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<br />Councilmember Wise expressed concern that the City has not yet finalized its exit strategy and <br />felt the City should get the ball rolling on the project and then get out of the way so that its role is <br />approving the development but not driving the development. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig stated there are currently a lot of overlap and/or dovetailing, and <br />communication throughout the process will be critical. He stated he felt the City has to figure <br />out what it has first, before figuring out its exit strategy. <br /> <br />The Council discussed marketing opportunities and ways of finding out who might be interested <br />in this market. The Council also discussed currently viable prospects and making direct contact <br />with those prospects. <br /> <br />Deputy City Administrator Nelson stated that there will be an HRA meeting following the <br />regular Council meeting; the purpose of the meeting is to ask the HRA to establish a budget for <br />marketing the Ramsey Town Center. <br /> <br />2) Review Levels of Service for Building Inspections / Permits <br /> <br />Deputy City Administrator Nelson reviewed the staff report. <br /> <br />Local Electrical Inspections <br />Mayor Ramsey asked how much recordkeeping would be involved if the City were to undertake <br />the electrical inspections. <br /> <br />Building Official Kaehler indicated that the recordkeeping would not be significant, but <br />expressed concern that any revenue generated by contracting with a licensed electrical inspector <br />directly would be offset by the cost. <br /> <br />Councilmember McGlone stated he is opposed to an electrical inspection program and felt there <br />was no benefit to the City. <br /> <br />Councilmember Wise agreed with Councilmember McGlone. <br /> <br />Councilmember Dehen stated he felt the current electrical inspector does a good job. and did not <br />feel there would be any advantage to the City taking over this program. <br /> <br />Mayor Ramsey agreed and stated it was not worth it to pursue an electrical inspection program. <br /> <br />Siding. Roofing and Window Installation Permits <br />Deputy City Administrator Nelson provided information regarding 2007, 2008, and 2009 <br />permits, adding that on average, 2.5 inspections were done per permit. She stated staff feels <br />there is value in this since there are some things that are missed by contractors. She noted that if <br />Council direction is to eliminate these permits, it would require a Code amendment. <br /> <br />Councilmember Dehen stated he felt there was value in requiring these permits and it helps make <br />sure contractors do a good job. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / August 25, 2009 <br />Page 3 of5 <br />