Number
080394
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution authorizing a transfer of funds from the Capital Improvements-Advance Planning Fund to two subaccounts for planning analysis activities and other technical planning studies.
Analysis
This resolution transfers $44,000 in funds from the Capital Improvements-Advance Planning Fund into two subaccounts: $24,000 into the Planning Studies-Economic Development Subaccount No. UR01280028 and $20,000 into the Special Engineering and Technical Studies Subaccount No. UR01280041. Each subaccount allocation will provide consultant assistance on studies of housing, commercial and residential developments and land use, as well as other technical planning studies, professional development and incidental costs, as the need arises.
Body
Whereas, The Department of City Development continues work on comprehensive and area plans, including neighborhood residential and commercial analysis and development as well as land use policy development; and
Whereas, Technical assistance in these planning activities beyond the scope of services contracted for the comprehensive area plans has often been provided by outside consultants; and
Whereas, Funds are necessary to provide for such consultant services and related costs as the need arises; and
Whereas, In the past, these funds have been used for the zoning code re-codification, additional graphics and renderings, as well as incidental costs, such as, computer software and additional bound copies and CD's of area plans; and
Whereas, A portion of the Planning Studies-Economic Development Subaccount also includes funds for professional development for planning staff; and
Whereas, The Department of City Development requests the transfer of $44,000 from the Capital Improvements-Advance Planning Fund to two subaccounts, Planning Studies-Economic Development Subaccount and the Special Engineering and Technical Studies Subaccount, for 2008 activities, includin...
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