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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-045 Appropriation / re: Increased Land Use Applications 0. ORDINANCE NO. 2005 -- 45 AN ORDINANCE amending the 2005 budget for the City of Yakima, and making an appropriation of $95,000 within the 000 — General Fund for expenditure during 2005 to provide for an increased volume of land use applications. WHEREAS, the amount of $95,000 must be appropriated within the 000 — General Fund for expenditure during 2005 to provide for an increased volume of land use applications; and WHEREAS, at the time of the adoption of the 2005 budget the revenue funds for this project were not known, and the City Council declares that an emergency exists of the type contemplated by RCW 35.33.091 and that it is in the best interests of the City to make appropriation herein provided, now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1: The amount of $95,000 is hereby appropriated from the Un- appropriated Fund Balance in the 000 — General Fund to the various accounts and in the various amounts, to provide for an increased volume of land use applications, all as specified in the Schedule attached hereto and incorporated herein. Section 2: This ordinance is one making an appropriation and shall take effect immediately upon its passage, approval and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, at a regular meeting and igned and approved this 16th day of August , 2005 �, Paul P George, ayor AT CL City Clerk First Reading: 8 -2 -2005 Publication Date: 8 -19 -2005 Effective Date: 8 -19 -2005 Cie Planning land use ordinance 05 7/28/2005 APPROP ORDINANCE PAGE 1 SCHEDULE I Yakima Urban Hearing Examiner - General Fund APPROPRIATIONS Professional Services 000 - 020 - 313 - 0000 - 55860 -410 $40,000 00 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS $40,000 00 Environmental Planning - General Fund APPROPRIATIONS Overtime 000 -021- 310 - 0000 - 55820 -120 $15,000 00 Professional Services 000 - 021 -310- 0000 - 55820 -410 $5,000 00 Postage 000 - 021 - 310 - 0000 - 55820 -422 $10,000 00 Advertising 000 - 021 -310- 0000 - 55820 -440 $13,000 00 Printing 000 - 021 - 310 - 0000 - 55820 -492 $12,000 00 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS $55,000 00 erp 7/28/2005 4:53 PM appropriation misc app.021 (2) . BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT '5 — Item No 1� For Meeting of August 2; 2005 ITEM TITLE An Ordinance Approving a Mid -Year Appropriation to Amend the 2005 Budget increasing. A 020 - Hearing Examiner Account by $40,000, and, B 021- Environmental Planning Account by $55,000 SUBMITTED BY ichard A. Zais, City Manager ir4.1 ook, Director of Community and Economic Development Department CONTACT PERSON /TELEPHONE Doug Maples, Code Administration and Planning Manager - 575 -6060 SUMMARY EXPLANATION A. 020 — Hearing Examiner Account. This year has been the busiest year in many years for the Planning Division. As a result to the large number of land use applications submitted, there has been an increase number of applications to the Heanng Examiner with no sign of this pattern ending soon From the beginning of 2005 to July 1, 2005, the Hearing Examiner had 205 hours of land use application work compared to 52 hours at this time last year As a result, the Code Administration and Planning Division has exceeded the 2005 budget allocated to the Hearing Examiner ($25,000) in the first five months of this year Based upon the number of applications under review plus the complexity of some of these applications (i e Wal -Mart Rezone) currently anticipated for the fourth quarter of 2005, the Code Administration and Planning Division would request the budget increase of $40,000 for the remainder of the year B 021 — Environmental Planning Account. The Environmental Planning budget account 021 has five (5) line items needing appropriation approval for some of the same reasons stated above These budget line items are overtime - -120, professional services - 410, postage — 422, advertising — 440, and printing — 492 (Continued to next page) Resolution X Ordinance X Contract Other (Specify) Funding Source General Fund Revenues APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL. I.", �' City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION Read the Ordinance by title only at the August 2, 2005 meeting and pass the ordinance at the August 16, 2005 meeting BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION COUNCIL ACTION 8/2: Ordinance read by title only second reading 8- 16 -05. 8 -16: Ordinance passed. ORDINANCE NO. 2005 -45 Requested New 2005 Budget Increase 2005 Budget 1 Overtime - -120 $20,000 $15,000 $35,000 2 Professional services - 410 $5,000 $5,000 $10,000 3 Postage — 422 $12,000 $10,000 $22,000 4. Advertising — 440 $15,000 $13,000 $28,000 5 Printing — 492 $12,000 $12,000 $24,000 $64,000 $55,000 $119,000 Most of the line items mentioned above have been spent down to 10% of their 2005 budget authority The number of development applications have contributed to much of this workload, but some of the expenditures have resulted from 2006 Comprehensive Plan update the Code Administration and Planning staff is working to complete Public participation has also been a significant factor in the increase request. The Planning workload this year (2005) presently is 82 -land use applications compared to this time last year (2004) of 28 land use apphcations Planning has process in 2005 thus far 147 applications compared to 45 in 2004 at this time As a partial offset of revenue to help balance these additional expenses, we have identified building permit revenue, which is running substantially above budget projections through June 30, 2005 For the first 6 months of the year we have collected 65% of the projected annual revenue with several large buildings still under review for the second half of 2005 Our current projects are that building permit revenue will end the year at somewhere between $35,000 and $75,000 over budget.