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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 17
May 13, 2008
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: James Campbell, Senior Planner
Planning Department
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SUBJECT: Budget amendment for continuation of Professional Services Agreement
for consulting, planning and advocacy services for the Local Coastal
Program (LCP).
RECOMMENDATION
Approve a budget amendment increasing the expenditure appropriation of 2710 -8294
by $75,000 from the General Fund unappropriated fund balance.
On November 13, 2007, City Council approved a professional services agreement (PSA)
for D.B. Neish to provide consulting and advocacy services related to the City's efforts to
certify the Local Coastal Program. The term of the agreement was 12 months and will.
expire in December of 2008. When the PSA was approved, staff requested, and the City
Council approved, a budget amendment of $63,000 for the first six months of the
agreement. Staff requests a budget amendment of $75,000 from unallocated reserves to
continue this project through the end of this calendar year.
Environmental Review: City Council's approval of this Agenda Item does not require
environmental review as it is not defined as a- project .and the authorization of this
budget amendment will not result in a physical change to the environment.
Public Notice: This agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours
in advance of the public meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
Funding Availabilitv: A budget amendment is necessary to increase the fund balance
in 2710 -8294 by $75,000.
Alternatives: The Council choose to budget this activity with next year's budget.
Prepared by:
j
James Campbe I, Senior Plariner
ATTACHMENT
Budget amendment form
Submitted by:
DO—id Lepo, PlanjfIg Director—
City of Newport Beach
BUDGET AMENDMENT
2007 -08
EFFECT ON BUDGETARY FUND BALANCE:
Increase Revenue Estimates
X Increase Expenditure Appropriations AND
Transfer Budget Appropriations
SOURCE:
from existing budget appropriations
from additional estimated revenues
PX from unappropriated fund balance
EXPLANATION:
NO. BA- 08BA -070
AMOUNT: $75,000.00
Increase in Budgetary Fund Balance
X Decrease in Budgetary Fund Balance
No effect on Budgetary Fund Balance
This budget amendment is requested to provide for the following:
To increase expenditure appropriations from unappropriated General Fund fund balance to continue a professional services
agreement for consulting, planning and advocacy services for the Local Coastal Program (LCP).
ACCOUNTING ENTRY:
BUDGETARY FUND BALANCE
Fund Account
010 3605
REVENUE ESTIMATES (3601)
Fund /Division Account
EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATIONS (3603)
Division
Number
Account
Number
Division
Number
Account
Number
Division
Number
Account
Number
Division
Number
Account
Number
Signed:
Signed:
Signed:
Description
General Fund - Fund Balance
Description
Description
2710 Planning - Administration
8294 LCP Certification
Financial Approval:
Administrative
Amount
Debit Credit
$75,000.00 `
$75,000.00
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City Council Approval: City Clerk
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