2018-19 City of Surrey Engineering Goals and Accomplishments

2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS | CITY FUNDS

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE B1: Foster responsible spending and accountability

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE B3: Ensure that we address short and long-term needs

ƒ ƒ Delivered a $70 million capital construction program on budget and on schedule, with 20 tenders issued in 2019. ƒ ƒ Conducted a market assessment to identify innovative opportunities and more cost- effective ways to deliver capital projects and programs. ƒ ƒ Executed Year 4 of the 5-year plan to increase Engineering Operations overall efficiency by 25% - reaching a rate of 22% and on target to achieve 25% by Q4 2020. ƒ ƒ Completed substantial construction of the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Station at the Operations Centre to improve operational efficiency and provide expanded service. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE B2: Grow City revenue and reduce expenditures through innovation ƒ ƒ Secured the City’s largest ever funding grant —$77 Million — through the federal Disaster Mitigation Adaption Fund , moving forward a suite of 13 capital projects to make the City more resilient in the face of climate change and sea level rise. ƒ ƒ Completed construction and commissioning of the West Village Energy Centre , increasing district energy customers serviced by Surrey City Energy to 27 million square feet of buildings. ƒ ƒ Secured a city-wide, 20-year Operating Agreement with FortisBC which will provide increased collaboration, operational efficiencies and financial savings to the City. ƒ ƒ Implemented Phase 3 of the LED Street Light Replacement Program , bringing the total number of street lights replaced to 18,400 and resulting in financial savings and increased sense of safety.

ƒ ƒ Completed an infrastructure assessment and risk framework which sets the foundation for finalizing the Department’s Sustainable Service Delivery plan (asset management) by Q4 of 2020. ƒ ƒ Installed 48 weather and environmental monitoring stations across the City to collect real-time data to aid in examining and monitoring how changing climate patterns may affect drainage service delivery. ƒ ƒ Finalized the Coastal Flood Adaptation Strategy (CFAS) which identifies a series of prioritized actions to adapt to or mitigate the impacts from sea level rise.

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