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Planning & Development
2016-2020 FINANCIAL PLAN
Completed all needed climate
reporting (corporate and community
level energy use and emissions), with
the Province of BC, the Federation of
Canadian Municipalities Partners for
Climate Protection program, and
through the City’s commitments to the
Mexico Pact;
Worked with Engineering to
collaborate and broaden City outreach
programs to Surrey Schools to
integrate energy, water conservation
and waste diversion objectives (linking
with Rethink Waste and Operation
Save H20). Developed program scope
and engaged consultant in fall 2015 to
begin outreach on this new program
for the 2015-2016 school year;
Continued to implement the Corporate
Emissions Action Plan, and move
towards the corporate greenhouse gas
(GHG) reduction goal of 20% by 2020.
As part of this effort:
Compiled the 2014 corporate
GHG emissions inventory in the
Cool Tool;
Completed 2014 Carbon Neutral
Government reporting including
determining means to offset the
corporate carbon footprint;
Finalized as part of reporting, the
available GHG reduction credits
for Vancouver Landfill gas
capture, for organics diversion
(yard waste only in Surrey), and
for avoided forest conversion;
and
Explored and analysed new
emissions inventory tools for
City use.
Led the Workplace Conservation
Awareness Program activities in City
facilities and ensured that staff are
supported in these efforts. Arranged
for new facilities to come on board
(New City Hall) and new program
funding via BC Hydro;
UBC Sustainability Scholar
benchmarked corporate buildings in
Energy Star Portfolio Manager to
determine performance;
Continued to support departments to
better embed sustainability goals and
actions into City operations, plans and
programs, including through
departmental work plans and service
plans and the integration of
sustainability indicators and targets;
Continued to report to Council on
sustainability considerations in
Corporate Reports;
Participated with SFU Surrey and KPU
in a City Studio planning workshop
and developed preliminary ideas and
objectives regarding a Surrey-based
model;
Continued to identify partnerships
with academic institutions to complete
needed research in pursuit of the
City’s sustainability vision and goals;
Spearheaded the Sustainability
Charter “2.0” update including
facilitating staff engagement, Council
and SMT direction, and significant
community engagement;
Continued to update, promote and
improve the Sustainability Dashboard.
Used the Dashboard to highlight
trends and progress towards targets,
and prepared 2014 annual Progress
Report;
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