City of Surrey 2017 - 2021 Financial Plan

City Manager

PUBLIC SAFETY STRATEGIES The Public Safety Strategies office is responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring the City of Surrey Public Safety Strategy, an evidence-based approach aligned with the vision and strategic goals of Council. The Public Safety Strategy fosters integration across all public safety portfolios in the City and is linked with the RCMP Strategic Framework, other strategic approaches in the City and the mandate of Provincial agencies and service providers in the City of Surrey. The Public Safety Strategy provides oversight and support to RCMP Support Services.

2016 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

INCLUSION

 Establishment of Impact Investment Committee of the Surrey Homelessness and Housing Society to facilitate structured equity and financing of affordable rental housing in partnership with the City and existing non-profit operators.

BUILT ENVIRONMENT & NEIGHBOURHOODS

 Established and nurtured a “guiding coalition” for the Public Safety Strategy (The Public Safety Leadership Group and the Public Safety Working Group).

 Implemented Community Patrol Initiative within the Newton core,

focusing on community engagement and nuisance related enforcement; and

PUBLIC SAFETY

 Facilitated strategic partnering and advocacy supports for the Public Safety Strategy;  Improved data and analytic capacity while also beginning the process for establishing targets and/or trends for each of the Strategic Initiatives within the Public Safety Strategy performance measure framework;  Ensured organizational capacity and training opportunities were established to support the Public Safety Strategy, while ensuring linkages were created with the relevant performance management plan(s);

 Researched, designed, developed and implemented the new Public Safety Strategy for the City;  Utilizing best practice community collaboration processes, the City engaged approximately 1600 individuals representing a wide variety of community and government stakeholders in the development of the Public Safety Strategy;  Continued to fine-tune and enhance

program excellence and strategic initiatives within the Public Safety Strategy;

2017-2021 FINANCIAL PLAN

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