PREPARED BY: SARAH MAROOF DATE OF MEETING: 12/18/17
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF $160,000 FROM THE FY 2017/18 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SALARY ACCOUNT TO ITS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ACCOUNT; AND (2) AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A NEW AGREEMENT WITH MIG FOR ON-CALL PLANNING SUPPORT CONSULTING SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $184,000 FOR FY 2017/18, WITH OPTIONS TO RENEW ANNUALLY FOR THREE YEARS UP TO $190,000 PER YEAR, BASED ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, FOR A FOUR-YEAR CUMULATIVE CONTRACT TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $754,000
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Fiscal Sustainability - Budgetary Spending Controls is an adopted policy item under the FY2018-21 Council Priority Workplan, effective November 1, 2017.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
BACKGROUND
For FY 2017/18, within the Adopted City Council Budget for Development Services, the salary account (212-1755-41000) has a total budget appropriation of $742,847. As of December 4, 2017, a balance of $495,863 was remaining, or 58% of the total salary budget allocation for FY 2017/18. The higher than anticipated balance left in salary is due to various staff vacancies in the Development Services Department, and these staff vacancies, particularly in Planning, have necessitated the use of on-call contract planning support services at a higher rate than anticipated. As a result, as of December 4, 2017, the Professional Services budget account (212-1755-43600) has a remaining non-encumbered balance of $29,045, 7% of the total line item allocation of $395,000.
For the remainder of FY 2017/18, additional Professional Services will need to be obtained in order to perform contracted planning support services to cover for staff vacancies while going through the process of advertising and interviewing to fill vacant positions.
Since sufficient funding exi...
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