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1k. Approve Budget for Completion of Comp Plan CITYOF /k•CHANHASSEN ________ 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 (612) 937-1900• FAX(612) 937-5739 1 MEMORANDUM TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager FROM: Paul Krauss, Planning Director DATE: March 21, 1990 SUBJ: Additional Funding for Consultant Assistance for Completion of the Comprehensive Plan Since my arrival at the City last summer, I have accelerated the pace at which the Comprehensive Plan amendment is being developed. ' At the same time I have striven to reduce the amount of departmental funds expended on =consultant fees and generally believe this has been successful. Since my arrival I have t undertaken the responsibilities of drafting most of the new ordinances that have been processed in-house and we have eliminated the need for consultant assistance on project reviews. However, at the same time we have had a continued reliance on the use of Van ' Doren Hazard Stallings to complete the Comprehensive Plan. I believe that this is a valid expenditure of City funding due to several factors, including 1) the firm's, and Mark Koegler in particular, past association and experience with development in Chanhassen; 2) the firm's association with the current comprehensive planning efforts prior to -my arrival with the City; ' and 3) the need to complete this process in a timely manner that is beyond the ability of in-house staff due to the pressures of on- going work and other sped projects. II The date of my arrival at the City `"did ` not permit a full participation in the budget preparation process. ,. Mowever, there was an attempt made to assess what sort ' Of consultant fee allocation should be provided to allow the completion of the plan. However, since that time the scope of the work has been broadened into several areas that had not,been anticipated. Much of this is due to feedback that we have received from Metropolitan Council staff relative to what they will be looking for in the plan. In addition, we have requested HNTB to undertake some additional work relative to tailoring the Eastern Carver County Transportation ' Study to address issues being raised by development that will result from the draft Land Use Plan. These expenditures also need to be made up from some source. \ r ��� 4- I 2%4-4n _�- Mr. Don Ashworth ,-,& 1 March 21, 1990 =� _ `'+ }� Page 2 t 2ivt Based upon these factors, I am requesting that the City Council II allocate an additional $10,000 to be used by staff for consultant expenditures relative to completing the Comprehensive Plan submittal to the Metropolitan Council. Manager's Comments: Points brought out in Paul's memorandum are I correct. The point that Paul does not bring out is the fact that I had asked that he not present this request until this time. The I reason for making that request was three-fold: - Timina: By the time that the potential need started to II become apparent, we were late in the budgetary process and further modifications could have delayed our ability % to certify as required by state law; `i �.` - Unknowns: Even though the potential need was becoming `" evident it still was an uncertainty. My request to Paul :_ ' was that we leave the budget as presented and attempt to I 1, ', 7 find means by which it could be reduced. [What time has - c, shown is that the amount needs to be increased. ] ; ,: ,` { Availability of Funds: Special funding projects, such as II this, are paid via the administrative trust fund. The .F fund ensures that we do not produce unnecessary jumps in ; the general fund property tax levy for special projects I `' for which one time funding is necessary. Types of expenditures made out of this account include one time computer purchases, personnel studies (comparable worth II plan) , and special planning and engineering studies/ expenditures, i.e. advance funding for TH 212, accelerated Highway 5 payments, study of Highway 7 corridor, and most of the comprehensive plan work. The II proposed 1990 work functions were seen as being rather ambitious, but feasible - $212,800. This expenditure amount was set with uncertainty as to actual revenues I for 1989 and even greater uncertainty as to 1990. My request to Paul was to wait in making his proposal until such time as the audit had been completed and, therefore, I being in a position of knowing if funds would be available to meet the request if such were found to be necessary. I am pleased to state that the actual revenues for 1989 exceeded II projections by more than the amount of the proposed request. Additionally, 1990 appears to continue ahead of pace assuring that funding of this request can be made without jeopardizing other II programs. Approval is recommended. [Note: Should the Council act to approve the request as presented, staff will put such into I resolution form that would officially amend the 1990 budget. ] II 1