Title:
Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement Renovation for Suttle Avenue
Summary
ACTION:
Recognize and appropriate $135,000 from Code Enforcement Fund Balance for minimal renovations of the Suttle Avenue, LUESA Building to support the growing demand for office-based staff within the department and the realignment of the Mega Commercial team
Staff Contact: Patrick Granson, Director of Code Enforcement, LUESA
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
The authorization of the $135,000 transfer from the Code Enforcement Department's Reserve Fund will support the minor renovations within the Suttle Avenue building of LUESA. Minimal renovation to the Code Enforcement division will provide additional office and desk space for the office-based staff as well as the implementation of phase III realignment of the Mega Commercial team. Also, included in the plan of renovation is furniture and fixtures, such as cubicles and desk stations that will house the Mega Commercial team and other office-based staff.
Creation of the Mega Multifamily team began in July 2015, when Code Enforcement saw a significant number of large "mega" projects in the design and construction phase within Charlotte-Mecklenburg. Phase I and II have been completed allowing the Mega Multifamily team to create a specialized team to target inspection resources for the most complex mega projects. Moving forward, Phase III will allow the mega projects to have the same set of Code Officials from the plan review, permitting and inspections providing collaboration and consistency between plan review and inspections. This team will combine the role of plan reviewers and inspectors into one allowing continuing collaboration from the design phase all the way through the Certificate of Occupancy providing consistency between all levels. The same Code Official will be able to handle the project from start to finish. The current workspace housing the Mega Team will need to be redesigned to allow for different work stations to accommodate equipment and resources for plan reviews and reference material. Final realignment for the Mega Commercial Team is scheduled to be completed by the end of the current fiscal year.
LUESA's Director presented during the February 7, 2017 BOCC meeting with Agenda Item 17-3767 Code Enforcement Update.
On January 17, 2017, the Building Development Commission (BDC) voted unanimously, in support of this proposal.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
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POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
FY 17: $135,000 transfer from Code Enforcement Fund Balance