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FISCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND WELCOME TO THE DAY TWO OF THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE DIRECTOR TRAN COME ON UP.
WE ARE GONNA START WITH THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, AND WE ALSO HAVE FAN ZI THINK JOINING YOU.
SO WE WILL GO FROM THIS, THIS PRESENTATION, COLLEAGUES TO HOUSING, THEN TO AIRPORTS.
SO WE'RE KIND OF ALL OVER THE MAP TODAY, AND I'D LIKE TO WELCOME MY COLLEAGUES, VICE MAYOR PRO TEM AMY PECK.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER JOAQUIN MARTINEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER JULIAN RAMIREZ.
COUNCIL MEMBER TWILA CARTER, STAFF FROM COUNCIL MEMBER ABBY CAYMAN.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER TIFFANY THOMAS.
AND DIRECTOR DEBOWSKI IS HERE TOO.
AND WITH THAT, THE FLOOR IS YOURS, DIRECTOR TRAN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR ALCORN AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS VON TRAN AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR FY 27 PROPOSED BUDGET.
IT REMAINS A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THIS COUNCIL, OUR MAYOR, AND THE RESIDENTS OF HOUSTON, MORE SO WE SO DEARLY APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUAL AND CONSISTENT SUPPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT'S.
WORK WITH ME TODAY ARE SEVERAL MEMBERS OF, OF OUR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT TEAM.
SITTING ON THE FRONT ROWS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR ROBERT WILLIAMSON, LARRY, UH, OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, LARRY NER.
UM, AND STANDING NEXT TO ME, OUR FINANCE FAN Z, AS WELL AS OUR OTHER FINANCE TEAM MEMBERS, ALEX GARCIA AND DONELLA GOMILLION.
UH, ALSO THANK YOU TO CHIEF OF STAFF AND COUNCIL LIAISONS, ANNA S AND ALSO ASSISTANT COUNCIL LIAISON, ANGIE PINETA FOR BEING HERE TO SUPPORT ME.
TOGETHER WE REPRESENT THE BREADTH OF THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT KEEP THIS DEPARTMENT FUNCTIONING EVERY DAY.
THIS SLIDE GIVES A HIGH LEVEL VIEW OF WHAT I I'LL BE COVERING TODAY.
BUT BEFORE WE GO INTO THE NUMBERS, I WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO REFLECT ON WHAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS ACCOMPLISHED THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR BECAUSE IT PROVIDES IMPORTANT CONTEXT FOR THE BUDGET YOU'LL SEE TODAY.
OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE WORKED METHODICALLY TO STRENGTHEN OUR INTERNAL PROCESS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, SERVICE DELIVERY, AND RESPONSIVENESS ACROSS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND OUR COMMUNITY FACING PROGRAMS. WE TOOK A CRITICAL LOOK AT EVERY PROCESS FROM PLAT RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVING CUSTOMERS AT OUR FRONT DESK AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.
WE COLLABORATED WITH THE HOUSTON PERMIT CENTER TO PILOT A 30 DAY RESIDENTIAL PERMIT APPROVAL PROCESS, WHICH PROVED EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING TURNAROUND TIME.
ITS SUCCESS IS THE RESULT OF COLLABORATION AMONG DEPARTMENTS AND A STRONG PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP WHERE BOTH CITY AND APPLICANTS COMMIT TO A PROCESS, COMMUNICATE CLEARLY AND HOLD EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SHARED 30 DAY GOAL.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF OUR EFFICIENCY EFFORTS IS OUR MOVE TO AN EXTERNAL MAILING SERVICE FOR PUBLIC NOTICES.
BY SHIFTING THIS WORK OUT OF THE DEPARTMENT, WE REDUCE STAFF PREPARATION TIME BY 75% AND LOWER PRODUCTION AND MAIL OUT COSTS PER PIECE BY 31%.
THIS TYPE OF OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS FREEZE UP CAPACITY.
WE REINVEST IN MORE TIMELY REVIEWS, BETTER COMMUNICATION, AND IMPROVED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THE SAME TIME.
OUR STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING THROUGH A SIGNIFICANT WORKLOAD OVER THE LAST 10 MONTHS.
WE REVIEWED MORE THAN 2,600 COMMERCIAL PROJECTS, OVER 6,000 RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS, NEARLY 2000 SUBDIVISION PLATS, AND MORE THAN 300 APPLICATIONS FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
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THESE NUMBERS REFLECT THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT MOMENTUM ACROSS THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND THE DEDICATION OUR TEAM HAVE TO MOVE PROJECTS FORWARD RELIABLY, EVEN IN A DISCIPLINED BUDGET CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENT.COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REMAIN A CORE PART OF OUR WORK AS WELL.
STAFF REACHED APPROXIMATELY 1,700 RESIDENTS ACROSS 57 IN-PERSON PUBLIC MEETINGS, COVERING NEIGHBORHOOD TOOLS, PLANNING PRIORITIES AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE, MINIMUM BUILDING LINE, AND PROHIBITED YARD PARKING.
WE PROCESSED 66 APPLICATIONS THAT RESULTED IN 618 LOTS BEING PROTECTED.
OUR GIS DIVISION CONTINUED SUPPORTING NEARLY EVERY PART OF CITY OPERATIONS.
