Monday, December 5, 2022

Asset Management Study to chart course forward for service themes for City of Prince Rupert


The roadmap ahead towards the City's Asset Management program will be outlined tonight, as the City's Chief Financial Officer  Corinne Bomben reveals the findings of overview of how the city has managed its process in the past and where it should go in the future.

The background to the Study comes through the report from the CFO which serves as an introduction to the report compiled by Urban Systems

The key overview from the CFO noting as to how the document offers a focus for the next three years of asset management practices.

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The Asset Management Roadmap then outlines specific action items under each of the four focus areas that can be implemented over the next three years to move the organization towards improved asset management practices. 

The report noting that by doing so will enable the City to achieve its broader goals of demonstrating good stewardship and delivering affordable and sustainable services while considering its legacy to future residents.

Some of the key snapshots from the Report are noted below:



Towards what to focus on, Urban Systems identified four key areas for the City to concentrate on, Communicating information to Council, the community and senior levels of Government, Organizational commitment and capacity, Getting Data in the Door and integrating asset management into master planning.







How the City can approach those areas are outlined below:



The full report can be accessed through the City Council Agenda for tonight, starting on page .

The Asset management study is the first of two significant reviews of how the city approaches its work, still to come is a companion report on Infrastructure Replacement Strategy, that report is expected to be completed in early 2023.

More notes on tonight's Council Session can be explored through our Council Preview Feature.

A look at some of the infrastructure concerns for the community can be explored through our archive page.

7 comments:

  1. An assets management plan also has to include the Department and the person (at least title) in that department of the responsibility and expectations.
    What seems to be lacking on all of the staff work is accountability. Without accountability it is very hard to measure performance.

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  2. It's easy to forget after years of minimalist public meetings, but the people who are really accountable to the public are the mayor and council.

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    1. One of the problems with Prince Rupert is lack of participation from the residents of the city. Low voter turnout and few new candidates running leaves us with more of the same.
      The amount of municipal news from the local paper is sad. Many are not aware this blog exists. Council seems to think their re-election is their mandate to carry on with the “Vision” that isn’t.

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    2. Actually, I do pretty good for readership all things considered, but thanks for the mention.

      As you note, there is clearly a lot of apathy in town though towards civic and provincial themes, which is unfortunate. NCR

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    3. Yes I believe your readership is up. I still run into people that are not aware of your blog and point them to your blog. It is to bad the council notes aren’t as complete. Maybe they could put a link to your blog in their notes.
      Just an idea!

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    4. LOL, I have a feeling that's a bird that ain't gonna fly down at City Hall ... but thanks for the suggestion and for pointing folks towards it. We'll just have to hope for the Prince Rupert telegraph to weave its magic .... NCR

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  3. Get ready for a healthy dose of extremes Prince Rupert.

    Vision 2030 was the high-end philosophy of what council wanted residents to believe in.

    The AM policy is a low-down data driven methodology that should allow City Hall to better execute against that Vision 2030.

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