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:y of <br /> <br />ITEM I 4.10. <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />STEPHEN ROHLF, BUILDING AND <br />ZONING ADMINISTRATOR <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SEPTEMBER 21, 1998 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: B & Z VEHICLE <br /> <br />In response to the Council's questions regarding whether or not the new vehicle for the <br />Building and Zoning Department should be four wheel drive, staff offers the following: <br /> <br />Many inspections take place on unimproved roads where, at times, passage with a two <br />wheel drive vehicle is impossible. Model home construction starts as soon as the plat <br />is recorded, long before road construction even begins. Many inspections in rural <br />areas are at the end of long driveways, which are typically the last things to be <br />completed. <br /> <br />· Inspections must be done no matter what the weather. A two wheel drive pick-up on <br /> icy roads is dangerous. <br /> <br />· The building inspectors and their vehicles are an integral part of the city's emergency <br /> preparedness plan. Depending on the emergency, four wheel drive can be critical. <br /> <br />Four wheel drive pick-ups hold their resale value better than two wheel drive pick- <br />ups. <br /> <br />I look forward to discussing this issue with the Council further at Monday night's <br />meeting. <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />