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Planning Department outlines preservation staffing increases and budget constraints
Summary
Planning Department staff presented the FY2020–22 budget preview and a preservation work program showing increased preservation staffing (14.75 FTE to 21.3 FTE), add‑back funds for a citywide survey, and a fee study that could change department revenue. Commissioners pressed on staffing for cultural districts and legacy business support.
The San Francisco Planning Department on Jan. 15 presented an informational preview of its proposed budget and a more detailed preservation work program to the Historic Preservation Commission. Deputy Director of Administration Deborah Landis told the commission the department is projecting roughly 16,000 permit and planning items in the coming year, is largely fee‑funded, and is operating under a mayoral directive that discourages new positions amid a two‑year citywide shortfall the department said is about $420 million.
The presentation flagged two expense drivers: planned relocation to a costlier building and rising personnel costs. Landis said staff used a 3% CPI assumption for revenue projections pending…
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