Item 11.3

Council Report: C 64/2020

Subject: Waiver of Interest for the Wastewater Charge on Enwin Bills City Wide

Reference:

• Date to Council: April 1, 2020
• Author: Tony Ardovini
• Deputy Treasurer - Financial Planning
• (519) 255-6100 Ext. 6223
• tardovini@citywindsor.ca
• Financial Planning
• Report Date: 3/31/2020
• Clerk's File #: TBD

To: Mayor and Members of City Council

Recommendation:

Recommendation: THAT the City Council APPROVE the waiver of interest for wastewater charges on the Enwin Utilities bills starting as early as April 1, 2020 and lasting 90 days.

Executive Summary:

N/A.

Background:

Earlier this week the Boards of ENWIN Utilities Ltd. ("EWU") and Windsor Utilities Commission ("WUC") approved the waiver of interest charges during the period starting as early as April 1st and lasting for 90 days. The generality in the date is to allow their management to ensure that the system changes are working properly prior to rolling out the process.

Several other distributors within Southwestern Ontario recently announced relaxed measures to assist their customers as well, including Entegrus, Blue Water Hydro and Hydro One.

Enwin management has reached out to City Finance to confirm the city's approval of the change as it relates to wastewater (sewer surcharge) fees which Enwin collects on the City's behalf. This report seeks to obtain City Council approval to also waive the interest on the wastewater component of the Enwin bill that is collected on the City's behalf.