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LOOKING AHEAD 2020 DOWNTOWN SURREY BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
Throughout 2020, the Downtown Surrey BIA will continue
the work of 2019, showcasing many opportunities for
investment in Downtown Surrey while supporting the
LOOKING FORWARD
current local businesses with area enhancement and
proactive programs to aid development and growth. The
2020 Our Surrey Vision Report will also be the basis of
2020 the DSBIA’s new Strategic Plan and implementation of
projects for the summer.
Economic Development Government Relations
The focus for Economic Development in 2020
is to continue participating locally and nationally
in conferences, conventions, workshops, and
networking events as well as participating with
panels and speaking engagements when the
opportunities arise. The mandate is to provide
information and education regarding investment,
business opportunities, current and future growth,
and local activities in Downtown Surrey. The
commercial build and development coupled Sharing Plans of Future Development
with the growth of “The District”–the Medical
and Technology sector in Downtown Surrey— The DSBIA will continue to work with all three
continues to provide unique opportunities for levels of government on issues of importance
advancement. to our Members and the community, including
participation on special committees addressing
The DSBIA will continue to participate in meetings specific concerns. We will continue to work
with NAIOP (Commercial Real Estate Development with the Federal and Provincial Government to
Association); BOMA (Building Owners & Managers recognize the importance of the availability and
Association); REIBC (Real Estate Institute of BC); accessibility of government services in Downtown
Greater Vancouver Board of Trade; Surrey Board Surrey as we build the largest City in BC and the
of Trade; BC Chamber of Commerce, Simon Fraser next Metropolitan Centre that is a desired place to
Advisory Committee; UDI (Urban Land Institute); invest, work, learn, live and play.
and Vancouver Regional Construction Association.
Improved transit in the City remains key to Surrey’s
The Economic Development Committee will economic strategy and continues to be an
work closely with the Marketing Committee on extremely high priority. As an institution, the DSBIA
a Media/Marketing Campaign that continues to will continue to support the City in their endeavours
educate and advance the interests of our business to obtain improved service of public transportation
Membership and the development community. within Surrey and between neighbouring cities.
Surveys with the DSBIA Membership have
identified the importance of continuing advocacy
work to address the needs of the most vulnerable
members of our community. Prominent concepts
in relation to this include housing, mental illness,
addiction, and medical issues. This work will
continue to remain a priority for the DSBIA
throughout 2020.
2 Sponsorhship of Economic Development Event
Bike Patrol
Safety
Effective January 6, 2020, the DSBIA will be The “Clean Streets” program will start from January
working with Guard Teck for our Bike Patrol service. 1 to December 31, 2020. The DSBIA will continue
The two-person team in blue jackets will provide working with the “Phoenix Red Shirts” to expand the
service to the DSBIA area Monday through Saturday Clean Streets litter pick-up.
from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM. There will be at least
one Community Safety Meeting that will provide During the summer, the DSBIA will work with the City
businesses an opportunity to connect with the of Surrey Engineering Department to continue an
RCMP and other service providers in the area to educational campaign directed at littering. Littering
work collaboratively on brainstorming solutions for was the number one issue identified by businesses in
local concerns. the 2019 Safety Audit and we will be addressing this
throughout the year. The DSBIA will also sponsor a
During the summer of 2020, the DSBIA will conduct cigarette butt buy-back program to raise awareness
the Annual Safety Audit as well as other research
of the number of discarded butts on the streets in the
projects to identify and address safety issues. The
area. All cigarette butts will be recycled.
Business Connect Project, a business to business
“eyes on the street” program, will also be updated
Goodbye Graffiti will continue to remove graffiti from
and expanded.
businesses within the DSBIA area.
An overnight security pilot project with Surrey Crime
Prevention Society that began in November 2019 During the summer, DSBIA interns will be activating
will be continued from January 15th to March 15th local public spaces with a variety of placemaking
2020. In response to complaints from businesses activities and art projects.
regarding broken windows and fires overnight, the
pilot project provides additional monitoring four Events
nights per week between 10:00 PM and 2:00 AM.
The DSBIA plans to continue hosting, sponsoring,
The project will be re-evaluated to determine its
and/or participating in Movies Under the Stars at
effectiveness after March 15th.
Holland Park, Party for the Planet, Fusion Fest, Surrey
Fest Downtown, Canada Day, Tree Lighting Festival,
Area Enhancement Toque Tuesday, and the Glitter Unicorn Festival.
The DSBIA will continue the Community Art project
on 135A Street that was intitiated in 2019. Back for a sixth year is the popular “Long Long Table”
which will be hosted on June 23 at Civic Plaza, it is
During the summer months, DSBIA interns will truly an event that brings the community together.
continue to report unsightly properties to Bylaws
and Engineering.
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Marketing
The Marketing Committee works closely with
all Committees of the DSBIA to highlight great
happenings and stories from Downtown Surrey.
Strategies are underway and being reviewed
in order to continue highlighting our Downtown
as a staple location to invest, grow, live, learn,
and play by showcasing good news stories. The
Gingerbread Village Marketing Committee will continue to work closely
with the Economic Development Committee as
well as the other DSBIA Committees to ensure
Our signature annual Christmas event, “Gingerbread the requirements of the committees are met and
Village”, has quickly become a much anticipated highlighted.
seasonal event after only three years. In its fourth
year, we will be looking for sponsors to help The “Explore the George” campaign, highlighting
some of the schools buy materials. The number local businesses in Downtown Surrey through
of elementary schools is doubling every year, but social media, will be continued and expanded
many more schools would like to participate if they during the summer of 2020.
had access to supplies.
