserve funding of $409.493 million (53 percent) and recoverable debt of $358.618 million (47 percent). 

 

The recommended 2020 Capital Budget, including carry forwards, totals $81.335 million, which is financed by reserve funding of $48.487 million (60.0 percent) and recoverable debt of $32.848 million (40.0 percent).

 

The City issues debt on behalf of Solid Waste Management Services and debt servicing costs are repaid to the City by Solid Waste Management Services through the Debt Reserve Fund financed by operating fee revenues.  Capital projects are funded by the Program's operating contributions to the Waste Management Reserve Fund, Fleet Reserve, Green Lane Reserve Fund and Perpetual Care Reserve Fund.

 

The 2020 Rate and Fee increase is required to support Solid Waste Management Services' current capital needs as well as off-setting operating budget pressures of $8.728 million and service enhancements of $2.802 million for the start-up of the new Renewable Natural Gas Facility at the Dufferin Solid Waste Management Facility in collaboration with Enbridge Gas Distributions Inc. and the implementation of a Health and Safety Unit to provide divisional oversite and compliance activities and oversite of Vision Zero 2.0 initiatives.       

 

The Solid Waste Management Services 2020 Operating Budget also includes $30.449 million to repay debt issued to fund capital infrastructure needs ($12.449 million) and to pay for the Green Lane Landfill acquisition and development ($18.000 million).

 

Recommended Rate and Fee Multi-Year Sustainability Plan

 

At its meeting of March 7, 2019 City Council adopted the recommendations in the Executive Committee Report EX2.3 "2019 Rate Supported Budgets – Solid Waste Management Services and Recommended 2019 Solid Waste Rates & Fees" and directed the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and the Executive Director, Financial Planning to develop a Multi-Year Financial Strategy and rate structure for the Solid Waste Management Services Division and to report back to the Budget Committee.

 

A study was undertaken in 2019 by KPMG Consulting and Solid Waste Management Services to develop a sustainable multi-year financial plan under the following scenarios:

 

-  Develop a baseline scenario that trues-up the rates to equal the cost of providing existing services. 

 
-  Assess the potential impact of full Extended Producer Responsibility starting in 2023 that identifies the impact of the City's reduced recycling responsibilities when recycling collection, processing and recycling disposal responsibilities are transferred from the City of Toronto to producers of printed paper and packaging. 
 

-  Review Solid Waste Management Services 10-Year Capital Budget and Plan funding to ensure capital reserve contributions and recoverable debt adequately fund current and future infrastructure requirements. 

 

Rate True-Up to equal cost of providing the service:

 

The KPMG Consultant study confirmed and identified the following:

 
-  Single Family customer rates need to be higher than other customers as a result of generating leaf and yard waste material.

 
-  Commercial customers tipping fees do not account for the full cost of providing the service.

 

The 2020 Operating Budget recommends the following:

 
-  User Fees for Multi-Residential Customers increase by 1.50 percent and Single Family and Residential Units above Commercial increase by 2.50 percent both increasing to 2.00 percent and 3.00 percent respectively over the remaining eight years to 2029.  
-  Single Family rate increase 1.00% higher than the Multi-Residential rate effectively narrowing the gap to reflect the true cost of providing the service by customer group as shown below over the 10-year rate plan:

 

 Table 3 - 2020 Recommended and 2021 to 2029 Proposed User Fee Increases

  

 

Approved

2.45 percent to 3.00 percent Blended Rate Increase by Category

Customer type

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

2029

Multi Residential

1.00 percent

1.50 percent

1.75 percent

2.00 percent

2.00 percent

2.00 percent

2.00 percent

2.00 percent

2.00 percent

2.00 percent

2.00 percent

Single Family & RUAC

5.20 percent

2.50 percent

2.75 percent

3.00 percent

3.00 percent

3.00 percent

3.00 percent

3.00 percent

3.00 percent

3.00 percent

3.00 percent

Commercial and others

5.20 percent

6.00 percent

6.00 percent

6.00 percent

6.00 percent

6.00 percent

6.00 percent

6.00 percent

6.00 percent

6.00 percent

6.00 percent

Oversized - all customers

 

6.00 percent

6.00 percent

6.00 percent

6.00 percent

6.00 percent

6.00 percent

6.00 percent

6.00 percent

6.00 percent

6.00 percent

Blended (excluding Tipping)

2.20 percent

2.45 percent

2.70 percent

3.00 percent

3.00 percent

3.00 percent

3.00 percent

3.00 percent

3.00 percent

3.00 percent

3.00 percent

 

Commercial customer rates have typically been lower than Single Family user fees and do not account for the full cost of providing the services.  Similarly, we are recommending to continue increasing Commercial customer rates at 6.00 percent over the 10-Year Rate Plan to normalize the rate increase to represent the full cost of providing the service.  

