By rdnewsNOW staff

Lacombe endorses regional capital asset planning

Dec 13, 2018 | 8:23 AM

The City of Lacombe is getting on board with a regional approach to capital asset planning.

City council has directed administration to apply for the Asset Management Capacity Building Cohort program organized by the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA), Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA), and Infrastructure Asset Management Alberta (IAMA).

City staff will participate in the program to advance Lacombe’s asset management program, and to commit financial support from the municipal budget toward staff travel and accommodation costs.

“Council supports this initiative because it provides an opportunity for municipalities in the region to strengthen inter-municipal collaboration, extend a regional focus to asset management, and support the consideration of asset management processes into inter-municipal and regional decision-making,” said Mayor Grant Creasey. “Also, municipalities within a region are also more likely to have similar infrastructure and service delivery priorities, and taking part in this initiative can help develop synergies on areas of mutual concern.”

This project will include periodic in-person workshops, to be hosted on a rotational basis by participating municipalities, as well as more frequent conference calls. Participants will operationalize learnings within their municipalities throughout the project period by engaging others in their organizations in the development of asset management policies, internal teams, etc.

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There is no fee to participate in the cohort. Group learning activities and support from the project team and asset management experts are provided free of charge for the duration of the project.

Meantime, The City of Lacombe has adopted a new Asset Management Policy and endorse the Asset Management Strategy.

“Over the past year, City staff has been laying the ground work for the development of a system to manage our physical assets, such as roads, pipes, parks and more, in a way that meets the sustainability goals in the Imagine Lacombe Municipal Sustainability Plan and Council’s Strategic Plan,” said Creasey. “Our community’s assets are publicly owned and are in place to provide residents with the services that they value and expect.”

(City of Lacombe)