2013-2014 budget - City of Syracuse

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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF PLANNING & SUSTAINABILITY
I. Program Responsibilities:
The Office of Planning & Sustainability is responsible for the planning, coordination and execution of the Mayor’s
sustainability initiatives, major planning and urban design projects, and both intradepartmental and interdepartmental
administrative and planning efforts to ensure consistency with and progression of the Mayor’s agenda.
This Office is charged with advancing sustainability initiatives including but not limited to those pertaining to energy,
clean air, clean water, stormwater management, smart growth, green building, natural resource protection,
environmental advocacy and education, as well as interaction with local, state and federal agencies such as the New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the New York State Energy Research and Development
Authority (NYSERDA), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US Department of Energy (DOE), and other
governmental and non-governmental agencies.
This Office is charged with the creation and/or implementation of plans and other administrative tools related to land
use, zoning, historic preservation, public art, brownfield management, and urban architectural and landscape design.
Additionally, the Bureau will work with individual City departments to assist in the creation of plans that will help guide
operations in the most effective and efficient manner. Concurrently the Bureau will work to make sure the plans and
guiding documents being used by different departments are well coordinated with each other and are in keeping with the
Mayor’s agenda.
II. Major Functions
III. Cost of
Function as
a % of Total
Budget
IV. Activity Indicators
V.
2011/2012
Actual
VI.
2012/2013
Estimate
VII.
2013/2014
Anticipated
Sustainability Initiatives 10% 24 26 26
Execution of Planning Projects 15% 14 15 15
Development of City Plans 40% 7 7 5
Assistance in Departmental Plan
Development
35% 7 7 4