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Receive an update from the Director of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Director of Public Works, Facilities and Parks (PWFP) regarding the implementation of recommendations in the July 22, 2020 Citygate Associates, LLC report "Review of the Resource Management Agency".
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors receive an update from the HCD and PWFP regarding the implementation of recommendations in the July 22, 2020 Citygate Associates, LLC report "Review of the Resource Management Agency".
SUMMARY/ DISCUSSION:
On July 28, 2020, the Board of Supervisors accepted the July 22, 2020 Citygate report including the seventy-six (76) proposed recommendations. The Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance dissolving the RMA and creating two new departments effective November 30, 2020. The Chief Administrative Officer and County Counsel were authorized to implement other actions including certain fiscal actions and amending the County Code, and the Board requested regular updates on implementation progress. The following actions have been completed since the last update to the Board on November 10, 2020:
* Recruitments for Director of HCD and Chief of Planning are completed.
* Substantial progress has been made on all of the 76 Report recommendations. Of these, 41 have been completed. See attached Attachment A which lists the current status of all Priority A Citygate recommendations.
* All recommendations have been assigned to responsible staff with target completion dates established for each.
* Exhibit 1 lists the status of all 76 Citygate recommendations.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The implementation of the Citygate report recommendations is a collaborative effort composed of the County Administrative Officer, Assistant County Administrative Officer, County Counsel, and Director of Human Resources working with key staff from HCD and PWFP.
FINANCING:
There is no financial impact resulting from receiving this report...
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