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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT TO <br />RECOGNIZE ADDITIONAL PLANNING <br />AND BUILDING AGENCY REVENUE AND <br />RESOLUTION TO ADD BUILDING <br />SAFETY AND PLANNING POSITIONS TO <br />THE FY14 -16 BUDGET <br />(CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Approve an Appropriation Adjustment recognizing $772,000 in additional Planning and <br />Building Agency Revenue. <br />2. Adopt a resolution amending the City's basic classification and compensation plan and to <br />amend the Fiscal Year 2014 -2015 annual budget to create five Building Safety positions <br />and two Planning positions. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Background <br />For many years the Building Division met or exceeded a 24 -hour turnaround time for all building, <br />electrical, mechanical and plumbing inspections. This level of service was comparable to <br />surrounding municipalities and represented the generally accepted performance goal for <br />inspection services in the County. The Building Division was able to maintain this level of service <br />with 15 specialty (electrical / plumbing) and combination building inspectors. <br />Beginning in 2009, budget constraints and un- filled retirements resulted in the reduction of over <br />60 percent of inspection staff. While these reductions negatively impacted inspection turnaround <br />times, the impact was lessened by a concurrent reduction in building activity due to the economic <br />downturn. <br />Building permit applications and inspection activity have steadily increased since 2010 as major <br />development projects that were put on hold during the recession have restarted and new projects <br />are being proposed. There are a number of large residential and commercial projects in various <br />phases of the planning, design and construction process within the City including: <br />55A -1 <br />