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RESOLUTION NO. 4472 <br /> CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR BOARD OF GOVERNMENT <br /> INNOVATION AND COOPERATION GRANT; COOPERATION PLANNING GRANT <br /> WHEREAS, THE 1993 Minnesota State Legislature approved a $1.2 million <br /> grant fund for local units of government to plan and implement cooperative and <br /> service sharing projects; <br /> WHEREAS, the money will be awarded to the most innovative proposals; <br /> those that cannot be addressed locally because of some of the special and <br /> excessive costs to plan a cooperative arrangement or provide a prototype for <br /> other governments to follow institute comparable changes; <br /> WHEREAS, since about 1991 the cities of New Brighton, Mounds View, <br /> Fridley, Shoreview, Arden Hills, and St. Anthony have talked about sharing <br /> building inspection services because each city has a difficult time matching its <br /> level of staffing to swings in the level of remodeling and construction projects; <br /> WHEREAS, New Brighton has been able to examine remodeling and <br /> construction trends for all of the aforementioned cities over the last 5 years, <br /> researched other joint power agreements, and examined potential staffing needs <br /> for a shred building inspection service; <br /> • <br /> WHEREAS, it is time to refine the plan, and find out if there is commitment <br /> to implement a shared building inspection service; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of <br /> Mounds View authorizes staff to participate with the City of New Brighton, and <br /> support their-efforts-to-apply for-a$25,000-cooperation-planing-grant-for-the <br /> • •• - • - - '•• •- feasibility of shared building inspection services. <br /> Adopted this 27 day of December, 1993. <br /> ATTEST: <br /> Mayor <br /> (SEAL) <br /> City Administrator <br />