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Council approves amendment to InterWest building-and-safety contract, shifts to hourly compensation
Summary
Lake Forest City Council approved a third amendment to its contract with InterWest Consulting Group on March 4, 2025 to extend the agreement, switch compensation from a permit-fee split to hourly rates effective May 1, 2025, and add approximately $972,000 for the extended term.
The Lake Forest City Council on March 4, 2025 approved a third amendment to its building-and-safety agreement with InterWest Consulting Group that extends the agreement through April 30, 2026 and changes the compensation model from a percentage-of-fees split to hourly rates, with an estimated additional cost of roughly $972,000 for the extended term.
City staff presented data showing that plan-check and permit revenues have declined and stabilized as the city’s major residential build-out nears completion; staff noted permit and plan-check revenue decreased by about 48% between fiscal years 2022 and 2024. Management analyst Arianna Young told the council that the city and InterWest previously split permit and plan-check fees, with…
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