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September 4, 201 2
City Counci l
Katie Lichtig, City Manage r
Derek Johnson, Community Development Directo r
SUBJECT :
Community Development Organizational Assessmen t
This correspondence responds to the following questions with corresponding answes listed below :
Who is doing the review of planning, engineering etc . permit fees, due in January 2013 ?
(referenced in item C-2, p . c2-10). Did our Council initiate t ry's,or is it being done as part of
implementing the Economic Strategy .
The 2011-2013 Financial Plan (e .g. Page B-7) identified a u r fee cost recovery goal This goa l
indicated that fees will be reviewed and updated on an o going basis to ensure that they kee p
pace with changes in the cost-of-living as well as than s in the methods or levels of service
delivery . Page D-65 of the 2012-2013 Financial Plan Supplement allocated $36,100 for fe e
studies .
In implementing this goal, a comprehensive analysi s
least every five years . The expected cost is expected t
costs would typically be higher, but NBS reviewed bu '
leverage this experience to reduce the cost of servic e
scope of work .
f f City costs and fees should be made at
be less than $25,000 . The anticipated
ding division' fees in fall 2011 and ca n
typically associated with the propose d
2 .Will the new consultant study of the Comm u
opportunities to incentivize the use of digital, onlin e
The scope of work will explore all opportunities to i m
the City's review of planning and building applicat i
industry's leading experts to identify opportunities t o
effectiveness . Electronic application submittal is c u
careful review and technological limitations present c
evolves, it may prove to be a viable alternative in the fut
ity Development Dept . investigate
pplication submittals over paper ?
rove the efficiency and effectiveness o f
ns . The City expects to bring in th e
improve organizational efficiency an d
ently uncommon . Plan details requir e
nsiderable challenges . As technolog y
Council correspondence 9-04-12