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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION <br />DATE: 01-09-2006 <br />ITEM NO: 3.h <br />Department Approval: . T;7-�.i ��t ����, �xti ���til: Agenda Section: <br />f]�1'.'l]��1 •� C'll��l:� L� <br />�t�� [���ry iast. ��f�i��i fa,� �ti�a ��r��e ��en��ai �OD� <br />[_�] BACKGROUND <br />I I Attached is a draft annual service agreement used with the City's electrical inspection <br />contractor. Six cities [Roseville, Arden Hills, Little Canada, North Oaks, North St. Paul <br />and Shoreview] are contracting with Tokle Inspections, Inc. and have developed a <br />similar contract for services. <br />I� The proposed service contract with Tokle Inspections, Inc. and Peter Tokle includes a <br />requirement that the contractor updates his insurance schedule, provide an annual report <br />and carry an electrician's license. There are changes in the permit fee structure to account <br />for inflation. Electrical permit fees last increased in 1995. The City passes these costs of <br />doing business on to the building contractor as part of the building permit charges. The <br />City retains 20% of the electrical permit fee, passing the remaining 80% on to Tokle <br />Inspections, Inc. <br />I� The Council annually considers this service contract at the last regular meeting of the year <br />and accepts any comments from the applicant or interested persons. <br />?.IM STAFF COMMENT <br />� f7 The staff has reviewed the alternatives, particularly jointly hiring a contractor, or adding <br />another inspector to handle electrical and some building inspection activities. While this <br />may pay for itself, there is ��o guarantee that building levels will be as high as previous <br />years and there is a shortage of good, experienced and certified electrical inspectors. The <br />staff recommends that this alternative is premature. This alternative should be evaluated <br />annually as the service contract comes up for review in December. <br />�-�] STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />� I The staff recommends approval of the 2006 one-year service agreement with Tokle <br />Inspections, Inc. to be reviewed annually in December. <br />;�, � The staff recommends the approval of the current (2006) Electrical Inspection Fee <br />Schedule, shown as "Attachment A" to the Seivice Agreement. <br />ElectContrRCA-2006-010906 Page 1 of 2 <br />