REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Authorize Amending Existing Contracts for Building Plan Check and Inspection Services (F18-034) and Approve Budget Modification No.19
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to amend existing contracts with Shums Coda Associates, 4Leaf and Municipal Plan Check Services for building plan check and inspection services. The Shums Coda Associates and 4Leaf contract amounts will increase $201,000 each for a new total not-to-exceed amount of $300,000 for each contract and the Municipal Plan Check Services will increase $101,000 for a new not-to-exceed amount of $200,000 and approve Budget Modification No. 19 in the amount of $503,000 to fund the contracts. Approval is also requested to delegate authority to the City Manager to amend these contracts, within budgeted funding.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Chapter 2.08 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, City Council approval is required for contracts exceeding $100,000.
Pursuant to Sunnyvale Charter Section 1305, at any meeting after the adoption of the budget, the City Council may amend or supplement the budget by motion adopted by affirmative votes of at least four members so as to authorize the transfer of unused balances appropriated for one purpose to another, or to appropriate available revenue not included in the budget.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Development activity is currently robust in Sunnyvale and is expected to continue for several more years. This activity reflects the strength of the Silicon Valley economy and Sunnyvale's desirability as a place for business and residential growth. This growth is represented by...
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