REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Budget Modification No. 41 to Provide Funding for Temporary Public Works Engineering Development Staff
Report
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Development activity in Sunnyvale has been trending up for the past four years and is expected to continue at a high level for the next several years. This 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 both new development as well as investments to modernize existing older buildings.
In order to keep up with the elevated level of activity, additional resources are needed in the Public Works Engineering Division. These resources will help staff keep pace with the increased number, scope and complexity of permit applications. The current situation has been complicated by key staffing vacancies that staff is actively trying to recruit for in an already competitive market.
Staff has identified a number of firms that can provide on-call temporary engineering services over the next two years. In order to ensure the best level of availability to meet workload demands, it is anticipated that at least three on-call contracts will be awarded under the City Manager's award authority. To the extent viable temporary staff cannot be selected through the consulting firms for whatever reason, qualified temporary employees may be hired directly through the City's Department of Human Resources.
Based on resource availability and fit, once awarded, the staffing contracts may need to be amended. In the event a particular contract amendment exceeds the Council approval threshold of $100,000, staff is requesting pre-approval for the City Manager to execute the amendment(s), so long as there is corresponding decrease to one or more of the other contracts such that the total appropriation of $300,000 is not exceeded.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT
Because the requ...
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