1. Leadership in Asset Management Program (LAMP) Networking Session
LAMP Municipalities
Representatives from 10 of 12 Participating Municipalities
Leadership in Asset Management Program (LAMP) Networking Session

2. LAMP combines direct project funding with structured peer learning
12 participating LAMP municipalities are developing or refreshing an asset management strategy, policy and governance framework (Phase 1)
8 of 12 municipalities: strengthening levels of service, lifecycle management, or risk assessment (Phase 2)

3. An integrated business approach involving planning, finance, engineering and operations to effectively manage existing and new infrastructure to maximize benefits, reduce risk and provide satisfactory levels of service to community users in a socially, environmentally and economically sustainable manner - from An Asset Management Governance Framework for Canada, National Asset Management Working Group, February 2009.

4. Program seeks to address four main barriers that commonly limit integration of asset management with municipal sustainability goals and optimal decisions:
Organizational adoption of asset management
Linking assets to services and outcomes
Developing more robust risk frameworks
Incorporating lifecycle management
GMF grant maximum of $175K per participating municipality, to be approved when they are selected to participate (50% of total project costs)

6. Leadership in Asset Management Program (LAMP)
Innovative AM practices that better integrate municipal sustainability goals and strategy
Builds peer network of AM practitioners
Case studies and tools will be shared nationally

7. BC: City of Nanaimo
Pop: 83,810
Levels of Service
BC: Township of Langley
Pop: 106,000
Phase 1 only
BC: City of Vancouver
Pop: 603,500
BC: City of Revelstoke
Pop: 7,139
AB: City of Airdrie
Pop: 54,891
LOS, LCM, Risk
AB: City of Edmonton
Pop: 877,926
Risk Assessment
SK: City of Melville
Pop: 4,500
ON: City of Windsor
Pop: 209,000
Lifecycle Mgmt.
ON: Municipality of North Grenville
Pop: 15,000
ON: City of Ottawa
Pop: 933,000
NB: City of Fredericton
Pop: 57,000
NS: County of Kings
Pop: 60,000

8. Next Steps

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