DATE: March 23, 2021
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Development Services
SUBJECT
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Amendments to the Agreements with Five Consulting Firms, Increasing the Compensation to an Amount Not-to-Exceed the Total Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Appropriation for Consulting Services within the Development Services Department Building Division
RECOMMENDATION
That Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute amendments to agreements with five consulting firms to provide on-call plan check, building inspection, and permit technician services, increasing the compensation to an amount not-to-exceed the fiscal year 2021 Development Services Department (DSD) Building Division approved operating budget appropriation for consulting services.
SUMMARY
The City currently has executed agreements with five outside consulting firms to augment DSD Building Division staff by providing plan check, inspection and permit technician services. The compensation for these agreements is for an amount not-to-exceed the original budget appropriation of $330,000 (distributed as appropriate to each of the consultants) for FY2021, and for a term of one year from the date of execution, with the option to extend annually for up to three years.
Staff seeks Council approval authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute amendments to these agreements, increasing the compensation in an amount not-to-exceed the revised budget appropriation for consulting services within the DSD Building Division approved FY2021 Operating Budget.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution