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COUNTY OF SAN MATEO Inter-Departmental Correspondence | |||
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AGENCY | |||
DATE: |
January 10, 2005 | ||
BOARD MEETING DATE: |
January 25, 2005 | ||
SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING: |
None | ||
VOTE REQUIRED: |
Majority | ||
TO: |
Honorable Board of Supervisors | ||
FROM: |
Marcia Raines, Director of Environmental Services | ||
SUBJECT: |
Long Range Planning Work Program and Priorities | ||
RECOMMENDATION | |||
Accept the Environmental Services Director’s Report on Long Range Planning Work Priorities and affirm or amend the order of project priorities. | |||
VISION ALIGNMENT | |||
Commitment: The Long Range Planning Work Program keeps the commitment of (1) Offering a full range of housing opportunities; (2) Redesigning our urban environment to increase vitality, expand variety, and reduce congestion; (3) Preserving and providing people access to our natural environment; (4) Providing responsive, effective, and collaborative government; and (5) Helping leaders work together across boundaries to preserve and enhance our quality of life. | |||
Goals: These commitments implement the following goals: Number 9, Housing exists for people at all income levels and for all generations of families; Number 10, Public transportation choices that are convenient, affordable, accessible, and safe; Number 11, New housing is clustered with jobs and commercial services along transportation corridors; Number 12, Land use decisions consider transportation and other infrastructure needs as well as impacts on the environment and on surrounding communities; Number 13, Fixing the boundary between open space and development that protects the quality of the natural environment; Number 14, Important natural resources are preserved and enhanced through environmental stewardship; Number 15, Residents have nearby access to green space, such as parks and recreational opportunities; Number 20, Government decisions are based on careful consideration of future impact, rather than temporary relief or immediate gain; Number 22, County and local governments effectively communicate, collaborate and develop strategic approaches to issues affecting the entire County; and Number 23, Leaders throughout the County provide the impetus for broader regional solutions in land use, housing, childcare, education, health and transportation. | |||
All 28 of the projects in the Work Program contribute to one of more of these commitments and goals. Major projects contribute in the following ways: The Housing Element Implementation Programs provide housing opportunities for low and moderate income households. The Countywide Transportation Plan sets forth policies to reduce congestion throughout the County and to increase transit usage. The Local Coastal Program Update strives to balance the amount of development in the Midcoast with the availability of water, sewer, and transportation services. The rezonings in several unincorporated areas will regulate house size to make them compatible with existing development. The several airport programs aim to reduce airport noise. | |||
BACKGROUND | |||
Each fiscal year Long Range Planning prepares a work program to plan what projects will be worked on and how much time it will take to complete them. Staff time is then assigned to each project. The work program provides a comprehensive picture of all projects that are planned not only is this fiscal year but the next one as well. | |||
DISCUSSION | |||
In each of the last three years, the Long Range Planning Section of the Environmental Services Agency has developed a list of projects that are: (1) mandated by the State, (2) requested by your Board of Supervisors, and (3) contracted by the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County. This list is organized into a work program that establishes priorities and tracks projects. | |||
The attached work program is for FY2004-05. It shows planned project work for FY2004-05 and FY2005-06. Associated with each project is an estimate of total time required for completion and an allocated amount of time for staff work. If these two numbers are the same, the project will be completed in the current fiscal year. If the required time for completion exceeds the allocated staff time, the project will be carried over into the next fiscal year. Fifteen projects (57 percent) will be completed this fiscal year, while thirteen projects (43 percent) will be carried over to the next fiscal year. Seven of the projects (25 percent) have outside funding sources. | |||
The amount of staff time allocated to projects is based on five planner positions. Four which are full time and one which has 10 percent voluntary time off. | |||
Staff is looking for verification that all requested Board of Supervisors projects are listed in the Work Program and that we have allocated staff time consistent with Board directives. | |||
FISCAL IMPACT | |||
The Long Range Program operates with a $1,225,771 budget, which is funded primarily by County funds. However, there is no fiscal impact associated with the acceptance of this report. | |||
ATTACHMENTS | |||
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Long Range Planning Work Program and Priorities | ||
