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Council Memorandum · Page 2 The two Council Members in attendance at the Committee meeting raised concerns over the salary the City was paying Mr. Jamriska and thus were not supportive of the Agreement extension. On October 31,2002, the City Manager extended the term of the Mr. Jamriska's Agreement through November 23, 2002, to provide the opportunity to address the concerns raised bythe Finance Committee. The original Temporary Employment Agreement pays Mr. Jamriska $14,000 per month, equivalent to the monthly salary and benefits paid to the prior Planning Director. The amendment you have before you tonight would remunerate Mr. Jamriska at the rate of $89 per hour. To put Mr. Jamriska's hourly rate in context, consultants hired by the City to work on projects such as the Downtown Specific Plan, Market Place Specific Plan Update, and University Community Plan Update, charge between $100 and $175 per hour, with the average rate being approximately $130 per hour. The proposed hourly rate is also well below the $100 per hour rate Mr. Jamriska was recently paid by San Bernardino County to serve as their Interim Land Use Services Director. San Bernardino County also separately paid his expenses, which are included in our rate. Mr. Jamriska has done a superb job of leading the Planning Department during the past month and a half. Listed below are examples of initiatives Mr. Jamriska is leading as part of his interim duties. In some cases, these are projects that the Citywould normally seek outside assistance to implement and at an hourly rate significantly higher that what we are paying Mr. Jamriska. · Sign Ordinance update (this was to be a component of the General Plan update) · General Plan update RFP process (Mr. Jamriska expanded the finalist list of firms based on his experience) · Grading Ordinance modification (aligns the ordinance with Proposition R/Measure C intent and should reduce the number of variance requests needed in the RC Zone) · Exterior Property Maintenance Amendment · Plan review turnaround time monitoring program Increased delegation of responsibility and accountability to managers and staffwhich should improve the administrative review process · Handling constituent concerns/issues FISCAL IMPACT: The Interim Planning Director will be paid $89 per hour. This is equivalent to the total salary and benefits provided to the previous Planning Director. This expense will be absorbed within the Planning Department's existing operating budget. ALTERNATIVES: The main alternative is to not to amend Mr. Jamriska's Temporary Employment Agreement for Interim Planning Director services. 40-2