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CC - (1) Approval of an Amendment to an Existing Professional Services Agreement with Government Staffing Services, Inc for Temporary Staffing Services in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $80,000; and (2) Approval of a Related Budget Amendment (Requires a Four-Fifths Vote).
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Meeting Date: February 12, 2018
Contact Person/Dept: Mate Gaspar/PW
Sol Blumenfeld/CDD
Phone Number: (310) 253-5700 and (310) 253-5602
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (02/06/18);
Department Approval:
Charles D. Herbertson, Public Works Director/City Engineer (02/01/18)
Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (02/01/18)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) approve an amendment to the existing professional services agreement with Government Services, LLC for temporary staffing services, in an amount not-to-exceed $80,000; and (2) approve a related budget amendment (four-fifths vote requirement).
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On August 31, 2017, an agreement with Government Services, LLC for a not-to-exceed amount of $30,000 was approved administratively for two temporary Permit Tech staff positions to assist Building Safety and Engineering divisions in maintaining customer service levels at the public counter and addressing workload in each division while the City was organizing the establishment of a new "Permit Center" pursuant to the recommendations of the City's Matrix Study (Study) on Development Services. One of the recommendations in the Study was to remove silos among development service departments and divisions by creating a senior level Permit Tech position that is trained to work across all departments and divisions. As a first s...
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