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Home My WebLink About6.c. Authorization to Recuit Building InspectorCITY OF ROSEMOUNT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION City Council Meeting Dater September 21, 2004 AGENDA ITEM: Authorization to recruit for Building Inspector, Position AGENDA SECTION: Consent PREPARED BY: r An NO. #6 CITY OF ROSEMOUNT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION City Council Meeting Dater September 21, 2004 AGENDA ITEM: Authorization to recruit for Building Inspector, Position AGENDA SECTION: Consent PREPARED BY: Kim Lindquist, Community Development Director; Dawn Weitzel, Assistant City Administrator An NO. #6 ATTACHMENTS: - Inspection Division Information APPROVED BY: RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approval of recruitment for Building Inspector ACTION: ISSUE The Community Development Department has three building inspector positions budgeted, along with one Chief Building Official position. Because a position was open early in my tenure, rather than immediately hiring, I chose to hire a full -time temporary person to assist during the summer. Given the amount of permits issued, the revenue generated, and the number of inspections conducted during the first eight months of 2004, 1 am requesting authorization to fill the building inspection position on a full -time year round basis. BACKGROUND I have provided some background information for the Council, illustrating the growing workload in the Building Division. With eight months recorded for 2004, there have been permits for 369 new dwelling units pulled and 8850 inspections conducted. Both of these numbers are on course to surpass the city's 2003 building activity. Staff also expects more commercial and industrial development to occur in the next few years with city's emphasis on downtown redevelopment and based upon recent inquiries. SUMMARY Approximately one year ago a vacancy occurred in the Building Inspection team. Because we were moving into winter, typically the slower time of the year, it was decided that the position would not be immediately filled. In the spring, it was decided to hire a 6 month full -time person to assist with building inspection duties. However, it appears through our analysis of permits issued and inspections conducted, as well as the projected workload, that the city will be experiencing an accelerated growth, warranting a full -time regular status employee. To continue to maintain the level of service the Division is used to providing to customers, a year- round person is needed. Requesting for authorization to recruit and eventually hire a regular status full -time person for the position will have no impact on the budget as currently proposed. The draft 2005 budget has three full -time inspector positions budgeted. y *data January through August COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - CONSTRUCTION DATA 2004* 2003 2002 2001 2000 New Housing Units 369 440 330 304 285 Value $ 73,196,169.00 $ 87,119,479.00 $ 61,571,739.00 $ 60,458,504.00 $ 39,074,424.00 Alterations /Additions 487 577 986 563 493 V alue $ 3,492,698.00 $ 4,585,817.00 $ 8,043,384.00 $ 5,065,013.00 $ 2,998,077.00 Revenues Permit Fees $ 953,308.p0 $ 953,161.00 $ 741,963.00 $ 692,049.00 $ 470,643.00 Plan Review Fee $ . 271,796.00 $ 386,954.00 $ 307,917.00 $ 325,733.00 $ 234,521.00 Total $ : 1,225,104.00 $ 1,340,115.00 $ 1,049,880.00 $ 1,017,782.00 $ 705,164.00 Increase in revenues over prior year $ (115,011.00) $ 290,235.00 $ 32 $ 312,618.00 Inspections 8850 9142 8796 6991 6811 New Units 4 4 6 L 7 7 Va lue $ 1,583,482.00 $ 1 ,876,700.00 $ 8,163,326.00 $ 10,428,188.00 $ 2,307,800.00 Alterations /Additions 52 93 94 99 53 Value $ 2,518,429.00 $ 3,515,154.00 $ 5,393,953.00 $ 7,790,862.00 $ 8,181,038.00 Revenues Permit Fees $ 43,167.00 $ 64,752.00 $ 107,643.00 $ 124,580.00 $ 78,544.00 Plan Review Fees $ 14,890.00 $ 26,373.00 $ 43,306.00 $ 52,671.00 $ 37,210.00 Total $ 58,057.00 $ 91,125.00 $ 150,949.00 $ 177,251.00 $ 115,754.00 Inspections 110 207 273 224 124 y *data January through August OFFICE OF ALAN STRAND BUILDING OFFICAL CITY OF ROSEMOUNT PROJECTED WORK LOAD SEPTEMBER 2004 THROUGH DECEMBER 2007 EXISTING SUBDIVISIONS AS YET TO BE BUILT OUT Evermoor Single Family Detached Total Lots /units Total Remaining The Upplands (Estate Homes) 43 8 Drumcliffe (Estate Homes) 46 1 Drumcliffe (Classic Homes) 38 2 Wicldow (Classic Homes) 10 7 Evermoor 3 ,11 20 7 Evermoor Insfree 10 2 Heath Haven (Classic Homes) 96 11 Clare Downs 28 17 Clare Downs 2nd Addition 25 15 Crosscroft (Active Seniors) 217 53 Roundstone 119 46 Glendalough 257 243 Waterford 36 14 Bards Crossing 110 55 Biscayne Point Biscayne Point 4 73 28 Biscayne Point 5th 31 31 Bloomfield Bloomfield 157 3 Bloomfield 4th 154 12 Bloomfield 5th 54 7 Bloomfield 6 41 41 Bloomfield 7th 31 31 Bloomfield Vineyards 53 40 Meadow of Bloomfield 236 236 Meadow of Bloomfield 2nd 20 20 Meadow of Bloomfield 3Zd 78 78 Carrousel Plaza Carrousel Plaza Townhomes 38 10 Rosewood Rosewood Estates /Village 98 51 Brockway Brockway 600 600 Misc. Wensmann 11th 98 2 Geronime Pond 2nd 52 2 Manley 2 2 Uitenbogerd 4 4 Connemara Crossing 44 44 Totals 2919 1723 f Commercial Work In Process Status Valuation Comments Applebees Issued $948,582.00 Metro Classic Building Issued $25,000.00 Tenant Finish Our Saviors Lutheran Issued $1,300,000.00 Church Community of Hope Submitted $2,400,000.00 Lutheran Church Flint Hills Control Submitted To Be Determined Additional Time for Building #37 Inspections Flint Hills Hydro Pending ? Cracker Expansion Webb Companies Submitted $630,000.00 Expansion Bards Crossing 55 Unit Submitted $5,000,000.00 Inspection Intensive Condominium AAA Auto Expansion Issued $600,000.00 City Hall Upgrade Pending $100,000.00 Proj ect