Item - 2018.PW29.4

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee:  

1. Received the report (April 24, 2018) from General Manager, Transportation Services for information.

The Coordinated Street Furniture Program is a partnership with Astral Out-of-Home to install, operate, and maintain 24,500 pieces of street furniture over a 20-year period. The agreement with Astral began in 2007, and follows a fiscal year of September 1 to August 31. This report covers Year 10 of the agreement, for the 2016-17 fiscal year. The Program has resulted in the installation and maintenance of 19,711 elements to date and has provided the City with more than $168 million in revenue.

As directed by City Council, the annual report outlines the revenues received by the City from the Program, an update on the rollout of the inventory of street furniture elements, and an overview of maintenance performance and issues. An update on the City's management of publication boxes is also provided, along with the status of removal of legacy (pre-Street Furniture Agreement) elements. The deployment of new street furniture pieces is on schedule. Maintenance of street furniture continues to be a challenge, particularly the maintenance of aging first and second-generation litter bins.