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1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> CITY OF ORONO, MINNESOTA <br />REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS <br />FOR <br />BUILDING OFFICIAL, BUILDING INSPECTION, CODE <br />REVIEW, AND CODE ENFORCEMENT SERVICES <br /> <br />SECTION 1. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING INSPECTION, <br />CODE REVIEW, AND CODE ENFORCEMENT SERVICES <br /> <br />The City of Orono is requesting proposals from firms for Building Inspection, Code <br />Review, and Code Enforcement Services (Inspection Services). <br /> <br /> <br />SECTION 2. GENERAL INFORMATION <br /> <br />A. The City of Orono is a managed growth community of 8,100 people located 20 minutes west of <br />Minneapolis on Lake Minnetonka. Orono encompasses an area of 24 square miles, 30% of which is Lake <br />Minnetonka. Orono operates as a Statutory Plan A City. The City is governed by a five member City <br />Council which includes four members elected at large, and a Mayor elected at large. The City Council <br />meets the second and fourth Monday of each month. The Planning Commission meets on the third <br />Monday of each month. The City has a Planning, Zoning and Building Department headed by a <br />Community Development Director. <br />B. In 2019, the City issued 1600 permits, including 58 new homes. Total valuation added was $56.6 <br />million. The city has about 1100 septic systems. <br />C. The City has a strong tax base, driven by high valued lakeshore homes and large lot residential <br />development. The City is about 90% developed, and projects an ultimate population of around 9,500. <br />Orono has one small commercial district (Navarre) and shares a “downtown” commercial district with the <br />City of Long Lake. A modest level of future redevelopment and infill development is expected in the <br />commercial and lakeshore residential areas. <br />C. The City places a high value on Customer service and strives to: <br />1. Be a leader in customer service in the public sector by displaying professionalism and being <br />responsive to community needs; <br /> <br />2. Provide efficient and effective support to all departments; <br /> <br />3. Work as a department to review, develop, revise, implement, and integrate processes and <br />strategic goals to best serve the residents and customers of Orono; <br /> <br />Exhibit A