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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Approving And Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute A First Amendment To The Interlocal Agreement For Guaranteed Partial Building Code Services With Broward County.
Strategic Plan Focus
Financial Management & Administration
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the Attached Resolution.
Explanation:
Broward County offers municipalities the ability to enter into Interlocal Agreements (“ILA”) to provide building code services by Broward County’s Building Code Services Division of Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department. This service is known as Guaranteed Partial Service (“GPS”).
In 2019, the City entered into an ILA for this service. Although this service was not used, having it on hand ensures maintaining quality customer service and proper preparation to address industry ebbs and flows and/or natural disasters. As such, staff recommends renewing this agreement. Although the Agreement expired on April 1, Broward County agreed to consider this a renewal if approved at the next available City Commission Meeting.
If approved, the ILA will be for five years under the same terms and conditions as the 2019 ILA (attached).
Background:
Several cities in Broward County have opted to establish this relationship in order to accommodate periods of high demand. These periods include times of major natural events such as hurricanes. In the aftermath a major hurricane it could become necessary for the City to enlist the assistance of the County in meeting an unexpectedly high demand for building services. Similarly, as the economy continues to improve, the level of development activity is also expected to continue to increase.
Employment positions, whether public or private, continue to be in high demand with limited availability of qualified candidates. As such, renewing this ILA is another resource for the City to tap into for qualified, already licensed personnel, similar to our existing supplemental contracts with private contractors (CAP Government and Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Inc.).
This agreement does not preclude the City from hiring our own employees, nor does it preclude the City from continuing to have assistance from private contractors. There is no cost to the City to enter into the agreement, as costs would only be incurred at the time service is requested by the City.
Fiscal Impact:
Should services be needed, funding for this agreement is available in the FY 2022 Operating Budget subject to approval of this resolution, in account number 114.140301.52400.534980.000000.000.000, and will be budgeted in subsequent fiscal years’ operating budgets subject to approval and adoption by the City Commission.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Russell Long, Chief Building Official
Andria Wingett, Assistant Director of Development Services
Shiv Newaldass, Director of Development Services/Chief Development Officer
Gus Zambrano, Assistant City Manager for Sustainable Development