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Status report on the implementation of recommendations from the July 22, 2020, Citygate report reviewing the Resource Management Agency, including:
a. Consider introducing, waiving reading, and setting for adoption an ordinance:
1. Dissolving the Resource Management Agency,
2. Creating two new Departments: A) Housing and Community Development, and B) Community Services,
3. Authorizing other actions to implement the ordinance including certain fiscal actions and amending the County Code;
b. Receive a report from County Administrative Officer on certain actions to implement the Citygate report;
c. Receive a report from County Administrative Officer on fiscal implications of proposed actions;
d. Adopt a resolution that implements certain actions dissolving the Resource Management Agency and creating the Housing and Community Development; and
e. Provide direction to staff.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Introduce, waive reading and set for adoption an ordinance dissolving the Resource Management Agency (RMA) and creating a Housing and Community Development Department and a Community Services Department effective November 30, 2020;
b. Authorize other actions to implement the ordinance including certain fiscal actions and amending the County Code;
c. Receive a report from the County Administrative Officer (CAO) on the necessary actions to implement the Citygate report, including;
1. Split RMA into two departments generally based on functions identified by Citygate as follows:
i. Housing and Community Development Department (HCD); regulatory and permitting (development-related) functions, and
ii. Community Services Department (CS); operations (design, construct, maintain) of County facilities (public works, facilities, and parks).
2. CAO to move Housing functions from County Administrative Office into the newly created HCD, including certain homeless functions effective September 21, 2020.
3. Retain Economic De...
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