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SR - AGR-6008.2 - SECOND AMENDMENT HISTORIC PRESERVATION CUSTOMER SERVICEvy. q AUNTY Ca� AGENDA ITEM June 10, 2014 TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council THRU: John W. Sibley City Manager FROM: Rick Otto, Inte: Community De 1. SUBJECT ReviewedNerif ed By: City Manager Finance Directo To Be PresentedQviRi Votto X Cons Calendar _ City Mgr Rpts Council Reports _ Legal Affairs Boards /Cmtes _ Public Hrgs Admin Reports Plan/Euviron A second amendment to an existing consultant services agreement with Chattel, Inc., a private planning consultant firm, to provide for Historic Preservation customer service inquiries, cases, research and programs. 2. SUMMARY One of the goals of the Community Development Department is to provide quality professional planning services. The Planning Division has experienced a significant increase in filing of planning applications and customer inquiries while there still exists a staffing shortage. One of the needs has been the use of a professional Historic Preservation consultant during the vacancy of the Historic Planner position. 3. RECOMMENDATION 77:1 Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an amendment to an existing professional service contract with Chattel, Inc., not to exceed an additional $5,000, for a total contract amount of $65,000. 4. FISCAL IMPACT Funds in the amount of $5,000 are available in the following account of the Current Planning Division's budget: 100.6021.51670.00000 — Other Professional and Consulting Services. These funds are from salary savings based on current vacancies. The cost for the Historic Preservation consultant will be partially reimbursed by the applicants. 5. STRATEGIC PLAN GO Goal 4. Provide outstanding public service. ITEM d- /f 1 06/10/14 6. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION Cultural Resources & Historic Preservation Element Goal 1.0: Identify and preserve potential and listed historic resources, including buildings, structures, objects, sites, districts and archaeological resources citywide. Policy 1.3: Provide long term assurance that potential and listed historic resources will be used, maintained and rehabilitated in conformance with Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring and Preserving Historic Buildings. 7. DISCUSSION and BACKGROUND The City continues to process ongoing development applications. This consultant provides Historic Preservation customer service along with entitlement case processing and maintenance of the Mills Act contracts. Duties have also included the revision of the Old Towne Design Standards, upkeep of the database of contributing structures, assistance to Code Compliance staff and comprehensive staff training for the Community Development Department. Attendance at public meetings, including but not limited to Design Review Committee, Planning Commission and City Council, have also been required. The funds for this first amendment in the amount of $5,000 are requested to pay the anticipated final invoice for Chattel, Inc. The contract planner, Marissa Moshier, has been hired by the City as a full time employee effective June 2, 2014. 8. ATTACHMENTS Second Amendment to Consultant Services Agreement ITEM 2 06/10/14