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Strategy. The Implementation Plan will guide the next phase of the project once approval is received from the Solicitor General to establish the Surrey Police Department.

SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS

The work of the Citizen Engagement Strategy supports the objectives of the City’s Sustainability Charter 2.0. In particular, this project supports the Sustainability Charter 2.0 theme of Public Safety. Specifically, this project supports the following Desired Outcome (“DO”) and Strategic Direction (“SD”): • Public Safety DO4: Local residents and businesses are connected and engaged within their neighbourhoods and with the broader community – including police, public safety partners and social service agencies – to enhance safety. • Public Safety SD3: Ensure programs, policies and initiatives exist along the public safety continuum, and support the entire community. Citizen engagement is a core element of the policing transition process. A key rationale for the transition to a municipal police service is that this enables policing to be responsive to local needs and issues. Through a coordinated public information and engagement campaign, the City gathered input to priorities for the new Surrey Police that will inform implementation and operation of the new department. The feedback outlined in the Report on Citizen Engagement Strategy will help inform the deployment model and help set initial priorities for the new Surrey Police Department. CONCLUSION

Terry Waterhouse General Manager, Policing Transition

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Appendix “I” – Survey Questions Appendix “II” – Final Report on Citizen Engagement Strategy

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