Approval of a Budget Amendment to Fund Contract Building Inspectors to Meet Staffing Requirements of the Symantec Project for the Remainder of the 2005 2006 Fiscal Year. City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 04/10/06 AGENDA ITEM: Approval of a Budget Amendment to Fund Contract Building Inspectors to Meet Staffing Requirements of the Symantec Project for the Remainder of the 2005 2006 Fiscal Year. Contact Person/Dept. Craig Johnson Fiscal Impact: Yes X No Public Hearing: Public Notification: Master Notification List (04/05/06) Phone Number: (310) 253 5802 General Fund: Yes X No Attachments: Action Item: X Item Number: A 4 Department Approval: Susan Evans (04/05/06) City Controller Approval: Marlee Chang (04/05/06) CAO Approval: Jerry Fulwood (04/05/06) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council authorize a budget amendment to fund contract building services to meet staffing requirements of the Symantec project for the remainder of the 2005 2006 Fiscal Year. A Budget Amendment requires a 4/5ths vote. BACKGROUND: In the Fiscal year 2005 2006 adopted budget $50 000 was appropriated for contract building inspectors. However this money has already been expended on contract plan review services for the Symantec project. Construction on the Symantec project is expected to begin later this month and continue through 2007. Currently the five Building Safety Division inspectors are working at capacity and cannot manage their current projects while taking on the additional building services that are about to be required for the Symantec project. As a result staff will use the contract building inspectors on smaller new projects and our current five inspectors will be assigned to the Symantec project in addition to other current city projects. The average total valuation for all construction in Culver City over the last several years was approximately $45 million each year. The valuation of the Symantec project shell building not inc...
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