REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Approve Budget Modification No. 9 to Provide Funding for Temporary Public Works Transportation and Traffic Services Staff and Authorize the City Manager to Amend or Enter into Implementing Contract(s) to a Level Greater than $100,000 so long as the Total Appropriation of $300,000 is Not Exceeded
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, $250,000 in additional resources for supplemental staffing contracts was added with the FY 2014/15 Budget through Project 830900, Transportation and Traffic Services Staff Augmentation. These resources, which are now exhausted, helped staff keep pace with the increased number, scope, and complexity of permit applications. The most significant traffic and transportation work effort is related to the completion of Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) reports, but other development related work includes the review of signing and striping plans, signal plans, streetlight plans, and traffic control plans. Staff is seeking to increase this allocation by an additional $300,000 due to the continued elevated development activity. The $300,000 is funded from the Development Enterprise by development fees and will be used to provide services required and funded as part of development permits.
The funding will be used for temporary staff selected through consulting firms or qualified temporary employees which may be hired directly through the City's Department of Human Resources. Based on resource availability and fit, staffing contracts may need to be awarded o...
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