Job Details

Planning and Housing Director

Position Number: 6374422
Location: Fort Bragg, CA
Position Type: Residence Life and Housing

Mission: Fort Bragg is a small town nestled between the coast and the redwoods with a strong sense of community that seeks to preserve its environment while providing resilient public facilities and infrastructure and supporting a safe and vibrant economic, multi-cultural, and recreational experience for both locals and visitors alike.

Vision: Fort Bragg, a California coastal destination with rich natural resources and rugged beauty, is transforming our future by weaving together our people, ecosystems, and economy to create community prosperity. We are making our mark in the 21st Century by creating climate-ready water and energy independence, housing and economic opportunities, accessible health care, community public safety, and education for all.

We are guided by the following Core Values:

Innovation: We highly encourage creativity and forward-thinking solutions to meet the evolving needs of our city.

Honesty & Integrity: We believe in transparent, honest, and ethical interactions with our community and stakeholders.

Service-Oriented: We are responsive to the public and to each other to demonstrate our genuine commitment to creating a Fort Bragg that Serves us today and readies us for a successful tomorrow.

Fair & Ethical: principles and practices, Fort Bragg promotes an inclusive community culture of unity and equality that openly invites everyone to enjoy our unique coastal enclave.

Collaboration: nourishes civic pride and celebrates the diversity of our city and the meaningful municipal services that our residents and businesses rely on.

POSITION SUMMARY

Plans, directs and coordinates the full range of planning, housing, and building activities, including planning, building, and housing. Under general policy direction, and in support of defined goals and objectives, performs a variety of planning, management, financial and marketing tasks requiring the use of independent judgment.

TYPICAL DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Functions of this position include the direction and coordination of the work of the Community Development Department staff, and the review of the work for accuracy and compliance with legal provisions, departmental policies, and established planning principles and procedures. Operation of complex computer and/or communication systems; ability to operate keyboard, develop and read detailed documents, give oral instructions to employees, conduct oral conversations with customers; make oral presentations; ability to periodically work long hours.

Plans, directs and coordinates the development and implementation of planning, housing and building goals, objectives, priorities, and programs; makes recommendations on administrative and business matters.
Prepares agendas for meetings, including status reports on prior direction, financial status reports, committee reports and staff reports in support of proposed action.
Plans, organizes, and directs the preparation of a recommended department budget; provides periodic performance reports to the City Manager; works closely with and provides staff support to the Planning Commission and City Council in developing implementation plans and evaluating projects.
Meet and engage with a variety of citizens, advisory groups, governmental representatives, technical experts and developers on issues including traffic, facilities design, housing, parking, commercial/industrial development, zoning and neighborhood improvements.
Administers Community Development Block Grant program; prepares grant applications; plans and conducts information meetings; advises the City Manager and City Council/Agency Board on project applications.
Is responsible for the updating and administration of the General Plan; including updates as necessary.
Prepares studies, reports and perform other duties as assigned by the City Manager.
Serves as the City's California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Environmental Coordinator and Zoning Administrator.
Oversees the education, enforcement and compliance of building and zoning ordinances.
Monitors and analyzes federal and state legislation and regulations relating to planning, community development, and redevelopment to determine impact upon the City; advises City Manager and other department heads concerning changing regulatory requirements.
Develops economic development and housing program resources; responds to inquiries and works with individuals interested in pursuing the development of projects; makes referrals to financing agencies; develops working relationship with federal, state, other local and nonprofit agencies offering economic development and housing assistance programs.
Develops and implements a strategy for the City of Fort Bragg for the retention, expansion and recruitment of business and industry.
Identifies funding sources; maintains relationships with funding sources and ensures compliance with reporting requirements; administers contractual agreements with governmental agencies to ensure appropriate fiscal controls.
Counsels, cooperates with, and acts as liaison to other local agencies and nonprofit organizations working in community and economic development and business promotion projects and activities involving the promotion and development of the local economy.
Develops promotional literature, data sheets, inventories of available industrial land and buildings, and other data for dissemination to businesses interested in developing or relocating in the City.
Provides a continuing service to businesses in the City to help solve problems resulting from new location or expansion requirements or related problems.
Supervises and provides direction to the Community Development Department staff in the overall management of the planning, housing, and building functions.
Manages contract services for building inspection and other community development services.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Five years of experience in planning, community development, housing, redevelopment, economic development, urban design, or a related field, including four years in a supervisory or leadership role. Education should be equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a degree in or major in Public Administration, Business or Business Administration, Planning, Urban Design, Economics, or a related field.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Frequent walking, standing, writing, bending, reaching, sitting in office chair, keyboarding, and visual contact with computer terminal; occasional lifting of items weighing less than 30 pounds, reaching and lifting above shoulders, carrying boxes of materials from one building to another, driving motor vehicle.