 
Tipping fees for garbage and recyclable material do not reflect the full cost of providing the service and are recommended to increase by 25 percent in 2020. The KPMG Consultant Study identified the need to double waste tipping rates from existing 2019 rates to reflect the full cost of the service. Fees will be increased incrementally to monitor the elasticity of users and impact on operations.
 

In order to fund capital requirements and Council's approved Long-Term Solid Waste Management Strategy, the division must develop a 15 to 20 year rate strategy to address out-of-scope capital needs.  This work will be completed in 2020/2021.

 

Extended Producer Responsibility Scenarios

 

The Consultant Study ran a number of Extended Producer Responsibility scenarios assuming that in 2023 the City's recycling responsibilities will be transferred to producers.  There are a number of unknowns as the regulatory landscape and planned transition to full Extended Producer Responsibility under current transition plans by the Province is between 2023 and 2025.  The Study indicated that if the City of Toronto is no longer responsible for managing the blue box system and the responsibilities are transferred to Producers, certain efficiencies are estimated between $15.000 and $20.000 million could be realized annually.  The 2023 Operating Budget includes $15.000 million in efficiencies. These savings have been included as a funding source for the 10-Year Capital budget and Plan starting in 2023.  If Extended Producer Responsibility does not materialize, user fee rates will need to increase beyond the proposed changes in 2023 in lieu of realizing the anticipated $15.000 million in efficiencies.

 

Solid Waste Management Services 10-Year Capital Budget and Plan funding

 

This report recommends that the blended user fee increase from 2.45 percent in 2020 (rate of inflation) to 3.00 percent in 2029 as indicated in the above 2020 Recommended and 2021 to 2029 Proposed User Fee Increases table.  In addition, Extended Producer Responsibility funding of $15 million is included starting in 2023 and revenues generated from the sale of Renewable Natural Gas of $2.500 million beginning in 2023 increasing to $3.000 million in 2024 and $10.000 million annually to 2029.  The Extended Producer Responsibility funding was not included in last year's plan and it contributes to keeping user fee increases to the rate of inflation over the 10-year Capital Budget and Plan.  However, if Extended Producer Responsibility is not implemented or the City of Toronto is transitioned to Extended Producer Responsibility in later years (2024 or 2025), a future rate increase may be required increase approximately 1 percent per year starting in 2023.

 

Estimated future rates and fee increases will vary by customer group as described in Appendix B.

 

Given the recommended rate increase, as well as Extended Producer Responsibility and Renewable Natural Gas funding the Capital or Waste Management Reserve balance will decline from $96.909 million in 2020 to $36.902 million in 2023 and to $88.244 million in 2029 which is adequate to fund the recommended 10-Year Capital Budget and Plan and provides a reserve balance base for future year requirements beyond 2029 such as a new or expanded land fill site or other Council approved diversion facility.

 

Chart 1 – Capital Funding and Reserve Balances

 

(See Chart 1 titled "Capital Funding and Reserve Balances"),

in the Financial Impact section of the report dated

November 12, 2019 from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and

the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services

 

Table 4 provides a summary of anticipated major capital investments required in the 15-Year period beyond the 10-Year Capital Plan (2030-2044) as outlined in the 2016 Long Term Solid Waste Management Strategy.

 

Table 4 - Capital Investments for the period 2030-2044 is $369.500 million

  

Capital Investment

2030 - 2034

2035 - 2039

2040-2044

Total

Future Waste Management Facility

$70.000M

$90.000M

$100.000

$260.00M

Future Residual Waste Management

$6.000M

$36.000M

$67.500M

$109.500M

Totals

$76.000M

$126.000M

$167.500

$369.500M

 

Two projects have been accelerated from future periods beyond the 10-Year Capital Budget and Plan which includes the Organics Processing Facility or the 3rd Anaerobic Digester ($130.000 million) and the Land Fill Capacity Development Project ($20.000 million).

