REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Authorization to Amend Temporary Personnel Services Agreement with Fire & Risk Alliance, LLC., and Approval of Budget Modification No. 35 in the Amount of $500,000
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to amend the existing temporary personnel services agreement with Fire & Risk Alliance, LLC for fire protection system plan reviews and inspection services for new construction. The Fire & Risk Alliance, LLC contract amount will increase by $500,000 to a new not-to-exceed amount of $875,000.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Chapter 2.08 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, Council approval is required for transactions exceeding $100,000.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" with the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378 (b) (4) in that is a fiscal activity that does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potential significant impact on the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
On February 9, 2016, City Council approved RTC No. 15-0988 appropriating funds to add staff positions in the Departments of Community Development, Public Works and Public Safety to respond to the workload needs for development and environmental review, construction permitting and construction inspections. Additionally, funds were appropriated to support contracts for on-call building inspection and fire inspection services. Two fire protection engineer positions were added to the Department of Public Safety and contracts were executed with 4Leaf, Inc., Jensen-Hughes, Inc. and Fire & Risk Alliance, LLC.
Initial recruitment efforts to fill the two-vacant fire protection engineer positions did not result in the placement of employees and on January 24, 2017, City Council approved RTC No. 16-1022 appropriating additional Development Enterprise Fund Reserves to the temporary personnel service agreements for fire protec...
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