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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENTS FOR BUILDING PLAN CHECK <br />SERVICES AND APPROPRIATION <br />ADJUSTMENTS <br />t'.~'"" <br />CITY MANAGER <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 1S' Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and <br />Clerk of the Council to execute agreements with Scott Fazekas and <br />Associates, Inc.; Tmad, Taylor & Gaines; and NYA Consulting Structural <br />Engineers in an aggregate total amount not to exceed $300,000. <br />2. Approve appropriation adjustments recognizing aggregate total amounts <br />not to exceed $300,000 in the 2007-2008 FY revenue account for <br />building plan check (account no. 011-01-5401) and appropriating <br />various amounts not to exceed $300,000 to the Planning and Building <br />Agency 2007-2008 FY budget allocation in the account for contractual <br />services (account no .. 11-508-6291) for payments to .the consultants. <br />contracted to complete building plan checks of various projects. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City has experienced an upward trend in development over the last <br />several years which is expected to continue in the current fiscal year. <br />Major projects are under way or are expected to begin development in the <br />next 12 months. Among these are: One Broadway Plaza, a 37 story office <br />building on Broadway Avenue; the Nexus project, a 23-story residential <br />tower at MacArthur Cinema site; the Montage project which includes one <br />four-story and two five-story structures with a total of 350 residential <br />units at Main Street and MacArthur Boulevard; and the Promenade Pointe <br />project, with one eight-story tower and a second 18-story tower of <br />residential units. These and other major developments will put a <br />significant burden on the plan check staff to provide timely and accurate <br />processing of plans. <br />In order to maintain an appropriate service level for these new major <br />projects, while still maintaining a three-week turn-around time for all <br />plan submittals, it is necessary to augment plan check staff. Since <br />additional employees may not be required when these major projects are <br />25B-1 <br />