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6.1.E. - Page 1 RE PO RT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Cit Mana er February 11, 2013 SUBJECT Amendment Number 1 to Agreement with CSG Consultants for Building Permit Plan Review Services. RECOMMENDATION By motion, approve and authorize execution of Amendment Number 1 with CSG Consultants in the amount of $145,000 to provide Building Permit plan review services. BACKGROUND On May 23, 2012, the City executed an agreement with CSG Consultants, Inc., in the amount of $55,000 to provide on-site and off-site Building Permit plan review services. This Agreement was necessary to ensure uninterrupted plan review services following the resignation of the City's Fire Plan Checker and to ensure that the City meets published plan check turnaround time goals. ANALYSIS The Community Development Department provides plan review services through a combination of full time staff and consultant staff resources. In Fiscal Year 2012-2013 two plan check consultants have been utilized: CSG Consultants, Inc., and Sums Coda & Associates, Inc. Due to recent increased development activity within the City, the original consultant plan check budget for CSG Consultants has been exhausted in the first six months of the fiscal year. In order to continue to have consultant plan check resources available through the end of the fiscal year and to meet our plan check turn around goals additional funds are necessary. Staff recommends an increase to the Agreement for consultant plan check services in the amount of $145,000. ALTERNATIVES Do not authorize execution of Amendment Number 1 to CSG Consultants Inc., Agreement. This will extend plan check review times for Building Permit applications for moderate and large scale projects. FISCAL IMPACT The cost for consultant plan services is completely funded though permit plan check fees. Due to the increased development activity within the City the Department is on