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10. Resolution 5013 - Construction ManagerCity of Kalispell Charles A. Harball Office of City Attorney City Attorney 312 First Avenue East P.O. Sox 1997 Kalispell, MT 59903-1997 TO: Mayor Pamela B. Kennedy and Kalispell City Council FROM: Charles Harball, City Attorney James H. Patrick, City Manager Tel 406.758.7708 Fax 406.758.7771 charball@kalispell.com SUBJECT: Resolution 5013 - Employment of Construction Manager MEETING DATE: Monday, May 16, 2005 — Regular Meeting BACKGROUND: Municipal infrastructure is often constructed by private developers to serve their developments and upon completion, such infrastructure is conveyed to the City for its continuing operation and maintenance. As the pace of growth in the City has increased, it has been the experience of the City that some infrastructure has been accepted by the City that is defective or otherwise substandard and requires further investment by the City to repair or bring to standard. It is the opinion of staff that this problem may be reduced or alleviated by establishing subdivision design standards, as well as the employment of a construction manager with the necessary qualifications to adequately inspect the new infrastructure prior to acceptance by the City. The Construction Manager will determine that such infrastructure is constructed to the required city standards and is not otherwise defective thereby reducing City and homeowner costs to remedy the problem. RECOMMENDATION: That Council pass Resolution 5013 and authorize the City Manager to immediately create and fill a full-time City position of Construction Manager, with the discretion to determine the qualifications of such position and pay grade that is in scale with those factors currently employed to set salary of City employees. FISCAL EFFECTS: The anticipated annual costs of personnel and support is approximately $120,000.00. It is further anticipated that cost savings to the City from detecting defective or substandard infrastructure in advance of acceptance will be substantially more. Respectfully submitted, Charles r City Attorney Janes H. Patrick, City Manager RESOLUTION NO.5013 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CREATE AND FILL THE FULL-TIME CITY POSITION OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGER. WHEREAS, municipal infrastructure is often constructed by private developers to serve their developments and upon completion such infrastructure is conveyed to the City for its continuing operation and maintenance; and WHEREAS, as the pace of growth in the City has increased, it has been the experience of the City that some infrastructure has been accepted by the City that is defective or otherwise substandard and requiring further investment by the City to repair or bring to standard; and WHEREAS, it is the finding of City Council that this problem may be reduced or alleviated, thereby reducing City costs, with the employment of a construction manager with the necessary qualifications to adequately inspect the new infrastructure prior to acceptance by the City to determine that such infrastructure is constructed to the required city standards and is not otherwise defective. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. The City Manager is authorized to immediately create and fill a full-time City position of Construction Manager, with the discretion to determine the qualifications of such position and pay grade that is in scale with those factors currently employed to set salary of City employees. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS 16" DAY OF MAY 2005. Pamela B. Kennedy Mayor ATTEST: Theresa White City Clerk