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MOUNDS RAW <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />Item No: 9.C. <br />Meeting Date: September 25, 2017 <br />Type of Business: Council Business <br />Administrator Review: LR .moi <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Mark Beer, Finance Director <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8825 Approving a Marketing Agreement with Utility <br />Service Partners <br />Introduction: <br />Mounds View has been approached by representatives from Utility Service Partners, Inc. (USP), <br />regarding the National League of Cities "Service Line Warranty Program". This optional service <br />to our residents would cover sanitary service lines from the home to the main and/or all indoor <br />plumbing. The services are voluntary and no participation from the City is required aside from <br />permission to offer such services to the community. This program is offered by the National <br />League of Cities and is administered by USP. <br />Discussion: <br />The City Council discussed the proposed insurance program at the August 21, 2017 work session <br />and directed staff to move forward with the marketing agreement with USP. (attached) Kennedy <br />& Graven has reviewed the agreement and provided feedback (attached) regarding the addition <br />of a dispute resolution component within the agreement. USP has responded that they do not <br />generally include that in municipal agreements as customers would rarely approach the City as <br />the service agreement is strictly between USP and the homeowner. This would be a policy <br />decision for the City Council. The agreement is for three years, so if the City found that problems <br />arose during that time period the agreement could be changed at renewal or cancelled. <br />Recommendation: <br />Review the provided information and consider the attached <br />agreement with USP. The City would not be involved in the <br />collection of premiums. The only potential action to be taken <br />notice to residents of the availability of the voluntary program. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />h <br />Mark Beer, Finance Dir ctor <br />resolution approving a marketing <br />administration of the program or <br />by the City would be to provide <br />