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Planning and Development

2019 Budget Presentation

Planning and Development

“Planning and Development partners with those who choose to live and work in Saco through the delivery of excellent and timely service and plans for the future while preserving and enhancing a superior quality

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life. The Administrative Division’s focus is

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the expansion and diversification of Saco’s tax base and the support

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residents, with a primary focus

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the development of our commercial and industrial sectors.” Department Responsibilities: ▫ Planning ▫ Economic Development ▫ Community Development ▫ Historic Preservation

Organizational Chart

Full-Time Equivalents: 4

2018 Highlights

• Comp Plan Downtown Update 2018, approved Feb. 20, 2018
• Internships: 4
• Historic Preservation Commission

 COA’s – 9 granted, 2017; 8 granted to date, 2018  Historic Lecture Series, Nov. 2017 – May 2018

• Planning Board activity:

Site plan review 11 applicants 2017; 11 to date, 2018 Subdivisions 8 applicants “ “ ; 3 to date, “ “ Conditional uses 5 applicants “ “ ; 1 to date, “ “

Major Influences, Challenges, or Needs

RAD 901, 903 – conversion to digital due to storage constraints, ease of retrieval RAD 902 – cost of consultant, Form Based Zoning RAD 904 – utilize GIS consultant to assemble and create maps for Greenbelt project Primary Challenge: staffing level

Expenses Over Time

FY2018 Adopted Rec. Budget $ Change % Change Expense $471,233 $477,067 $5,834 1.2% Revenue $50,000 $75,000 $25,000 50.0% Operating Income ($421,233) ($402,067) $19,166

Budget By Category

• On target ¾ through FY18

Funding for FY19 (% covered with Economic Development Fund (EDF) and TIFs)

• Director position (50%)
• Economic Development Specialist (100%)
• Associate Planner (0%)
• Administrative Assistant (50%)

Request Above Directive

Priority RAD # Project Name Frequency Requested Recommended 00901 Planning Admin Desk Scanner One-Time $300 $300 00902 Professional Services One-Time $30,000 $30,000 00903 Public Information Station One-Time $2,500 $2,500 00904 Greenbelt GIS Map Tool One-Time $5,000 $5,000 Planning and Development Total $37,800 $37,800

RAD Narrative

• 00901 Planning Admin Desk Scanner

❖Aids in digitizing and storage paper documents

00902 Professional Services

❖Form Based Code consultant – we want to get this right

00903 Public Information Station

❖Digitized document viewing

00904 GIS Mapping, Greenbelt ❖Assemble trail, natural resource and assessing data > maps