City of Surrey 2020-2024 Financial Plan

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURE

FUTURE INITIATIVES, GOALS & OBJECTIVES

INCLUSION

• Work with three working groups to trial new operating methods to reduce barriers and increase participation for seniors’ activities; • Roll-out seniors’ volunteer apparel City -wide; • Report on the 3-year Seniors Volunteer Initiative focusing on City-wide 55+ volunteer; • Introduce sensory friendly kits containing noise cancelling headphones and sensory toys to each recreation centre, along with training for staff; • Host the annual Canucks Autism Network Hockey tournament; • Increase the baseline number of CHART cases set in 2019 by 10% in 2020 in order to address and prevent youth gang involvement in Surrey; • Promote Project IRIS, the closed circuit television camera registry, to engage residents in a crime prevention and reduction opportunity. Promotions will be Surrey-wide focusing on residents and businesses with the intent of raising awareness of and registrations for the initiative; • Introduce a volunteer supplier coordination committee utilizing leadership Emergency Support Services volunteers; • Review and develop accessibility plans for all reception centres and introduce PUBLIC SAFETY

• Implementation of the Surrey Intercultural Seniors Social Inclusion Partnership Network Project (have confirmation that we can access up to $100,000 /per year for project(s) 2019- 2024; • Pilot the introduction of three Evac Chairs at City Hall, Cloverdale Recreation Centre and Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre. This equipment will support someone with limited mobility to exit the building I the case of an emergency; and • A remote video interpreting service for American Sign Language will be piloted at one recreation centre this year.

South Surrey Recreation Centre Camp

sensory friendly kits, communication tools (picture symbols and social stories) and provide disability- awareness training to staff and volunteers; and • Leverage the Emergency Support Services trailer to further build the relationship with Semiahmoo First Nations.

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