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Challenge other department conditions when they appear inappropriate;
Act as a single point of contact for the applicant to resolve issues that arise
during the multi-departmental review process;
Analyze the project to ensure consistency with regulations, policies and long-
range plans;
Coordinate with key decision-makers;
Write and sign staff reports that provide decision-makers with a professional
recommendation with enforceable conditions of approval that mitigate issues;
Present concise, formal PowerPoint presentations of the project at public
meetings.
Sign off on building plans prior to building permit issuance;
Conduct site inspection to verify required improvements have been constructed
prior to issuance of Certificates of Occupancy; and
Conduct field reviews of the project six months to a year after Certificate of
Occupancy is granted to determine if approvals were satisfactory or if
unintended impacts have occurred, which requires code or process
adjustments.
Currently, planning staff performs most of these functions, but as noted above
some are not being performed.
116.
Recommendation:
The Community Development Director should
empower the current planners to perform all of the functions described above
through formal policy and intra and inter-departmental agreement (e.g.,
agree planners are the lead, and act as projects managers, etc., with other
divisions and departments involved in the permitting process and that staff
will be held accountable to perform as agreed).
Staffing
Overview
Table 18 below shows the full-time equivalent (FTE) staffing resource for the last 6
fiscal years.