DATE: June 21, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Acting Assistant City Manager / Development Services Director
SUBJECT
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Amend the FY2022 Operating Budget for the Development Services Department Building Division for Outside Plan Check, Building Inspection, and Permit Technician Services
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) approving an amendment to the FY2022 budget for the Development Services Department (DSD) - Building Division, increasing the appropriation from $800,000 to $1,270,000 for consulting services for outside plan check, building inspections, and permit technician 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 annual budget appropriation (distributed as appropriate amongst the consultants for work performed) for FY 2022, and for a term up to three years or until 2024.
The additional $470,000 of appropriated funds in the General Fund will be offset by fees paid for building plan check by permit applicants at the time plans and applications are submitted and permit fees for inspections are collected. To date, approximately $3.5 million in revenue has been collected for permit and inspection fees. Staff is requesting an additional appropriation of $470,000 in the General Fund to cover the cost of outside plan checking, building inspections, and permit technician services for a total of $1,270,000. The additional appropriation will be funded by an offset in fees collected through permit applications for building plan check and inspection services.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution