NORTHERN REGIONAL CENTRE
- Total building construction valued at $92,494,512
- Issued 861 building permits including 600 residential dwelling units with 450 of these being single family dwellings
- 59 subdivisions creating 900 lots processed
- The residential vacancy rate remains under 1%
- Unemployment in the region was in the 6% range
- Grande Prairie Airport operated by newly formed Commission
- Grande Advantage Fund Program continues
- City supports Grande Prairie Visitor Centre 2000 concept
- Council endorses Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Plan
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- Annexation process progresses
- City investigates establishment of Utilities Corporation
- Dispatch services for Emergency Medical Services expand regionally
- Learn Not To Burn Program expands regionally
- Emergency 911 System expands regionally
- City initiates review of funding for secondary care services in the Mistahia Health Region
- 2000 Alberta Summer Games preparation underway
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FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
- The City's debt reduces from $24,009,390 to $20,312,373
- Council approves Operating Budget with a 3.5% increase in the municipal levy
- City participates in establishing Community Lottery Board
- Market Value Assessment implemented
- City signs new three year agreement with Canadian Union of Public Employees
- City approves one year agreement with Grande Prairie Firefighters Association
- City supports MRI campaign
- Pursuit of Excellence and Arts Development Funding Programs continue
- City participates in utility rate negotiations
- City growth generates $1,053,000 increase in tax revenue
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Modern "Smart" City
• Fire Department implements computer aided dispatch
• City's Internet web site receives in excess of 20,000 page views monthly
• Development of Geographic Information Systems continues
• Plans for a new City Hall reviewed
• General Election results released using improved computerized systems
• City pursues development of Community Knowledge Campus
• Policy (Red Tape) review continues
• CyberCity initiative progresses
• Remote computer access for employees and elected officials in place
• Computer integrated complaint system established in Bylaw Department
• Computerized facility booking implemented in Community Services
• Organization upgrades computers to Windows 97
• Purchasing Department investigates on-line bidding system
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Safe and Caring Community
 • RCMP develop Neighborhood Watch Program
• Audible pedestrian signals installed at major intersections
• City investigates Curfew Bylaw
• Fire Department implements Medical Co-Response Program
• RCMP implement Foot and Bike Patrols
• Bikes for Needy Children Program continues
• Youth Needs Assessment undertaken
• Council adopts Fire Department service model
• Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Project underway
• Downtown Transit Terminal opens
• Housing Needs Assessment conducted
• Land Use Bylaw review continues
• City provides New Year's Eve transit service
• New southside daycare facility construction approved
• Transit Master Plan review initiated
• RCMP local dispatch investigation continues
• Skateboarding Park opens in Muskoseepi Park
• Household Toxic Round up and Paint Exchange held
• Wheelchair accessible transit buses acquired
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Beautiful Northern City
• Tree Planting Program continued
• New park development at 100 Avenue and 100 Street
• South Bear Creek Park Development Plan approved
• Curbside Compost Collection Program continues
• Christmas Tree Mulch held
• Eco Centre officially opens
• Downtown Parking Strategy adopted
• Muskoseepi Park Trail Improvement Project begins
• City offers composters for sale at subsidized price during Composting Awareness Week
• Fall Yard Clean Up Campaign held
• City provides flower baskets for downtown
• 97th Avenue bike trail developed
• Playground Improvement Program continues |