 

Pending initiatives and actions, in addition to Extended Producer Responsibility uncertainties, that may impact Solid Waste Management Services future operating costs and revenues opportunities are as follows:

 

-  Expiry and renewal of three major operating contracts valued at $450.000 million over the next two years, which include:

 

-  Services related to the operations of Green Lane Landfill contract expiring March 31, 2021;

 

-  District 2 Collection contract expiring August 2021;

 

-  Single Stream Recovery Material Processing Contract expiring April 2020; and,

 

-  Haulage services to Green Lane Landfill expiring December 2020. Outcome of these tenders may impact operating costs.

 

-  Increased blue bin contamination which is negatively impacting recycling programs and processing costs.

 

The extent to which these initiatives will impact future expenditures and revenues is not fully known at this time.  Staff will report back on a Multi-Year Financial Strategy once these impacts are known.

 

Service Levels

 

The service levels recommended in this report are fully funded by the 2020 Recommended Operating and Capital Budgets for Solid Waste Management Services.

Background Information

(November 12, 2019) Revised Report and Appendix A and B from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services on 2020 Rate Supported Budgets - Solid Waste Management Services and Recommended 2020 Solid Waste Rates and Fees
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-140018.pdf
2020 Staff Recommended Capital and Operating Budget Notes - Solid Waste Management Services
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-140016.pdf
Attachment 1 to 2020 Staff Recommended Capital and Operating Budget Notes - Solid Waste Management Services - 10 Year Capital Budget and Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-140022.pdf
Attachment 2 to 2020 Staff Recommended Capital and Operating Budget Notes - Solid Waste Management Services - 10 Year Capital Budget and Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-140023.pdf
(November 15, 2019) Report and Appendix A from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services on Recommended 2020 Service Levels - Solid Waste Management Services
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-140020.pdf
(November 15, 2019) Notice of Public Meeting - 2020 Rate Supported Budgets - 2020 Solid Waste Management Services and Recommended 2020 Solid Waste Rates and Fees
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-139936.pdf
Notice of Public Meeting - 2020 Rate Supported Budgets - Appendix A -2020 Solid Waste Management Services and Recommended 2020 Solid Waste Rates and Fees
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-139937.pdf

Communications

(November 16, 2019) E-mail from Steve Russell (BU.New.BU11.2.1)
(November 21, 2019) E-mail from Anthony Usher (BU.New.BU11.2.2)

BU11.3 - 2020 Rate Supported Budgets - Toronto Parking Authority

Consideration Type:
ACTION
Wards:
All

Public Notice Given

Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees, and labour relations or employee negotiations

Recommendations

Operating Budget

 

The City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer recommend that:

 

1.  City Council approve the 2020 Operating Budget for Toronto Parking Authority of $101.8 million gross, ($70.1 million) net for the following services:

 

Service:

             Gross              ($000s)

             Revenue

($000s)

             Net

($000s)

On-Street Parking

11,662.4

63,864.0

(52,201.6)

Off-Street Parking

83,689.6

101,587.9

(17,898.3)

Bike Share Program

6,420.0

6,420.0

-

Total Program Budget

101,772.0

171,871.9

   (70,099.9)

 

2.  City Council approve the 2020 staff complement for Toronto Parking Authority of 326.5 operating positions.

 

Capital Budget

 

3.  City Council approve the 2020 Staff Recommended Capital Budget and Plan for Toronto Parking Authority with cash flows and future year commitments totalling $203.666 million as detailed by project and by year in Appendix 5a to the 2020 Staff Recommended Capital and Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Parking Authority.

 

4.  City Council approve the new 2021-2029 Staff Recommended Capital Plan for Toronto Parking Authority totaling $151.6 million in project estimates as detailed by project in Appendix to the 2020 Staff Recommended Capital and Operating Budget Notes: Toronto Parking Authority.

 

Service Levels

 

The Acting President, Toronto Parking Authority recommends that:

 

5.  City Council approve the 2020 service levels for Toronto Parking Authority as outlined in Appendix 1 to the report (November 12, 2019) from the Vice President, Toronto Parking Authority titled "Recommended 2020 Service Levels – Toronto Parking Authority".

Summary

The City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer have submitted recommendations for the 2020 Recommended Operating Budget and 2021 - 2029 Recommended Capital Budget and Plan for Toronto Parking Authority.

Financial Impact

Service Levels

 

The service levels recommended in this report are fully funded by the 2020 Recommended Operating and Capital Budgets for Toronto Parking Authority.

