AMBC 2019 Conference Program

Wednesday Keynote – Maintenance Malfunction – Using Asset Management to Overcome Liability Risks

Legal Considerations of Asset Management – Local Area Services

Navigating Uncertainty-Selecting a Sea Level Rise Value for Infrastructure Planning and Renewal

Building a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy with Asset Management

Strategic Climate Change Risk Assessment Framework for BC

Creating the Sustainable Service Survival Kit

Canada’s First National Transporation Bencmarking Initiative

Best Practice Guide for Municipal Engineers

Asset Management Guide for First Nations – Lytton First Nation

Asset Management Competency Framework

BC Landscape Water Calculator – Online Tool Connects Outdoor Water Use to Sustainable Service Delivery

Application of a Climate Risk Assessment Framework to CVRD Water and Sewer Infrastructure

The Emergence of Municipal Natural Asset Management – The Evidence to Date

Applying a Climate Lens to Infrastructure Projects

Thursday Keynote – Allen Mapstone

A Tool for Defining Level of Service – A Primer to an Interactive Workshop

Three Stages of Change on the Asset Management Journey – The New Westminister Experience

Small Assets, Big Problems – Lake Babine First Nations Asset Management Program

A BC Regional District’s Asset Management Journey – Thus Far

Dockside Green Infrastructure Assessment – 18 Years After Achieving LEED Platinum

Improving the District of Summerland’s Business Casing and Project Prioritization to Develop Better Capital Budgets

Metro Vancouver Asset Management Tools – Realizing the Potential to Improve Long-Term Financial Planning

The Converging of Two Asset Management Journeys by Interlocking Two Frameworks – Risk and Level of Service

Sustainable Infrastructure Replacement Plan

Implementing a Corporate Asset Management System – Looking Under the Hood

Municipal Asset Management Program – FCM

Asset Management BC Update

• Integrating Climate Change into the Framework for Sustainable Service Delivery: A BC Framework – Brian Bedford Secretary, Asset Management BC & Jody Rechenmacher, Urban Systems
• Vancouver Approach to Sustainability & Climate Risk – Angela Danyluk, City of Vancouver
• Sustainable Watershed Systems: Natural Asset Enhancement and Creekshed Function in the Town of Comox – A Case Study – Marvin Kamenz, Town of Comox
• Valuing the Water Balance Services Provided by Nature – Tim Pringle, Partnership for Water Sustainability in BC
• Applying the BC Framework – The Courtenay Experience– David Allen, CAO, City of Courtenay
• First Nations – An Approach to Asset Management: Presentation #1 & Presentation #2 – Kevin Potter, Little Shuswap Indian Band
• Addressing Asset Management Challenges in Small Communities ‐ A Collaborative Approach– Michelle Gordon, CAO, Village of Slocan and Andre Van den Berg, Land Info Technologies
• Improving Coastal Flood Adaptation Approaches to Minimize Infrastructure Risk– Matt Osler, City of Surrey
• A Profile of Earthquake Risk for the District of North Vancouver – Andy Wardell, District of North Vancouver & Fiona Dercole, North Shore Emergency Management
• Using Natural Capital to Manage Stormwater – Dr. Sarah Howie, City of Delta
• Levels of Service – Are They a Target or a Consequence? – Allen Mapstone, NAMS CANADA
• Bridging the Gap Between Assets and Services – How to Link Service Level with Assets – Brent Schmitt, District of Mission & David Albrice, GHD Consultants
• Asset Management and Maintenance – “Partners for Life” – How Operations and Maintenance Influence Asset Management Decision Making – Kristy Bobbie, City of Prince George
• Service Sustainability Assessment Tool – Doug Allin, CAO, Township of Spallumcheen & Scott Shepard, Urban Systems
• The True Cost of Growth: Chris Osborne & The True Cost of Growth: Lourette Swanepoel– Chris Osborne, City of Campbell River & Lourette Swanepoel, Stantec
• ‘Golden’ Tools for Asset Management– Lisa Vass, CFO, Town of Golden
• The Joy of Governing – Your ‘How‐to’ Guide to Optimize Governance – Christina Benty, Strategic Leadership Solutions
• Asset Management: Enabling Council Conversations – How to Integrate Technical and Financial Information for Council – Leanne Brannigan, Region of Peel, Ontario
• Managing the Critical ‘Soft’ Assets – Duane Nicol, CAO, City of Selkirk, Manitoba
• Asset Management BC Update – Glen Brown, Chair, Asset Management BC
• Asset Management Canada Update – Duane Nicol, Chair, Asset Management Canada
• Infrastructure Canada: Programs, Approaches, and Perspectives – Bodgen Makuc, INFC
• Municipal Asset Management Program – Kate Fleming, Federation of Canadian Municipalities
• UBCM Funding Programs – Glen Brown, UBCM

