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<br />.:l. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO.125A <br /> <br />.; <br /> <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON <br /> <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR BOARD OF GOVERNMENT INNOVATION AND <br />COOPERATION GRANT; COOPERATION PLANNING GRANT <br /> <br />Whereas, the 1993 Minnesota State Leghllature approved a $1.2 million grant fund for <br />local units of government to plan and implement cooperative and service sharing projects; <br /> <br />Whereas, the money will be awarded to the most innovative proposals; those that <br />cannot be addressed locally because of some of the special and excessive costs to plan a <br />cooperative arrangement or provide a prototype for other governments to follow to institute <br />comparable changes; <br /> <br />Whereas, since about 1 981 the cities of New Brighton, Mounds View, Fridley, <br />Shoreview, Arden Hills, and St. Anthony have talked about sharing building inspection services <br />because each city has a difficult time matching its level of staffing to swings in the level of <br />remodeling and construction projects; <br /> <br />Whereas, New Brighton has been able to examine remodeling and construction trends <br />for all of the aforementioned cities over the last 5 years, researched other joint powers <br />agreements, and examined potential staffing needs for a shared building inspection service; <br /> <br />Whereas, it is time to refine the plan, and find out if there is commitment to implement a <br />shared building inspection service; <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council of the City of New <br />Brighton authorize staff, and support their efforts, to apply for a $25,000 cooperation planning <br />grant to refine the plan, and find out if there is commitment to implement a shared building <br />inspection service, and if so coordinate a joint powers agreement to offer the service. <br /> <br />Adopted this 26th day of~. 199~ <br /> <br /> <br />obert J. Ben , Mayor <br />/I ~.~ <br /> <br />/~'Z&1{1 if ,\(ttr..i114 <br /> <br />~Barbara Jeanette i <br />Acting City ~~r <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br /> <br />Margaret Egan <br />m -F~nance Pit_c.tor/City Clerk <br />