Background Information

2020 Staff Recommended Capital and Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Parking Authority
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-140017.pdf
Attachment 1 to 2020 Staff Recommended Capital and Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Parking Authority - 10 Year Capital Budget and Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-140026.pdf
Attachment 2 to 2020 Staff Recommended Capital and Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Parking Authority - 10 Year Capital Budget and Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-140027.pdf
(November 15, 2019) Revised Report and Appendix 1 from the Acting President, Toronto Parking Authority on Recommended 2020 Service Levels - Toronto Parking Authority
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-140021.pdf
(November 15, 2019) Public Notice - Toronto Parking Authority - 2020 Recommended Operating Budget, 2020 Recommended Capital Budget and 2021 - 2029 Recommended Capital Plan
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-139954.pdf

3a - Parking Market Analysis for 2020 Toronto Parking Authority Budget Submission

Origin
(September 20, 2019) Letter from the Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority
Summary

At its meeting of  September, 20, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority:

 

1.  Referred the report (September 18, 2019) from the Acting President, Toronto Parking Authority, to the Budget Committee for consideration during the 2020 budget process

 

This report responds to the request from Toronto City Council to the President of Toronto Parking Authority to include a parking market analysis, annually, as part of its budget submission.

 

The parking market served by Toronto Parking Authority consists of two main service streams: the on-street program and off-street program. The on-street parking stream includes all of the approximately 19,000 paid on-street parking spaces, which accept payment by way of parking machines or through the Green P App, and a few legacy single-space parking meters. The comprehensive parking market analysis of this on-street program is undertaken for all locations once every three years when the rates and rules of operation are reviewed and aligned with utilization levels and to ensure equitable treatment of all areas of the city. The last comprehensive review was undertaken in October 2017. Implementation was completed in late 2018. The next comprehensive review is scheduled for the middle of 2020.

 

 In addition to the comprehensive review, in-year adjustments are undertaken as circumstances warrant. On-street parking is competitively priced with Toronto Parking Authority off-street pricing, where applicable, and to below prices set by private parking operators. On-street parking is almost always the first choice of short-stay (under three hours) parkers.

 

Toronto Parking Authority also operates an extensive inventory of approximately 300 off-street parking facilities containing over 40,000 spaces, however, over one-third of these spaces are managed and operated by Toronto Parking Authority on behalf of other City departments or agencies, including City Real Estate Services, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the Toronto Transit Commission, Exhibition Place, and the Toronto Community Housing Corporation. While consultation usually occurs, in most of these facilities, the parking fees are set by the department or agency and reflect their policy objectives. In addition, there are 26 locations where garages or surface locations are leased from public or private landowners. The facilities where rates are set by the Toronto Parking Authority Board of Directors are subject to a comprehensive annual rate review. The next comprehensive review is scheduled for November 2019 for implementation in January 2020. Each year, the comprehensive review includes surveys of rates being charged by private parking competitors located in the vicinity of Toronto Parking Authority parking facilities. All of the Toronto Parking Authority's large garages had competitors identified as part of the 2019 rate review.

 

The primary objective of Toronto Parking Authority's rate setting process is to achieve high usage levels in its facilities. Toronto Parking Authority would not normally change rates where usage levels are low or declining. Toronto Parking Authority's service mandate is to serve short-stay, high turnover parkers. These are the customers to the City's businesses. The Toronto Parking Authority only accommodates longer stay parkers where all short-stay parkers have been served and additional space is available in the facility. Toronto Parking Authority's rate setting practices reflect this service mandate by having short-stay rates lower than most competitor rates. There are many other factors which influence parking behaviour and choice of parking location. These include selecting other travel modes, road congestion, and general traffic issues in the vicinity of a given facility and general economic conditions, either local to an area or on a more widespread basis.

 

There was an extensive series of rate adjustments implemented in early 2019 which impacted 93 of  Toronto Parking Authority's approximately 230 off-street locations. This report analyzes the effect that these price changes had in terms of usage levels and parking revenues as well as calculating the price elasticity associated with the changes. In general, with the exception of eight Toronto Parking Authority garages in the core commercial areas, the price adjustments resulted in no change in overall parking transactions in the 93 locations where they were implemented and generated 5.52 percent in additional revenue at these locations. Additional rate change recommendations will be considered by Toronto Parking Authority Board of Directors at their November 25, 2019 meeting. Toronto Parking Authority is projecting a total increase in 2019 revenues across all revenue streams of 2.4 percent for 2019 over 2018. This represents the results of the revenue increases at the car parks referenced in this report as well as car parks where rates were not increased and performance of the on-street metered parking program. There is also a brief description of the 2019 competitor rate analysis which is currently underway. Overall, private sector competitors were identified for the car parks in the core commercial areas, including the downtown, the midtown centers, and North York Centre. Results indicate that, as per Toronto Parking Authority policy, half-hour rates at Toronto Parking Authority locations are in most cases lower than the private sector while daily rates tend to be at, or near, the level of competitors.

