REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Al Zelinka, City Manager
VIA: Travis K. Hopkins, Assistant City Manager
PREPARED BY: Grace Yoon-Taylor, Principal Management Analyst
Javier Ballesteros, Sr. Information Technology Analyst
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Approve and Authorize execution of a Professional Services Agreement with IK Consulting, LLC for the Accela Citizen Access online permitting system improvement project and on-call project support services
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Statement of Issue:
The City has implemented the Accela Citizen Access (ACA) online permit and application processing system that is available to the public 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This new virtual platform provides automated online access to eight City Permitting functions. This system allows customers (residents, businesses, contractors and developers) to experience a streamlined process of submitting permit applications, checking the application status, performing payments, receiving permits, requesting inspections, and receiving final permit approvals.
Since its launch, City staff has identified additional areas of improvements and online public access opportunities. The proposed on-call services contract with IK Consulting, LLC will provide the technical professional services needed to implement important upgrades and other future modifications.
Financial Impact:
The contract amount is not-to-exceed $400,000 for three years. Sufficient appropriations are available to fund the first year of the contract under the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Operating Budget, Non-Departmental Equipment Replacement's Business Unit 32440217.69365. Funding for Year 2 and Year 3 will be identified and included in subsequent years' budgets.
Recommended Action:
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Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute "Professional Services Contract between the City of Huntington Beach and IK Consulting, LLC for Project Management and ...
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