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CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: January 10, 1994
SUBJECT:
Approval of An Adjustment To The Rates Charged Pursuant
To The Agreement With Taugher & Associates For Building
~~safety Services
~rrepared by:paul S. Rankin, Assistant city Manager)
EXHIBITS ATTACHED:
l. / Letter dated May 28, 1993 from Taugher &
Associates Requesting An Adjustment To Their Rates
r:J 1/'; 2. /Resolution Approving the
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RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the Resolution.
Amendment to The
The estimated additional cost for Fiscal Year
1993-94 is estimated at $3,580. The future impact
based upon current contract staffing is $7,000 per
year.
DESCRIPTION: At a city Council meeting on June 1, 1993, the City
council conducted a Contract Services Review of Building & Safety Services
provided by the firm of Taugher & Associates. Included in the report was a
request by the Contractor to increase rates effective July 1, 1993.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
At the June City Council meeting, no action was taken on the request for a
rate increase. The Contractor was advised that due to the uncertainty of
city revenues, consideration of a rate increase would be deferred to a
later date. At the city Council meeting on December 13, 1993, the city
Council reviewed a mid-year budget report. A majority of the city Council
indicated a willingness to reconsider certain budgetary items, which had
been previously deferred.
As shown in Exhibit 1, Taugher & ~sociates requested an increase in the
rates charged by the two classificaeion of employees used by the firm. The
following summarizes the amount of the rate increase above the terms of the
current Agreement.
Building Official
Building Inspector
CUrrent Rate
$ 85.00
$ 54.00
Requested Rate
$ 88.00
$ 56.00
% Increase
3.5%
3.7%
The rates charged include all of the contractor's expense for: salaries,
fringe benefits, taxes, workers compensation insurance, vehicles, and other
overhead. The city does pay an additional Liability Insurance Surcharge,
which is capped at an annual maximum of $ 9,000./
The current rates have been in effect since August 1, 1991. If the
proposed adjustment is enacted by the city Council, it would be effective
for all services rendered after January 1, 1994. If the proposed
percentage adjustment for Building Inspector were annualized, since the
time the rates were last adjusted, the annualized rate of increase would be
1.56%. This is below the increase of the Consumer Price Index for the same
period. A Resolution has been prepared by Staff, which would authorize the
Mayor to execute the amendment to the agreement effective January 1, 1994.
The adopted 1993 - 1994 city of Dublin Budget assumed that Taugher &
Associates would provide 1,000 hours of Building Official services and
2,000 hours of Building Inspector Services. Based upon the hours of
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service already provided in the first six months of the Fiscal Year, it is
estimated that the cost of this adjustment in Fiscal Year 1993/94 will be
approximately $ 3,580. If the increased rates had been in effect for the
entire Fiscal Year, the total annual increase would have been $7,000. As
indicated at the time of the mid-year Budget Report, sufficient revenues
are anticipated to be available to cover th1S additional expense.
Staff recommends that the that the city council adopt the proposed
Resolution.
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Taugher and Associates
CONSUL TONG ENGINEERS
P.O. eox 20232
18681 VINEYARD ROAD
CASTRO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 94546
AREA CODE 5 1 0
537.2285
To:
From:
Date:
Richard Ambrose, city Manager
victor Taugher, Building,Official
May 28, 1993
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Re: Rates for Building Inspection Services for 1993-94.
This is to confirm our discussion regarding rates for Building
services. It is proposed that the rate for 1993-94 be as fol-
lows:
Building Official
Building Inspector
Insurance Surcharge
($ 9000 Maximum)
$88.00 per hour
56.00
4.00
All other terms and conditions of our contract would be the same
as for 1992-93.
I wish to thank the city council and you for your support the
past year and I am looking forward to another successful year.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2 - 94
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT DATED JULY 1, '992 BETWEEN
TAUGHER & ASSOCIATES AND THE CITY OF DUBLIN AFFECTING RATES CHARGED
FOR BUILDING AND SAFETY SERVICES
WHEREAS, CITY and Taugher & Associates (hereinafter CONTRACTOR)
have entered into an Agreement dated July 1,1992; and
WHEREAS, the rates charged by CONTRACTOR in the Agreement were
identical to a rate schedule first implemented in August of 1991; and
WHEREAS, CONTRACTOR had previously requested an increase in July
of 1993 due to inflationary pressures experienced over the previous 23
months; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deferred action pending the final
outcome of various issues impacting the City's 1993-1994 Budget; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reconsidered the request and agrees
to amend the Agreement to reflect the revised rates effective for
services provided on or after January 1, 1994.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby
approve the attached Rate Schedule as a Revised Exhibit B to the
Agreement between CITY and CONTRACTOR and dated July 1, 1992.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor is authorized to execute
the amendment on behalf of the CITY.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10th of January, 1994.
AYES:
Councilmembers Burton, Howard, Moffatt, &
Mayor Snyder
NOES:
Councilmember Houston
ABSENT :
None
ABSTAIN: None
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