Background Information
(September 20, 2019) Letter from the Toronto Parking Authority on Parking Market Analysis for 2020 Toronto Parking Authority Budget Submission
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-139966.pdf
(September 18, 2019) Report and Attachments A and B from the Acting President, Toronto Parking Authority on Parking Market Analysis for 2020 Toronto Parking Authority Budget Submission
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-139967.pdf

3b - Feasibility and Financial Impact of Extending Bike Share Toronto Travel Times and Ridership Impact from the Implementation of the Richmond-Adelaide and Bloor Street West Bike Lanes

Origin
(September 20, 2019) Letter from the Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority
Summary

At its meeting of  September, 20, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority:

 

1.  Referred the report (September 6, 2019) from the Acting President, Toronto Parking Authority, to the Budget Committee for consideration during the 2020 budget process.

 

This report responds to City Council's request to the Toronto Parking Authority Board to request the President, Toronto Parking Authority, to report to the Budget Committee on the following for consideration prior to the 2020 budget process:

 

a.  ridership changes at Bike Share stations directly adjacent to the Richmond/Adelaide and Bloor Street West bike lanes, from before implementation to implementation; and

 

b.  the feasibility and financial impact of extending Bike Share travel times from 30 minutes to 45 minutes for annual members.

Background Information
(September 20, 2019) Letter from the Toronto Parking Authority on Feasibility and Financial Impact of Extending Bike Share Toronto Travel Times and Ridership Impact from the Implementation of the Richmond-Adelaide and Bloor Street West Bike Lanes
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-139968.pdf
(September 6, 2019) Report and Attachments 1-6 from the Acting President, Toronto Parking Authority on Feasibility and Financial Impact of Extending Bike Share Toronto Travel Times and Ridership Impact from the Implementation of the Richmond-Adelaide and Bloor Street West Bike Lanes
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-139969.pdf

3c - Toronto Parking Authority - 2020 Operating Budget and 2020-2029 Capital Budget

Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees, and labour relations or employee negotiations
Origin
(September 20, 2019) Letter from the Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority
Summary

At its meeting of  September, 20, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority:

 

1.  Approved the 2020 Operating Budget and 2020-2029 Capital Budget for Toronto Parking Authority, as outlined in the report (September 10, 2019) from the Acting President, Toronto Parking Authority.

 

2.  Forwarded the 2020 Operating Budget and 2020-2029 Capital Budget for Toronto Parking Authority, as outlined in the report (September 10, 2019) from the Acting President, Toronto Parking Authority, to City Council for consideration during the 2020 budget process.

 

3.  Directed that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 19, 2019) from the Acting President, Toronto Parking Authority, remain confidential in its entirety, as it pertains to personal matters about identifiable individuals, including municipal or local board employees, and labour relations or employee negotiations.

 

This report presents the 2020 Operating Budget and 2020-2029 Capital Budget to the Board of Directors of Toronto Parking Authority for approval, as referenced in Attachment 1 to the report dated September 10, 2019 (budgetTO 2020 Administrative Review - Toronto Parking Authority 2020 Operating Budget and 2020-2029 Capital Budget and Plan Submission).

Background Information
(September 20, 2019) Letter from the Toronto Parking Authority on Toronto Parking Authority - 2020 Operating Budget and 2020-2029 Capital Budget
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-139970.pdf
(September 10, 2019) Report from the Acting President, Toronto Parking Authority on Toronto Parking Authority - 2020 Operating Budget and 2020-2029 Capital Budget
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-139971.pdf
Attachment 1 - budgetTO 2020 Administrative Review - Toronto Parking Authority 2020 Operating Budget and 2020-2029 Capital Budget and Plan Submission
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-139972.pdf
(September 19, 2019) Report from the Acting President, Toronto Parking Authority on Additional Information on Toronto Parking Authority - 2020 Operating Budget
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-139976.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Additional Information Regarding Administration and Payroll Expenses
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council