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MOU--N-DitSVV!rW City of Mounds View Staff R To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator Item No: 08B Meeting Date: August 12, 2019 Type of Business: Council Business City Administrator Review: Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9147, Revision to the 2019 Fee Schedule by Adding an Engineering Plan Review Fee Introduction: The City Council approved the 2019 Fee Schedule at the November 26, 2018 City Council Meeting. Staff has proposed a revision to the fee schedule by adding an engineering review fee for building and zoning permits. Discussion: In recent years, the City has experienced an increase in complaints from property owners regarding improper drainage on their property or adjacent properties. There are many possible causes for the influx of drainage complaints. As you may know, in the past when the properties in the City were platted, or when new homes were built, drainage/grading plans or Certificates of Survey were not required. Additionally, property owners will occasionally make improvements to their property without a permit being obtained and thus no review. Either of these circumstances could result in grading work being performed incorrectly or mistakenly in an easement, thus altering the drainage flow potentially resulting in a negative impact to the property in question or adjacent properties. Sometimes, but not always, easement information is available on the MapRamsey, a County interactive mapping application, the Certificate of Survey provided at the time of home construction, or the original plat. However, not all surveys or plats show drainage easement information as an easement could have happened AFTER the Survey was done or the final plat was recorded. The City is proposing an engineering plan review fee in which certain building or zoning permits require an additional fee be charged. Generally, these would be decks, grading, fill, driveways and structures proposed that are or may be in a Drainage & Utility Easement or would impact drainage on the proposed or adjacent properties. The City would then outsource review of the application to an engineering firm to review for potential drainage issues. This will assist in alleviating changes in grading that could negatively affect drainage on the property or other properties. Strategic Plan Strategy Goal: Maintain and plan for infrastructure improvements. Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of Resolution 9147, a resolution revising the 2019 fee schedule by adding an engineering plan review fee. Respectfully Submitted, Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community