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City staff described the project as a long-planned replacement of TRACKIT, the city’s 2006 permitting system, and related point solutions such as ProjectDocs. Daniel Nam, the city’s IT director, told the council the new Land Management System (LMS) is expected to improve public service with a modern online portal for 24/7 project status, plan submittals, inspection scheduling and payments; streamline internal workflows across building, planning and engineering; enable better data sharing and integration with the city’s GIS and document-management systems; and reduce duplicative email- and paper-based processes.

\"A major change and a good one is going to be the emergence of all the development services departments using this one system instead of this system or that system,\" said Bill Tutte, the building official, who told the council shared access will reduce the need to contact other departments for status and make reviews more efficient.

Staff said the recommended procurement resulted from a competitive RFP process. The record provided at the meeting indicates the RFP was released to more than 2,200 firms, 111 firms downloaded the document, 13 proposals were submitted and 11 passed initial evaluation. Six vendors were invited for demonstrations; three finalists were scored by an evaluation panel made up of subject-matter staff from multiple departments. Mainstar was the highest-scoring proposer under the evaluation criteria, which weighted technical capability, vendor viability and pricing. The initial software license and related services are priced at $650,000 for an initial four‑year term (with options that could extend the agreement to a total of 10 years), and staff estimated $1,571,000 over a full 10‑year term if options are exercised. The DataClimb project-management contract is $370,000 for an initial two‑year term with up to three one‑year options, not to exceed $200,000 in option-year costs, subject to appropriation.

Staff estimated the implementation will begin in October–November 2025, with an expectation of roughly 24 months to launch the system in 2027. The council approved the agreement and authorized the city manager to finalize and execute contracts (including a 10% contingency clause) subject to appropriation and negotiation.

Councilmembers asked detailed procurement questions during the hearing about demonstrations, reference checks, pricing comparisons and contract termination provisions. Finance Director Luis Caprissi Howe reported the procurement attracted 12 responders and that demonstrative scripts were used during vendor demonstrations so each bidder showed the same required functions to the evaluation panel. Councilmembers asked about data migration, integration with Bluebeam and other systems, training, and contract exit clauses; staff said data migration will be part of the implementation scope, many integrations are planned (payments, GIS, document management and e-plan review), and city-standard termination-for-appropriation and termination-for-convenience clauses will be included in the agreements.

Councilmember Lian moved to approve the awards and to authorize the city manager to negotiate and execute the agreements; the motion was seconded and approved on a unanimous vote. Councilmembers said they expect the new system to address longstanding customer-service complaints about permit processing timelines.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Milpitas City Council Regular Meeting - 08/19/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Milpitas approved contracts to replace its 19-year-old permitting system: a software license and services agreement with Mainstar and a project-management services agreement with DataClimb. Councilmembers cited improved customer service, streamlined interdepartmental workflows and a 24-month implementation timeline; the vote was unanimous.","taxTitle","Milpitas , Santa Clara County, California","taxId",2860,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6491202,"Milpitas moves to align with 2025 California Fire Code, approves local amendments",577,6060000,6637000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5604913-c694c6fb3bee51ee29c62ff7d34c7c8a&start=6060&end=6637","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5604913-c694c6fb3bee51ee29c62ff7d34c7c8a/thumbnail_6060000.jpg","/articles/6491202/Milpitas/Santa-Clara-County/California/Milpitas-moves-to-align-with-2025-California-Fire-Code-approves-local-amendments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6491202-76726b2c8d5ca3f083cdb0f1f6625133/orig.mp4?Expires=1773654824&Signature=Zg3wG6c7yIh5~J~3VDBS3aOah0X2a9o4k60JFsqjA-WQ8kVo5r0UUbhe5bdF-wwA5Q0xcEMV~LPkjjZhULltKJa0J5BrNi6u9zoUiNbNhgMKhWysTzU9bFJagkqaOdl9xGIpsacPJWFqlBiOKGtyQJzNKZtFYGRzkjzR7TVw4auwuhRll~UIsPwY8Y1dS8zTsYDQvhP-5vInnfnYI1EvNDITfO0D20s~EWXKzhN75ZqlL0jXDUP~P1rv9b9YVooNphyWQYZkT38o4-AYHfUtgY~MLIzKo~wOzLEmWZGrT2fQWXXoTCtHzzei8FHQoqCUtxJHR8mB3eyWo8sa4AGa0A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Milpitas City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 19 to adopt Ordinance No. 113.27, which brings the city’s fire code into alignment with the 2025 California Fire Code (the state-adopted version of the 2024 International Fire Code) and includes local amendments intended to support public safety and interjurisdictional consistency.

Deputy Chief Arthur Belton, serving as the city’s fire marshal, said staff collaborated with other Santa Clara County jurisdictions to align local rules across agencies. Belton told the council the ordinance removes an older requirement for “cash rooms” used by fire crews at large facilities, relaxes some tent requirements to the model code standard, adds hazardous-materials monitoring rules to reflect the city’s high-tech industrial base, and adopts Appendix D relating to fire apparatus access to match county apparatus specifications.

