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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07 - Records ManagementE773 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH �«N'P City Council Staff Report Agenda Item No. 7 January 22, 2013 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Community Development Department Kimberly Brandt, Director 949 - 644 -3226, kbrandt @newportbeachca.gov PREPARED BY: Terresa Moritz, Administrative Analyst APPROVED: O. �✓� TITLE: Budget Amendment to Transfer Funds from the Records Management - Building Deposit Account to an Expenditure Account ABSTRACT: Community Development requests approval of a budget amendment to appropriate revenue from a special deposit account to fund a contract for professional services to scan and index archived public records. This Budget Amendment reflects the Department's ongoing efforts to provide better access to public records. RECOMMENDATION: Approve a Budget Amendment transferring $50,600 from the Records Management - Building Deposit Account to a Building Division expenditure account for the purpose of archiving permit records into an electronic format. FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: The Budget Amendment increases revenue estimates by $50,600 in 2900 -5870, Building- Revenue, and increases expenditure appropriations by $50,600 in 2930 -8080, Building -Plan Check/Permits, Professional & Technical Services. DISCUSSION: Pursuant to Section 19852 of the California Health and Safety Code, Community Development collects fees at the time of building permit issuance for the scanning and indexing of all related plans and documents. The fees are held in a separate account for the sole purpose of funding the City's efforts to maintain its permit records. 1 Budget Amendment to Transfer Funds from the Records Management - Building Deposit Account to an Expenditure Account January 22, 2013 Page 2 Community Development has been converting paper and microfiche records to an electronic format and has recently issued a Request for Proposals for archiving services. The vendor has been selected, and it is now necessary to allocate the revenue from the Records Management - Building Deposit Account. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: Staff recommends the City Council find this action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. NOTICING: The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Council considers the item). Submitted by: Kimberly Brand , AICP Director Attachment: A. Budget Amendment 2 City of Newport Beach BUDGET AMENDMENT 2012 -13 EFFECT ON BUDGETARY FUND BALANCE: Increase Revenue Estimates X Increase Expenditure Appropriations AND Transfer Budget Appropriations SOURCE: from existing budget appropriations X from additional estimated revenues from unappropriated fund balance EXPLANATION: This budget amendment is requested to provide for the following: NO. BA- 13BA -026 AMOUNT: $50,600.00 Increase in Budgetary Fund Balance Decrease in Budgetary Fund Balance X No effect on Budgetary Fund Balance To increase revenue estimates to record Building Deposits and to increase expenditure appropriations for a professional services contract to provide scanning and indexing of archived public records. ACCOUNTING ENTRY: BUDGETARY FUND BALANCE Fund Account Description REVENUE ESTIMATES (3601) Fund /Division Account Description 2900 5870 Building - Revenue NOC EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATIONS (3603) Signed: CU" t Signed: Signed: Approval: Approval: City Manager City Council Approval: City Clerk Amount Debit Credit $50,600.00 Automalic $50,600.00 Date Date Date Description Division Number 2930 Building Plan Check/Permits Account Number 8080 Services Professional & Technical Division Number Account Number Division Number Account Number Division Number Account Number Division Number Account Number Signed: CU" t Signed: Signed: Approval: Approval: City Manager City Council Approval: City Clerk Amount Debit Credit $50,600.00 Automalic $50,600.00 Date Date Date