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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: June 21, 2021 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:21-385 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.P. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Fran Robustelli <br />City Manager <br />BY:Tom Liao <br />Community Development Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Susan Hsieh <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Approve Two <br />Consulting Services Agreements for Third Party Plan Check Services Between <br />the City of San Leandro and CSG Consultants, Inc. for $200,000 and <br />TRB+Associates for $300,000 in FY2021-2022 (for a Total Amount Not to <br />Exceed $500,000) <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Construction activity in the City remains high and is projected to continue to remain so in 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, one with TRB+Associates for $300,000 and another with CSG <br />Consultants, Inc. for $200,000 for third party plan check services (for a combined not-to-exceed <br />amount of $500,000) in FY2021-2022. This enables the Building and Safety Services Division <br />(Building) of the Community Development Department (CD) to continue providing plan check <br />services in a timely manner, provide Certified Access Specialist (CASp) services as required by <br />California statute and to supplement current staffing during this period of significant development <br />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 />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/19/2021 <br />442