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/ 1 <br /> CITY COUNCIL <br /> MEMO <br /> To: Mounds View City Council <br /> From: James Ericson, Planning Associate .% <br /> Subject: Preliminary Discussion Regarding Proposed Ordinance 628, an Ordinance <br /> Amending Chapter 1001 of the Mounds View Municipal Code Pertaining to <br /> Contractors Licenses <br /> Date: Meeting of June 7, 1999 <br /> Background: <br /> The impetus for this revision to the Building Code results from consistantly negative feedback <br /> received from building contractors concerning the timing of annual contractor license fee. <br /> Analysis; <br /> The proposed changes are few--the licensing period shall run from January 1 to December 31 <br /> annually instead of July 1 through June 30. This change will allow contractors doing work in the <br /> City to get a contractors license that will cover the entire building season rather than requiring a <br /> contractor to get two licenses (the initial license and a renewal) for one building season. Staff <br /> would like to handle the transition between the two licensing periods administratively, such that <br /> all licenses that need to be renewed on July 1 will expire December 31, 1999 and will cost a <br /> prorated fee of$20 instead of the established $40. Staff has already sent notices to contractors to <br /> alert them to the proposed changes (see attached). <br /> The other changes considered with this ordinance is to remove references to "Fire Protection" and <br /> "Roofing" under Section 1001.03, Subd 2, Work Requiring License. These types of work are <br /> now licensed through the state and as such should not be listed with other work requiring a City <br /> license. If the contractor has a state license to do general residential or general commercial work, <br /> a city license is also not required. This point will be clarified as well. <br /> Direction: <br /> Please indicate to staff if any changes are needed to this proposed ordinance so corrections can be <br /> made prior to the first reading of the ordinance. Staff has timed the readings and hearing so that <br /> adoption will occur prior to the June 30th expiration of the current contractors licenses. <br />