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Integrating Climate Change into an Asset Management Policy
Dustin CareyCapacity Building Officer, Municipalities for Climate Innovation ProgramFederation of Canadian Municipalities
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Climate and Asset Management Network
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Finance
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CAMN Cohort
Asset Management
Policy
Asset Management
Strategy
Asset Management Governance Framework
Develop or Refresh
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Climate And
Asset Management
Funding
CollaborativeSpace
Expertise Provision& Resources
Training
Flexibility
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Asset Management System Focus Areas
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Vision & Council Priorities
Strategic Asset Management Plan
Asset Management Plans
Operation and Maintenance
Long-Term Financial Plan
Capital Works
State of Infrastructure Reporting
Asset Management Policy
Risk Management Framework
Levels of Service Framework
Lifecycle Management Framework
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Population: 11,615
Incorporated: 1906
Area: 73.08 km2
Asset Value: $538M
Photos: www.summerlandtourism.com
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We are Responsible For:
• 145 km paved roads
• 15 km gravel roads
• 20 km sidewalks & walkways
• Level 4 water treatment plant
• 220 km water mains
• 6,000 water services
• 440 hydrants
• 80 km sanitary sewer pipes
• 2,400 sanitary sewer services
• 50 km of drainage pipes
• 11 dams
• 320 catch basins and drywells
• 7 lift stations
• 13 in-ground pressure reducing valve stations
• Landfill Operations
• Curbside Collection program
• 9 pump stations
• 3 in-ground storage tanks
• 20 parks
• 11 beaches and 2 boat launches
• 3 sports fields
• 50 municipal facilities
• Over 100 municipal properties
• Signage and banners
• 10 transit stops
• 170 Municipal vehicles and equipment
• 3 Cemeteries
• 2 Substations
• 344 km of conductor
• 3,923 power poles
• 1,446 transformers
• 1,368 street lights 9
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Why Participate in CNAM?
• Had recently started our Asset Management journey
• Ideal combination of education, networking, and financial assistance
• Excellent communications tool for council, staff, and residents
• Community’s strong commitment to taking climate action
• Get to hang out with the fellas from Corner Brook, NL!
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Since joining…
• Formed cross-departmental steering committee
• Offered AM training to council, management, engineering & GIS staff
• Completed current and future state assessments
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The District of Summerland’s Asset Management Framework
Adapted from Institute of Asset Management’s AM Anatomy 2012 Framework 13
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Our Experiences Taught Us
Have to start somewhere
• small steps are still steps
• do your homework & use your network
State it & Weight it
• add language to explain
• give value to enshrine
Interesting and innovative projects attract resources
• talented people want to do engaging work
• stakeholders need success stories
When you get into the ring…
• know your weight class
• go for the belt17
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CRD Initiatives – Asset Management & Climate Action
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Performance Management
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• Diet
• Calories
• Exercise
LEAD Measures LAG Measures
• Weight
GOAL
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Policy and Strategy Development
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POLICYObjectives
STRATEGY
PRINCIPLES
SustainabilityRisk &
ResiliencyFinancial Transparency
Continuous
Improvement
Service
DeliveryDecision
Making
Targets
Actions
Targets
Actions
Targets
Actions
Targets
Actions
Targets
Actions
Targets
Actions
Targets
Actions
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Corporate Climate Action Goals
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Climate lens: use a climate lens for Board decision-making that demonstrates how decisions align with the CRD’s GHG reduction target, climate action objectives and strategic priorities.
Management & operational decision making: integrate climate change considerations into CRD management and operational decision-making.
Metrics and reporting: Monitor, report and communicate metrics to enhance continuous improvement across the organization.
Adaptation: Accelerate corporate climate adaptation activities to enhance resilience and prepare for future climate change impacts.
Fleet Management: Achieve continuous, significant reductions in GHG emissions from the fleet and strive towards zero emissions for new fleet vehicles.
Existing buildings, facilities and infrastructure: Accelerate a reduction in energy use and GHG emissions in existing buildings, facilities and infrastructure.
New buildings, facilities and infrastructure: achieve high-performance standards and strive towards net-zero energy for all new construction.
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Performance Management – Asset Management & Climate Action
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LEAD Measures LAG Measures
GOAL: Sustainable Service Delivery
Actions:
Sustainable Service
Delivery Plan Template
Targets:
Service Sustainable
Service Delivery Plan
Actions:
Energy efficient assets
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Performance Management – Asset Management & Climate Action
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“What gets measured gets done.”
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CAMN Policies Included
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According to the Guide, there are typically four aspects to an AM Policy:
• Intent
• Scope
• Principles
• Responsibilities
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6%
9%
12%
31%
9%
18%
15%
REFERENCES TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Policy Purpose Policy Context
Policy Statement Principles
Alignment and Integration Action Statements and Strategies
Definitions
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42%
8%
32%
18%
CLIMATE REFERENCE FOCUS
Adaptation Only Mitigation Only Adaptation and Mitigation Non-descript
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Policy Purpose
City of Prince George
To support sustainable service delivery by providing direction on how the City:
• Effectively aligns corporate plans, strategies, and operations;
• Makes informed and transparent decisions about asset management, including the long-term planning, financing, operation, maintenance, upgrade, renewal, replacement and disposal of capital infrastructure assets;
• Builds resiliency to the impacts of climate change through decisions about asset management;
• Continuously improves its asset management processes and practices;
• Engages stakeholders in asset management.
City of Kitchener
To outline the Corporation’s position with regard to the Asset Management Program including roles and responsibilities related to Asset Management and the linkages to the Corporate Climate Action Plan.
