Community Development and Infrastructure
Overview
Mission Statement
To improve customer service, streamline projects, and to align public infrastructure and private development to further County goals in attainable housing, reliable transportation, and sustainable environment.
Department Overview
The departments of Public Works and Planning were integrated in 2022-23 to form the Community Development and Infrastructure Department (CDI). The integration will result in the opening of a Unified Permitting Center (UPC), which will co-locate all County agencies involved in land use permits at one public counter to provide coordinated, customer-focused service and more efficient permitting.
The CDI budget represents a commitment to providing a built environment that is affordable, equitable, resilient and safe through stewardship of the County General Plan, an efficient Unified Permit Center, administering vital affordable housing funds, maintaining over 600 miles of roads, addressing buildings and public infrastructure impacted by climate change, and making strategic investments in the built environment for future generations. By integrating community planning and public works functions as a unified department and budget, services and projects are better aligned to deliver results.
FY 2023-24 Public Works Capital Infrastructure — Project Details
Budget Summary
Department Budget Overview
Budget Summary of Changes
The CDI - Planning Division budget and operational objectives represent an ongoing commitment to continuous improvement in development review and permitting, vacation rental enforcement, equity, and accessibility of information. The CDI - Public Works Division operational objectives invest in implementation of the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and completion of road repairs from recent storm damage.
Open the Services Overview or Operational Plan Objectives below for more details.
Supplemental Budget Summary of Changes
For the Public Works Division, the Supplemental Budget supersedes and replaces the preliminary budget released on April 27, 2023, as the full development of this division’s annual budget was delayed due to the County's and in particular Public Works extraordinary storm disaster response and on-going recovery efforts since January 2023.
The Public Works revised Proposed Budget provides for the built environment that is equitable, resilient and safe by maintaining over 600 miles of roads, addressing buildings and public infrastructure impacted by climate change, and making strategic investments in the built environment for future generations. If provides funding towards the future construction of the Organics Facility and Transfer Station and three FEMA funded 2017 Storm Damage repair projects, it reflects the committeemen to flood control disaster recovery, utilizes a $6 million grant from the State Water Resource Control Board to fund Phase 2 of the Sewer Rehabilitation project.
The budget recommends the addition of 9.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions: adding to Construction Engineering 2.0 FTE Sr. Engineering Associates, 2.0 FTE Engineering Technicians and 1.0 FTE Departmental Administrative Analyst to reduce the dependence on outside consultants; adding to Recycle & Solid Waste 2.0 FTE Transfer Truck drivers to extend the life of the Buena Vista landfill by increasing refuse transfers to other landfills; adding to Transportation 1.0 FTE Engineering Aide II to assist the County Traffic Engineer with critical safety related traffic investigations; and adding to Capital Projects 1.0 FTE Sr. Project Manager to enable more efficient delivery and oversight of County-sponsored capital projects. It also includes offsetting changes to add 1.0 FTE Accounting Technician and 1.0 FTE Departmental Administrative Analyst, while deleting 1.0 FTE Departmental Fiscal Officer and 1.0 FTE Code Compliance Investigator III to provide for more efficient operations of the Public Works division.
For the Planning Division, the Supplemental includes a correction to fund 1.0 FTE Senior Civil Engineer by unfunding a vacant 1.0 FTE Senior Building Inspector as an essential part of the Unified Permit Center.
Department Operations and Performance
Budget Details
The charts below show department expenditures and revenues by division and service. Click on the pie charts to drill down for more detail. Complete detail can be found on the County's Transparency Portal.
Expenses by Service
Expenses and Revenues over time
Personnel Details
The chart below provides the department personnel detail by division, service, and classification.
Footnotes
Indicates change from FY 2022-23 Adjusted Funded Positions (including Board-approved mid-year changes as of April 1, 2023).