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PRESENTED July 11, 2000
2000-137
RESOLUTION NO. ADOPTED July 11, 2000
A RESOLUTION: RE-AUTHORIZING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF
LEESBURG AND THE ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS INSTITUTE (ESI)
TO CONTINUE THE LEESBURG ESI PROGRAM
WHEREAS, in January of 1997 the town signed an agreement with the Engineers and Surveyors
Institute (ESI) creating a program for improving the Town of Leesburg plan review and approval process;
and
WHEREAS, the agreement was amended on December 14, 1999 by Resolution #99-362 which
increased the hourly rate paid to ESI from $85.00 to $95.00; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the ESI program is to achieve a reduction in the overall time required
to review and approve land development plans submitted to Leesburg as well as improve the quality of
submissions and compliance with current ordinances and standards; and
WHEREAS, the ESI program includes Peer Review of Plans, Education Classes, and Technical
Issues Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Leesburg ESI Program is nearing the end of its fourth year, which is the limit of
the cumulative period established in the agreement as amended; and
WHEREAS, ESI has requested reauthorization of the agreement with the initial term starting on
July 1, 2000; and
WHEREAS, starting the contract period on July 1, 2000 rather than waiting until December 31,
2000 will coordinate the agreement period with the town's fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, the average number of plan submissions to obtain approval has been reduced from
4.9 to 3.4 since the beginning of the ESI Program; and
WHEREAS, ESI has conducted nineteen (19) education classes specifically for support of the
Leesburg ESI Program; and
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A RESOLUTION: RE-AUTHORIZING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF
LEESBURG AND THE ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS INSTITUTE
(ESI) TO CONTINUE THE LEESBURG ESI PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the ESI Peer Review Committee has reviewed over 646 plan submissions during the
past 3 and one half years; and
WHEREAS, eleven chapters of the Town's Design and Construction Standards Manual have
been revised based on recommendations from the Technical Issue Committee of the Leesburg Program;
and
WHEREAS, the ESI Leesburg program has improved communicatiOns between town staff and
the engineering and surveying community; and
WHEREAS, sufficient funds are available in the FY2001 Budget to cover the cost of peer review;
and
WHEREAS, the Director of Engineering
reauthorization of the ESI Agreement as amended.
and Public Works recommends approval of the
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
The Town Manager is authorized to sign a new agreement with ESI with the same terms and
conditions as the current agreement as amended in a form approved by the Town Attorney with an initial
one year period beginning July 1, 2000.
PASSED this 11th day of July 2000.
ATTEST:
erk of ~'ouncil
B. J. Xtffebb, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
R:ESIAmendment