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CAPITAL PROGRAM
RANKED CAPITAL PROJECTS
2016-2020 FINANCIAL PLAN
The following section lists the 2016 ranked projects that were approved by Council
during the budget process.
ARTIFICIAL TURF FIELDS
$2,000,000
This funding will provide for the initial design of an additional artificial turf field at the
Cloverdale Athletic Park with construction beginning in 2017. There will be no additional
operating costs associated with this project as costs are recovered through user fees for
artificial turf fields. The 2016 contribution to the multi-year project is $200,000.
OPERATING IMPACT: The 2016 – 2020 Financial Plan does not include additional
operating costs as all costs associated with the implementation and delivery of this
program are included within the allocated funding.
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PROGRAM
$500,000
In July 2014, Council adopted the Biodiversity Conservation Strategy, a program
designed to preserve, protect and enhance Surrey’s biodiversity in the long term,
through identifying current biodiversity resources, establishing management criteria for
our green infrastructure and urban ecosystems, recommending policy and procedures to
support the initiatives in the plan and to provide long term monitoring. A major
component of the City’s management plans include the acquisition of land. This fund-
ing allows for very modest acquisition investments in support of the plan until more sig-
nificant and long term funding mechanisms are established.
OPERATING IMPACT: The 2016 – 2020 Financial Plan does not include additional
operating costs as all costs associated with the implementation and monitoring of this
program are included within the allocated funding.
CITY CENTRE ART SPACE
$250,000
In 2015, the interior demolition of this space was completed and a request for
expressions of interest for an arts group to operate the space was issued. The operator
(s) have been selected (Streetrich Hip Hop Society and the Royal Canadian Theatre Com-
pany) and the remaining renovations will be completed in 2016. The 2016 contribution of
this multi-year project is $100,000.
OPERATING IMPACT: The 2016 – 2020 Financial Plan includes an additional $41,000 in
operating costs for the on-going delivery of this program.
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