2011 budget summary - St. Louis County

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNINGBegan the redesign of the County web site, withimplementation in late 2010.Started the economic recovery web site(http://recovery.stlouisco.com) and the energyconservation web site(http://green.stlouisco.com) that tested newweb content management technologies.Rezoned 4.2 square miles of land to our newKarst preservation district.Worked with 52 subdivision projects that werenear default to finish the requiredimprovements or extend their depositagreements valued at approximately $2.2million.Received $18.6 million in NeighborhoodStabilization funds, resulting in a 253% increasein the Office of Community Development’soperating budget which grew to $25 millionfrom $9.9 million.$2.5$2.0$1.5$1.0$0.5$0.02007Expend5‐Year Summary of Resources2008Expend2009ExpendFunding ($ in millions)2010 AdjApprop.2011AdoptedApprop.0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.4%0.4%0.4%% of Operating BudgetPROGRAMS/DIVISIONSPlanning96%2011 Allocation of ResourcesOffice ofTrans.4%The Department of Planning is primarily fundedthrough the General Fund. Within the department,the following activities are supported:The Current Planning Division enforces the zoningand subdivision ordinances to regulate land use inunincorporated St. Louis County. This includeszoning petition processing; site plan and subdivisionplat review; staffing the Planning Commission andBoard of Zoning Adjustment; subdivision and landdisturbance escrow management; and home daycare licensing.The Comprehensive Planning Division oversees longrangeplanning, coordinates community planning,monitors annexations and boundary changes,promotes public outreach and information, and isresponsible for preparing the County’s StrategicPlan.2011 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS Eliminated funding for Transportation andRedevelopment Coordinator position. Defunded two part‐time positions. Replaced funding of a part time position and afull time position into one full time SystemsAnalyst position.The Research and Information Technology Divisionanalyzes demographic, economic, housing and localgovernment finance issues; manages the County’senterprise Geographic Information Systems (GIS)applications in partnership with the CountyRevenue Department; and, manages the County’spublic and internal web sites in collaboration withREJIS and County departments.The Transportation Sales Tax Fund funds one officein the Department of Planning.- 127 -FISCAL YEAR 2011ADOPTED BUDGET