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City of San Leandro <br />City Council <br />Meeting Date: June 20, 2023 <br />Agenda Number: 10.u. <br />Agenda Section: CONSENT CALENDAR <br />File Number: 23-295 <br />File Type: Staff Report <br />Adopt a Resolution to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute Two Consulting Services <br />Agreements for Third Party Plan Check Services Between the City of San Leandro and CSG <br />Consultants, Inc. for $300,000 and TRB+Associates for $700,000 in FY2023-2024 (for a Total <br />Amount Not to Exceed $1,000,000) <br />COUNCIL PRIORITY <br />·Fiscal Sustainability and Transparency <br />·Community & Business Development <br />SUMMARY <br />Construction activity in the City remains high and is projected to continue to remain so in the <br />next few years. Third-party plan check consultants assist the City in managing the workload <br />in order to meet deadlines and provide quality customer service. They enable the Building and <br />Safety Services Division (Building) of the Community Development Department (CD) to <br />continue providing plan check services in a timely manner, provide Certified Access Specialist <br />(CASp) services as required by California statute, and supplement current staffing during this <br />period of significant development activity. Our third -party consultants act as Floodplain <br />Manager as required by the federal Floodplain Emergency Management Agency. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to enter into two <br />Consultant Services Agreements, one with TRB +Associates for $700,000 and another with <br />CSG Consultants, Inc. for $300,000 for third-party plan check services (for a combined <br />not-to-exceed amount of $1,000,000) in Fiscal Year 2023-2024. <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, health, property, and <br />public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, use <br />and occupancy, locations and maintenance of buildings and structures within the City through <br />plan review, permit issuances, and inspections. <br />The volume of construction activity, as well as the type and complexity of projects, has <br />increased significantly and remains high since 2013. Since 2013, the valuation, number, and <br />complexity of permits have increased significantly. Building permit construction valuation has <br />remained at $130,000,000.00 or higher over the past seven years and is expected to increase <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/14/2023