City of Surrey's 2022-2026 Financial Plan

DEPARTMENTAL OVERVIEW ENGINEERING

MISSION STATEMENT To provide timely, effective and efficient services relating to water, sewer, drainage, district energy, solid waste, transportation systems, design and construction, land development and corporate real estate. KEY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES The Engineering Department provides city services relating to transportation, solid waste, water, sewer, drainage, district energy, land development and the management of real estate assets. The department includes the Design & Construction, Land Development, Realty Services, Operations, Utilities, and Transportation Divisions. For the purpose of the Financial Plan, the accomplishments and goals in this section are those that relate to the divisions that fall under the General Operating Fund: Land Development, Realty Services, Survey, GIS and Fleet Operations. The performance measures for Water, Sewer, Drainage, Roads & Traffic Safety (Transportation), Parking, Solid Waste and Surrey City Energy are reported in their respective sections of the Financial Plan as they are self-funded utilities.

REALTY SERVICES Realty Services manages the acquisitions, dispositions, and

LAND DEVELOPMENT

Land Development includes the Development Services section which prescribes the municipal infrastructure required to service land and building development. The Inspection Services section ensures that the aforementioned infrastructure meets Council-adopted standards and requirements and the Client Services section provides administrative support related to Engineering permits for construction in City road allowances. Operations maintains the City’s engineering infrastructure including roads, drainage, sewer and water operations. This division also carries out the City’s residential waste collection services as well as manages and maintains the City’s fleet of vehicles and business enhancement initiatives. OPERATIONS

development of the City’s real estate portfolio. Realty Services includes the Land Acquisition Section, which is responsible for the timely acquisition of land and rights-of-way for capital projects, park purposes and civic use, and the Realty Asset Management Section which manages the City’s real estate inventory including leasing and property sales. The Realty Development section is responsible for developing City land assets and exploring development partnership opportunities with public and private entities.

GIS SERVICES

The GIS team manages the City’s geographic information system (“GIS”) including tools, technology, spatial data reporting and analytics services. The section maintains the

City of Surrey | 2022—2026 Financial Plan | General Operating Fund | Engineering

157