A project by Laura Melahn, Candidate for Menlo Park District 4 City Council
City department

Community Development

Core services: long-range planning, development review, building plan check/permits/inspections, affordable housing initiatives.

$12,038,773
Proposed spending, FY 2026-27
All funds, not just the General Fund
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Summed from gl_transactions for Community Development, fiscal year 2027, expense rows across all fund types. This department is budgeted for about 34 full-time equivalent staff.

What they do

Divisions

Planning; Building; Housing
What's in the pipeline

Major projects under this department

Community Development reviews the City's largest private developments. Their fees and permits are a big — and uneven — part of this department's revenue. Each links to its full budget trail.

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Spending over time

Five-year expense trend

FY 23$11,013,794
FY 24$11,342,720
FY 25$15,317,798
FY 26$11,780,663
FY 27$12,038,773
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Expense totals by fiscal year (FY 2023 through FY 2027) from the v_dept_summary view. FY 2023 to FY 2025 are actuals; FY 2026 is the adopted prior-year budget; FY 2027 is proposed.

How decisions were made

Recent Council actions

Council decisions tied to this department's projects, newest first. Expand any item to see what staff recommended and the source document.

No Council actions are linked to Community Development yet. This part of the database is being expanded; decisions tied to specific projects will appear here as they are added.