1. OPG New Requests FY 2008 Budget
July 26, 2007

2. Agenda Planner III (Projects)
0.5 FTE Senior Planner (Urban Initiatives)
0.5 FTE Senior Grants Administrator (Housing)

3. Planner III (Projects)
Total cost $75,927
County share
$44,797
59%
Approved
City share
$31,130
41%

4. Projects Section Staff
6.5 FTE
Senior Planner
Mary McCrea
Planner II
Jennie Dixon
Tim Worley
Planner I
Michele Reinhart
Vacant
Plan Tech
John Newman (1/2 time)

5. Subdivision Activity 3RD QUARTER COMPARISON SUBDIVISION ACTIVITY
FY 2006
FY 2007
Subdivisions 48 49
Pre-Applications
185
138
Certifications/Element/Sufficiency 33 88
Condition Amendments 8 12
Plat Adjustments 4 6
Extensions 14 17
Final Plats 35 34
ZONING ACTIVITY
Zoning/Rezoning 13 15 74 42
Recommendation: $ (Ravalli)

6. Projects Section FY 2007 Overtime
Mary McCrea
368 hours
18%
Jennie Dixon
331 hours
16%
Tim Worley
88.25 hours 4%

7. 0.5 FTE Senior Planner (Urban Initiatives)
Total annual cost $29,354
Push hire back to January 2008
$14,677
Partially funded by contract with County
$7,339 in new cost to City

8. Urban Initiatives Staff
3 FTE
Senior Planner
Mike Barton (1/2 time)
Planner II
Laval Means
Mark Landkammer
Plan Tech
Vacant (1/2 time)

9. Urban Initiatives Work Plan
Code rewrite
Urban fringe plan
Growth policy review
Central City master plan
Rattlesnake plan update (scoping)
Customer service, education, outreach
Administration and benefit time

10. Urban Fringe Planning Council/BCC Priority in OPG Work Plan
Contract with County per Interlocal Agreement
County contribution $25,000
Approved by BCC
City contribution $25,000
$7,339 new revenue
$17,661 existing resources
Growth Policy amendments
Interim plans
Consistent approach to development review
Coordination of infrastructure investment
Certainty for residents, developers, agencies

11. 0.5 FTE Senior Grants Administrator (Housing)
Total annual cost $29,665
Push hire back to October 2007
$22,249

12. City Housing Investment
CDBG and HOME Grants
Limited to 80% of median income and below
Revenues declining
Gap between citizens served by grant funds and the market
No City general fund commitment to housing

13. Mayor’s Housing Initiative
Face of Affordable Housing
Where to build it
What it should look like
How to pay for it