THEY COMPLETED 285 MAPPING AND DATA REQUESTS FOR DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY COUNCIL OFFICES, AS WELL AS EXTERNAL PARTNERS SUCH AS UNIVERSITIES AND PRIVATE FIRMS. THIS QUIET BUT ESSENTIAL SERVICE ENSURES ACCURATE INFORMATION FOR PLANNING, PERMITTING, EMERGENCY RESPONSES, AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.
TOGETHER THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS REFLECT A DEPARTMENT THAT IS MODERNIZING RAISING ITS STANDARDS AND DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY SERVICES TO RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, DEVELOPERS, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND COUNCIL OFFICES.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS HOW OUR PROGRAMS ALIGN WITH THE MAYOR'S PRIORITIES, GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS, QUALITY OF LIFE AND INFRASTRUCTURE, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND GIS SUPPORT GOVERNMENT.
THAT WORKS FOCUSING ON OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE, COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING, AS WELL AS HISTORIC PRESERVATION, SUPPORT QUALITY OF LIFE, ENSURING NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO REMAIN STABLE AND RESILIENT.
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DESIGN REVIEW, SUPPORT SERVICES AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, KEEPING OUR DEPARTMENT AND MOBILITY SYSTEMS ALIGNED WITH HOUSTON'S GROWTH PATTERNS.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE BUDGET BY PRIORITY, ABOUT SIX 16% ALIGNS WITH GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS ABOUT 12%, ALIGNS WITH QUALITY OF LIFE, AND THE REMAINING 72% SUPPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE THAT 72% REFLECTS THE HIGH VALUE VOLUME OF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY AND THE FACT THAT HOUSTON CONTINUES TO GROW AND EVOLVE EVEN DURING PERIODS OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY.
AS PART OF THE CITYWIDE PLANS TO ELIMINATE THE GAP INITIATIVE, OUR DEPARTMENT ELIMINATED THREE VACANT POSITIONS RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY $379,000 IN SAVINGS ACROSS THE GENERAL FUND AND THE EGIS FUND.
BECAUSE THESE POSITIONS WERE VACANT AND NOT EXPECTED TO BE FILLED, WE ACHIEVED THESE SAVINGS WITHOUT REDUCING SERVICE DELIVERY.
THIS WAS A RESPONSIBLE REDUCTION THAT ALIGNS WITH THE CITY'S BROADER FISCAL CHALLENGES WHILE ALLOWING US TO MAINTAIN ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS.
THIS IS OUR PROPOSED FY 27 EXPENDITURES ACROSS ALL FUNDS TOTALING 17 AND A QUARTER MILLION.
A MODEST INCREASE OF 401,000 OR 2% COMPARED TO FY 26.
BREAKING THAT DOWN, THE GENERAL FUND SUPPORTS OUR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND COORDINATION FOR THE CITY'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND REGIONAL PLANNING EFFORTS.
WE PROPOSE A DECREASE OF 263,000 OR 8%.
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THE GENERAL FUND.THE SPECIAL FUND REVENUE SUPPORTS OUR EFFORTS TO ENSURE ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT OF LAND WITHIN THE CITY AND THE ETJ AND COMPLIANCE WITH INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS.
WITH OUR DEPARTMENT STANDARDS, WE PROPOSE AN INCREASE OF 776,000 OR 6%.
THE CENTRAL SERVICE REVOLVING FUND, ALSO KNOWN AS THE EGIS FUND, IS FUNDED BY ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT INVEST IN GIS SERVICES.
WE PROPOSE A DECREASE OF 97,000 OR 6%.
THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE SALE OF SEVERAL HISTORIC FIRE STATIONS SOME YEARS AGO FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE CITY'S HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM, IT COVERS TRAINING AND CONSULTING SERVICES.
WE PROPOSE A DECREASE OF $15,000 OR 10% OVERALL.
OUR BUDGET CHANGES ARE STEADY, DELIBERATE, AND GUIDED BY OPERATIONAL NEEDS AND EFFICIENCY GAINS.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS A GRAPH, BAR GRAPH BARS OF THE SAME INFORMATION FROM THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.
PERSONNEL REMAINS OUR LARGEST COST DRIVER REFLECTING A DEPARTMENT WHOSE CORE SERVICE IS PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE.
PERSONNEL EXPENDITURES INCLUDE SALARIES, PENSIONS, FICA, AND BENEFITS.
NON-PERSONNEL EXPENDITURE INCLUDE RESTRICTED ACCOUNTS NOT CONTROLLED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
INTERFUND SERVICES SUCH AS LEGAL AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, SUPPLIES, SERVICES AND TRAINING.
WE PROPOSED 2.7 MILLION IN EXPENDITURE FOR THE GENERAL FUND.
75% OF THAT IS FOR PERSONNEL COSTS AND 25% FOR OTHER COSTS.
WE PROPOSED $12.8 MILLION IN EXPENDITURE FOR THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND.
61% IS FOR PERSONNEL COSTS AND 39% FOR OTHER COSTS.
WE PROPOSE 1.4 MILLION IN EXPENDITURE FOR THE EGIS FUND.
84% IS FOR PERSONAL COSTS, PERSONNEL COSTS, AND 16% FOR OTHER COSTS.
