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HomeMy WebLinkAbout18 - Records Management and scanning budget amendmentCITY OF °� m= NEWPORT BEACH C9C /Fp0.N`P City Council Staff Report Agenda Item No. 18 September 13, 2011 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Community Development Department Kim Brandt, Director 949 - 644 -3226, kbrandt @newportbeachca.gov PREPARED BY: Terresa Moritz, Administrative Analyst APPROVED: D. TITLE: Budget Amendment to Increase Expenditure Appropriation from a Deposit Account ABSTRACT: Community Development staff requests approval of a budget amendment to appropriate revenue and an expenditure associated with the Professional Services Agreements for scanning and indexing of archived documents. This Budget Amendment is due to the need of the department and the public to have better access to public records. RECOMMENDATION: Approve a Budget Amendment transferring funds from the Records Management - Building deposit account to Building revenue and increasing Building expenditure appropriations in the amount of $139,560.36. FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: The Budget Amendment records and appropriates $139,560.36 from the Records Management - Building deposit account, 010 -2263, to the Building- Revenue, N.O.C. account, 2900 -5870, for increased expenditure appropriations. The expenditure appropriations will be posted to the Building -Plan Check / Permits, Professional & Technical Services expenditure account, 2930 -8080. DISCUSSION: Community Development collects a fee mandated per Section 19850 of the California Health & Safety Code. The fee is based on a per page charge for each permit issued for the scanning and indexing of all plans and documents related to permit issuance (including plan check). Currently, the only means of accessing some of the archived 1 Budget Amendment to Increase Expenditure Appropriation from a Deposit Account September 13, 2011 Page 2 documents is old paper files and microfiche. Community Development went through a Request for Proposals (RFP) process to select vendors for the needed services and therefore need to transfer funds from the Records Management - Building deposit account so that encumbrances can be issued. 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). Prepared by: Attachments: A. Budget Amendment Submitted by: Kim Brandt, AICP () Community Development Director 2 City of Newport Beach NO. BA- 12BA -005 BUDGET AMENDMENT 2011 -12 AMOUNT: $139,560.36 EFFECT ON BUDGETARY FUND BALANCE: X Increase Revenue Estimates Increase in Budgetary Fund Balance Increase Expenditure Appropriations AND Decrease in Budgetary Fund Balance Transfer Budget Appropriations PX No effect on Budgetary Fund Balance 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: To increase revenue estimates and expenditure appropriations for scanning and indexing of archived documents for the Community Development Department. Funds are coming from the Records Management - Building Deposit Account. ACCOUNTING ENTRY: BUDGETARY FUND BALANCE Amount Fund Account Description Debit Credit REVENUE ESTIMATES (360 1) Fund /Division Account Description 2900 5870 Building - Revenue, N.O.C. $139,560.36 EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATIONS (3603) Description Division Number 2930 Building -Plan Check /Permits Account Number 8080 Services - Professional & Technical NOC $139,560.36 Division Number Account Number Division Number Account Number Division Number Account Number ' Automatic System Entry. Signed: 0 FinanciatApproval: Administrativ Di ctor Date Signed: n ° k(-,-)A N I- Administrative Approval: City MNAager Date Signed: City Council Approval: City Clerk Date