• Managing Assets in the Context of Future Climate Uncertainty – Dr Guy Felio KEYNOTE
• State of Asset Management in BC – what Does it Mean and What Next? – Glen Brown, UBCM
• Overcoming Challenges in Asset Management: Engaging Asset Management in Small Communities – Diane Kalen-Sukra, CAO Village of Salmo
• Strengthening Organizational Adoption of Asset Management – Mike Thomas, Director of Engineering and Public Works, City of Revelstoke
• A Planners Role and Sustainability in Asset Management – Kim Fowler, Sustainability Makes Cents
• Preparing a Long Term Financial Plan – Paul Murray, District of Central Saanich
• How a Regional District Approached Asset Management – Brian Carruthers, CAO Cowichan Valley Regional District
• Risk Assessment – An Insurance Perspective – Megan Chorlton, Municipal Insurance Association of BC
• Using GIS to Develop a Detailed Criticality and Risk Inventory – Jonathan Helmus, City of Burnaby
• Asset Management and Climate Change Prioritization Framework – Chris Barlow, CAO City of Castlegar
• Innovative Approaches to Asset Management – Richard Boase, District of North Vancouver
• A Framework for Defining Level of Service – Lou-Ann Watson, A/Director of Public Works and Operation, Northern Rockies Regional Municipality
• Sustainable Asset Management Funding – Integrated Asset Management – Peter Steblin, CAO City of Coquitlam
• Thursday Table Discussion Topics
• Engaging in Asset Management: The Rossland Story – Mayor Kathy Moore and Bryan Teasdale, CAO City of Rossland
• Infrastructure Canada Program Overview: Asset Management BC Panel – Laura Di Paolo, Infrastructure Canada
• Infrastructure Funding and Asset Management: Asset Management BC Panel – Brian Bedford, Municipal Affairs and Housing
• Municipal Asset Management Program: Asset Management BC Panel – Kate Fleming, FCM
• Union of BC Municipalities Funding Programs: Asset Management BC Panel – Glen Brown, UBCM

• Leadership and Local Government Asset Management – Gord Hume KEYNOTE –  Part 1   &   Part 2
• Shaping your Organization around Service Delivery – David Allen, CAO City of Courtenay
• Asset Management for Sustainable Service Delivery: A BC Framework – Doug Allin, CAO City of Grand Forks
• Results from the UBCM Asset Management Assessment Form – Glen Brown and Christina Ross, UBCM
• Communicating the Message – How to Present Asset Management in plain language – Christina Benty, Strategic Solutions Limited and Jan Enns
• How Long Term Financial Plans rely on Asset Management Plans – Rick Danyluk, District of North Vancouver
• Assessing Sustainable Service Delivery: Performance Measures and Reporting – Doug Allin, CAO City of Grand Forks and Kevin Ramsay, Innova Strategy Group
• Integrated Planning and Service Levels – Allen Mapstone, NAMS
• Pulling it all together – how to set overall priorities – Andy Wardell, District of North Vancouver
• Garbage in! Garbage out! Pay attention to your data base – Barry Davis (retired), City of Burnaby
• Presentation to Asset Management BC – Laura De Paoulo, Infrastructure Canada
• Federation of Canadian Municipalities Programs Overview – Donna Chiarelli, FCM
• Gas Tax Agreement Overview – Glen Brown, UBCM
• Asset Management & Infrastructure Programs: BC’s Perspective – Brian Bedford, MCSCD