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REPORT TO: Community and Infrastructure Services Committee <br />DATE OF MEETING: April 9, 2018 <br />SUBMITTED BY: Jason Winter, Director Asset Management (519)741-2600 x4630 <br />PREPARED BY: Jason Winter, Director Asset Management (519)741-2600 x4630 <br />WARD(S) INVOLVED: All <br />DATE OF REPORT: February 12, 2018 <br />REPORT NO.: INS-18-017 <br />SUBJECT: Updated Corporate Asset Management Policy <br />___________________________________________________________________________ <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />That the updated Corporate Asset Management Policy be approved. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />In January 2012, Council approved a Corporate Asset Management Program Policy <br />(Policy #I- <br />Management including roles and responsibilities. <br />REPORT: <br />In September of 2017, the City of Kitchener was accepted to participate in the Climate <br />and Asset Management Network (CAMN), an initiative through FCM to better integrate <br />climate change and sustainability goals into decision-making about infrastructure assets <br />and services. <br />Climate change is expected to affect a broad range of municipal assets and government <br />services. Preparing for climate change is a matter of risk management and good <br />governance and the development of effective asset management practices can improve <br />community resilience and reduce the severity of these effects over time. <br />One of the required CAMN program milestones is to review and update the <br />to align climate change adaptation <br />andmitigation strategies. This updated policy will replace the existing 2012 policy and <br />ensure linkages to key components of both asset stewardship and sustainability. <br />*** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** <br />Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance. <br />7 - 1 <br />