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<br />~ <br />~HlLLS <br /> <br />2008 PROPOSED BUDGET - SUMMARY BY DEPT. <br /> <br />Fund: General- 101 <br />DePartment Name: Planning & Zoiting - 41910 <br /> <br />2007 Budl!et: $171,903 <br /> <br />2008 Adopted Budl!et: $254,807 <br /> <br />:De~artfuental()vehriewlSummarv: . <br />The City's Planning arid Zoning tlepartmentis responsible f{)r all planning and zoning related <br />functions for the City., Activities aQrninistered by this department include requests for v.a~ances, <br />subdivisions, re-zonings, zoning code amendments, signs, conditionalllse permits, compliance. <br />with City Ordinances, and other land use issues. The Planners work closely with Protective <br />mspections, Code Enforcement, and Connnunity Development. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission, consisting of seven members appointed annually by the City Council, <br />meets monthly to review the above requests and to make reconnnendation to the City Council in <br />an advisory capacity. <br /> <br />Financial Overview - 2008 <br /> <br />2008 <br />Planning & Zoning <br /> <br />Capital Outlay. <br />$500, 0% <br /> <br />Other Services <br />& OIarges, <br />$96,700,38% <br /> <br /> <br />Personal <br />Services, <br />$156,307,61% <br /> <br />Materials & <br />Supplies, <br />$1,300, 1% <br /> <br />FrE Allocation: 1.57 <br /> <br />Sil!nificant Chanl!es from Prior Year: <br />Within this budget staff anticipates a decrease in charges for services due to the general <br />slowdown in the housing market and decreasing permit requests. The grant revenue win decrease <br />due to the expiration of the Blue Cross Blue Shield grant, although we wiIJ receive the balance. of <br />a planning grant from Metropolitan Council. This budget includes funding for expenses related. <br />to community projects such as the redevelopment of the Old City Hall Site and completion of flie <br />City's Comprehensive Plan. Funds have been allocated in the Pmfessional Services line item for <br />development of design standards for the County Road E corridor (B-2 zone.) Some expenses <br />which were previously carried in the Economic Development Autho~ty (EDA) budget h,we been <br />reallocated to this budget, due to the lack of revenue in the EDA fund for these expenses. <br /> <br />24 <br />