WE PROPOSE 135,000 IN EXPENDITURE FOR THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND.
THIS FUND IS ENTIRELY A NON-PERSONNEL COSTS PROGRAM.
PROGRAM LEVEL CHANGES REFLECTS REFLECT THE SAME TRENDS SEEN AT THE FUND LEVEL.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES REMAIN NEARLY FLAT.
COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING DECREASED BY 18%.
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DESIGN, REVIEW AND SUPPORT SERVICES INCREASES BY 8%.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION DECREASES BY 17%.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING DECREASES BY 5%.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PROVIDES FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT, COMMUNICATION SUPPORT, AND DAILY OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT.
FY 27 INCLUDES 3.5 FTES AND THREE FTES IN INNER FUND CHARGEBACKS WITH A PROPOSED BUDGET OF 1.34 MILLION.
THIS PROGRAM'S PERFORMANCE MEASURES AIMED TO ENSURE EXPENDITURES AND REVENUE UTILIZATION REMAIN AT OR BELOW BUDGETED AMOUNTS.
WE ACHIEVE THIS IN FY 25 AND ARE ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE IT AGAIN IN FY 26.
COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING SUPPORTS LONG-TERM NEIGHBORHOODS STABILITY THROUGH LAND USE REVIEW, DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
FY 27 INCLUDES 8.2 FTES WITH A PROPOSED BUDGET
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OF 1.09 MILLION.THEIR WORK INCLUDES ADMINISTERING APPLICATIONS FOR SPECIAL MINIMUM, LOT SIZE, MINIMUM BUILDING LINE AND PROHIBITED YARD PARKING, SUPPORTING BOUNDARY CHANGES, FACILITATING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR DEPARTMENTAL INITIATIVES, AND MONITORING AND REVIEWING LAND USE REGULATIONS.
THIS PROGRAM'S PERFORMANCE MEASURES AIM TO ADVANCE EFFICIENCY, STREAMLINE SERVICE DELIVERY, AND ENSURE OUR LAND USE REGULATIONS REMAIN RESPONSIVE AND PROTECTIVE OF NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY.
THIS IS JUST A CONTINUATION OF OUR PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
THIS IS OUR LARGEST PROGRAM WITH 53.5 FTES AND A PROPOSED FY 27 BUDGET OF 12.08 MILLION.
THE TEAM REVIEWS SUBDIVISION PLATS, LAND PLA, LAND PLANS, DEVELOPMENT, PLATS, VARIANCES, AND PERMIT STAGE PROJECTS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 26, 28, 33 AND 42.
THIS PROGRAM'S PERFORMANCE MEASURES TRACK APPLICATION VOLUME FOR RESOURCE PLANNING AND EMPHASIZE REDUCING REVIEW TIMES AND DEFERRAL RATES TO PROMOTE CONSISTENT AND ACCOUNTABLE PROCESSES.
THIS TEAM IS PROJECTED TO REVIEW 450 APPLICATIONS FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF COMPLIANCE, 3000 SUBDIVISION PLATS OR RELAS, AT LEAST 15,000 RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SITE PLANS FOR PERMITS AND 1400 PLAT RECOMMENDATION IN FY 27.
PLEASE PLEASE NOTE THE DESIGNATION OF THE FY 27 TARGET.
THAT IS SHOWN NA WAS AN OVERSIGHT.
UH, THE DEPARTMENT HAS TAKEN NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTION TO ENSURE THAT IS PROPERLY REFLECTED IN OUR ADOPTED BUDGET.
UH, IT SHOULD READ FOR THE FY 27 TARGET.
UH, WE ARE AIMING AT 80% OF COMMERCIAL PERMIT APPLICATION REVIEW WITHIN SEVEN DAYS.
SLIDE 15, GIS MAINTAINS THE CITY GEOSPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTS EMERGENCY SERVICES, ASSIGNS ADDRESSES AND PRODUCE, PRODUCES MAPS, DASHBOARDS, AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA.
FY 27 INCLUDES 7.5 FTES WITH A PROPOSED BUDGET OF 1.46 MILLION.
THEY ROUTINELY ACHIEVE NEAR PERFECT TURNAROUND TIMES FOR MAP REQUESTS AND ADDRESS ASSIGNMENTS.
THIS PROGRAM'S PERFORMANCE MEASURES, TRACK MAPPING AND ADDRESSING ACTIVITIES TO INFORM RESOURCE AND STAFFING NEEDS, AND ALSO FOCUS ON ENHANCING THE QUALITY AND RESPONSIVENESS OF CUSTOMER SERVICE.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION ADMINISTERS, LANDMARK DESIGNATIONS, DISTRICT REQUESTS AND CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR PROPOSED ALTERATIONS IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS.
FY 27 INCLUDES 7.0 FTES WITH A COMBINED PROPOSED BUDGET OF 952,000.
THIS PROGRAM'S PERFORMANCE MEASURES TRACK APPLICATION VOLUME FOR RESOURCE PLANNING AND ASSESSES BOTH THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STAFF'S REPORTS AND EFFICIENCY OF PROCESSING APPLICATIONS.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING MAINTAINS THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND FREEWAY PLAN PARTICIPATES IN REGIONAL MOBILITY STUDIES AND MAINTAINS THE HIGH INJURY NETWORK
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DATABASE.FY 27 INCLUDES 2.7 FTES WITH A PROPOSED BUDGET OF 331,000.
