2017 Finance Annual Report

CITY OF SURREY OVERVIEWS ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

The Engineering Department provides city services relating to transportation, solid waste, recycling, water, sewer, drainage, district energy, land development, geographic information services (GIS), surveying and the management of real estate assets. The department includes the following divisions:

LAND DEVELOPMENT Land Development includes the Development Services section which prescribes required servicing of land and building development; the Inspection Services section which ensures that municipal engineering services are constructed to meet Council-adopted standards and requirements; and the Client Services section which provides administrative support related to engineering permits/enquiries for construction by the public/contractors in City road allowances and statutory rights-of-way. REALTY SERVICES Realty Services manages the acquisitions, dispositions, and development of the City’s real estate portfolio. Realty Services includes the Land Acquisition Section which is responsible for the timely acquisition of land and rights-of-way for capital projects and park purposes including land assemblies for civic purpose projects. The Realty Asset Management Section manages the City’s real estate inventory, which includes land inventory management, leasing and property sales. Realty Services also manages the City’s land appraisal and conveyancing duties.

OPERATIONS Operations maintains the City’s engineering infrastructure including roads, drainage, sewer and water operations. This division also carries out the City’s residential waste collection services as well as manages and maintains the City’s fleet of vehicles. UTILITIES Utilities plans for the current and future sewer, water and drainage needs for the City and assists the Design & Construction group in the delivery of these projects. They also lead the development and delivery of district energy, biodiversity conservation, cross connection control and erosion and sediment control. TRANSPORTATION | DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION Transportation and planning needs are delivered through the Transportation Planning and Rapid Transit & Strategic Projects sections. The Traffic Operations and Parking Services sections manage all aspects of the road network including traffic signals as well as off-street civic parking facilities. Design and construction services are provided to both Utilities and Transportation divisions.

2 0 1 7 A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S • Secured a two year lease renewal (to May 31, 2020) for the continued operation of the Whalley “Boulevard Shelter” in support of homelessness in the City Centre and completed renovations and opened the Guildford Temporary Homeless Shelter. • Hosted four Pop Up Junk Drop events between June and July 2017 with approximately 1,000 tonnes of waste and recycle materials collected and 62% of waste diverted from landfill. In addition, over 55 tonnes of reusable materials were recovered by non-profit agencies working with the City. Also doubled Large Item Pick-Up participation rates from an average 15% per year to 30%. Reduced illegal dumping costs by over 42%. • Completed the South Surrey Operations

• Solicited input from select contractors on their safety procedures to establish certified safety training program(s) for every contractor working on City roads or statutory rights-of-way. • Increased annual lease and rental revenues by more than $900,000 over 2016 level. • Increased, through appraisal review and negotiation, the cash-in-lieu contribution of park dedication payments to the City by more than $6 million over and above the original amounts tendered as part of development applications. • Enhanced CityWorks counter-related permit inspection results with automatic notification to staff. • Expedited the following “Nexus” projects: SFU Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering Building, Kekinow Native Housing, and Anthem Properties in City Centre.

• Received Metro Vancouver Board approval for new utilities through Tynehead Regional Park to support development at 162A Street. • Committed $66.3 million in Parkland Acquisition Program expenditures. Parkland acquisitions resulted in 45.2 acres being added to the City’s park inventory during 2017 and more than 72 acres of parkland added during the last two years. • Secured a site in Newton for a regional residential drop-off eco-centre facility. • Executed two Site Specific Municipal Access agreements with Rogers Communications Canada Inc. to enhance telecommunication service. • Received the “Arnold Silzer Community Policing Initiative Award” in partnership with Surrey Outreach Team from the Surrey Board of Trade.

Centre on time and on budget in November of 2017 and completed construction of the Surrey Biofuel facility (to be fully operational in 2018).

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