2011 budget summary - St. Louis County

Department of PlanningGlenn A. Powers, Directorwww.stlouisco.com/plan(314) 615‐2520OVERVIEWDepartment MissionThe mission of the Department of Planning is tofoster healthy communities by guiding developmentand reinvestment, developing long‐range plans,promoting citizen engagement and using data andinformation technology to guide public policy.Strategic Priorities Work with banks, developers and residents tofocus on completing improvements orstabilizing subdivisions that have gone into, orare near, default on their deposit agreementthat guarantees those improvements. Coordinate public outreach activities inunincorporated communities with other servicedepartments through the NeighborhoodPreservation Strategy and subdivisionassociation initiatives. Implement redesign of County web site tosupport more rapid updates by County staff andwider range of features for citizen information. Administer federal funding on a timely basiswhile following all guidelines, rules andregulations. Support redistricting efforts and provide dataneeded to administer the sales tax distributionto municipalities using 2010 Census data.Department Products and ServicesThe Department of Planning administers zoning andsubdivision ordinances for unincorporated areas,prepares the County Strategic Plan and othercommunity plans, monitors annexations andboundary changes, provides data analysis, managesinformation technology and GeographicInformation Systems (GIS) applications, coordinatestransportation policy, and administers federal grantprograms.Public Planning MeetingDepartment Resources Employed2010Adj.Approp2011AdoptedApprop2009($ in thousands) ActualStaffing (Positions) 27 28 24Resources Required $1,933.8 $2,157.5 $1,944.4(‐) Program Revenue 66.3 49.2 33.6(‐) Dedicated Funds 134.9 225.8 87.6(=) Net Cost to County $1,732.6 $1,882.6 $1,823.2MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS Coordinated St. Louis County’s public outreachefforts for the 2010 U.S. Census with the goal ofincreasing awareness and motivating residentsto respond to the questionnaire. Received $8.2 million in federal funds from theEnergy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grantprogram, which will be used to implementnineteen energy initiatives identified in St. LouisCounty’s Energy Efficiency ConservationStrategy. Coordinated an interdepartmental“Neighborhood Walk” outreach program wheredirect contact was made with more than 3,000households throughout unincorporated St.Louis County.- 126 -