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Item No: 7C <br />Meeting Date: November 13, 2001 <br />Type of Business: CB <br />WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; <br />CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business <br /> <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: James Ericson, Community Development Director <br />Item Title/Subject: Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 690, an <br />Ordinance Amending Chapter 1001.02 of the <br />Municipal Code (Building Code) Relating to Work <br />Requiring a City License <br />Date of Report: November 7, 2001 <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The City of Mounds View requires a contractor’s license for most work performed in the <br />City. Contractors that perform work that falls outside the scope of the building code <br />typically do not require a license, such as cabinetry and countertop installers, painters, <br />flooring installers and landscapers. The main reason the City requires a license is to <br />offer some level of protection to the resident by assuring that the contractor has sufficient <br />liability and workers compensation insurance as well as providing some level of <br />accountability and protection from “fly-by-night” companies. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />The following work is not currently listed in Section 1001.02 as requiring a City License: <br /> <br />Fire Alarms Installation <br />Residential Fuel Tank Removal <br />Chemical Fire Suppression <br /> <br />Given the public health and life safety aspects associated with this work, staff is <br />recommending that a City License be required. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Review the attached ordinance and if acceptable, introduce the ordinance and hold the <br />first reading. <br /> <br /> <br />_____________________________________ <br />James Ericson <br />Community Development Director <br />763-717-4021