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Community Development Consulting Clients

Community Development Consulting

Note: The following references include work that is currently being performed as well as completed projects.

Client	Service Provided
San Clemente, CA	Management review of the policies, procedures, management, staffing, and operations of San Clemente’s planning, building, and code compliance processes.
San Diego County, CA	Organizational and functional analysis of the Department of Planning and Land Use and associated land development services in the County.
Sacramento County, CA	Performance audit of the Planning Department and the Department of Environmental Review and Assessment (DERA).
Solano County, CA	Operational review of the development permit process for Solano County’s Department of Resource Management.
Salt Lake City, UT	Conduct interviews regarding the effectiveness of the City’s planning program and processes, and based on issues identified in Phase I, perform a detailed analysis of the planning program in Phase II. (view update on study here) Separately, management and performance audit of the Redevelopment Agency to assess the current management systems and processes to determine if there are changes that will improve the cost effectiveness of RDA programs. Additionally, management audit of the City's Engineering Division.
City of Ogden, UT	Performance audit of the Community Development Department. Separately, general management and operations study of the Ogden City Code Enforcement program.
West Linn, OR	Analysis of the City of West Linn's building revenues and expenditures to make recommendations on achieving a balanced budget.
City of Atwater, CA	Part-time interim Community Development Director services in additional to an organizational assessment of the Community Development Department for the City of Atwater.
City of Vista, CA	Performance audit of the City of Vista’s Development Review Process, including the program areas of Planning, Building, Engineering, Inspection Services, and other municipal functions the relate to the Development Review Process.
City of Modesto, CA	Redevelopment and economic development technical assistance services for the City of Modesto. While serving as interim Planning Manager for the City of Modesto, Citygate’s consultant provided an organizational assessment report of the City of Modesto’s Planning Division and the development review permitting process.
City of Santa Rosa, CA	Comparative research on the economic development departments in eight California cities.
City of Pittsburg, CA	Efficiency review of the Development Permitting programs in the Planning and Engineering operations for the City.
Jackson County, OR	Performance audit of the Development Permitting Process, including the Planning, Building, Environmental Quality, and Code Enforcement programs of the County’s Roads, Parks and Planning Department
City of Carlsbad, CA	Development Review Process audit, including the program areas of Planning, Building, Housing and Redevelopment, Development Services Engineering, and Fire Prevention.
Lee County, FL	Guidance to the Lee County Community Development Director in the area of state-of-the-art technology support for community development functions.
Calaveras County, CA	Performance audit of the Planning Department and the Building Department.
City of Reno, NV	Performance audit of the Community Development Department.
City of Dana Point, CA	Review the Planning, Building, and Public Works Counter Operations for the City of Dana Point. Additionally, strategic and tactical guidance in the area of state-of-the-art technology support.
Placer County, CA	Professional technical services related to the Placer County Executive Office consideration of West Placer projects’ implementation. Professional technical services related to development impact planning as it relates to Police Protection and Prevention services for the Sheriff-Coroner-Marshal Department of Placer County. Recommendation of a recreation program, recreation facilities, and estimated capital and annual operating cost for each of three new developments planned for the County: Placer Vineyards, the Regional University Community, and Placer Ranch.
City of Fresno, CA	Assistance to the Fresno Redevelopment Agency by providing project management services for the Historic Chinatown project.
City of Los Altos, CA	Performance audit of the Community Development Department.
City of Modesto, CA	Performance review of the Community Development Department.
City of Corona, CA	Performance reviews of the Planning, Building, and Housing and Development Departments.
City of Beaverton, OR	Assessment of the development review and building inspection processes. Reengineering of selected processes, including staff training and implementation.
Clark County, WA	Assessment of the County’s development review process and strategic plan for the Department. After a two-year implementation period, a second customer/citizen survey was conducted to assess the positive impacts of implementing the changes recommended in the initial study.