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Agreement processing increased by 63%. There was also a slight increase in Business
License reviews and Building Permit Reviews. In addition, 270 housing unit
allocations were granted through the RDCS system for Fiscal Years 2014/15 and
2015/16.
Administrative Support
Administrative support is largely provided by the Municipal Services Assistant
(MSA) In addition, some administrative support is provided by the Development
Services Technician (DST) through counter activities and processing of deposits for
contract planners and by the Support Services Supervisor, who provides by helping to
answer the phones and routing the calls to the appropriate departments within the
building, as needed.
The MSA is responsible for providing office and technical support including,
Planning Commission packet distribution, public notices, preparing and distributing
Division meeting and PC meeting and agendas, filing and updating Tide Mark and
project status reports.
We did not receive any feedback that additional administrative support is needed in
the Division and no backlogs were reported. After reviewing activity levels and
available administrative support resources it appears that administrative support
staffing resources are adequate in the Planning Division at this time.
Advanced (Long-Range) Planning
Although the Planning Division consists of both Current Planning and Long-Range
Planning Programs, the majority of the work effort dedicated to Long-Range Planning
is accomplished through 1 FTE Senior Planner and supplemented by Professional
Services provided by various specialized community planning and environmental
consulting firms. Additional labor is also provided by the Community Development
Director, who spends about 10% of his time leading the implementation of the
Agricultural Land Use Preservation Program and Southeast Quadrant Area Plan,
which is another key focus area of the Long-Range Program.
In addition, beginning in February, the newly hired Associate Planner will be
programmed to provide 50% of their time on Long-Range Planning efforts,
predominantly supporting the General Plan Update, map production, ordinance work
and transportation planning.
A major priority project for the Long-Range Planning program is the Morgan Hill
2035 project, which is in the final stage of completion and includes comprehensive
update of the City's General Plan, Zoning Code and Residential Development Control