City of Surrey's 2024 Annual Financial Report

CITY OF SURREY OVERVIEWS ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

The Engineering Department provides city services in Transportation, Solid Waste, Water, Sewer, Drainage, District Energy, Land Development and the management of real estate assets. The accomplishments and goals in this section are those that relate to the divisions that fall under the General Operating Fund: Land Development, Operations, Project Delivery, and Realty Services.

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 while the Support Services section provides administrative support related to Engineering permits for construction in City road allowances. OPERATIONS 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 Engineering business enhancement initiatives.

PROJECT DELIVERY The Project Delivery division is responsible for delivering the City’s Infrastructure Capital Program for Transportation and utility assets. This includes developing designs, procurement and construction services. The team provides survey services to all City departments with a primary focus on legal services to support Engineering and Parks Recreation & Culture. Furthermore, the division acts as the City’s liaison with various levels of government on advancing key regional projects in Surrey. REALTY SERVICES Realty Services manages the acquisitions, dispositions, and development of the City’s real estate portfolio. The Land Acquisition Section is responsible for the timely acquisition of land and rights of-way for capital projects, park purposes and civic uses. The Realty Asset Management Section manages the City’s real estate inventory including leasing, licencing, and property sales.

2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Developed Memory Map app for the public to share and discover places in Surrey that hold significance to the people who call Surrey home

• Completed 275 appraisal requests representing 350 properties in furtherance of the City’s strategic initiatives to increase civic, social, infrastructure and parkland services • Delivered over $100 million of new engineering infrastructure, consisting of over 8km of road improvements, 27km of repaved roads, 14km of new drainage, water, and sewer utilities, and expansion of our district energy system to service 12 new buildings in City Centre • Completed $57.3 million in parkland acquisition expenditures, excluding riparian dedications and parklands transferred through the City land development process, resulting in additional parkland being added to the City’s inventory for the use and enjoyment of all its residents and visitors

• Developed Focus Newton Action Plan Map – an online resource to share completed projects in the Newton area. Developed an integrated Capital Works program to support public realm, walking and improved access along the Surrey-Langley Skytrain corridor to the new Skytrain stations • Completed a land assembly in Fleetwood to accommodate the relocation of Firehall #6 • Entered into partnership agreements with BC Hydro to co-deliver capital projects on two major road corridors in Surrey • Analyzed motor vehicle collision data to find patterns and measure Vision Zero mitigation efforts • Assessed continuous improvement opportunities to advance Guaranteed Permitting Timelines related to drawing submissions/reviews and financial processing

• Filled a total of 11,000 potholes

• Worked with the Planning Department to apply and secure funding to research and implement

• Complete communities strategic projects

• Improved intersections at 45 locations to provide for safer vehicle and pedestrian movements, installed 29 speed humps to reduce vehicle travel speeds, and 8km of new sidewalks and cycling pathways • In support of the City infrastructure for land development, processed and registered 1,500 documents at the Land Title Office

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