THEIR WORK ENSURES HOUSTON MOBILITY FRAMEWORK KEEPS PACE WITH GROWTH WITH THE HIGH INJURY NETWORK DATABASE.
THEY PROVIDE A MAP BASE TOOL FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNERS AND AGENCIES TO ANALYZE CRASH DATA FOR PRIORITIZING ROAD SAFETY INVESTMENTS.
THIS PROGRAM'S PERFORMANCE MEASURE TRACK WORKLOAD FOR RESOURCE PLANNING AND EMPHASIZE THE TIMELY COMPLETION OF WORK.
THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE GENERAL FUND OR SPECIAL REVENUE FUND.
WE EXPECT TO COLLECT NINE AND A HALF MILLION IN REVENUE IN THE NEXT BUDGET YEAR.
THE MAJORITY OF THIS COMES FROM DEVELOPMENT FEES.
WE ALSO RECEIVE REVENUE FROM GIS SERVICES TO CITY DEPARTMENTS AND A VERY SMALL AMOUNT FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND.
THIS CHART SHOWS THE SAME INFORMATION ON THE PREVIOUS GRAPHS.
OVERALL, WE ARE PROPOSING A REVENUE INCREASE OF 3% OR 259,000 ACROSS ALL FUNDS.
THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY 106,000 OR 1% FROM THE FY 26 ESTIMATE DUE TO THE PLATEAUING PLATTING ACTIVITY.
THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND IS EXPECTED TO HAVE NO CHANGE.
THE CENTRAL SERVICE REVOLVING FUND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY 153,000 OR 12% FROM THE FY 26 ESTIMATE.
SLIDE 24 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CONTINUES TO GENERATE THE MOST, MOST OF THE DEPARTMENT'S REVENUE WITH A PROJECTED INCREASE OF 1% GIS PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO SEE A REVENUE INCREASE OF 153,000 OR 12% DUE TO CONTINUED DEMAND FOR THEIR SERVICES.
SLIDE 25 CHAIR, VICE CHAIR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THAT CONCLUDES THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FY 27 PROPOSED BUDGET.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR ATTENTION AND YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT TO OUR DEPARTMENT'S WORK AND MISSION.
WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS.
I WANT TO BE SURE AND WELCOME THE VICE MAYOR, I MEAN THE MAYOR PRO TEM MARTHA CASTEX TATUM HAS JOINED US AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER MARY ANNE HUFFMAN, MY VICE CHAIR COUNCIL MEMBER MARIO CASTILLO.
COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIE DAVIS AND STAFF FROM COUNCIL MEMBER.
UH, ALEJANDRA SALINAS IS ONLINE AND ALSO STAFF FROM, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER FLICKINGER OFFICE AND COUNCIL MEMBER CAYMAN'S OFFICE AND COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON'S OFFICE IF I DIDN'T SAY THAT.
WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM MY VICE CHAIR COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO.
THANK YOU, CHAIR AND DIRECTOR.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION ON SLIDE 15.
UM, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING INTO THE GIS SERVICES, UM, THERE'S THE ONE POSITION THAT WAS VACANT THAT'S NOT BEING FILLED.
HOW IS THAT IMPACTING THIS PARTICULAR SERVICE DELIVERY? UM, FOR GIS, WE EXPECT NO IMPACT IN TERMS OF SERVICE DELIVERIES.
OUR TEAM HAS BEEN DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB.
UH, WE DO A LOT OF WORK OUT OF THIS.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE, I THINK OVER THE YEARS WE'VE HAD, UH, ADDITIONAL POSITIONS, UH, THAT, UM, WAS NOT FILLED, BUT WE WERE STILL ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK AND, UM, UM, DELIVER THE SERVICES THAT ARE REQUIRED.
SO FOR THIS YEAR, WE, UH, DECIDED THAT WE WILL NOT FILL IT BECAUSE WE'RE MEETING OUR GOALS.
AND THE REVENUE GENERATED FROM THE GIS SERVICES, WHAT ARE THE TASKS THAT GENERATE REVENUE? UH, THAT REVENUE, UH, THAT FUND DOES NOT GENERATE REVENUES PER SE, FROM FEES, UH, BUT IT IS A SHARED, UH, CONTRIBUTION FOR ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS FROM THE CITY OF HOUSTON, CITY OF HOUSTON PARTICIPATE, UH, IN, UH, FUNDING THIS, UH, THIS FUND.
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HELP ME UNDERSTAND, UH, THE INCREASE YOU'RE ANTICIPATING FOR CENTRAL SERVICE REVOLVING FUND, 153,000 IN, IN THE ON SLIDE 23.HOW, HOW ARE YOU AN WHAT, WHAT IS CAUSING YOU TO ANTICIPATE THAT INCREASE? UM, SURE.
AND, AND FAN YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO JUMP INTO, UH, REMEMBER WE HAVE HOPE INCREASES OF 3%.
SO REALLY IT'S, IT'S, IT'S BALANCING BETWEEN THAT ONE POSITION BEING REMOVED AND THEN THE 3% OF THE HOPE INCREASES.