\"We adopted Appendix D to ensure access for fire apparatus is consistent with county standards,\" Deputy Chief Arthur Belton said. He explained the change is intended to make sure mutual-aid apparatus from the county can access sites using the same dimensional standards for road width and turning radii.

Belton and staff told the council these updates apply to new development and permits; they are not a retroactive requirement on existing private roads or built infrastructure. \"It's not retroactive, so we're clear. It's just for new construction or new development that's going in,\" Belton said.

No speakers from the public opposed the adoption; one public commenter thanked the fire and police departments for response performance in the community. After the hearing, Councilmember Lian moved to adopt the ordinance, the motion was seconded, and the council approved the ordinance on a unanimous vote.

Staff recommended the council open and close the public hearing and waive further reading of the ordinance title. The ordinance updates the Milpitas Municipal Code to adopt the state model fire code with the local amendments described in the staff report; staff will implement the changes through the city’s permitting and inspection processes.","The Milpitas City Council introduced and adopted an ordinance to adopt the 2025 California Fire Code (based on the 2024 International Fire Code with California amendments), including alignment with Santa Clara County Appendix D for fire apparatus access; council voted unanimously.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6491207,"Milpitas council adopts 2025 California building codes with local amendments",801,5244000,6045000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5604913-c694c6fb3bee51ee29c62ff7d34c7c8a&start=5244&end=6045","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5604913-c694c6fb3bee51ee29c62ff7d34c7c8a/thumbnail_5244000.jpg","/articles/6491207/Milpitas/Santa-Clara-County/California/Milpitas-council-adopts-2025-California-building-codes-with-local-amendments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6491207-076b8f73b24acbd84767f9dbc59d67de/orig.mp4?Expires=1773654824&Signature=HMyDEdCjxpPjvlnSdZ9vT6Xh409Wg70yRt08YF6IH6ZSP~1JWCyAKXed45Ns5OCj4JT7HCIr~cYqHM2ek0w98T1uR~7~DoYVgIhTfpvkJVe~esS-IcpT1FEKJm2jR5IOKZqdMgbvdTfRLxlcJ60lWnbQ5AmadSZjktm73pUoGJNhx-C4k9LWqHrT2Chx5BH65qlHLBrTmgzvx4XEEQnOmZ~E8QxJnwAiVKhUaMOhAf2gy1l6qX6glNP3RCCjgCPJDAZSNvotO-tOIFOYza55JhdQXo17ywnADArHyMDiTbWgRAaRYcSdgVomcSRjeV7bpc801ZcK3TzDWqLDiMau-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Milpitas City Council unanimously approved Ordinance No. 65.155 on Aug. 19 to adopt by reference the 2025 California Building Standards Codes, the council said during a regularly scheduled meeting.

The ordinance adopts the 2025 California Building Code, Residential Code, Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing codes, the 2025 California Energy Code and Green Building Standards, the Wildland-Urban Interface Code and related reference standards and international codes, with local amendments carried forward from the 2022 cycle.

The change matters because the 2025 cycle raises baseline requirements for new construction and incorporates measures to improve safety, resiliency and energy performance. \"The baseline for new construction incorporates a lot of the things that we had on our reach codes previously, like electrification,\" Bill Tutte, the city building official, said during the council meeting. Tutte said the energy code now contains efficiency thresholds that \"pretty much preclude the use of a standard tank hot water heater because they can't meet that efficiency level.\" He added the changes increase efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions without imposing an outright ban on gas appliances.

Tutte summarized the adoption timeline and the scope of the update, noting the city maintains many of its existing local amendments into the new code cycle. He also told the council that a recent state budget trailer bill places a temporary restriction on local amendments: under that provision the city generally cannot adopt new local amendments except for limited exceptions until June 1, 2031.

Councilmember Chua moved to approve the ordinance as recommended by staff; the motion was seconded by Councilmember Lian and passed on a unanimous vote.

The adoption starts a period of education and training for local builders, permit applicants and staff, councilmembers said. During the presentation Tutte emphasized that the new energy and green building provisions are intended to raise minimum performance standards and to encourage electrification and efficiency in design and equipment selection.

The council did not receive substantive public opposition during the hearing. A member of the public, Voltaire Montemayor, spoke in support, saying safety and seismic resilience were important considerations.

The council’s action updates the Milpitas Municipal Code to reflect the statewide 2025 code package with the local amendments listed in the ordinance text; the city manager and staff will proceed with outreach and implementation tasks noted in the staff report.","The Milpitas City Council on Aug. 19 unanimously approved Ordinance No. 65.155 to adopt the 2025 California Building Standards Codes, including local amendments; staff said the changes raise baseline energy and safety standards and include a temporary restriction on new local amendments through 2031.","actionData","errors"]

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Milpitas council adopts 2025 California building codes with local amendments