City of Surrey Financial Plan 2020-2024

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 6-travel lanes in the future and for the project to delivery community benefits to the City in the form of road upgrades and multi-use pathway connections to the bridge.

CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY

 Established a set of 8 core competencies – The Great 8

 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;

(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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