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING ONLY A 1% INCREASE INSTEAD OF THE THREE AND A HALF PERCENT BECAUSE ALL OF THE FUND IS FUNDING PERSONNEL AND THE INCREASE OF THE RESTRICT RESTRICT ACCOUNTS, WHAT WAS THAT FIRST PART? UH, AND THE INCREASE OF THE RESTRICT ACCOUNTS HATING THAT, THAT FUND CENTRAL SERVICE REMOVAL FUND, THE 27 RESTRICTED ACCOUNTS PROJECT, UH, LIKE A PROPOSED BUDGET INCREASE COMPARED TO FFY 26.
LET'S NOT FORGET THAT WE ALSO, UH, PAY INTO OR PAY THE RESTRICTED ACCOUNTS, WHICH DEPARTMENTS DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER THAT.
UH, SO ALL OF THAT COMES FROM SERVICES, UH, FROM EVERY, FROM IT, HR, ALL OF THE SUPPORT SERVICES, UM, IN ADDITION TO I'M SURE MANY MORE THINGS.
SO EVERY YEAR WE JUST GET HANDED, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA CHARGE EACH DEPARTMENT, AND THAT THAT IS AN INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR.
THANK YOU DIRECTOR FOR THE PRESENTATION.
THERE A COUPLE SLIDES I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT.
NUMBER 12 BEING ONE, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DESIGN REVIEW AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
UM, LOOKING AT THE FY 27 TARGET 450, UH, NUMBER OF EXTENSIONS, EXTENSION OF APPROVALS, ET CETERA.
JUST WONDERING, UM, UH, THE FTE COUNT, WHICH IS, UH, PROJECTED TO BE 53 AND A HALF FOR FY 27, HAS THAT FLUCTUATED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AND HOW DOES THAT AFFECT THE NUMBER OF, UM, APPLICATIONS THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO, UH, ADDRESS? SO CERTAINLY, UM, OVER THE YEARS WE'VE ACTUALLY HAVE FLUCTUATED DOWNWARD OF, I'VE JOINED THE DEPARTMENT IN JULY OF 2024.
SO SINCE MY TIME HERE, UH, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PRETTY MUCH, I THINK IF I GOTTA GO BACK AND DOUBLE CHECK MY MATH, BUT, UM, WE'VE NOT REALLY, UH, FLUCTUATED TOO EXTREME.
UH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S TYPICALLY, UH, TURNOVER AS YOUNGER PLANNERS MOVE IN, UH, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO RECRUIT, UH, UH, GRADUATES FROM COLLEGE TO FILL THOSE.
SO IT'S FAIRLY STABLE, WHAT I CAN SAY HASN'T INCREASED.
UM, YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE FIRST LINE, WHICH IS SHOWING 450.
THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE, THE ITEMS THAT THEY REVIEW.
EARLIER ON, I MENTIONED THAT THIS GROUP, UH, FOR FY 27, OR AT LEAST IN THE LAST 10 MONTHS, UH, WE, THEY REVIEW COMMERCIAL PROJECTS OVER THE LAST 10 MONTHS IS 2,600 COMMERCIAL PROJECTS, 6,000 RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS, 2000 SUBDIVISION PLATS.
AND, UM, SO THIS GROUP DOES A LOT MORE THAN THIS ONE LINE.
I THINK FURTHER DOWN, UH, WE ARE ALSO, UH, SHOWING OTHER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PLAT RECOMMENDATION PLAT AND, UM, SUBDIVISION PLATS, SUBDIVISION, UH, AND RE PLATS AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT, UM, VARIANCES FOR DEVELOPMENT, UM, PLATS MM-HMM
AND, AND I NOTICED THAT, UH, SOME OF THE MEASURES HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED, BUT I GUESS WHAT I'M WONDERING IS IN THIS PARTICULAR LINE, UM, THE TARGET IS LOWER THAN THE ESTIMATE FOR FY 26.
AND WAS WONDERING, DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE NUMBER OF, OF PERSONNEL DECREASING OR NO? ABSOLUTELY.
WE DO NOT CONTROL THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS THAT COME INTO OUR DEPARTMENT, ESPECIALLY IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
AND SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN TERMS OF ESTIMATING WHAT NEXT YEAR WOULD BE IS THAT WHERE WE ARE TODAY, UH, WE WOULD PROJECT THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, UH, WHICH WE CAN EASILY DO BETTER THAN 12 MONTHS.
AND THEN, UH, CONSIDERING WHAT'S REALLY, UH, THE TRENDING
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LINE AND THAT'S HOW WE ARRIVED AT 450.UM, AND THIS GOES THROUGH ALL OF THE LINE ITEMS THAT WE ARE MEASURING, UH, THE VOLUME OF APPLICA APPLICATIONS.
SO AGAIN, WE DO NOT CONTROL, UH, THE, THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT COMES INTO OUR, UH, COME INTO THIS, THIS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISION.
IT'S WHATEVER THE, THE APPLICATIONS THAT COME TO US, TO THE CITY.
I'LL GO BACK IN THE QUEUE, AMIT.
LAST, LAST SLIDE I'LL ASK YOU ABOUT IS 17.
SO HISTORIC PRESERVATION, THE FIRST LINE UNDER PERFORMANCE, UM, MEASURES THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS PROCESSED ANNUALLY, UM, AS OPPOSED TO MAYBE, UH, A PERCENT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED THAT HAVE BEEN REVIEWED.
