City of Surrey 2017 - 2021 Financial Plan

Investment & Intergovernmental Relations

2016 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ECONOMIC PROSPERITY & LIVELIHOODS

 Worked in partnership with Simon Fraser University (“SFU”) to formally incorpo- rate Innovation Boulevard as an equal partnership between the City and SFU, including joint commitment of close to $1M of funding over 3 years;  Recruited Dr. Peter Payne as President and CEO of the Health Tech Innovation Foundation;  Helped attract $45 million in grant embedded lab space over the next 3 years. Three new health technology products have also been taken to market;  In partnership with SFU and the Province, hosted the national Applications for 3D and Additive Manufacturing conference that brought together over 200 researchers, industrial designers and 3D printer manufacturing funding, new companies and the creation of 17,000 square feet of  Partnered with Kwantlen Polytechnic University (“KPU”) to design a vision to unlock its 70 acres of light industrial land to establish an industrial park for advanced manufacturing and clean technology businesses;  Assisted with the establishment of the Fleetwood Business Improvement Association;  Established regular roundtable sessions with MPs & MLAs including participation by Mayor & Council and Senior Management; companies to discuss the future of additive manufacturing in Canada;

 Recruited Skydance Studios to Surrey. Skydance will bring $100 million a year for the next 8 years in production spending to Surrey and the Region and create over 400 new jobs in Surrey;  Hosted the 2 nd annual Greater Vancouver Clean Technology Expo & Championship that saw over 500 participants witness 32 clean technology companies compete for a $10,000 prize. This was ultimately won by Surrey-based company Stem Shock. The event brought North America’s largest clean technology angel investor network, Element 8 , to Surrey to meet with over 40 clean technology companies and organizations over 2 days;  Won the inaugural Union of BC Municipalities (“UBCM”) Leadership & Innovation Award in Agriculture for the BioPod Initiative;  Awarded the 2 nd highest granting amount in BC for 2016 through the Invest Canada, Community Initiatives fund to create Surrey’s first Foreign Direct Investment Strategy;  Secured federal, provincial and partner- ship funding to conduct Surrey’s first Labour Market Insight Study on the Advanced Manufacturing & Innovation Economy;

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