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Engineering
2017-2021 FINANCIAL PLAN
2016 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Secured a lease renewal for the
continued operation of the Whalley
“Boulevard Shelter” in support of
homelessness in the City Centre;
Acquired a property in Guildford for the
purpose of a Guildford Shelter in
support of homelessness; and
Provided a location for an Extreme
Weather Response Shelter in the City
Centre.
Acquired $25.9 million in Parkland
Acquisitions. Parkland acquisitions,
excluding riparian dedications and
parkland transferred to the City as a
requirement of subdivision, resulted in
28.7 acres being added to the City’s
park inventory during 2016, and more
than 82 acres being added during the
last two years;
Completed a land assembly in Clayton
to facilitate the construction of the
Clayton Community Centre;
Completed the development and lot
sales of a residential subdivision project
in the Cloverdale community; and
Developed and launched new version of
COSMOS for the City of Surrey and City
of White Rock.
Initiated mandatory safety certification
training for all Engineering-Operations
employees
; and
Implemented a Quality Management
System for Drinking Water.
Increased, through appraisal review and
negotiation, the cash-in-lieu
contribution of park dedication pay-
ments to the City by an additional
$3,698,387 over and above the original
amounts tendered as part of develop-
ment applications, representing a 617%
increase in comparison to 2015;
Increased annual lease and rental
revenues by more than $1,000,000 over
2015 levels;
Developed criteria to qualify land
development projects as “priority” for
expedited Engineering processing
(“Nexus”);
INCLUSION
BUILT ENVIRONMENT & NEIGHBOURHOODS
PUBLIC SAFETY
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