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Explore the comprehensive overview of the City Planning and Development Department's proposed budget for FY2020, including revenues, expenditures, fund breakdowns, organizational charts, and budget reductions.
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Planning and Development DepartmentFY2020 Proposed Budget Presentation May 9, 2019
Organizational Chart Director Mayor’s Office of Communications Finance Department HITS Fleet HR Director’s Office Admin. Coordinator Council Liaison & PIO Management & Support Division Community Sustainability Division System-Level Transportation Planning Division GIS Services Division Development Services Division
FY2020 - Revenues Highlights General Fund: Increase in development related activity for General Fund staff resulting in an increase in the Special Revenue Fund chargeback Special Revenue: Increase in development activity, and incremental increases to changes in the consumer price index (CPI) Central Services: Revenue matches expenditures Historic Preservation: Interest on fund balance
FY20 Personnel vs Non-Personnel General Fund ($ in thousands) Supplies $11 1% Personnel $3,026 70% Other Services and Charges $1,000 76% Non-Personnel Breakdown
FY20 Personnel vs Non-Personnel P&D Special Revenue Fund ($ in thousands) Supplies $123 4% Personnel $5,591 62% Other Services and Charges $2,916 85% Non-Personnel Breakdown
FY20 Personnel vs Non-Personnel Central Services Revolving Fund ($ in thousands) Supplies $25 10% Personnel $1,373 84% Other Services and Charges $153 59% Non-Personnel Breakdown
FY20 Personnel vs Non-Personnel Historic Preservation Fund ($ in thousands) Fund is 100% Non-Personnel FY2020 Projected Budget $223 Supplies $3 1% Other Services and Charges $220 99%
FY20 Functional Organization ChartGeneral Fund ($ in thousands) • Maintains the City’s architectural history • Administers Chapter 33 ordinances • Reviews Certificate of Appropriateness, Landmark and Protected Landmark designation • Education on community sustainability tools • Administers Chapter 28 & 42 ordinances • Monitors City, ETJ and special district boundaries • Compiles demographic information • Supports long-term • growth and development by developing and maintaining transportation plans • Coordinates with multi-modal transportation agencies • Supports core functions of P&D by providing internal administrative, financial and managerial support • Supports the department by providing the public with information
FY20 Functional Organization ChartP&D Special Revenue Fund ($ in thousands) • Reviews projects at permit stage of development process for compliance with applicable land development codes including but not limited to Chapter 26, 28, 33, & 42 • Supports the core functions of the department’s land development, subdivision platting, and regulatory review responsibilities by providing customer service programs • Reviews subdivision plat proposals, public and private street layouts, and general land plans as a part of the development process for compliance with applicable land development codes
FY20 Functional Organization ChartCentral Service Revolving Fund ($ in thousands) • Creates and maintains the City’s underlying geospatial data • Coordinates with emergency providers with the city and county to ensure accurate, effective emergency services
FY20 Functional Organization ChartHistoric Preservation Fund ($ in thousands) • Receives funding from City’s sale of historic fire stations and is used to promote preservation programs in Houston. • Program utilizes City funds as seed money to encourage private investment
FY20 Budget Reductions FY20 Budget Reductions - $143,538: • $143,538 – Eliminated (2) vacant, budgeted positions Consequences of Reduction: • Planner I: Reduction will impact the level of community outreach and ordinance and related ordinances for the Complete Communities Initiative. • Assistant Planner in Historic: Reduction will impact the Historic Preservation group that is already under staffed, and delay the outreach and education services provided about Historic Districts and preservation guidelines in neighborhoods.
FY2020 - Expenditures Highlights • General Fund: • Funding for Census 2020 engagement efforts • P&D Special Revenue Fund: • Increased Funding to Legal Department to true-up costs with legal services received • Increased to personnel, restricted accounts, and increased payment to General Fund • Central Service Revolving Fund: • No significant change • Historic Preservation Fund: • No significant change
Appendix A:Department Demographics Total Employees: 69 Female: 55% Male: 45% Hispanic 21.8% White 39.1% Black or African American 27.6% Asian 11.6%
Budget History Central Service Revolving Fund ($ in thousands)
Department Budget Reductions • General Fund based on Target • Eliminated 4 FTE’s in the General Fund in FY18 • Eliminated 2 FTE’s in the General Fund in FY20 • Impact of the FY2020 reductions decreased the level of community outreach for Complete Communities Initiatives. Also, the Historic Preservation Division outreach to neighborhoods on educational services and historic guidelines decreased • Funding levels are extremely inadequate to meet the department’s minimum service level agreement
Appendix B:Performance Measures General Fund
Appendix B:Performance Measures P&D Special Revenue Fund
Appendix B:Performance Measures Central Services Revolving Fund
Department FY2019 Accomplishments • Complete Communities received the 2019 Our Great Region Award from Houston-Galveston Area Action Council • Houston Heights Historic Guidelines received the 2019 Preservation Texas Award • Geographic Information Officer published in 2018 ESRI Map Book, Volume 33