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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: June 17, 2019 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:19-287 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.D. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Jeff Kay <br />City Manager <br />BY:Tom Liao <br />Community Development Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a Resolution of the City of San Leandro City Council to Approve <br />Two Consultant Services Agreements for Third Party Plan Check Services <br />Between the City of San Leandro and CSG Consultants, Inc. for $200,000 and <br />TRB+Associates for $200,000 (or a Total Amount Not to Exceed $400,000 Per <br />Fiscal Year During the FY 2019-21 Contract Period) <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Construction activity in the City is currently high and is projected to continue for at least the next <br />few years. Third party plan check consultants assist the City in managing the workload in order to <br />meet deadlines and provide quality customer service. <br />Staff recommends the City Council authorize the City Manager to enter into two Consultant <br />Services Agreements (with TRB+Associates and CSG Consultants, Inc.) for third party plan <br />check services for a combined not-to-exceed amount of $400,000 per fiscal year for FY2019-20 <br />and FY2020-21 in order for the Building Division of the Community Development Department to <br />continue providing plan check services in a timely manner, provide Certified Access Specialist <br />(CASp) services as required by California statute and to supplement current staffing during this <br />period of significant development activity. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City of San Leandro’s Building and Safety Services Division of the Community Development <br />Department ensures minimum standards to safeguard life, limb, health, property and public <br />welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, use and <br />occupancy, locations and maintenance of buildings and structures within the City through plan <br />review, permit issuances and inspections. <br />The volume of construction activity, as well as the type and complexity of projects, has increased <br />significantly since 2013. Between 2007 and 2012, the average annual construction valuation of <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/12/2019 <br />43