UPP 594TOPICS IN URBAN PLANNING AND POLICY:MUNICIPAL SERVICES PLANNINGSpring 2011Syllabus—1/05/11TECHNICAL POINTS:Dates: Wednesday 1/12-4/27/11Thursday 6:00 PM until 9:00 PMRoom: 101 Lincoln HallInstructor: Robert L. Nelis, Sr.OVERVIEW:Planners and administrators who give planning or land use advice to municipalities must understand that the government’s decisions impact all facets of its current operations and future policies. Planning decisions and operation requirements are inherently interrelated: they are both part of the government’s overall purpose and they hold direct implications for each other. Planning decisions do not sand alone. Anyone planning for municipalities should understand the impacts and consequences of his/her advice as well as how the other functions of government inject their concerns into land use decisions. Directions, discussions, and advice must be realistic in light of their impacts.The purpose of this course is to introduce student to the interaction between planning andthe other operational elements of a municipality and governments with similar responsibilities. This course will acquaint students with the operational impact of land usedecision on various municipal functions such as police, fire, recreation, and public works.Students will learn how planning decisions alter municipal budget requirements and their five-year capital plan implications. All municipal decisions impact a variety of 1stakeholders; this course will also teach students how to analyze political and administrative feasibility of alternative proposals.This course is intended for students who plan to work for municipalities, counties, and townships; however, it will also offer insights for students who plan to work for regional, state, or federal agencies into the pressures facing governments that make land use decisions.OBJECTIVES:-Familiarization with organizational dynamic of municipalities-Knowledge of interrelationship between planning and municipal services-Projection of population and land uses at build-out-Prediction of various service demands-Prediction of capital facility requirements-Preparation of professional final productASSIGNMENTS:Students will be divided into teams. Each team will be assigned to a municipality the manager of which has volunteered to participate in this program. Each team will complete two assignments. First, the team will project build-out final population and land uses. Based on this product, the team’s second assignment will be to predict the amount of staff required to meet service demands and what capital facilities will be necessary to support them. The final product will be a written document presented to the participating municipal managers.EXPECTATIONS:Students are expected to read assigned documents and participate in class discussions. Students will be asked to critique (not criticize) each other’s ideas and work. The final 2product must be of a professional quality that it can not only be distributed by the receiving manager but also utilized in the municipality’s policy decisions.GRADING:17% Class Participation27% Assignment 1-Population and Land Use predictions56% Assignment 2-Staff and Capital ProjectionsSCHEDULE;Week 1 (1/12) Introduction:-Goals-Team and Municipality Assignments-Basic Tools-Population ProjectionsWeek 2 (1/19) Structure:-Organizational Structure- Informal/Formal Power- Stakeholders-Budgets and Five Year PlansWeek 3 (1/26) Introduction to Participating Municipalities (guest lecture)-Presentation by ManagersWeek 4 (2/2) Team Presentation of Population ProjectionsPresentation and discussion of eachWeek 5 (2/9) Size Selection for Village Buildings and Facilities (guest lecturer)3Week 6 (2/16) Field Research (no class) Visit CommunityWeek 7 (2/23) Public Works Presentation (guest lecturer)Engineering (Streets, Water, Sewer, Storm) Presentation (guest)Week 8 (3/2) Others Impact Fees and Economic Development (guest lecturer)-Discussion of what exists and purpose-Economic development ExerciseWeek 9 (3/9) Fire Service Presentation (guest lecturer)Week 10 (3/16) Police Service Presentation (guest lecturer)Week 11 (3/23) Spring Break (no class)Week 12 (3/30) Parks/Recreation Presentation (guest lecturer)Week 13 (4/6) Ordinances That Impact-Zoning-Subdivision-OthersWeek 14 (4/13) Municipal Service Delivery ChallengesWeek 15 (4/20) Project Status-Questions-Comments-Problems/SolutionsWeek 16 (4/27) Team Presentations of Final ProductsWeek 17 (5/4) Final Exam (product is the final); document to volunteer villageSchedule Caveats: Students are expected to ask questions in all classes. Due to guest lecturers schedule changes, some dates might require adjustment. Some subjects may be rescheduled depending on class situations. Readings will be formalized in final syllabus and may be subject to change. Readings will be either made available on Blackboard or handed out.4READING LISTuic-rob/uic/594 syllabus 2011 rev