Developing Asset Management Capacity Deborah Duncan and Wendy Fulla City of Nanaimo Developing Asset Management Capacity

Fast Facts Located on Vancouver Island ‘The Harbour City’ Population 90,000 Nanaimo Bar Geographic area – 91 km2 $3 billion current infrastructure replacement cost

Bottom up approach Strategic Planning Management Planning Operational Service Levels Legal and stakeholder requirements and expectations Strategic Planning Strategic Planning City’s Strategic Plan, Official Community Plan, Master Plans Asset Management Policy To be developed Asset Management Strategy To be developed Management Planning Asset Management Plan – Long Term Infrastructure investment plan Operational Planning Organizational Resources Knowledge, Asset Information Systems Bottom up approach

Asset Management Progress In- House ‘Bottom- Up’ Approach Education and Communication AM Champion AM Steering Committee 2012 Asset Management Update All City Infrastructure Renewal Funding Gap 20 Year Investment Plan and Asset Management Update Level of Service Pilot Performance Measures 2008 2010 2012 2013 2017 2017 2018 TBD 2010 Asset Management Plan Engineering and Public Works Infrastructure Council Approved New AM Reserves, Annual Increases to Property Taxes and User Fees Adopt AM Policy and Strategy Risk Framework Pilot for One Infrastructure Type

In-House, Bottom Up Approach AM Champion Team meetings Education and Communication AM Steering Committee Call to action!

Asset Management Updates Focus and impetus for AM Informs Council Informs decisions

20 Year Investment Plan Assess current funding strategies The funding gap is shrinking! Initiatives to improve City’s AM system

Continuous Improvement LAMP Governance Levels of Service Risk Management Framework Future AM Updates

Challenges… Time and resources! Lack of asset information Process changes

What Worked… AM Champion AM Steering Committee In-house knowledge, expertise and tools AM Updates Continuous improvement

Keep Moving Forward… Asset Management Governance Levels of Service Performance Measures Risk Management Next AM update

Questions? Contact Me: Deborah Duncan City of Nanaimo Deputy Director, Financial Services Deborah.duncan@nanaimo.ca