UM, IS THERE A PARTICULAR REASON YOU, UH, MEASURE THE NUMBER AND NOT LET'S SAY THE PERCENT RECEIVED THAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO REVIEW? UH, CERTAINLY.
UM, SO THE FIRST LINE WE MEASURE THE VOLUME OF WORK THAT COMES INTO OUR DEPARTMENT IN PARTIC IN IN THIS INSTANCE IS HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
AGAIN, JUST LIKE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WE DO NOT CONTROL THIS.
IT'S WHATEVER THAT COMES INTO US, THE PERCENTAGE IS REALLY MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR REVIEWS.
AND SO WHAT WE'RE SHOOTING AT FOR THAT SECOND LINE, UM, 80% OF THE COAS, UH, THAT, UM, ARE OVERTURNED ON THE APPEAL BY THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION APPEALS BOARD, WHERE THE APPEALS UPHOLD STAFF'S ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATION.
THIS IS INTENDED, UH, TO ALSO TRACK THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR STAFF'S REVIEW.
AND SO WE'RE HOPING, UH, THAT, UH, WE ARE PRETTY ON TARGET WITH OUR REVIEWS.
AND SO IF IT GETS, IF OUR, IF OUR RECOMMENDATION IS NOT TAKEN IN OR GET FORWARDED IN THE, UM, IN, IN, DURING THE COMMISSION HEARING, IT TYPICALLY GOES TO THE APPEALS BOARD.
SO WE'RE JUST KIND, WE'RE TRYING TO, UH, TO, TO TRACK THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE, AND THE QUALITY OF OUR REVIEW.
ARE WE CORRECT? ARE WE ON TARGET? ARE WE NOT ON TARGET? MM-HMM
AND THE STANDARDS FOR APPROVING ONE OF THESE APPLICATIONS, IS THERE, UH, ARE, IS IT COMPLETELY OBJECTIVE OR IS THERE, UH, SOME LEVEL OF SUBJECTIVITY INVOLVED IN IT? THERE'S, THERE'S GRAYNESS.
UM, IT'S NOT ALL BLACK OR WHITE.
UM, THERE ARE STANDARDS, UH, BUT THERE ARE ALSO AREAS OF GRAYNESS THAT REQUIRES, UM, SOME JUDGMENT AND REVIEWS.
BUT, UH, TYPICALLY THE ANALYSIS OF THESE APPLICATIONS ALSO COMPARES TO THE CONTEXT.
AND SO THE CONTEXT, UH, IS TYPICALLY INDIVIDUALLY REVIEWED AND ASSESSED.
IT, THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.
AND, AND, AND FIRST OF ALL, LET ME THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF.
YOU HAVE ALREADY ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS THAT I SUBMITTED IN WRITING, SO I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
I WAS JUST WONDERING, SINCE I SERVE ON THE TRANSPORTATION POLICY COUNCIL, I KNOW WE WORK A LOT WITH DAVID WARDLOW ON, ON THAT AND MARLENE GRE, UM, AND THEY DO GREAT.
DOES ANYBODY FROM THE 2.7 FTES, ARE THEY ALSO COORDINATING WITH OUR EFFORTS AT AT TPC? YES.
WHO IS IT? WHO ARE THE TWO? YES.
WHO'S THE 2.7 PEOPLE
WE ARE IN A PROCESS, UM, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, IN EVOLVING OUR, OUR DEPARTMENT, OUR TEAM, WE DO A LOT OF CROSS COLLABORATION AND SHARED WORK.
BUT TO ANSWER SPECIFICALLY WHO ARE ATTENDING THOSE TRANSPORTATION MEETINGS, I ULTIMATELY, UM, LEAD AND REVIEW THAT.
SO MYSELF AND MY DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ROBERT WILLIAMSON.
WE ENSURE, AND WE SIT IN ALL OF THOSE MEETINGS ALONG WITH OTHER PLANNERS OF OURS OKAY.
AS THEY ARE LOOKING TO GROW AND EXPAND THEIR CAREER AND
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LEARNING ABOUT TRANSPORTATION AS WELL.WE DO HAVE SOME TRANSPORTATION POSITIONS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO HIRE, BUT ULTIMATELY WE HAVE JUNIOR PLANNERS AS WELL AS MYSELF AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR ROBERT WILLIAMSON.
AND, AND, 'CAUSE I KNOW YOU WORK ON THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN AND OTHER THINGS, BUT THAT ALL THE, WITH THE OTHER AGENCIES AND STUFF, ALL THAT WORK AT TPC IS, IS, UM, A LOT.
I HAVE A LONG LIST HERE OF ALL OF THE MEETINGS WE SIT.
UM, I KNOW I ASKED ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS YOU GET FOR THE SIDEWALK FEE IN LIEU OF, IS THERE A WAY TO, UM, FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH WE HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN THAT SIDEWALK IN LIEU OF, YOU SAID, I THINK 138 APPLIED FOR THE FEE IN LIEU? OR, OR HAD, OR THAT WAS YES.
I THINK MY TEAM PREPARED THAT IN ANTICIPATION OF THAT QUESTION.
SO WE WENT AHEAD AND ASKED FOR FY 26.
