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SECTION J -- COMMUNITY PLANNING, HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT
NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION
PROGRAM MISSION: To
enhance residential areas by providing citizen-initiated public improvements in
a timely manner based upon regularly-updated, neighborhood-developed plans.
The Neighborhood Conservation Program provides technical
planning assistance and capital project development resources to neighborhoods
to increase civic involvement, create neighborhood identity and improve public
facilities. The Program assists civic associations in the development of
Neighborhood Conservation Plans that reflect community needs and provides
dedicated funding for capital projects that address those needs. There are 48 neighborhoods
participating in the program: 39 have
completed and current plans, 9are developing new plans and 15
are updating their existing conservation plans. Neighborhoods with County
Board-accepted Neighborhood Conservation Plans may seek funds for capital
improvements including streets, curbs, gutters, street lights, park and
recreational facilities, beautification, pedestrian enhancements and neighborhood
signs. In order to qualify for funds, projects must be recommended to the
County Board by the Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Committee, and in some
cases, must be qualified by petition.
Neighborhood Conservation staff support the operations and initiatives
of the Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Committee in its monthly meetings and
works with citizens to create plans, and define and build projects. The Program
manages a pipeline of unfunded projects (received from participating civic associations)
and supervises the design and construction of projects approved by the County
Board in twice-annual funding sessions.
Currently there are 67 proposed projects and 85 active projects in
varying stages of development.
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Neighborhood
Conservation
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FY 2004
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FY 2005
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FY 2006
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% Change:
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Actual
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Adopted
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Proposed
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'05 to '06
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Personnel
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$211,770
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$277,825
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$277,625
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-
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Non-Personnel
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13,634
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37,402
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23,902
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-36%
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Total Expenditures
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225,404
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315,227
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301,527
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-4%
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Total Revenues
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Net Tax Support
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$225,404
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$315,227
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$301,527
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-4%
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Authorized FTEs
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7.5
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7.5
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7.5
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Funded FTEs
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7.5
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7.5
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7.5
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SIGNIFICANT BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS:
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The decrease in non-personnel ($13,500) is from the
one-time allocation of funds to purchase signs for the "Keep Kids Alive"
program.
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Personnel budget is net after chargebacks for 3.5 FTEs
($255,055) who work one hundred percent on
bond funded projects 3.0 FTEs ($80,740) who are charged back to capital
proportionate to their work on capital projects.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
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FY2002
Actual
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FY 2003 Actual
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FY 2004 Actual
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FY 2005 Estimate
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FY 2006 Estimate
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FY 2006 Goal
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Mission Outcome Measures
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NC plans and updates
in
progress
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13
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12
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24
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23
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22
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22
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NC plans less than 10 years
old
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19
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20
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17
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18
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18
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18
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Customer Measures
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Number of NC areas with qualified unfunded projects
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N/A
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N/A
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27
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30
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32
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32
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Number of participating neighborhoods
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N/A
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47
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48
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50
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51
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51
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Percent of NCAC members satisfied with program
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N/A
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N/A
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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Number of resident committees
satisfied with technical assistance on planning
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N/A
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N/A
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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Percent of Block Captains satisfied with project development process
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N/A
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N/A
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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Effectiveness
Measures
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NC capital projects completed/percentage
on schedule
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23/74%
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17/59%
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20/60%
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35/70%
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35/75%
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35/75%
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Plans completed within 3
years
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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75%
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75%
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75%
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FUTURE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS:
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As bond funds increase, the number of participating
neighborhoods also increases along with the number of projects proposed for
each funding round. This places additional
workload demands on staff currently at capacity.
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