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• The preparation of written staff reports and recommendations concerning the r- ? implementation and administration of preservation- related ordinances . • Staff activities would include, but not be limited to, applications for approval of major subdivision concept plans and proposed amendments related to the preservation of natural and cultural features , and rural community character; e . g. , the Flexible Decelopment standards . • The inspection of landscaping installed to satisfy design standards contained in the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations . • Liaison with departmental divisions, County departments, local government units, state and federal agencies, acid local and regional land trusts . To support the new Preservation Division as well as others, and to account for the increased demand for GIS services , the re- institution of the Information Services Division is proposed . It would be comprised of a GIS Applications Developer who would also supervise the division, the two GIS Project Coordinators , Miriam Coleman and Elizabeth McFarland , and a pact-time GIS Mapper I to digitize maps and create new coverages . Of the two members . . remaining in the Administration Division, they would continue under the supervision of the Planning Director in providing support to other staff T'hPse mcm.bers include the Administrative Assistants, Joanna Bradshaw and Kay Evans . Equipment Needs - a To carry out the duties and responsibilities assigned to the new division, the staff must .. have access to equipment with which to assemble and manage data, and prepare reports and i recommendations . During FY 1995 -96, nearly all of the personal computers in the Planning Department were upgraded . In addition, all computers were networked using Novell software and provided with a common ,operating system, Microsoft Windows 3 . 1 . Each staff member being considered for the new division participated in the upgrading process . The GIS needs of the Planning Department are served by a SUN SPARC-2 work station. t� To store the natural and cultural resource coverages that have been created to date, update and expand them, and develop new coverages for land use, zoning, and infrastructure, another GIS r VA work station is needed . In lieu of purchasing a similar work station, staff has contacted a ;_ ., representative of SUN Microsystems to explore an alternative approach. • Purchase two ULTRA- 1 work stations and two Calcomp back- lit digitizing tables , one each for Miriam Coleman and Elizabeth McFarland . • Retain the SPARC-2 work station and connect the two ULTRA- 1 stations to it to provide -a work space for the Water Resources Committee project and store coverages . 3