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MOU-N-DitSVIEW City of Mounds View Staff Report Nor - Item No: 08B Meeting Date: 10/23/2023 Type of Business: CB To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Brian Beeman, Assistant City Administrator Item Title/Subject: PUBLIC HEARING: Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 1010, Amending Title XV Land Usage, Chapter 150 Building Regulations; Construction of the Mounds View City Code; and Resolution 9816, Review of a Professional Services Contract with Rum River Construction Consultants for Building Official Services Dated 09/11/2023 (consideration after second reading and adoption of Ordinance 1010); and Resolution 9820, Review of Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Plumbing Plan Review Agreement Application (consideration after second reading and adoption of Ordinance 1010). Background The State of Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) conducts plumbing plan reviews for permits in Mounds View, as stipulated in Minnesota Rules 1300.0215, Subpart 6. Minnesota Statutes 326B.43, Subdivision 2 permits the delegation of authority for plumbing plan review for public and commercial projects to municipalities. This statute enables the DOLI Commissioner to establish an agreement with a municipality, in which the municipality agrees to carry out plan reviews typically performed by the commissioner or their designee. Discussion To obtain this special delegation, the City of Mounds View must undertake several key steps to formalize the delegation, including the approval of an ordinance to offer local plumbing plan review services, the endorsement of an application and submission of an agreement with the State of Minnesota, the establishment of local fees (already reviewed by City Council and inserted into the proposed 2024 fee schedule), and ensuring the designated representative of the municipality is eligible to perform the local plumbing plan reviews. The City of Mounds View currently had a contract with Rum River Consultants (RRC) to provide building inspection services which was originally adopted in 2020 and is in the process of renewal. Rum River recently advised the City that in addition to its building inspection services, it is able to provide the City with plumbing plan review services.