HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-03-14 - AGENDA REPORTS - PLAN CHECK SERVICES (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
DATE: March 14, 2000
City Manager Appro,
Item to be presented
SUBJECT: CONTRACTUAL PLAN CHECK SERVICES — APPROPRIATION OF
ADDITIONAL CONTRACTUAL PLAN CHECK SERVICE FUNDS
DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Engineering Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to transfer $50,000.00 from the City's
Contingency Fund Account No. 1240-7401 to the Transportation & Engineering Services
Department/Engineering Services Contractual Services Account No. 4310-8001.
BACKGROUND
During the past several years, the Engineering Services Section has utilized contractual plan
check services to supplement City staff in the review of large development projects. As the
workload associated with this type of service depends upon the activity of residential and
commercial development, the City has chosen to rely upon contractual assistance to complete
these important functions in lieu of hiring additional staff.
Due to anticipated increases in the demand for plan check services by the development
community, $50,000.00 in contractual services funding for these types of services was allocated
to the Engineering Services Section during the Fiscal Year 1999/2000 mid -year budget process.
Staff utilizes these funds to provide development -related services that include various plan
check services, such as grading bridge, street, and riverbank protection, as well as soil and
geology review.
City revenues generated by the fees collected for these services are projected to increase during
Fiscal Year 1999/2000. More importantly, all plan -check -related costs are anticipated to be
100 percent offset by developer fees received for all related services during the current fiscal
year.
During the past 18 to 24 months, construction activity (both at local and statewide levels) has
increased due to the resurgent economy. This strong economic climate, coupled with the fact
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that the Engineering Services Section currently does not have a full complement of staff, has
directly resulted in an increased demand for plan -check -related services surpassing staffs
initial projected level for the present fiscal year.
In order to provide a continuing level of service to the City's business community, staff is
requesting that the City Council authorize and direct the City Manager to transfer $50,000.00
from the City's Contingency Fund Account No. 1240-7401 to the Transportation & Engineering
Services Department/Engineering Services Contractual Services Account No. 4310-8001.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
All plan -check -related costs are anticipated to be 100 percent offset by developer fees received
for all related services during Fiscal Year 1999/2000.
ATTACHMENTS
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