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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: June 20, 2016 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:16-315 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.0. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Cynthia Battenberg <br />Community Development Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a Resolution Approving three Consultant Services <br />Agreements for Third Party Plan Check Services Between the City of San <br />Leandro and 4LEAF for $35,000; AHG Architectural Services for $65,000; and <br />TRB+Associates for $100,000. <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Construction activity in the City is currently high and is projected to continue in FY 2016-17. <br />Third party plan check consultants assist the City in managing the work load in order to meet <br />deadlines and provide quality customer service. Staff recommends the City Council authorize <br />the City Manager to enter into three Consultant Services Agreements for third party plan <br />check services for a combined not-to-exceed amount of $200,000 in order for the Building <br />Division of the Community Development Department to continue providing plan check <br />services in a timely manner during this period of significant development activity. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City of San Leandro’s Building and Safety Services Division of the Community <br />Development Department ensures minimum standards to safeguard life, limb, health, property <br />and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, <br />use and occupancy, locations and maintenance of buildings and structures within the City <br />through plan review, permit issuances and inspection. <br />The volume of construction activity, as well as the type and complexity of projects, has <br />increased significantly since 2013. Between 2007 and 2012, the average annual construction <br />valuation of building permit activity in the City was $62 million. Since 2013, the average <br />annual valuation has increased to $126 million. The majority of the increase in activity is <br />occurring in the commercial and industrial segments. Residential investment currently <br />accounts for approximately 12% of construction value. <br />Third party plan check consultants assist the City during times of high activity to meet <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/14/2016