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CITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL
AB# /2, 5g DEPT. hD.’p#d”- TITLE: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR
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CITY ATTY.
DEPT. BLD I CITY MGR.S
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
ADOPT Resolution No. 96 - /I 0 appropriating money from the General fund Contingency
Account to the Building Department to cover contract plan checking costs for fiscal year 1995-96.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
The City’s Building Department contracts with ESGIL Corporation for plan checking services.
This contract provides considerable flexibility in processing plans through the Building
Department and reduces the time necessary for plan checking when compared to providing in-
house services. The contract with ESGIL is based on a fixed formula which pays 80% of the
City’s plan check fee to ESGIL, while returning the remainder of the fee to cover City costs.
The fiscal year 1995-96 budget did not anticipate the level of building plan submittal at the level
which has occurred and, therefore, the contract for plan check services has been under-funded.
To date, $132,658 has been expended for work performed through February 1996. In order to
meet current and future financial obligations in this fiscal year, $57,000 is requested. This is
based on current obligations plus an estimate of $17,000 per month for three months.
The Community Development Director is requesting an additional $57,000 be added to the
Miscellaneous Professional Services account to cover these building plan check costs for the
remainder of the 1995-96 fiscal year. The estimated revenue for plan check services will exceed
the amount of additional funds requested.
FISCAL IMPACT:
During 1995-96 the City of Carlsbad will receive funds in excess of the original budget estimates
for plan check fees. This additional revenue is due to an increase in plan check activity over and
above that anticipated when the budget was prepared in late 1995. The Building Department‘s
request to add $57,000 to the plan check budget account can be funded by the appropriation of
a portion of the additional plan check revenue that will be received by the City during this fiscal
year. Due to the receipt of funds in excess of the original budget estimate, Council may take this
action without negatively affecting the projected June 30, 1996 General Fund balance.
EXHIBITS:
1. Resolution No. %- /I 0 approving additional appropriation
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RESOLUTION NO. 96-110
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR CONTRACT PLAN CHECKING.
WHEREAS, the Building Department of the City of Carlsbad is required to perform plan
checks, and
WHEREAS, the demand for plan checks has been such that the Building Department
must contract with a private firm to perform some of this work, and
WHEREAS, projections of costs based on average monthly demand show that current
appropriations are insufficient to cover costs for the remainder of the 1995-96 fiscal year, and
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad receives revenues from plan check and inspection fees
to cover the cost of providing this service;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,
California, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the additional appropriation of $57,000 from the General Fund
unappropriated fund balance for Building Department Miscellaneous Professional Services
(001 -820-361 0-2479) is hereby approved.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City
Council held on the 2nd day of APRIL , 1996, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Nygaard, Kulchin, Finnila, Hall
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
(SEAL)
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