For City Council Meeting [October 8, 2019]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Administrator
FROM: Sean Grayson, Acting Public Works Director
Title
Request City Council to Approve and Amend the existing Professional Services Agreement with Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC in an additive amount Not-To-Exceed $231,280 to complete additional work and 1) Conduct an Assessment of the City's Development Services, Building and Safety, Business Licensing, Planning, Code Enforcement, and Economic Development Functions and 2) Conduct a Comprehensive Audit of the Contracts of Sale and All Related Agreements between the City of Rialto/Successor Agency/San Bernardino International Airport Authority and Lewis-Hillwood Rialto LLC.
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BACKGROUND
In August 2019 the City's Assistant City Administrator/Director of Development Services retired. The City has initiated a change of the title of Development Services to Community Development and has conducted a recruitment for the position of Community Development Director. The City has determined that an assessment of the Development Services/Community Development and its functions would be necessary to establish expectations and benchmark performance levels for both the Department and a future Director.
At the September 24, 2019, City Council Meeting, the Council directed that a single focus audit of all contracts and related agreements between the City of Rialto, the City Successor Agency, the San Bernardino International Airport (SBIA), and Lewis-Hillwood Rialto LLC be conducted.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
There is an organizational need to provide comprehensive assessment of City departments and their overall performance. Similarly, there is a need to generate organizational, staff and leadership development programs, and processes throughout the City. In order to bring about timely and coordinated organizational development initiatives, the City will require the use of outside subject matt...
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