Martensville’s long-term blueprint for future growth is slated for an update in the coming year.
At a Martensville City Council meeting on Tuesday, December 20, a contract in the amount of $32,000 was awarded to the engineering consulting firm of Catterall and Wright to conduct a major overhaul of the city’s ‘Future Growth Plan 2040.’
The city issued a public call for tenders on the project earlier this winter. Catterall and Wright submitted the only proposal in response to the tender.
The document, originally endorsed by Martensville City Council six years ago, outlines anticipated population increases and infrastructure requirements for the city over the next two decades. The plan also lays out a management strategy for, and financial implications of, that expected growth.
Since the original plan was adopted in 2016, however, the increased role of the Saskatoon North Partnership for Growth (P4G) has altered some of the basic assumptions of the document, according to the city’s planning department.
Some of those changes include refinement and adoption of P4G maps and policies, annexations, and significant land investments from major developers in the region.
Martensville City Council also voted at its December 20 meeting to adopt an Asset Management Plan (AMP) prepared by Catterall and Wright.
Over the past several months, the firm assessed the the physical condition and financial worth of the city’s infrastructure assets, including roads, drainage, buildings, water and wastewater facilities, pathways and parks. In addition to providing an inventory of assets, the AMP outlines plans to ensure that investment is financially well-managed and infrastructure assets are replaced over time to ensure future needs are met.
The 138-page report provides a comprehensive listing of the city’s infrastructure assets and the current condition of all those assets.
The AMP project was undertaken with the help of grant funding from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
City administration will now prepare an Asset Management Policy based on the AMP. That policy is expected to be presented to a city council meeting in January, 2023.