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<br />Item No: 08B <br />Meeting Date: March 13, 2017 <br />Type of Business: Consent <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: James Ericson, City Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8726, Approving a Joint Powers Agreement with the <br />City of New Brighton for Rental Dwelling Inspection Services in <br />2017 <br /> <br />Introduction: <br /> <br />The City of Mounds View has been without a Housing / Code Enforcement Inspector since <br />August 10, 2016. Assorted staff members have been filling in to address code enforcement <br />issues but no one on staff is adequately trained to conduct rental dwelling inspections. Mounds <br />View has called upon the City of Blaine and New Brighton to help with emergency inspections, <br />but with the coming rental dwelling inspection scheduling nearing and no one hire to replace the <br />previous inspector, the City needs to contract for inspection services. <br /> <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />City staff reached out to New Brighton first to determine if they had staff available to conduct <br />additional inspections and the inclination to do so. New Brighton was the logical choice given <br />previous working relationships as well as our joint “property manager’s coalition”. New Brighton <br />is able to conduct inspections one day a week for three months, beginning April 1, 2017, an <br />arrangement which will minimally address our more pressing rental inspection needs. In return, <br />New Brighton is requesting minimum compensation of a percentage (35%) of the City’s rental <br />dwelling license revenue, not less than $9,000. Both cities agree and acknowledge that a flat <br />fee would be easier to track than hours, mileage, admin costs, etc. The agreement is only for <br />one year but could be extended if the parties so desire. Our expectation is that the City would <br />hire a new employee before the end of the year, thus negating any need to continue the <br />agreement. <br /> <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Approve Resolution 8726 which approves a joint powers agreement with the City of New <br />Brighton for rental dwelling inspection services, effective April 1, 2017, for one year. The City <br />Attorney has reviewed the agreement and has no concerns with its terms. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />________________________ <br />James Ericson <br />City Administrator