WE'VE COLLECTED 693,979 AS OF APRIL 30TH.
UM, AND THAT, DO YOU, IS THERE, HOW DO I FIND THAT IN THE, I MEAN, IS IT, IT ULTIMATELY GOES TO PUBLIC WORKS, I'M ASSUMING, FOR SI HOW, HOW DOES THE MONEY WORK ON THAT? AND YOU CAN ANSWER ME LATER.
I I JUST ALSO, SO THAT THAT'S COLLECTED, THEY APPLY, THEY PAY THE FEE IN LIEU OF, IT'S THIS AMOUNT AND THEN I'M ASSUMING IT GETS TO PUBLIC WORKS TO BUILD SIDEWALKS.
UM, IF I COULD JUST GET SOMEBODY TO FOLLOW UP KIND OF ON THE SPECIFICS OF HOW THAT OKAY.
THAT, THAT FUNDING IS, AND, AND I'D LIKE TO TRACK HOW THAT'S BEING SPENT AND, AND WHERE, SO I'LL, I CAN ASK PUBLIC WORKS ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
BUT THAT IS ALL I HAVE AND I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE QUEUE.
UM, DOUG SMITH, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION ON, OKAY, COME ON UP.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK, UM, BOTH OF YOUR WORK AND ALL OF THE TEAM AT PLANNING.
YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB AND REALLY, UM, GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE HARD WORK.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
UM, I THOUGHT I HEARD HER SAY THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN EXPENSES IN THEIR BUDGET.
AND I KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET BOOK.
BUT ON PAGE 93 OF SECTION FOUR, IT SHOWS, UH, THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, WHICH WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HERE.
AND THE TOTAL EXPENSES IN THAT INCREASED 42%, UH, FROM THE ESTIMATE FOR THIS YEAR, AND THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR FROM $9 MILLION TO 12 MILLION, UH, $800,000.
UH, AND ON THAT, SPECIFICALLY AS I WAS LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE THINGS, THERE'S THE BLOCK AT THE BOTTOM THERE THAT SAYS SIGNIFICANT BUDGET CHANGES IN HIGHLIGHTS.
THIS APPLIES TO ALL, UH, DEPARTMENTS AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
IF THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE, EXCUSE ME, SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN ANY PARTICULAR LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET, IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE AN EXPLANATION OF WHY THAT INCREASED.
UH, RATHER THAN HAVING TO HAVE SOMEBODY LIKE ME COME AND ASK, WHY DID THIS GO UP 42%? SO IF IN THE FUTURE YOU COULD MAKE THAT, UH, ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT IS PART OF THE BUDGET BOOK OR PART OF THE BUDGET WHEN THEY SUBMIT IT, I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO EVERYBODY THAT IS WORKING ON THE BUDGETS.
AND, AND WE ASKED ABOUT SOME SPECIFIC INCREASES.
YOU KNOW, WE GO INTO THE RAW DATA AND ASK ABOUT, UM, INCREASES SOME OF, SOME OF THEM, LIKE SHE SAID, IN A LOT OF THE DEPARTMENTS, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THING ARE THE HOPE INCREASES AND THE BENEFIT INCREASES AND, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING TIED TO PERSONNEL.
SO THAT'S GENERALLY THE ANSWER WE GET.
THE, THE, THE DIFFERENT INCREASES I ASKED ABOUT WERE MANAGEMENT CONSULTING WENT FROM LIKE 750001.24 MILLION.
THAT'S FOR, UM, ONGOING COST FOR PLA TRACKER, HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRACKER, AI CHAT BOX, AI PLAT CHECK-IN LEGAL SERVICES.
SO WE DO ASK ABOUT SPECIFIC, UM, LINE ITEMS THAT ARE, THAT ARE INCREASED.
AND, BUT I THINK MOST OF IT, WHAT I'M LOOKING AT YOUR PAGE IN THE BUDGET BOOK IS, IS THE, IS THE SALARY AND, UH, CONTRACTUAL? WELL, YEAH.
THEY, THEY, I JUST LOOKED AT THIS.
NOW THEY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS FROM 47 TO 60.
SO THAT'S GONNA ADD, WHY IS THAT INCREASING SO SIGNIFICANTLY? AND AGAIN, THESE THINGS I THINK COULD BE ADDRESSED IN THE BUDGET RATHER THAN HAVING TO COME UP HERE AT THESE MEETINGS.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S ALL YOU'RE REFERRING TO, THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, WHICH IS WHERE WE YEAH.
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THE DEVELOPMENT.AND THEN ON, SINCE YOU'RE IN THE BUDGET BOOK, I'M SORRY, THE OTHER PEOPLE PROBABLY DON'T HAVE THIS, BUT ON PAGE 99 OF SECTION FOUR, UH, THEY TALK ABOUT, UH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.
THEY ARE CONTACTING CHAPTER 42, SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT PLATING, CHAPTER 28, REGULATION OF TOWERS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM ADD TO THAT LIST NOTIFICATION OF ANY SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS IN THE AREA, UH, OF THE PLAN THAT'S BEING CHANGED BECAUSE WE HAVE A PROBLEM.
I KNOW YOU CAN'T DO IT BY, UH, SUBDIVISION BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL OF THE SUBDIVISIONS ARE WHERE THEY HAVE, UH, DEED RESTRICTIONS.
