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City of Ell< River 2004 Annual Report INTER-DEPARTMENT PLANNING PROJECTS The Planning staff provides support to other departments as they conduct short and long-term planning and visioning. These projects include Westbound liquor, Library expansion, Public Works Master Plan, Downtown Revitalization, and others. This support includes site layout, concept options development, map and graphic preparation, and documentation. Once the planning and visioning is complete, staff assists in the required regulatory reviews of these same projects. In 2004 staff assisted the Recreation Department in the design and construction of the skatepark located at Lions Park Projects for 2005 include the Public Works Master Plan, downtown park and riverwalk design and plan preparation, development of the city-owned Cargill industrial area and items related to the Downtown Revitalization project. Other projects that are related to 2004 regulatory approvals include crossing of Trott Brook between Twin Lakes Estates and River Park, review of completed projects such as US Bank and the Wal-Mart expansion for compliance with conditions of approval, and County Road 40 reconstruction. HOUSEKEEPING/ONGOING PROJECTS In 2004, the Planning Department took on the tasks of addressing subdivisions and maintaining the property database associated with the permit software. An update to the permit software was completed in Fall 2004 and it is clear that data needs to be "cleaned up." In addition to maintaining the city's GIS data, this will be something to maintain on a regular basis. New land use and zoning maps relating to the Comprehensive Plan will need to be prepared for distribution to the public. Other projects completed annually by the department include: · Maintenance of a Residential Lot Inventory · Maintenance of a Development List · Updated No Hunting/No Burning Map · Updated Snowmobile Map · Updated Housing Status Report STAFFING CHANGES The City Council has authorized the hiring of a Community Development Director in 2005. This is likely to change the group dynamics of the Planning and other Divisions that work together to oversee the orderly development of the city.