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Building Public Infrastructure Glen Brown Ministry of Community Services FMI – Victoria Chapter Luncheon January 16, 2008 What is Public Infrastructure? • • • • • Transportation Water Infrastructure Wastewater systems Transit Systems Other Public Infrastructure Historic Breakdown of Public Infrastructure Stock • 1960s – Federal – 24% – Provincial/Territorial 45% – Local Government – 31% • 2002 – Federal 7% – Provincial/Territorial – 41% – Local Government – 52% Age of Canada's Infrastructure 28% 41% 80 to 100 years 31% Mirza, 2007 40 to 80 years 0 to 40 years COMBINDED Municipal and Regional District Total Expenditures year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 AVERAGE interest / foreign exchange on debt operations total municipal expenditure capital works $ 144,344,860 $ 54,685,245 $ 93,929,144 $ 292,959,249 $ 151,542,523 $ 36,025,603 $ 99,280,482 $ 286,848,608 $ 313,302,642 $ 66,612,436 $ 174,897,209 $ 554,812,287 $ 320,695,193 $ 61,738,913 $ 181,597,060 $ 564,031,166 $ 330,232,358 $ 58,729,533 $ 232,708,516 $ 621,670,407 $ 343,575,853 $ 61,102,806 $ 256,459,634 $ 661,138,293 $ 267,282,238 $ 56,482,423 $ 173,145,341 $ 496,910,002 Local Government Infrastructure Deficit Estimates $140 $123 $120 $100 $80 $68 $60 $45 $40 $12 $20 $20 $0 1985 Mirza 2007 1992 1996 2003 2007 Building Public Infrastructure Do we do a good job? • • • • • • Plan Build Operate Maintain Replace Decommission Consider ‘Why’ the Project is Required • Existing Infrastructure Stock Replacement • Growth/Development • Meeting New Standards Examples of Current Programs PLANNING: Infrastructure Planning Grants CONSTRUCTION: Capital Grant Programs Towns for Tomorrow Gas Tax Agreement Building Canada Fund RECOGNITION: Green City Awards Program Goals & Objectives • Sustainability Principles – Environmental – Economic – Social • Protection of Public Health • Protection of Environmental Health Leveraging Change TODAY: Program guides “provide direction” and ranking criteria supports sustainability TOMORROW: Grant conditions used to bring some recipients up to a certain “sustainable” standard DOWN THE ROAD: Meeting a “sustainable” standard will be a requirement for grant eligibility • Ultimately, programs have to be structured to meet provincial priorities such as public & environmental health issues, but must be able to support and reward sound and sustainable management practices. The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. Albert Einstein Glen Brown A/Director, Infrastructure and Engineering Ministry of Community Services [email protected] www.cserv.gov.bc.ca