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City <br />E <br />rover <br />Fire Department <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />Friday, August O6, 2010 <br />Mike Robertson, City Administrator <br />City of Otsego <br />8899 Nashua Ave. NE <br />Otsego, MN 55330 <br />Re: Fire Inspection Services Contract <br />Dear NIr. Robertson, <br />In follow-up to the City of Elk River's proposal to update/renew the fire protection services <br />contract with the City of Otsego, I would also like to propose starting a fire inspection <br />program for your City. <br />Presently, the Elk River Fire Department only conducts initial fire code inspections on new <br />construction within our Otsego foe service district. Due to the potential buildup of <br />combustible by-products common in restaurants, our Fire Marshal's office does conduct <br />occasional hood inspections in Otsego as a courtesy. To our knowledge, however, regular <br />fire code inspections on commercial structures are presently not being completed. Such <br />inspections and enforcement are critical components of any fire prevention program and <br />helps enhance the safety of the communitjT and five service professionals. <br />The Elk River Fire Department is interested and willing to partner with the City of Otsego <br />to begin a fire inspection program. While the specific details will need to be discussed <br />further, the fire inspection program would encompass your entire City and the information <br />(i.e. pxeplans and inspection history) would be shared among all fire service pxov-iders (there <br />would be no change to the department's operational "fire protection" district). <br />Because of the time commitments associated with such a program, the fire department <br />would be required to hire an additional staff member. To begin the program, we recommend <br />a part time (1,080 hour) position. This staff member will be a City of Elk River (Fire <br />Department) employee but their entire focus will be on the fire inspection program fox the <br />City of Otsego. <br />The anticipated hourly rate for this position is X28.00. This rate takes into consideration <br />salary, required benefits and administrative overhead (including office/computer, vehicle, <br />Phone: 763.635.1100 <br />Fax: 763.635.1090 <br />wwwci.elk-rivecmn.us <br />