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Engineering
2017-2021 FINANCIAL PLAN
Enhanced Engineering land
development design process by
expanding electronic design
submission/review to include external
utility drawings;
Significant progression towards
completing construction of the Surrey
Biofuel facility (85% completion by
December 31, 2016);
Finalized an agreement with FortisBC to
sell and purchase biomethane produced
at the Biofuel Facility;
Increased customer waste diversion
from 70% to 72%;
Initiated a pilot program for Large Item
Pick Up Services at high rise apartment
buildings;
Carried out 6 Pilot Pop Up Junk Events
between July and October resulting in
over 1,250 tonnes of waste collected
with over 68% of this waste diverted
from landfill and over 100 tonnes of
reusable household items donated to
non-profit organizations;
Through direct contact with residents,
we have doubled our Large Item Pick
Up participation rates from an average
of 15% per year to 30% since May 2016;
and
Completed SCADA system upgrade that
is used to monitor the City’s pump
stations.
FUTURE INITIATIVES, GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Continue to respond to the needs of the
homeless population by locating and
securing facilities intended for
year-round shelters, winter shelters,
and extreme weather shelters; and
Continue to assist the Surrey Food Bank
(“SFB”) with identification and selection
of new premises for their relocation, as
well as potentially acquiring the
existing SFB facility to ensure a smooth
relocation transition.
Secure a location within the Newton or
City Centre area to host a regional
Residential Drop-off Eco-centre Facility;
Complete cadastral data comparison
between ParcelMap BC and COSMOS to
make recommendations on the
adoption;
Create digital initiation and tracking
application for road acquisitions; and
Servicing Strategies:
City Centre (finalize);
Redwood Heights (finalize);
Abbey Ridge (finalize);
Area #3 (initiate); and
Campbell Heights Local Area Plan
(initiate).
INFRASTRUCTURE
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