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City Manager
2017-2021 FINANCIAL PLAN
2016 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
PUBLIC SAFETY STRATEGIES
The Public Safety Strategies office is responsible for developing, implementing and
monitoring the City of Surrey Public Safety Strategy, an evidence-based approach
aligned with the vision and strategic goals of Council. The Public Safety Strategy fosters
integration across all public safety portfolios in the City and is linked with the RCMP
Strategic Framework, other strategic approaches in the City and the mandate of
Provincial agencies and service providers in the City of Surrey. The Public Safety
Strategy provides oversight and support to RCMP Support Services.
Establishment of Impact Investment Committee of the Surrey Homelessness and
Housing Society to facilitate structured equity and financing of affordable rental
housing in partnership with the City and existing non-profit operators.
Implemented Community Patrol
Initiative within the Newton core,
focusing on community engagement
and nuisance related enforcement; and
Established and nurtured a “guiding
coalition” for the Public Safety Strategy
(The Public Safety Leadership Group
and the Public Safety Working Group).
Researched, designed, developed and
implemented the new Public Safety
Strategy for the City;
Utilizing best practice community
collaboration processes, the City
engaged approximately 1600
individuals representing a wide variety
of community and government
stakeholders in the development of the
Public Safety Strategy;
Continued to fine-tune and enhance
program excellence and strategic
initiatives within the Public Safety
Strategy;
Facilitated strategic partnering and
advocacy supports for the Public Safety
Strategy;
Improved data and analytic capacity
while also beginning the process for
establishing targets and/or trends for
each of the Strategic Initiatives within
the Public Safety Strategy performance
measure framework;
Ensured organizational capacity and
training opportunities were established
to support the Public Safety Strategy,
while ensuring linkages were created
with the relevant performance
management plan(s);
INCLUSION
BUILT ENVIRONMENT & NEIGHBOURHOODS
PUBLIC SAFETY
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