City of Surrey's 2021 - 2025 Financial Plan

CORPORATE SERVICES

• Established and implemented a pandemic plan for council and committee meetings to ensure meetings were held in compliance with the Provincial Health Officer’s orders and to ensure the safety of staff, Council and members of the public; and • Bylaw Enforcement Officers referred 64 abandoned properties to the Fire Services Team in 2020. 18 properties were subsequently demolished.

ECONOMIC PROSPERITY & LIVELIHOODS

The City was awarded 3 national and 2 provincial awards which positioned the City as a safe, desirable and engaging workplace:  Canada’s Best Diversity Employers  Canada’s Top Employer for Young People  Canada’s Greenest Employers  Organizational Safety Excellence Award from the BC Municipal Safety Association  City of Excellence – Innovation Award from the BC Municipal Safety Association

ECOSYSTEMS

• The Digital Mailroom was expanded to include new City business areas; • Corporate Records securely shredded and recycled 31 tonnes of paper, with the following environmental benefits; 513 trees preserved, 117 cubic yards of landfill space conserved, 82.5 swimming pools of water save, 102,836 kWH of electricity saved and

the equivalent of 5 cars removed from the road this year; and • The Surrey Animal Resource Centre (“SARC”) took in 1,172 animals in 2020. SARC reunited 462 animals with their owners and assisted in finding new homes for 626 more, including 357 cats and 95 dogs.

City of Surrey | 2021—2025 Financial Plan | General Operating Fund | Corporate Services

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