HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-01-26; City Council; Resolution 2010-0191 RESOLUTION NO. 2010-019
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A FEE FOR
3 EXPEDITED FIRE PLAN REVIEW SERVICES, ADDITION
4 OF THE FEE TO THE CITY'S MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
AND APPROVING PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT
5 AND PROGRAM TO PROVIDE EXPEDITED FIRE PLAN
REVIEW SERVICES
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7 WHEREAS, the Carlsbad Fire Department Fire Prevention Division's mission is
^ to provide fire-related building plan check services, fire inspections of new and
9 remodeled construction and fire inspections of specified occupancies;
10 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad has the authority to establish
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fees for the City services, and
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WHEREAS, the City Council finds it necessary to recover the costs for the City
services, and
15 WHEREAS, in order to provide improved builder and developer customer service
16 and achieve a more timely turn-around of fire-related build plan checks, the Fire
17 Prevention Division will offer to applicants a voluntary Expedited Fire Plan Review
18 Service with initial plan reviews concluded within 14 calendar days and plan corrections
19 within seven days, for an additional fee, or the choice of a Routine Fire Plan Review,
20 which will have more extended review times, for no additional charge;
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WHEREAS, the voluntary Expedited Fire Plan Review Service fee will be the
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external Fire Plan Review Contractor's actual hourly rate plus a $25 fee per submission
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to cover actual costs incurred by the Fire Department to administer the Expedited Fire
25 Plan Review Service;
26 WHEREAS, the Expedited Fire Plan Review Service is a voluntary program
27 designed to provide improved customer service at no additional cost to the City;
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1 WHEREAS, in October 2009, the City issued RFP 10-01, a Request for Proposal
2 for Fire Department Outside Plan Review Services, which resulted in the submission of
six proposals. The staff evaluation revealed the best value consultant to be Daryl K.
4 James & Associates and an Agreement for Fire Department Outside Plan Review
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Services in an amount not to exceed $90,000 per Agreement year, is recommended for
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approval;
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WHEREAS, implementation of the Expedited Fire Plan Review Service will
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g require that the associated fee be immediately added to the City's current FY 10 Master
10 Fee Schedule, which currently does not include the fee for Expedited Fire Plan Review
11 Services.
12 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
13 Carlsbad, California, as follows:
14 1. The above recitations are true and correct.
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2. The voluntary Expedited Fire Plan Review Service is approved for immediate
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implementation by the Fire Prevention Division of the Carlsbad Fire Department.
}g 3. The Agreement for Fire Department Outside Plan Review Services with Daryl
19 K. James & Associates is approved.
20 4. The voluntary fee for the Expedited Fire Review Service is approved as the
71 Fire Plan Review Contractor's actual hourly rate to conduct the plan review plus a $25
22 fee per submission to cover actual costs incurred by the Fire Department to administer
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the service.
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5. The Expedited Fire Review Service fee is added to the City's Master Fee
Schedule, effective February 25, 2010.
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6. As Expedited Plan Review Service fees are collected, the revenues will be
appropriated and the Fire Department's budget appropriations will be
increased by the same amount of the additional revenue to provide the
administrative services related to this new fee and pay for the contractor
providing the service.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council
of the City of Carlsbad on the 26 tb day of January ,
2010, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:Council Members Lewis, Kulcbin, Hall, Packard and Blackburn.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
, Mayor
ATTEST:
LGfRRAINE^M. WOOD, 6fy Clerk
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