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REQiDST rOR COt>'CIL ACTION <br />DATE <br />ITEM NO: ^1 <br />:: 111 <br />Ron Moon« <br />TRk City Admmistralor <br />Ciiv <br />Conmcted Sump Pump Inspector <br />When the Hunp pump inflection ontinance and program were brought to the Council, suff <br />indicaied the inipectioa program could be accomplished with in-house staff. Although for the <br />most pan this b still the case, as the plaiB for the program wete finalized two factors have led <br />staff to request authorization to use a contracted impector to perform some of the inspections <br />One factor is that those households widi all adult members working outside of the home may <br />find it ver>' difficult to schedule inspections duriif normal work hours. It may be necessary to <br />provide inspections at more convenient times. Although it may be possible to redesign the work <br />schedules of the in-house inspection suff to accommodate this, much more flexibility could be <br />provided using a contracted inspector. <br />The second factor b that although the Building & Zoning suff have committed to scheduling <br />time for the inspection program, they are fuiding that although building activity normally slows <br />in winter months thb hiu not yet been the case this year. In fact we were recently advised that <br />10 townhomes are scheduled to be constructed in Spring Park over the winter (Orono suff <br />provides plan review and inspection services to the city of Spring Park.) <br />The higher level of activity responsible for keeping the inspection suff busier thar normal also <br />results in a higher level of revenues than anticipated. The revenue to fund the requested <br />contracted inspector position would c(xne from the resenue in excess of the budgeted amounts <br />generated by the higher than normal building activity. The building related revenues are <br />projected to be substamially beyond the budgeted amounts. <br />The city of Shorewood used contracted inspectors for its sump pump inspection program. The <br />inspectors were paid $10.00 per inspection. It is recommended the city enter into a similar <br />arrangement for contracted inspections at a cost not to exceed $5,000. This would provide for <br />up to 500 inspections. <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED <br />Motion to authorize the use of a contracted inspector to assist with the sump pump inspection <br />program at a cost not to exceed $5,000.