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6.3.E. - Page2 • Opportunities for restructuring the divisions. The recombination of the BIT and PHED departments into one department also provides the opportunity to restructure the Planning and Engineering divisions to help them address current needs more effectively as described below. Organization of the Community Development Department There will be three divisions - Planning, Building and Engineering- as shown on the attached organization chart. Each of the three divisions will have a technically strong manager who will be responsible for the day-to-day technical operations of the department and report to the new Community Development Director. The new Community Development Director will be in the Executive Management group. The proposed salary range is $13,323 to $16,280 per month. New funding for this position will be required and will be included in the FY 2011-12 Annual Budget. Enqineerinq Division Structure Restructure the Engineering division into two sections. The engineering staff will be assigned to two sections - a capital improvement section and a private development/transportation section. Creating these two sections clarifies the structure and the responsibilities of engineering staff, will assist external customers in locating the appropriate service provider and supports timely and responsive customer service. The creation of a Private Development/Transportation Section allows for greater focus on service to private development review and transportation planning. The Capital Improvement Section plans, designs, and manages the construction of city capital improvements. Given the strong technical skills of the Capital Improvement staff, the Engineering Manager will supervise this section in addition to managing the division. This reorganization reduces the number of Supervising Civil Engineers from two to one, freeing up a vacant Supervising Civil Engineer position to meet other city needs. Reallocate staff resources to transportation and landscape architecture. There are two areas that were identified as inadequately staffed: transportation planning and landscape architecture. • Create a Senior Transportation Coordinator position. Transportation is one of the city's Strategic Initiatives. Projects like high speed rail, Dumbarton Rail, downtown parking, bike and pedestrian mobility planning, and transportation issues as part of private development proposals have created a need for additional staff with transportation planning and coordination expertise. The Senior Transportation Coordinator will be a management position represented by the Redwood City Management Employees Association. The proposed salary range is $8,456 to $10,147 per month. Funding for the position is available as a result of a vacant Supervising Civil Engineer position, which will be eliminated from the budget.