The City of Kenora's Asset Management Plan provides an overview of all municipal assets, assesses their conditions and provides a plan for how to maintain and prioritize certain assets while reducing the cost to taxpayers. Municipal assets include:
- roads
- bridges
- water services
- facilities
Core values guiding service levels
- Accessible Services are available and accessible for customers who require them.
- Reliable Services are provided with minimal service disruption and are available to customers in line with needs and expectations.
- Safe Services are delivered such that they minimize health, safety, and security risks.
- Regulatory Services meet regulatory requirements of all levels of government.
- Affordable Services are suitable for the intended function (fit for purpose).
- Sustainable Services are designed to be used efficiently and long-term plans are in place to ensure that they are available to all customers into the future.
Infrastructure assessment
The Asset Management Plan includes an infrastructure report card that assess the conditions and financial costs of each municipal asset in order to determine priorities for asset maintenance. Each asset is given a grade that help us develop our asset management plan.
Road network |
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The Kenora road network receives a B grade. We found that more than 66% of the municipality's road network assets are in good to very good condition, 20% are in poor to very poor condition. The average annual revenue required to sustain Kenora's road network– totals approximately $3,381,000. Based on Kenora's current annual funding of $3,178,000, there is an annual deficit of $203,000. |
Bridges and culverts |
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Bridges and culverts receive an overall D grade in the Asset Management Plan. We found that 57% of the municipality's bridges and culverts are in very good to good condition and 38% are in fair condition. The average annual revenue required to sustain Kenora's bridges & culverts – totals approximately $4,041,000. Based on Kenora's current annual funding of $1,210,000 there is an annual deficit of $2,831,000. |
Water services |
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Water services receives a B grade in the Asset Management Plan. Nearly 70% of the municipality's water services assets are in very good condition. However, 19% are in very poor condition. The average annual revenue required to sustain Kenora's water services – totals approximately $1,468,000. Based on Kenora's current annual funding of $1,434,000, there is an annual deficit of $34,000. |
Sanitary services |
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Sanitary services receives a C grade in the Asset Management Plan. Nearly 59% of the municipality's sanitary services assets are in good to very good condition. The average annual revenue required to sustain Kenora's sanitary services – totals approximately $1,302,000. Based on Kenora's current annual funding of $1,067,000, there is an annual deficit of $235,000. |
Storm system |
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With 48% of all stormwater assets in poor to very poor condition, the municipality received an asset health rating of F. The average annual revenue required to sustain Kenora's storm sewer network – totals approximately $742,000. Based on Kenora's current annual funding of $150,000, there is an annual deficit of $592,000. |
Buildings and facilities |
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With 71% of all buildings and facilities assets in good to very good condition, the municipality received an asset health rating of B and an overall rating of C. The average annual revenue required to sustain Kenora's buildings and facilities totals approximately $1,204,000. Based on Kenora's current annual funding of $733,000, there is an annual deficit of $471,000. |
Machinery and equipment |
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Machinery and equipment receive an F grade. While 18% of all machinery and equipment is in good to very good condition, 63% is in poor to very poor condition. The average annual revenue required to sustain Kenora's machinery and equipment totals approximately $853,000. Based on Kenora's current annual funding of $187,000, there is an annual deficit of $666,000. |
Land improvements |
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With 81% of all land improvements assets in good to very good condition the City received an asset health rating of C and an overall rating of F. The average annual revenue required to sustain Kenora's land improvements totals approximately $373,000. Based on Kenora's current annual funding of $29,000, there is an annual deficit of $344,000. |
Fleet |
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The municipal fleet receives a D grade in the Asset Management Plan. While 39% of all fleet are in good to very good condition, 57% are in poor to very poor condition. The average annual revenue required to sustain Kenora's fleet totals approximately $920,000. Based on Kenora's current annual funding of $641,000, there is an annual deficit of $279,000. |
Solid waste |
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With 27% of all solid waste assets in very good condition and 37% in good condition, the City received an asset health rating of C and an overall rating of B. The average annual revenue required to sustain Kenora's solid waste assets totals approximately $246,000. Based on Kenora's current annual funding of $687,000, there is an annual surplus of $441,000. |
Strategic Asset Management Policy
The Strategic Asset Management Policy provides leadership in and commitment to the development and implementation of the Municipality's asset management program. The policy is intended to guide the consistent use of asset management across the organization, to facilitate logical and evidence-based decision-making for the management of municipal infrastructure assets and to support the delivery of sustainable community services now and in the future.
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