Community Development Budget
Budget Review: Community Development Department
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Community Development Staffing
Staff
Community Development Director (vacant)
Planner (Interim Director)
Code Enforcement Coordinator
Outside Help Not Supervised by Director
Planning administrative duties handled
by the Building Department’s Administrative Assistant.
Code Enforcement Board secretary duties handled by the City Clerk’s Records Clerk.
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2015/2016 Planning Division Milestones
Awarded $25,000 Technical Assistance grant to fund the CRA/redevelopment plan.
Will complete contract obligations in 2015/2016
Awarded $10,000 grant to create a Tree Management Plan.
Will
complete plan in 2016/2017
Annexation of ABCC including Comprehensive Plan amendments.
Received Tree City USA designation.
Successfully defended Gate gas station appeal.
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2016/2017 Planning Division Goals
Hire a full time Director.
Implement the CRA/redevelopment plan.
Community Development Fund- $50,000
Address codes related to the moratorium on gas stations.
Address necessary sign
code revisions.
Implement the Tree Management Plan.
$10,000 for Professional Services
Comprehensive Plan Evaluation and Appraisal Notification
Possible rewrite of Land Development Regulations.
Possib
le overlay district creation for Town Center.
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2015/2016 Community Development Board Update
Items Heard
10 Variances
6 Use-by-Exceptions
2 Ordinances
2 Comprehensive Plan Amendments
1 Rezoning
1 Plat
22 Total Items in 8 Meetings as of August.
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2016/2017 Planning Division Budget
2 Employees: Community Development Director and Planner
Expenses
2015/2016: $243,000
Included $92,000 CRA study
2016/2017: $186,000
New Director’s salary TBD
Possible budget mod pending
Land Development Regulations rewrite costs TBD
Revenue
None.
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Tree Fund Update
Revenue
Total Balance
$21,470
Expected Expenses
Finalize Tree Management Plan- $5,750
Complete plantings planned under the $10,000 grant- $2,950
Begin implementation of Tree Management
Plan- TBD
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2015/2016 Code Enforcement Division Milestones
Code Enforcement Officer left May of 2016.
Code Enforcement Officer title changed to Code Enforcement Coordinator.
Hired a new Code Enforcement Coordinator in July of 2016.
High Profile
Cases
Cloister Gate Use- pending litigation
457 Sailfish Drive East- property sold and demolished for new home
85 Edgar Street- property sold and demolished for new home
1519 Jordan
Street- property demolished by Beaches Habitat
Responded to resident complaints.
Limited proactive enforcement.
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2016/2017 Code Enforcement Division Goals
Continue working open cases.
Increased focus on proactive enforcement including;
Junk cars
Abandoned properties
Overgrown yards
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2015/2016 Code Enforcement Board Update
Items Heard
1 Old Item
1 New Item
1 Rehearing
1 Request for Rehearing
4 Meetings Held
Limited number of items due to newer Code Enforcement Officer getting up to speed and then leaving
the City with no officer for 2 months.
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2016/2017 Code Enforcement Division Budget
1 Employee: Code Enforcement Coordinator
Expenses
2015/2016:
$68,500 Budgeted
$47,500 Projected
Without Officer for 2 months and lower than expected benefits costs
2016/2017:
$72,000
Budgeted
No major expenses expected
Revenue
None.
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