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Chief Administrative Office, Facilities Division, and Planning & Building recommending the Board:
1) Approve the addition of a fixed asset in the amount of $6,800 to the Facilities maintenance budget for the purchase of a storage container to store large plans for the Department of Planning and Building; and
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the attached budget transfer decreasing appropriations in Planning and Building and increasing fixed asset appropriations in Facilities Maintenance. (4/5 vote required)
FUNDING: General Fund Caldor Fire Relief Designation.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On August 14, 2021, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property commenced within the County of El Dorado caused by the Caldor Fire. Significant property damage occurred throughout the County, and the County’s Planning & Building Department embarked on a rebuild effort that involved hiring additional staff, as approved by the Board with Legistar item 21-1722 on November 2, 2021. Related to this endeavor, the Facilities Division provided space planning and other services to build an additional 24 workstations in Building C. The inclusion of these 24 additional workspaces required the displacement of a significant volume of building plans and other important documentation. A shipping container is now needed so that these displaced documents may be stored onsite and accessed regularly by Planning & Building Department Staff.
ALTERNATIVES
The Board could not approve this action and the department would not be able to hire additional staff due to space constraints.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
Legistar 21-1722, November 2, 2021; Authorize the Chief Administrative Office, County Counsel, Library, Health and Human Services, Environmental Management, and Planning and Building to use funding from the Caldor Fire Relief Designation to hire extra help positions for the Caldor Fire recovery and Right of Entry process;
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