Annual Report 2014

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Engineering Department

The Engineering Department provides City services relating to transportation systems, garbage, recycling, water, sewer, drainage, district energy, land development, geographic information services, surveying and the management of real estate assets. The department includes the Design & Construction, Land Development, Realty Services, Operations, Utilities and Transportation divisions.

LAND DEVELOPMENT Land Development includes the Development Services Section which prescribes required servicing of land and building development; Inspection Services Section which ensures that municipal engineering services are constructed to meet Council-adopted standards and requirements; and the Customer Services Section which provides support related to permits for miscellaneous construction to the public/ contractors and manages engineering enquiries from the public. OPERATIONS Operations maintains the City’s engineering infrastructure including roads, drainage, sewer and water operations. This division also manages and maintains the City’s fleet of vehicles, and is responsible for the City’s residential waste collection services.

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 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.

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• Adopted the Biodiversity Conservation Strategy.

• Launched Open Data Program with a new website portal providing citizens, businesses, academia and app developers’ access to a wealth of City datasets and information not previously available. • Committed over $35.4 million in Parkland Acquisition Program expenditures. Parkland acquisitions, dedications and transfers resulted in 64 acres being added to the City’s park inventory during 2014, and more than 163 acres being added during the last two years. • Acquired property rights for the 2014 Capital Works Program, including the coordination of substantial completion of private property restorations for the $173M Roberts Bank Rail Corridor Program, and the 52 Avenue to 54 Avenue connector road. Property rights secured include the completion of 104 temporary workspace agreements in support of the activities of Transportation, Design & Construction, Utilities, and Operations.

• Achieved Substantial Completion of the $98 million Roberts Bank Rail Corridor (RBRC) Program, including the final stages of the construction services, legal surveys and financial remuneration to the various Municipal, Provincial and Federal Funding Partners. This program has resulted in the following significant capital improvements: new 152 Street Overpass south of Highway 10; new 192 and 196 Street Overpass at Highway 10; new Colebrook Road between 131 Street and King George Boulevard; new 52–54 Avenue Connector, west of 192 Street. • Completed the RFP process for the Surrey Biofuel facility and received approval from

• Completed enhancements to the Engineering component of the Online Development Inquiry. • Received the national FCM Sustainable Cities Award for Surrey’s Rethink Waste Program. • Launched the new Traffic Management Centre at New City Hall with state of the art technology to manage the traffic signal system in real time. • Established a District Energy Expert External Rate Review Panel.

Council to finalize an agreement and commence construction in early 2015.

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