City of Surrey 2020-2024 Financial Plan

CITY MANAGER

INFRASTRUCTURE •

Worked in collaboration with TransLink and Regional municipalities, to success- fully transition to implement Surrey-Langley SkyTrain, including completion of a design, preliminary business case, two stages of public engagement and execution of Partnership Agreements; and • Supported the negotiations of a Municipal Agreement with the Province of BC for the Pattullo Bridge Replacement project, including provisions for the new bridge to be designed to accommodate six travel lanes in the future and for the project to deliver community benefits to the City in the form of road upgrades and multi-use pathway connections to the bridge.

CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY

• Delivered a series of coordinated orientation sessions for the new Council on organizational structure, governance and legal aspects, Council procedures, budget processes and strategic planning priorities; Delivered a series of Strategic Sessions that provided Mayor & Council updates on a variety of initi- atives underway; • Updated the Surrey Excels strategic framework to Mayor & Council’s priorities; • Increased FOI program capacity in order to increase transparency to citizens and ensure compliance with legislated deadlines; •

Established a set of 8 core competencies – The Great 8

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(effective communication, values relationships, service excellence, delivers results, leadership, supports & promotes change, critical thinking, and continuous learning) which is being used as the basis for staff recruitment, training and development, and promotion; and • Oversaw the successful transition of senior leadership in the organi- zation as a number of key senior management staff retired and were successfully replaced by new leadership from internal candidates.

FUTURE INITIATIVES, GOALS & OBJECTIVES

INCLUSION

• Continue to advance phase 2 of the Transitional Housing plan by working with BC Housing and community partners to deliver supportive, transitional housing to address homelessness.

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