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

Summary of Delegate Responses: Communicating Asset Management for Sustainable Service Delivery

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