City of Surrey's 2024-2028 Financial Plan

CITY MANAGER

ECONOMIC PROSPERITY & LIVELIHOODS

• Created approximately 9,000 jobs in 2023. This is in addition to the 60 new major investment leads generated by the City with a potential of creating over 2,000 jobs this year;

• Initiated development of a new Five Year Economic Strategy for the City;

INFRASTRUCTURE

Started the construction on the Strawberry Hill Community Hall and continued construction of the Cloverdale Sport & Ice Complex; and

• To facilitate strategic developments in Surrey, the City also re-instated the independent Surrey City Development Corporation (“SCDC”) as an arms length development agency to facilitate transformative

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projects in Surrey City Centre, Newton, and Campbell Heights.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

The City established the required zoning to advance construction of the Cloverdale Hospital; and

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• The City continued to support the Opioid Overdose Second Responder program in partnership with Fraser Health and Health Canada.

University Boulevard at Simon Fraser University’s School of Sustainable Energy Engineering

CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY

The City Manager, Senior Management Team, and Council participated in a workshop to solidify a framework on Mayor & Councils' priorities over the current Council term.

Re-established the Surrey Ethics Commissioner Office; and

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