FY 2021 Proposed Budget – City of San Antonio

PROPOSED FY 2021

OPERATING BUDGET

Development Services Department

Budget Work Session

September 2, 2020

Presented by: Michael Shannon, PE, CBO - Director

454 TEAM MEMBERS12%

TITLEEMPLOYEES BY DIVISION

98

98

105

Land Development

Plan Review

Field Services - Inspections

DSD

GENERAL FUND

96

30

19

8

Field Operations

Special Units

Graffiti Abatement

Boarding Homes &Mobile Parks

CODE

ENFORCEMENT

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

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Amin Tohmaz, PE, CBO

Deputy Director – Field Services

Terry Kannawin

Asst. Director – Plan Review

Melissa Ramirez

Asst. Director – Land Development

Michael Shannon, PE, CBO

Director

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Funds FY 2020 FY 2021 Change

Code Enforcement* $14.6 $14.2 ($0.4)

Grants** 0.2 0.1 ($0.1)

Total $14.8 $14.3 ($0.5)

Positions 150 150 0*Positions transferred from Public Works in FY 2020 and to be funded by DSD in FY 2021

FY 2021 PROPOSED BUDGET $49.5 MILLION

Enterprise Fund FY 2020 FY 2021 Change

Development Services

Fund$37.6 $35.2 ($2.4)

Total $37.6 $35.2 ($2.4)

Positions* 301 304 3*FY 2021 Proposed Budget for Code Enforcement is $14,487,477 of which $313,343 is

transferred to Development Services Fund for Accela.

** CDBG positions reduced from 3 to 2 in FY 2021

Land Development

$10.5 30%

Field Services$13.9 39%

Plan Review$10.8 31%

General Fund

$14.2

Grants $0.1

General Fund & Grants $14.3

Field Operations$9.6 67%

Special Units$2.3 16%

Grafitti Abatement$1.8 12%

Boarding Homes $0.7

5%

Development Services

Permits/Fees

$29.4

Transfer From

General Fund

$0.5

Fire Prevention

$1.8

Fund Balance $3.5

Development Services Fund $35.2

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3,3153,403

3,235

3,536 3,574

2,607

2,346

2,216 2,176

2,415

3,232

3,817 3,854

3,351

3,016

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2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020ADOPTED

FY 2020ESTIMATE

FY 2021PROPOSED

COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL

• FY 2020 Permits

decreased by 13.1%

(residential) and

27.1% (commercial)

• FY 2021 Permits

decreased by 10%

(residential) and

10% (commercial)

• $3 Million projected

revenue loss in FY

2021

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES - PERMIT ACTIVITY

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www.construction.comENTERPRISE FUND

MITIGATION OF REVENUE LOSS

• Holding 37 positions

vacant

• Less operational

expenses

• Use of Reserve

Funding

Our Statement

MAJOR

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• One-Stop changes limiting face-to-face interaction

• Emergency Declaration enforcement by Code

• Virtual Board & Commission meetings

• Telecommuting for staff without negatively impacting levels of service

• Remote video inspections

• 30-day educational phase for Code Enforcement

DURING THE PANDEMIC

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MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

CompletionPhase 2• Launch of Code Enforcement end of September

• Launch of permits and inspections in November

TeamStrike• Newly funded

• Focus on work without permits throughout City

UpdatesCode•MF-33 and RM-4 zoning designations

•Baby Changing Stations ordinance

•Board of Adjustment composition, rules and procedures – Ch. 35

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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Building inspections performed as scheduled

Complex commercial plan review (calendar days)

Initial residential plan review (business days)

Calendar days for major plats technical review

CODE ENFORCEMENT

Proactive cases – Tier 1 & Tier 2

Response time – Tier 1

Response time – Tier 2

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

45-day compliance rate – Tier 1 & Tier 2

Graffiti abated

Response time - Graffiti

FY 2020 ESTIMATE

FY 2020 ESTIMATE

98%

15

2

28

70%

2 days

3 days

84%

52,497

1 day

FY 2020 TARGET

FY 2020 TARGET

95%

18

3

20

65%

2 days

3 days

90%

50,000

3 days

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City TowerCredit Human

Thompson Hotel

FACILITATING MAJOR PROJECTS

Light and Print Building Cavender Building

Heritage Apartments

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Accomplishments - FY 2020 Budget Equity Tool

1. Offered free consultation services for building

permitting, zoning and code enforcement to low-

income homeowners and small businesses that

need the most assistance.

2. Supporting property owners that are

experiencing hardships, low-income households,

senior citizens, and homeowners with disabilities

to bring properties into compliance through the

Compliance Assistance Fund and Internal

Cleanup Process.

Strengths - FY 2021 Budget Equity Commitments

1. Analyzing racial and economic data to ensure that

most of the abatement assistance meet the needs of

low-income property owners and people of color.

2. Exploring different ways to reduce permitting fees

and incentivize affordable housing development, in

order to align with the City’s affordable housing

goals.

3. Launch a thorough Department Equity Assessment

which will result in the development of a 2-Year

Strategic Equity Plan.

BUDGET EQUITY TOOL

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COMMERCIAL TRADE PERMIT FEE CHANGE

• Revenue neutral based on occupancy group and square feet

LEGISLATIVE SESSION

• Monitor and participate in 87th Texas Legislative Session

BUDGET EQUITY TOOL

• Working with the Office of Equity

RESTART CODE UPDATE PROCESSES

• Unified Development Code update

• 2021 International Building Code updates

• Sign code amendments

COMPLETION OF BuildSA PROJECT• Launch of Code Enforcement in September• Launch permits and inspections in November

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FY 2021 GOALS

FY 2021 Proposed Budget – City of San Antonio

PROPOSED FY 2021

OPERATING BUDGET

Development Services Department

Budget Work Session

September 2, 2020

Presented by: Michael Shannon, PE, CBO - Director