City of Surrey 2017 - 2021 Financial Plan

Drainage

PUBLIC SAFETY

 Work with City of Langley and Township of Langley to address floodplain conditions current and future in the Upper Nicomekl area; and  Work with BC Rail on bridge tie-in to the Serpentine River dykes.

 Work with Port Metro Vancouver/Fraser Surrey docks on a coordinated flood response and long term flood protection plan for the west end of the Fraser River;  Improve flood protection through upgrading the Colebrook and Fraser River dyke systems;

ECONOMIC PROSPERITY & LIVELIHOODS

 Improve drainage in agricultural areas through construction of new pump stations and low levels pumps—Colebrook, Hook Brook, Burrows, Halls Prairie and Panorama.

ECOSYSTEMS

 Improve fish passage in Lower Chantrell Creek by realigning the watercourse through Elgin Heritage Park— construction to start 2018;  Improve fish passage and drainage maintenance through upper Chantrell through the replacement of manmade pond and fish ladder structures with a natural creek;  Determine relevant monitoring stations in watercourses to establish trend monitoring for salmonid spawners; and  Replace the failing culvert on Enver Creek at 144 Street making it fish and wildlife passable.

 Develop and implement financial strategy for the Biodiversity Conservation Strategy in order to acquire natural areas and connections between natural areas;  Restore fish passage through Bon Accord Creek by the removal of the restrictive culvert within Invergarry Park and reconstructing the channel;  Enhance the quality of Stormwater runoff in the City Centre by installing water quality devices in our existing Stormwater system to ensure all runoff does not negatively impact the receiving watercourses;

HEALTH & WELLNESS

 Initiate a Video Inspection Program for the stormwater sewer system in order to develop a prioritized repair and replacement program; and

 Update the ESC Bylaw to enable better compliance by Builders involved with single family home construction.

2017-2021 FINANCIAL PLAN

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