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Policy Context
City of Saskatoon
Risks of Non-Compliance
e) The risk of not preparing appropriately for climate change events, changing climate realities, or events affecting asset resiliency. This risk could leave the City exposed to climate change events such as extreme flooding, or more financial investment required during the asset life cycle.
City of Kenora
In prioritizing capital investments, the Municipality must employ effective risk
management practices that include continually cataloguing and maintaining
an inventory of risks that may prevent the achievement of desired levels of
service. Risk analysis is based on the process of calculating both the
probability and consequence of asset failure. However, as a result of climate
change, the Municipality must also consider the exposure, vulnerability,
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Policy Context - 2
City of Kitchener
Sustainability and Resiliency
Investments in community infrastructure, emergency planning and resource management (urban forests, source water) were historically based on a relatively stable climate and weather patterns. The effects of climate change are creating more extreme variations in local weather patterns and longer term changes to local climatic conditions. Infrastructure fails to perform as it should under these conditions in the following ways: invasive species migrate to new habitat and decimate local urban forests; frequent heat waves put vulnerable populations at risk; there increased risk of localized flooding and periods of drought; etc. This can have severe social environmental and economic consequences on local governments if the risk is not adequately managed.
Climate change is expected to affect a broad range of municipal assets and government services. Preparing for climate change is a matter of risk management and good governance and the development of effective asset management practices can improve community resilience and reduce the severity of these effects over time.
Incorporating sustainability and resiliency into asset planning identifies risks and better manages assets that pose a significant risk to the community from the effects of climate change, even though they may not be at the end of their lifecycle. In many cases there may be sound business cases for replacing assets early (an example is the replacement of the City’s roadway lighting). Further considerations of risk around the lifecycle costs/longevity of the assets impacted by items like procurement; maintenance and replacement processes; and decisions are important. By not considering sustainability may lead to short-term asset planning hence not aligning to climate adaptation strategies and goals
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Policy Statement
City of Corner Brook
Further, as the City of Corner Brook supports the consensus that emissions of greenhousegases (GHG) are impacting the Earth’s climate system in a negative way, the Asset Management Plan will consider potential impacts of climate change to the community by incorporating a means of mitigating the City’s impact on climate change, while at the same time, adapting to the impact that climate change will have on the City.
City of Prince George
6. The City's approach to asset management builds the City's resiliency to climate change and supports its climate change adaptation and mitigation goals.
• Climate change impacts are considered in land use planning, capital planning decisions, and City operations.
• Climate change impacts are considered in the design and/or rehabilitation of infrastructure and their business case options in order to evaluate trade-offs.
• The role of natural assets is considered in the City’s approach to climate change adaptation and mitigation.
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Policy Statement - 2
City of Saint John
The City shall maintain a strategy for the implementation of asset management practices across the organization. The strategy will incorporate the following asset management principles:
• Incorporating industry recognized asset management protocols.
• Defining levels of service…
• Considering the effects of climate change
City of Kenora
11. Infrastructure planning and investment should minimize the impact of
infrastructure on the environment and respect and help maintain
ecological and biological diversity, and infrastructure should be
designed to be resilient to the effects of climate change.
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Principles
Inclusions by:
• Town of Halton Hills
• City of Thunder Bay
• City of New Westminster
• Capital Regional District
• Cowichan Valley Regional Disrict
• City of Guelph
• District of North Vancouver
• County of Grande Prairie
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Principles - 2
Managing risks through:
• Understanding potential vulnerabilities to climate change;
4.2.4 Evaluate and take into consideration of risks associated with climate
change while assessing assets and analyzing true costs of long-term
service delivery.
i. The impacts of climate change and other environmental changes are understood, and adaptation, mitigation and compensation strategies will form part of the approach to evaluating actions and alternatives.
Integrate stakeholder input, climate change impact, environmental goals
and social and sustainability objectives into a comprehensive asset
management strategy.
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Action Statements and Strategies
City of Guelph
4.2.3 Corporate Asset Management Plan
As part of asset management planning, the following considerations are to be included:
• The actions that may be required to address the vulnerabilities that may be caused by climate change to the municipality’s infrastructure assets, in respect of such matters as:
o Operations, such as increased maintenance schedules;
o Levels of service; and
o Lifecycle management.
• The anticipated costs that could arise from the vulnerabilities described above;
• Adaptation opportunities that may be undertaken to manage the vulnerabilities described above;
• Mitigation approaches to climate change, such as greenhouse gas emission reduction goals and targets; and
• Disaster planning and contingency funding.
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Action Statements and Strategies - 2
City of Saint John
4.4. Define Asset Risks
Improve/increase the asset management activities and resources needed
to prioritize asset refurbishments, renewals and replacements based on
defined and quantified asset risks, including the risks and vulnerabilities
associated with climate change.
County of Grande Prairie
Incorporate climate change considerations when purchasing or acquiring new assets, and how they may affect the environment or the community. It is important that assets are resilient to expected variations in weather conditions, in response to climate data collected over time.
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Corporate Alignment
Other corporate documents referenced that the AM policy notes to
use in consideration, or that AM will help implement:
• Official Plan
• Corporate Strategic Plan
• EarthCare Sustainability Plan
• Climate Ready City: City of Thunder Bay Climate Adaptation
Strategy
• Energy Management Plan
• Climate Action Plan
• Asset Management Strategy (Climate Change Chapter)
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Definitions
• Asset Management Policy
• Corporate Asset Management
• Environmentally Sustainable
• Climate Change
• Resilience
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Use the Asset
Management Policy
Workbook in front of you
to inform the focus of
climate change inclusion
in your asset management
policy. The Key Words and
Samples on the reverse
side can help you develop
a Policy Statement.
Please fill out and detach
the survey when complete
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Questions?
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