1. Accomplishments for fy08-09 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Capital Projects, Engineering, Geospatial Services, Permits & Inspections
2. Unified Agencies Merged Community Development and Capital Projects into a single department, eliminating a Director position, and providing for the better utilization of resources. This will allow us to engineer more projects on a timely basis. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Capital Projects, Engineering, Geospatial Services, Permits & Inspections
3. Improved Organization Restructured the Developers’ Regulatory Committee so that it is co-chaired and administered by the Community Development Department. This restructuring has created a medium in which developer issues can be objectively evaluated and positive change implemented that benefits the city as well as the developer community. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Capital Projects, Engineering, Geospatial Services, Permits & inspections
4. Achieved Efficiency Implemented residential digital archiving and digital permit files. This procedural change has eliminated countless paper files, has created a permanent archiving for pertinent documents, has significantly improved the quality of record keeping, and has greatly reduced the amount of sensitive “identity theft” type information accessibility. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Capital Projects, Engineering, Geospatial Services, Permits & inspections
5. Reacted Successfully Developed Hurricane Ike damage assessment and incident maps that have proven valuable in our efforts at seeking reimbursement from FEMA. Helped man the EOC, and Inspectors performed over 330 field damage assessments. Staff helped man Food POD’s to help deliver food and water to those in need. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Capital Projects, Engineering, Geospatial Services, Permits & Inspections
6. Utilized Technology Developed a ITSP plan that will significantly improve our ability to manage our assets such as water, sewer, drainage, and roadways. Enhanced GIS data on the City of Conroe website to include data downloads for the City Limits, Planning Area, and ETJ. Provided numerous links from the City of Conroe website to agencies and other organizations involved with engineering, floodplain, and building processes. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Capital Projects, Engineering, Geospatial Services, Permits & Inspections
7. Promoted Forward Thinking Established a Green Committee to accelerate sustainable practices throughout Conroe; the city will demonstrate leadership through internal policies, modeling, and external education. Land-Reforestation/Tree Planting; Infill Development Air-City Operations & External Operations Waste-Examine Recycling Feasibility; Reduce Landfill % Water-Proactive Role in Water Conservation through Partnerships Energy-Improve Residential and Commercial Efficiency; Establish LEED-Based Menu COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Capital Projects, Engineering, Geospatial Services, Permits & Inspections
8. Institutionalize Planning Readopted the 2003 Floodplain Management Plan to satisfy FEMA NFIP-Community Rating System Class 7 requirements Comprehensive Plan-General updates; Improve coordination of implementation internally and externally Transportation-Create draft version of 2009 Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan Development-Continued, efficient process from pre-dev through construction Annexations-Improvements in feasibility process for determining next annexations COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Capital Projects, Engineering, Geospatial Services, Permits & inspections
13. Conroe Park North Sections Four & Five (Inspection only)Downtown Phase 9 Ed Kharbat Drive Phase 2 Ground Storage Tank Elevated Storage Tank Gladstell Paving improvements COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Capital Projects, Engineering, Geospatial Services, Permits & inspections
19. Designing Quality Projects Water Total Value Status Water Well #21 & Ground Storage Tank $2,750,000 Pending Water Well #22 & Ground Storage Tank $2,750,000 Pending League Line West Annexation Bella Vita $663,000 Complete League Line Longmire waterline $822,000 Pending Sewer League Line Longmire Gravity Main $2,000,000 Pending League Line West Annexation Bella Vita $ 662,000 Complete Conroe Mobile Estates $20,000 Complete Alligator Creek Rehabilitation $3,000,000 Complete Roads Dugan Area Street Rehabilitation $1,991,000 Pending Crighton Road $19,000,000 Pending Longmire Road Phase 3 $8,024,000 Pending League Line Road Phase 2 $6,946,000 Pending Drainage Dugan Area $307,000 Pending Avenue E./1st Street $277,400 Complete Chambers/McMillan $294,410 Complete Reaves / S. 5th $120,968 Complete Downtown Revitalization Downtown Phase 10 $810,000 Pending Longmire Road Phase 3 Surveying League Line Road Phase 2 Surveying COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Capital Projects, Engineering, Geospatial Services, Permits & inspections
20. Sharing Project Cost COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Capital Projects, Engineering, Geospatial Services, Permits & inspections
27. FM 830 Waterline $500,000Only projects selected by Council will be designed and constructed. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Capital Projects, Engineering, Geospatial Services, Permits & inspections Capital ProjectsGoals & Objectives 09/10
28. Community DevelopmentGoals & Objectives 09/10 Document the City of Conroe’s geospatial model by September 30, 2010. Convert the City Control Manual to a digital format available on the website by June 30, 2010. Implement a commercial digital archiving process in the Building Department by December 31, 2009. Improve the process of prosecuting illegal building and construction practices by June 30, 2010. Re-establish and improve the CRS program so that our citizens will obtain flood insurance discounts by June 30, 2010. Adopt an updated Thoroughfare Plan by December 31, 2009. Clarify the annexation process and document timelines by December 31, 2009. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Capital Projects, Engineering, Geospatial Services, Permits & inspections
