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City Council Finance Committee <br />Meeting Minutes <br />11/27/17 <br />Page 3 of 6 <br />consultant which would also allow for City staff and City Council to be educated on <br />the standards and scope of work typically used. <br />City Manager Balser asked the Finance Committee for their recommendation <br />regarding Table 8: Building Permits, Inspections, and Review Fees. The Finance <br />Committee recommended a two-part process; 1) to adopt the new fee for <br />valuations between $0 - $500, but retain the remaining old fees; and 2) research <br />issuing a bid for consulting services to conduct a study to set the remaining fees. <br />The Finance Committee requested staff report back to them with information on <br />consulting fees, a proposed list of work that could be done in-house, the amount <br />of staff time to conduct the research/work, and a timeline for when the study could <br />be completed. <br />Finance Committee Members stated this item should be added to the 2018 Work <br />Plan. <br />Finance Committee Members and staff discussed the per foot construction cost <br />table and the elevator permits, which are also part of Table 8. The Finance <br />Committee requested Director Zuccaro also include a summary of these changes <br />in his write-up to City Council. City Manager Balser stated she would follow-up <br />with DRCOG to see if they still have an in-house elevator inspection program. <br />Finance Committee Chairperson Stolzmann requested the increase in fees for <br />Youth Activities (on page 35 of the Finance Committee Packet) be reviewed to <br />determine if the Summer Camp program is included in this line item, and whether <br />a further increase or subsidies would be appropriate to help offset the program <br />costs. Lastly, Member Stolzmann requested Director Zuccaro provide a written <br />description for two new fees, the Building Code Board of Appeals, Appeal <br />Application, and the Nonconforming Use Certificate Request. <br />The reports and corresponding narrative can be located in the packet of the <br />November 27, 2017 Finance Committee Meeting. <br />NON-PROFIT GRANT PROGRAM — REVIEW OF 2019-2020 APPLICATION <br />FORM AND PROCESS <br />Finance Director Watson presented a preliminary draft of the revised application <br />to the Finance Committee Members for review. Director Watson stated that the <br />anti -discrimination policy has been added to the application, and the questions <br />pared down. It was noted that the questions need to be renumbered. <br />Finance Committee Members and staff discussed whether or not an agency's <br />501(c)(3) IRS ruling should be a required attachment to the application. Mayor <br />Muckle stated that he did not feel IRS non-profit status should be a sole reason to <br />not consider an agency for funding. Members and staff agreed that the ruling <br />4 <br />