BUT THAT'S WHERE WE RUN INTO A PROBLEM.
SO IF THEY COULD NOTIFY THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD, THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD, PEOPLE KNOW WHAT DIVISION, WHAT SUBDIVISIONS HAVE DEED RESTRICTIONS, AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE THAT BE ONE OF THEIR, UH, GOALS TO LIST HOW MANY SUPER NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE THEY CONTACTED, UH, IN A GIVEN YEAR.
'CAUSE I THINK THAT'S, WE'VE RUN INTO THAT PROBLEM A LOT BEFORE.
AND WHAT HAPPENS IS SOMEBODY STARTS BUILDING SOMEBODY BECAUSE A BUILDING, BECAUSE THEY APPROVE IT, AND THEN IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GET IT STOPPED AFTER THAT HAPPENS.
AND, AND THEY'RE HERE AND LISTENING TO THAT, I THINK THAT'S A REASONABLE REQUEST.
IF THERE'S AN EXISTING SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD WHILE WHERE THINGS ARE BEING SHIFTED THAT, OKAY, I HEARD SOMEBODY MAKE A COMMENT AT ANOTHER MEETING WHO WAS AT, THEY SAID, IT'S GOOD TO SEE HOW OUTCOME BASED, OUTCOME BASED BUDGETING WORKING.
AND I THOUGHT, WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT? AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THESE, UH, SHORT-TERM GOALS AND LONG-TERM GOALS.
AND I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE THAT BECAUSE YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S GOOD WORK, DOUG.
WE'VE ALL BEEN FIGHTING FOR THAT FOR A LONG TIME.
AND SO, AND UM, AND YEAH, I, I'VE MADE THE COMMENT, UM, THE OTHER DAY THAT THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES HAVE REALLY IMPROVED AND MM-HMM
AND THEY'RE A LOT MORE MEANINGFUL IN THIS BUDGET BOOK.
UM, AND THEY'RE, AND IT'S AN ONGOING PROCESS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR INPUT.
DOUG, LAURA GALLAGHER, LAURA GALLAGHER, COME ON DOWN.
UH, MY QUESTION IS ALSO ABOUT SOMETHING IN THE BUDGET BOOK, BUT I MIGHT HAVE WRITTEN THE PAGE NUMBERS DOWN WRONG.
UM, PAGE 262, I THINK THAT'S OUT OF THE WHOLE 700 PAGES.
BUT ONE OF THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES WAS THE NUMBER OF STATE BILLS REVIEWED DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
OBVIOUSLY THERE WERE NONE IN 2026 BECAUSE THERE WAS NO LEGISLATIVE SESSION, BUT IT SAYS IN A, IN 2027.
AND SO THE QUESTION OR COMMENT I HAVE IS THAT NOT NECESSARILY THIS DEPARTMENT, BUT DOES THE CITY ROUTINELY PLAN TO REVIEW BILLS IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE AS TO HOW THEY IMPACT LOCAL CONTROL AND OTHER CITY ISSUES? I KNOW OUR, OUR, THE MAYOR'S GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DEPARTMENT DOES THAT ON THE REGULAR, THIS MEANS THEY'RE GETTING RID OF THEM.
WELL JUST, I, OH, JUST LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION WHERE IT SAYS NA YEAH, THE NA MEANS THAT THAT SPECIFIC GOAL IS BEING, NOT BEING MONITORED, NOT BEING MONITORED ANYMORE FROM IN THIS DIVISION.
BUT JOSH IS TEAM, BUT JOSH AND HI JOSH SANDERS AND HIS TEAM, THEY'RE MONITORING ALL THE THINGS THAT, THAT IMPACT CITIES.
I JUST REMEMBER THAT LAST YEAR, 2025 DURING SOMETHING CAME UP DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS, BUT IT CAUGHT CITY COUNCIL OFF GUARD.
SO I JUST WANTED TO BE, UM, PROACTIVE ABOUT REMINDING Y'ALL THAT, I MEAN, I'LL DO THAT, BUT I DIDN'T, I, I KNEW ABOUT THAT ISSUE THAT Y'ALL DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT, BUT I FIGURED YOU KNEW.
UM, BUT, UM, YOU CAN ALWAYS SAY SOMETHING WE MIGHT NOT KNOW, BUT THAT, BUT I KNOW THEY TRACK IT.
I KNOW A COUPLE OF US REPRESENT THE CITY ON THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, UH, BOARD.
THEY, THAT WE GET INFORMED ABOUT WHAT'S COMING UP, UM, IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
SO WE DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH THE THOUSANDS OF BILLS THAT COME, BUT, BUT, UH, WE REALLY RELY ON THE MAYOR'S, UM, INTERGOVERNMENTAL MENTAL RELATIONS TEAM TO KEEP US INFORMED ON THE, THE MATTERS THAT WILL IMPACT CITY.
ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH CITY.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION TO CONTINUE NOTIFYING YOU ABOUT THINGS.
KEEP, KEEP NOTIFYING US, LAURA.
THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
ARE Y'ALL THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT OR THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT? WHAT'S THE OFFICIAL NAME?
AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF ANYTHING HAD CHANGED, SO THANK YOU.
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
YOU DO A GREAT JOB AND WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.
AND CLASS IS OVER