Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Community Development topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Community Development outlines comprehensive-plan follow-ups, stormwater asset mapping, and preparation for capital-improvement planning
Summary
Director of Community Development reviewed planning priorities including completing a comprehensive plan and small-area studies, updating land-use regulations, uploading stormwater asset data to iWORKS, pursuing grants, and coordinating a capital improvements plan tied to department and commission priorities.
Director of Community Development (name given as Director Johnson) told the Red Bank Board of Commissioners that the department—s mission is to "develop and implement creative community-based strategies to enhance economic opportunity, build strong neighborhoods, promote public engagement, and ensure a dynamic framework for quality growth and development of Red Bank."
Johnson summarized current and upcoming priorities: completing elements of the comprehensive plan and small-area studies, updating land-use regulations to align with the comprehensive plan, supporting GIS services and producing maps in-house (crediting Michael Pham—s GIS capability), finalizing stormwater asset-management data in the iWORKS system so field crews can access live inventories for future work orders, and continuing grant resourcing and administration.
"We hope, in the next week or two, have all of our data uploaded into our iWORKS system so that it is... live," Johnson said. He stressed that the capital improvements plan will be central to budgeting and financing and that departments will contribute project requests for prioritization by the city manager and commission.
Johnson also noted the department—s role in code enforcement, administrative hearings for property issues, and serving on external boards. He cited recent work with a new public-art board and ongoing coordination with the planning commission, development zone authority (DZA), flood plain review board, and the WWTA sewer board.
Commissioners asked whether the department anticipates major budget changes; Johnson replied he does not foresee a significant change and expects funds allocated for planning to roll over for ongoing efforts such as revising land-use regulations. Commissioner Graham commented that sewer-area expansion will be a significant follow-on where planning and capital work must be prioritized when moratoriums lift.
No formal action was taken. Johnson provided a short glossary of planning terms (studies, concept plans, implementation plans) to clarify expectations about future deliverables and next steps.
