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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION Department ApprovaL F"fllofli DATE.- 01-03-2011 ITEM NO- 7. i Acting City Manager Approval.- Item Descrii)tion.* Electrical Inspection Service Renewal 2011 Attached is an annual service agreement used with the City's electrical inspection contractor. Seven cities [Roseville, Arden Hills, Little Canada, North Oaks, North St. Paul,, Shoreview and Brooklyn Center] contract with Tolle Inspections, Inc. and have a similar contract for services. 1.2 The proposed service contract with Tolle Inspections, Inc. and owner Peter Tolle includes a requirement that the contractor maintains his insurance schedule, provides an annual report and carries an electrician's license. 1.3 There are no changes in the permit fee schedule for 2011. The fee structure is applicable in all seven cities. The City passes the costs of doing business on to the electrical contractor as part of the electrical permit charge. The City retains 20% of the electrical permit fee, passing the remaining 80% on to Tolle Inspections, Inc. 1.4 The Council annually considers this service contract and accepts any comments from the applicant or interested persons. 2.0 STAFF COMMENT: 2.0 Staff has reviewed the alternatives, particularly jointly hiring a contractor or adding another inspector to handle both electrical and some building inspection activities. While this may pay for itself, there is no guarantee that building levels will be as high as previous years. The staff recommends that this alternative is premature. This alternative should be evaluated annually as the service contract comes up for review. 3.0 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: 3.1 Staff recommends approval of the 2011 one-year service agreement with Tokle Inspections, Inc. (which includes the 2011 Electrical Permit Fee Schedule) and for the agreement to be reviewed annually. ElectContrRCA-2011-01061 Ldoc Page 1 of 2