The DSBIA will host two Member Lunch Barbecues
during the summer, so stay tuned. It is a great team-
builder for companies and staff.
In 2019, we held the “Y Dance” as a fundraiser for
the new City Centre YMCA. Other fundraisers for
the new Y will be planned throughout 2020.
In the past few years, the number of “Big Rigs”
attending the Lighted Truck Parade has decreased.
Therefore, the DSBIA will host a new Christmas Trade Show
Season event – stay tuned.
4 Movies Under the Stars
2020 – Our Surrey Vision
The DSBIA will communicate with the public
through social media, blog posts, website
presence, and media releases in regards to
what is already being done in the area. The fact
that many respondents to the 2020 Our Surrey
Vision survey have requested projects that are
already in progress shows a vital need for more Community Clean-up 2019
effective communication. The DSBIA will start by
organizing a day-long event that will highlight partnership with the City will continue.
the work currently being done in Surrey and The DSBIA Interns program will be continued
invite the community to hear about plans that are (based on Canada Summer Jobs funding) as a way
underway. to initiate programs for the benefit of the area and
research best practices from other jurisdictions.
Currently, the DSBIA plays a role in advocacy for Short term, a number of DSBIA Intern projects from
the Downtown sector. The organization has been 2019 should be continued and/or expanded.
very active in the areas of services and housing
“Safe and Clean” rank high on almost every
for people who are homeless, for safety and
question
cleanliness, and for transportation. The DSBIA will
continue advocating in these areas. • Continue with the garbage/litter/cigarette butt
initiatives from 2019 and expand in 2020
The DSBIA also plays a role in Economic
Development of the area and will continue to • Expand the Business Connect Program to
do so. The DSBIA will also put attention into the improve communication between businesses
creation of an Entertainment District that might and share crime prevention knowledge
include both public investment (performing arts
• Continue organizing a community clean-up with
centre) and private enterprises to insure the area
the City and local partners (Lookout, Phoenix)
has positive activity happening both day and
night. This will increase the awareness for the Art, community art, and projects that bring people
market to attract customers to restaurants and together have been identified as important.
coffee shops. Additionally, unique ideas that attract the public to
the area are valued.
The DSBIA is currently involved in a variety of
events and activities in partnership with the City • Continue with the Fence Art Project on 135A
including Fusion Fest, Party for the Planet, Tree Street to turn what was a negative street into a
Lighting, Love Where You Live, and others. This positive location
Fence Art Project 2019 5
Summer interns performing
Street life and activation of spaces are important. a project in collaboration with the City of Surrey
on improving the storefronts of businesses to add
• Continue hiring high school students to more light to the area; involve businesses in the
perform throughout the area advocacy work relating to transit; invite a variety of
groups (representing different ethnic backgrounds,
• Continue to initiate with new ideas to bring LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, seniors, youth)
the community together to participate in event planning to add a lens of
diversity; an Art Cart with an artist who will provide
Accessibility for everyone is a key value that was
free art instruction in the park once a week to help
identified throughout the survey.
engage the community.
• Continue with the project that was initiated in
2019 that closely reviewed individuals with Given the success of the Blue Sky event held
disabilities, seniors, and moms with baby strollers with key stakeholders in attendance, the DSBIA is
and how to improve or address their needs working on conceiving similar events to be held
within the area. two or three times per year. Each event would
focus on one concern at a time and focus on
Other ideas for DSBIA Intern projects to address ideas to address the issue. The invitees would
issues identified through the 2020 Our Surrey be community members and leaders who have
Vision Project for the upcoming year include knowledge and expertise in a given area.
6 Summer interns with Councillor Locke, MLA Cadieux, MP Sarai
DOWNTOWN SURREY INFORMATION
DID YOU KNOW...
According to the 2016 Census Data
57% of Downtown Surrey residents lived in
rental housing. This is in contrast to 29% of
the residents in the rest of Surrey
26,945
Number of people living in City Centre
(increase of 18% since 2011 census)
Age % of pop.
0-19 17%
20-34 29%
35-64 41%
65+ 13%
The current boundary map of the Downtown
102, 555
Number of people living in Whalley
Surrey Business Improvement Area. (including City Centre)
The current boundary map of the City Centre
Population Growth Most Common Languages Spoken at Home 7
The Downtown Surrey Business Improvement
Association completed a five-year renewal
process in 2017. Outlined is the 2020 Budget,
BUDGET 2020 based on the funding level as adopted by you,
the Membership in 2017.
REVENUE
Levy $ 1, 139, 83 1
Sponshorsips - Events $ 48, 000
Total Revenue $1, 187, 831
EXPENSES
Board of Directors $ 19, 700
Finance & Audit $ 14, 100
Government Relations $ 8, 650
Marketing $ 104, 500
Events $ 109, 400
Safety $ 189, 196
Member Services $ 28, 000
Economic Development $ 47, 750
Area Enhancement & Placemaking $ 113, 500
2020 Our Surrey Vision $ 5, 500
Facilities/Office $ 163, 950
Salaries/Wages/Benefits $ 383, 585
Total Expenses $1, 187, 831
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