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Campbell council approves consultant amendment, adopts 2025 building and fire codes
Summary
The City Council authorized a $365,700 amendment (plus 10% contingency) to a construction‑management contract with Curfin Structures Inc. and adopted the 2025 California building and fire codes with local amendments, including a voluntary home‑hardening provision and updates to business‑safety inspections; those votes passed by roll call Oct. 21.
The Campbell City Council approved multiple actions during its Oct. 21 meeting, including a consultant contract amendment and adoption of updated state building standards.
Council unanimously approved item 7.6, a first amendment to the consultant services agreement with Curfin Structures Inc. for construction management on the PD Building, adding $365,700 plus a 10% contingency ($36,570) for additional construction management services. Staff clarified the contract pays for construction management only; construction and design costs are budgeted separately and funded from Measure O. The motion to adopt the amendment was moved and seconded and passed on a roll call vote.
In a separate, noticed public hearing, Community Development staff recommended adoption of the 2025 editions of the California building and fire codes and related local amendments to titles 1, 5, 17 and 18 of Campbell’s municipal code. Staff noted the printed ordinance packet lacked some strike/underline edits and provided a desk item showing the correct amendments. The council moved, seconded and adopted the ordinance by roll call; the city clerk read the ordinance title into the record.
Staff told the council the local amendments include administrative clarifications, a voluntary home‑hardening provision and a business‑safety inspection practice that staff already provides when businesses change occupancy. Building official Bob Brennan said the business‑safety checks have been offered for years and number only a few per year (he estimated about four annually) and are intended to identify life‑safety issues on a quick, low‑cost basis.
The measures passed on roll call votes; no further public testimony was received on the building‑code adoption. The council’s action implements the state’s updated codes locally while allowing limited, locally prescribed amendments for health, safety and administrative clarity.
What happens next: the adopted ordinance becomes part of the municipal code; staff will continue project oversight on the PD Building under the amended consultant agreement and will return with regular project updates as required.
