HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-04-02; City Council; 8114; Building Dept plan checking services fundingCtTx OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL
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P- TITLE: APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR BUILDING DEPT. HD.
DEPARTMENT PLAN CHECKING SERVICES CITY AmVa I IEPT. .BLDG I
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Resolution No. 7955/, authorizing the appropriation of
funds for Building Department plan checking services.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
The Building Department contracts with ESGIL, a private
corporation, for plan checking services to augment the abilities
of the City staff. Under the terms of this agreement, the City
pays ESGIL 80% of the plan check fee collected for any plan
submitted to ESGIL for review. Therefore, .Lie City is
guaranteed that any costs associated with pi.aii chccizj-nq is covered by the Developer's fee.
The 1984-85 Building Department budget included an appropriation
of $176,400 for ESGIL services. As of February, 1985, the City
had been billed by ESGIL in excess of $175,000. By the end of this year, the costs for plan check services will reach about
$280,000, or $100,000 above the current budget.
The City has received actual plan check revenue of about $330,000 as of the end of February, 1985, and will receive about $500,000
by year end.
The staff is asking Council to approve an increase in the amount
appropriated for plan checking services from $176,400 to $280,000
by appropriating a portion of the additional revenues, which will
be received by the General Fund before year end.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The City will receive about $100,000 more in revenue than was
estimated in the original budget. Also, total General Fund
revenues will exceed total expenditures by $300,000 to $500,000
by year end.
EXHIBIT:
1. Resolution No. 7\5<, appropriating funds for the Building
Department plan c ec ing services.
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RESOLUTION NO. 7954
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR
BUILDING PLAN CHECKING SERVICES.
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the 1984-85 Operating
Budget in June, 1984; and
WHEREAS, the 1984-85 Operating Budget included an
appropriating for plan check services within the Building
Department budget; and
WHEREAS, the volume of plan check services required to
satisfy the demand placed upon the Building Department by the
public has exceeded the budgeted figures included in the adopted
budget; and
WHEREAS, the City collects a fee from the public for plan
checking services to pay for the plan check services; and
WHEREAS, the City staff wishes to continue providing plan
check services on an efficient and timely basis.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Carlsbad that the amount of $100,000 is hereby appropriated
from the General Fund Unreserved Fund Balance to the Building
Department budget to fund the additional costs of plan check
services for 1984-85.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City
of Carlsbad, California, at a regular meeting held on the
2nd day of mril , 1985, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
cbuncil Wmbers Casler, kwis, Kulchin, clzick and Pettine
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hARY H. CYLER, Mayor
ATTEST :
ATHA L. LzLLtdA- RAUTENKRANZ, City tlerk
(SEAL)
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