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Approval of Amendments to the Existing Professional Services Agreements with Max Paetzold and Barry Kurtz for Support to the Traffic Engineering Section in Review of Regional and Local Development Projects.
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City of Culver City, California
Agenda Item Report
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council approve amendments to the existing professional
services agreements with Max Paetzold and Barry Kurtz, T.E. with an aggregate not-
to-exceed fee of $97,200 to provide part-time support to the Traffic Engineering
Section of the Engineering Division for regional and local development projects.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
On August 11, 2008, the City Council approved extending contracts with Max
Paetzold and Barry Kurtz, in an aggregate not-to-exceed fee amount of $97,200, to
provide traffic engineering support to development and regional transportation
projects. This spending authority has been expended.
Based on the workload of the Traffic Engineering Section, staff recommends that
this arrangement, utilizing consultants to oversee traffic issues related to
development and regional projects, while freeing up the Traffic Engineering Manager
to focus on local neighborhood traffic concerns, continues to be the best solution.
Otherwise, the workload will be too burdensome for one person and the ability of the
Traffic Engineering Section to be responsive to neighborhood concerns and
Community Development Department requests would be severely diminished.
To continue to support this effort, staff is recommending the City Council approve
extending the contracts with Mr. Max Paetzold and Mr. Barry Kurtz, T.E. in the
Meeting Date: 07/13/09 Item Number: C-7
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Approval of Amendments to the Existing
Professional Services Agreements with Max Paetzold and Barry Kurtz for Support
to the Traffic Engineering Section in Review of Regional and Local Development
Projects
Contact Person/Dept.: Mate Gaspar/PW Phone Number: 310-253-5602
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date: _______________
Public Notification:
(E-Mail) Agendas and Meetings – City Council (07/08/09); (E-Mail) Max Paetzold and
(E-Mail) Barry Kurtz (07/08/09)
Department Approval:
Charles D. Herbertson (07/02/09)
City Attorney Approval:
Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (07/07/09)
Chief Financial Officer Approval:
Jeff Muir (by M. Noller) (07/08/09)
City Manager Approval:
Mark Scott (07/08/09) City of Culver City, California
Agenda Item Report
aggregate amount of $97,200 to support the Traffic Engineering Section on
development projects on an as needed basis. Since 2005, the total aggregate
amount previously approved through several approved contract amendment was
$328,000. Mr. Kurtz’s is a professional traffic engineer and his hourly rate is $100,
and Mr. Paetzold’s hourly rate is $80.
Max Paetzold is a retired traffic engineering manager that worked for Culver City for
7 years and worked for the City of Los Angeles for 32 years. Mr. Paetzold has a
wealth of knowledge of Culver City and grasps the importance of broad issues
affecting our community. Barry Kurtz is a retired Los Angeles County - Department
of Public Works traffic engineer that has over 43 years experience in the field of
traffic engineering with many of those years spent in the review of development
projects. Mr. Kurtz is employed part-time (two days a week) by the County of Los
Angeles - Department of Public Works Beaches and Harbors Division where he
supports the Division on traffic engineering issues. Mr. Kurtz is also a registered
professional traffic engineer.
FISCAL ANALYSIS:
The cost of the contracts for Mr. Paetzold and Mr. Kurtz are budgeted in the
Engineering Division’s Fiscal Year 2009-10 operating budget under Traffic
Engineering Services, 10160500.612800.
MOTIONS:
That the City Council:
1) Approve the amendments to the existing professional services agreements with
Max Paetzold and Barry Kurtz to provide part-time support for the Traffic
Engineering section on public and private development projects, in an aggregate
not-to-exceed amount of $97,2000; and,
2) Authorize the City Attorney to review/prepare the necessary documents; and,
3) Authorize the City Manager to execute such documents on behalf of the City.