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Elk River City Council Meeting May 23, 1994 Page 3 e 3.3. Consider Reauest for Buildina Inspector Position Building and Zoning Administrator Steve Rohlf provided some background information on the need for a building inspector in 1994. Steve indicated that the request calls for an additional inspector to relieve some of the residential inspection work load that is currently on Terry Zajac, and also to have Terry begin doing some commercial and industrial inspection to assist Building Official Cliff Skogstad. Furthermore, as time allows, the City will begin a rental inspections program that hopefully can begin this winter. The Council discussed the need for an additional inspector based on the growth the City is experiencing. It was indicated that a single building inspector cannot do over 150 homes per year and that it takes somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 hours to do all of the paperwork and inspections on each new home. Discussion continued on the financing for a building inspector position and it was noted that revenues will exceed the budget projection and, therefore, the additional revenues that are now anticipated in 1994 can finance this additional position. Council member Dietz expressed his concern that this position should be looked at in conjunction with all of the City's employment needs. e COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL BUILDING INSPECTOR POSITION AND AUTHORIZED THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THIS POSITION WITH THE fUNDING COMING fROM INCREASED REVENUES ABOVE THE ADOPTED 1994 BUDGET AMOUNT FOR BUILDING PERMITS. COUNCILMEMBER SCHEEL SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 3.4. Consider Resolution Approvina Use of MSA Funds The City Administrator provided a brief review of the purpose of the resolutions. It was indicated that approval of the resolutions will keep the City's options open in terms of potentially using MSA funds to finance public improvements on School Street in 1994 and for the Highway 10 turn lane. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 94-58, A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE USE OF MSA STREET FUNDS FOR THE HIGHWAY 10 TURN LANE PROJECT. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 94-59, A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE USE Of MSA FUNDS FOR THE SCHOOL STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN 1994. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 3.5. \ Update on 5/21/94 Clean Up Day e Planning Assistant Gary Schmitz indicated that the Clean Up Day last Saturday went very well. The City spent about $8,000 in SCORE Funds for this project. Gary distributed a summary of the items collected and indicated that the volumes for appliances, tires, batteries, and scrap metal were similar to previous years. No major problems were experienced during this program.