Agenda Date: 01/16/2018
Subject:
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An ordinance on second reading amending Ordinance No. 23, series of 2017, known as the Annual Appropriation Bill
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Presented By:
Jocelyn Mills, Community Development Director
POLICY QUESTION:
Does city council support an amendment to the 2018 annual appropriation adding 0.5 FTE in the community development department?
BACKGROUND:
The Community Development Department's Planning and Neighborhood Resources Division proposes adding 0.5 FTE position (Full Time Equivalent) to the existing vacant 0.5 FTE in the department, to establish a full-time Planner II position. The request is to meet the demand for planning and development review services.
Building and development in Littleton is taking place at an all-time high. Planning project applications submitted and reviewed between 2010 and 2016 increased 233%. As the city is mostly built out, the development projects today are more complex (as shown with the increase in total building construction valuation from $80K to $207K during the same timeframe), which adds significantly to the workload.
It appears the demand for planning and development review services will continue to match pace with numbers seen in 2016. For 2017, the city is on track to exceed the 2016 number of planning applications processed. There is a four week time frame for scheduling development pre-submittal meetings, and six to eight weeks for development review on submitted applications.
Planning staff is at maximum capacity. Adding 0.5 FTE to establish a new Planner II for the planning and development review process will ensure there is adequate professional and technical capacity to support quality service delivery and timely development review services.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
Amending the annual appropriation bill is a common process that can occur throughout the year as budget needs arise.
OPTIONS/ALTERNATIVES:
There are basically two options; approve the increase in funding and creat...
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