Long-Range Infrastructure
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Definition
A municipality must be built on a solid, well-maintained foundation. 
This foundation or "hard infrastructure" is the community owned roads, bridges, sidewalks,
electricity, gas, water, sewers, broadband community networking, storm sewers, street lights and traffic lights.
Regular maintenance and upgrading or replacing the infrastructure is necessary to optimize the life of the municipal infrastructure.
To manage and plan effectively information such as the location and age of the infrastructure as well as the performance and maintenance history is needed. The health and safety of the community depends on this information.
Over the past few years, City Council has taken some important steps toward ensuring that funding will be available to meet new and replacement infrastructure requirements. Life cycle information will enable the development of financial policies and establish dedicated reserve funds based on quantified needs. This will ensure the financial resources are available to fund the hard infrastructure needs without devaluing the importance or financial requirements of the other priority areas.
The strategies identified in this priority area represent the first steps in a long-term management plan. Initially we will focus on improving the information needed to make better-informed decisions and on improving the internal processes that result in the completion of a capital project.
Future action plans will build on this success.
Asset Management Framework - Phase I
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Gather the initial data required to develop a framework for an asset management system for all long-range municipal infrastructure. This is a multi-phase project that will lead to an asset management system which will enable the municipality to improve its financial planning and maximize the life expectancy of the infrastructure.
PROJECT OUTCOMES
- Document and assess the information needed to evaluate the condition of the infrastructure.
- Establish life expectancies and maintenance requirements for each type of infrastructure.
- Determine the information needed to conduct long-range financial forecasts.
PROGRESS INDICATORS
- Information is available to budget and select appropriate asset management software.
- Increased coordination among all parties involved in asset management.
Capital Works Coordination
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Reduce the time it takes to design and tender approved capital projects. Conduct a process improvement review and implement management systems to increase the coordination of all capital works.
PROJECT OUTCOMES
- Improved decision-making regarding capital works priorities.
- Key processes are mapped to enable identification of improvement opportunities.
PROGRESS INDICATORS
- Improved coordination of capital works.
