2026 - 2030 Surrey Financial Plan

STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK

significant. SHaRP has provided experiential learning and employment to 760 students, contributing to improved salmon habitats at over 2,940 stream sites across Surrey, planting over 119,000 trees and shrubs and hand placing over 216 tonnes of spawning gravel. SNAP has employed over 310 youth, who have collectively connected with more than 200,000 residents through outreach, removed over 4,500 cubic metres of invasive plants from eight hectares of parkland, renovated 5,000 tree wells, and planted 16,000 trees and shrubs; • Completed in 2023, the Urban Forest Management Strategy will strengthen Surrey’s efforts in protecting, enhancing, and growing the urban forest. The Strategy is guided by three broad goals that inform more focused objectives and management actions. The actions are intended to halt the Citywide decline in tree canopy cover and to support the achievement of a 30% canopy cover target by 2038. In 2025, 12,632 trees were planted along City streets, in parks, and in natural area park land; • In 2024, the Rapid Transit Development Incentive Program was launched to accelerate housing development near existing rapid transit areas in Surrey. Funded through the City’s Housing Accelerator Fund Action Plan, the program offers a 50% rebate on select planning, engineering, and building permit fees. To qualify, projects must be predominantly residential, multi-family apartment buildings located within 1.5 kilometres of existing SkyTrain stations or RapidBus corridors. In 2024, the program supported seventeen building permits – representing 2,613 net new housing units – and provided $2.58 million in fee rebates. The program supports the CCAS’s vision for Resilient 15 minute Neighbourhoods, being compact, connected communities where most residents can access their daily needs within a short walk or bike ride; • In 2023, all waste hauler trucks moved to consuming renewable natural gas (“RNG”) produced from Surrey’s Biofuel Facility. The Surrey Biofuel Facility, opened in 2018, stands as a pioneering example of closed-loop organic waste management. This cutting-edge facility uses the latest anaerobic digestion technology to convert organic waste into renewable natural gas RNG and compost. By processing 70,600 tonnes of food scrap waste, the City has prevented 28,240 tonnes of GHGs which is comparable to taking 8,500 cars off the road. The RNG produced from the facility powers the City's waste collection trucks, contributing to Surrey's commitment to clean energy and serving as a shining example of circular economy;

City of Surrey | 2026—2030 Financial Plan | Executive Overview

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