2015 Financial Annual Report

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS City of Surrey

For the year ended December 31, 2015 [tabular amounts in thousands of dollars]

21. SURREY CITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (CONTINUED) d) Beedie Limited Partnership

Beedie Limited Partnership (“Beedie LP”) is a partnership in the business of real estate investment and development of a build-to-suit industrial building in the City. SCDC is an equal partner and will provide contributions of cash and land to fund development. Beedie LP financial results are proportionately consolidated with SCDC based upon the 50% share of total contributions. The liability of the Corporation is limited to the cash and land which it will contribute to Beedie LP. The proportionate amounts included in the financial statements at December 31, 2015 are as follows:

Assets

$

146

Liabilities

(1,491)

Tangible capital assets

3,117

Prepaids

159

Accumulated surplus

$

1,931

22 SEGMENTED INFORMATION

The City of Surrey is a diversified municipal government institution that provides a wide range of services to the citizens of Surrey, including Police Services; Parks, Recreation and Culture Services; General Government Services; Water Services; Fire Services; Sewer Services; Engineering Services; Drainage Services; Solid Waste Management Services; Roads & Traffic Safety Services; Planning and Development Services; Parking Services; Surrey City Energy Services; and Surrey Public Library Services. For management reporting purposes, the Government’s operations and activities are organized and reported by Service Area. Service Areas were created for the purpose of recording specific activities and related objectives in accordance with legislated requirements. City Departments and the activities for which they are responsible are reported in these Service Areas. The Departments listed in the Segmented Information, along with the services that each Department provides are listed below: Police Services The mandate of the Police Department includes enforcing laws, preventing crime, and maintaining peace, order and security. Parks, Recreation and Culture Services – Parks, Recreation and Culture Department The Parks, Recreation and Culture Department is responsible for planning, facilitating the development of, operating and maintaining high quality parks, recreation and cultural facilities and services. General Government Services – Mayor & Councillor’s Department, City Manager’s Department, Finance & Technology Department, Human Resources Department, Surrey City Development Corporation, and Surrey Homelessness and Housing Society General Government Services includes those elements of the organization with responsibility for adopting by-laws, adopting administrative policy, levying taxes, acquiring, disposing and managing City assets, ensuring effective financial management, monitoring performance and ensuring that high quality City service standards are met. The Surrey City Development Corporation, which engages in the provision of consulting services, land development activities, property acquisition/disposal and asset management and the Surrey Homelessness and Housing Society, which focuses on addressing homelessness in Surrey through raising funds and the provision of grants to worthy projects also form part of General Government Services.

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