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City of Tulsa Planning Department

Information Council Requested

• History of Planning Department
• Staffing: Roles and Responsibilities
• Current Budget
• How Planning Department interacts with

TMAPC/INCOG

HISTORY

• 1953 – Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning

Commission (TMAPC) established through state legislation.

1. Authorized City-County Planning 2. Separate entity from either government 3. Commissioners appointed by Mayor and County Commissioners 4. Operated Independently of elected officials and hired

• wn director and staff

1960’s PLANNING

• TMAPC
• Tulsa Chamber of Commerce
• Community Development (Office of the

Mayor)

• Tulsa Urban Renewal Authority

KEY INFLUENCES

• 1. Federal Government was sending millions of dollars to cities

across the country

• Model Cities Program (Pools & Recreation Centers)
• Water Treatment Facilities
• Roads, Bridges, Highways
• 2. Out of the federal government’s need to see coordination of these

funds at a regional level, it established regional council of governments (COGs) to plan for the use and implementation of these funds.

• 1967 INCOG was created

3.TMAPC Developed a comprehensive land use plan for the city/county

1970’s KEY INFLUENCES

• Federal Government still played a significant

role in cities and planning with major funding through: Urban Planning Assistance Program known as the “701” (section 701 of the Housing Act) Categorical Grants (urban renewal, water and sewer, parks grants) were replaced by CDBG (Tulsa recv’d in the $10-12 million range)

1970’s PLANNING

1972 – 1978

• Vision 2000 – New comprehensive land use

plan created (Mayor Robert LaFortune) 3 Growth Policies Considered:

• Balanced Growth
• Satellite Nodes
• Existing Trend

1980’s PLANNING

• Vision 2000 Implementation (Mayor Inhofe)

– Existing Trend – Satellite node approach – Current Planning (TMAPC and Board of Adjustments staff, zoning, platting, subdivision regulations) was moved to INCOG – Tulsa Urban Renewal Authority (TDA) staff were brought into the city. – Workforce was brought into the City under City Development

• Federal funding for regional planning and public facilities

was significantly reduced

Resulted in loss of long range planning positions at INCOG and funding that has not been replaced either at INCOG or within the city

1980’s PLANNING

• 1984 – The Department of City Development

is re-organized (Mayor Terry Young)

• Planning staff numbered 13
• Funded by Federal grants and general revenue funds

Responsibilities: Planning and Research Community Development (CDBG) planning and implementation through TDA Real Estate Workforce/Job Training Tulsa Area Agency on Aging

1980’s PLANNING

• 1988 – Department of Urban Development Created

(Mayor Rodger Randle)

• Funded by CDBG primarily with small portion of

general revenue

• Responsibilities:
• 1. Planning, oversight and implementation of Urban Renewal

Areas

• 2. Assisting with Tax Increment Finance Districts
• 3. Historic Preservation
• 4. Limited by funding to working primarily in urban renewal

areas

1990’s PLANNING

• Mayor Susan Savage expanded responsibility of

Planning Department to include three Infill Development Neighborhoods

– Brady Village – 6th Street Corridor – Brookside General Revenue resources were made available to accommodate this effort. While city resources grew marginally, INCOG resources continued shrinking.

2000’s PLANNING

• 2001-2004 (Mayors Susan Savage and Bill

LaFortune INCOG’s budget is cut an additional 20% as part

• f the overall city budget cuts
• 2002-2006 Urban Development Department was

reorganized and included as a division within Public Works Department (Mayor Bill LaFortune) Staff role and sources of funding remained the same

2000’s PLANNING

• 2006 – City of Tulsa Planning Department Created

(Mayor Kathy Taylor)

• Funding changed from CDBG to General Revenue to

allow work to be done city-wide

• Analysis of other City planning departments conducted:

Average size of staff was 49 but budgets were varied. 2007-2008 budget – three additional planning positions were added in anticipation of PlaniTulsa implementation INCOG houses current planning function which includes TMAPC and BOA

Vacant Director EX-60 02310 18

Stephen Carr Senior Planner EX‐44 02310 4675‐0002 Jim Coles Planner III EX‐40 02310 4673‐0009 Edward Sharrer Planner II AT‐28 02310 4672‐0001 Theron Warlick Planner III EX‐40 02310 4673‐0010 Kenny Rowley Urban Design Planner EX‐36 02310 4653‐0001 Tom Dapice Planner I AT‐28 02310 4671‐0013 Martha Schultz Planner III EX‐40 02310 4673‐0011 Monty EcElroy Planner I AT‐28 02310 4671‐0012 David Simmons Planner III EX‐40 02310 4673‐0002 Dennis Whitaker Planner II AT‐32 02310 4672‐0009 Vacant Planner III EX‐40 02310 Vacant Planner I AT‐32 02310 4672‐0014 Amanda DeCort Planner II EX‐32 02310 4672‐0011 Shirley Goddard Planner I AT‐28 02310 4671‐0011 Vacant Office Administrator I OT‐17 02310 2174‐0060 Tynesha Jackson Office Assistant III (p/t) OT‐15 02310 2172‐0016 Fannie Warrior Office Administrator II Ot‐18 02310 2175‐0073

City of Tulsa Planning Department – fy 08‐09

13 Planning positions – 3 vacant positions

CURRENT BUDGET

• Expenses

– Personnel Services: $997,000 – Materials and Supplies: $65,100 – Other Services and Charges: $22,900

Total: $1,065,000

• Resources

– General Fund (1080): $1,065,000

Planning Department’s Role Today

• Small Area and Neighborhood Plans

Plan with citizens for their community’s improvement to eliminate blight and strengthen the economic prosperity of neighborhoods throughout our city.

• Plan for Historic Preservation Citywide and oversee five Historic

preservation districts

• Administration of two improvement districts
• Staff the Tulsa Arts Commission
• Staff the Tulsa Preservation Commission
• Oversee Urban Renewal Plans
• Assist visiting Urban Planner, Dr. Jack Crowley, in the development
• f a downtown master plan that will be coordinated with:
• PlaniTulsa – Staff is responsible for the two year project to update
• ur city’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan
• Assist, through working with other departments, the implementation
• f the projects called for in the plans they develop and help see

adopted through the TMAPC

Interface with INCOG

INCOG assists the Planning Department with:

• Adoption of Neighborhood Plans
• Demographics/Data
• Mapping and GIS information
• Guidance on zoning and land use regulations

that would impact neighborhood plans

• Coordination with PlaniTulsa