City of Surrey 2016 Annual Report

CITY OF SURREY OVERVIEWS 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 has the responsibility for the following divisions/sections:

LAND DEVELOPMENT Land Development includes the Development Services section which prescribes required servicing of land and building development and the Inspection Services section which ensures that municipal engineering services are constructed to meet Council-adopted standards and requirements. The Counter Services section issues permits for miscellaneous construction to the public/contractors and manages engineering enquiries from the public. The File Registry section manages the department’s records. REALTY SERVICES Realty Services manages the acquisitions, dispositions, and development of the City’s real estate portfolio. It 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. Asset Management 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 is also responsible for Surrey’s residential waste management and maintaining 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 sewer, water and drainage construction projects. They also lead the development and delivery of district energy, biodiversity conservation, cross connection control and erosion & 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 6 A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S

• Implemented Sensitive Ecosystem Development Permit Areas. • Completed construction of the Halls Prairie and Panorama low flow drainage pump stations. • Received Canadian Open Data Summit Open Data for Democracy Award and Canadian Open Data Excellence Award 2016. • Streamlined approach to carrying out illegal dumping clean-up resulting in a savings of over $400,000/year.

• Connected over one million square feet of new development to the City Centre district energy system. • Commissioned five new digital billboard / panels, providing expanded public service announcement capability and incremental revenue. • Constructed $40 million in transportation improvements, including road widening and rehabilitation, traffic calming and safety measures, cycling and pedestrian mobility improvements.

• Activated six public Pop Up Junk Events between July and October resulting in over 1,250 tonnes of waste collected, with over 68% of this waste diverted from landfill, and over 100 tonnes of reusable household items donated to non- profit organizations. • Acquired a property in Guildford for the purpose of a Guildford Shelter in support of homelessness. • With Translink, obtained Phase 1 funding for the KGB/104 Avenue LRT line and submitted business case to the Federal Government for full funding of the project.

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