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THE CITY OF Pine .1. "'- CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT PLEASANTON. 5 October 6, 2020 Community Development TITLE: APPROVE THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TRUEPOINT SOLUTIONS FOR $107,300 FOR SERVICES RELATED TO PERMIT SOFTWARE AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES SUMMARY In 2017, the State Legislature passed Senate Bill 2 (SB 2) which established a permanent source of funding intended to facilitate the production of housing in California; the funding is derived from a new fee imposed on document recordations associated with property transfers. Half of the first year's revenue was assigned to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to establish a program that provides financial and technical assistance to local governments to facilitate production of housing. The program, titled Planning Grants Program (PGP), provides a one-time, noncompetitive grant to local governments to update a variety of qualifying planning documents and processes. The City has been approved for funding of $310,000 under the PGP; the grant will fund two separate efforts: a) the creation of objective residential design standards; and b) an update of the City's electronic permitting system to allow for additional electronic plan - checking capacity. The City Council authorized a professional services agreement with Van Meter Williams Pollack for the creation of objective residential design standards at the August 4, 2020 City Council meeting. This request is to authorize a professional services agreement for the second effort, an update of the City's electronic permitting system (Accela) to allow for additional electronic plan -checking capacity and streamline the development review process. RECOMMENDATION 1. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Professional Services Agreement with TruePoint Solutions in the amount of $107,300, for services related to permit software and technology upgrades. 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute future contract amendments with TruePoint Solutions, up to a maximum of $30,000, for additional implementation and integration services related to electronic plan review. FINANCIAL STATEMENT The cost of the scope of services outlined in Exhibit A of the Agreement (Attachment 1) amounts to $107,300, and would be reimbursed by the State of California as part of the SB 2 Planning Grants Program. The FY 2020/21 Budget includes the SB 2 grant funds