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6.3C Page 1 RIPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council Froll' tile Ci : M,ana .er July 13, 2009 Subject Amendment of the Redwood City's classification plan. Recommendation Approve by resolution the amendment of the City's classification plan to add two new classifications: A) Building, Infrastructure, and Transportation Director B) Planning, Housing, and Economic Development Director C) Delete the classification of Community Development Director and position of Community Development Services Manager - Redevelopment Background The Community Development Services Department has operated as a single department with one Director position to provide leadership for the functions of planning, redevelopment, housing, economic development, building and inspection, and engineering. Over time, several significant and long-term challenges and opportunities have emerged that have placed an increased demand on the management capacity and scope of expertise of the department director. These challenges include, but are not limited to: Downtown Precise Plan, implementation of the new General Plan, bayfront land use changes and infrastructure improvements, levee certification and sea level rise, and transit changes including High Speed Rail I CalTrain electrification, ferry terminal, 101/84 interchange improvements, and "Comp~ete Streets" policy implementation. An analysis of these challenges and the current organizational structure by the City Manager and Director of Human Resources provided evidence for the need to restructure the department to ensure that the increasing span of complex challenges can be met effectively. The resulting recommendation is to create two distinct and highly coordinated departments; one department of Planning, Housing and Economic Development, and one department of Building, Infrastructure, and Transportation. Both positions will report directly to the City Manager, and serve as members of the City's executive team. The proposed structure requires adding two new director positions to the City's classification plan and eliminating the current Community Development Services Director position. The two new department heads will provide specialized expertise within in a more strategically focused functional area. The Planning, Housing, and Economic Development Director will provide leadership to the areas of land use, policy, and entitlement decisions. This position will also provide oversight to the City's Redevelopment Agency. The Infrastructure, Building, and Transportation Director will provide leadership in the areas of infrastructure, transportation, and