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Planning and Building Department, Planning Services Division, Current Planning Unit, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign the First Amendment to Agreement for Services 3802 with Dudek for on-call land use planning, extending the term of the contract by three years with a revised expiration of June 25, 2025, amending Article XII, Independent Contractor/Liability, and increasing the compensation by $250,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $400,000.
FUNDING: General Fund / Reimbursed by Developer Funds.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On June 25, 2019 the Board approved Agreement for Services 3802 with Dudek for on-call land use planning services. At this time it has been determined by staff there will be additional need for supplemental staff and assistance with current planning activities, including environmental review, community outreach, meeting facilitation, application processing and other land use entitlement services as new development proposals are processed by the County.
This first amendment extends the term of the contract by three years with a revised expiration of June 25, 2025, amends Article XIII, Independent Contractor/Liability, and increases the compensation by $250,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $400,000. The Amendment to Article XII, Independent Contractor/Liability, is necessary to address Assembly Bill No. 5 legislation. Assembly Bill No.5 (2019-2020 Reg Session) changed the definition of “independent contractor” for purposes of the Labor Code and the Unemployment Insurance Code by adding Section 2750.3 to the Labor Code.
Dudek is currently assisting the Planning and Building Department on a number of development projects including providing California Environmental Quality Act analysis and staff support expected to continue beyond the initial term of the contract. This amendment would allow the Department to finalize the projects with Dudek’s assistance. In addition, the County could...
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