01-07-04 Building Codes Ad Hoc Committee Minutes

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Building Codes Ad Hoc Committee Minutes of January 7, 2004 Members Present: Tommy Moser, Tom Campbell, Tom Stringer, Ed Yung, Stanley Briers, Ron Holt, Mike Clausen, Carlos Smith, Bill White, Robert Ortiz Members Absent: None City Staff Present: Chief Building Official Debbie Wilmore, Inspection Services Coordinator Sherry Jennings 1. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Mike Clausen called the meeting to order at 7:03 P.M. 2. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON DECEMBER 17, 2003. Motion to approve the minutes of December 17, 2003 by Mr. White. Second was by Mr. Stringer. The motion carried. 3. CONTINUE DISCUSSION AND UTILIZE CODE SELECTION CHART TO MAKE DRAFT RECOMMENDATION ON CONSTRUCTION CODES (C3, ICC OR A COMBINATION OF THE CODES). Chairman Clausen referred to the Code Selection Chart provided to the members at a previous meeting and asked if there were any questions or comments. Members stated they were confused about the topics they were discussing at this meeting. Chairman Clausen referred to the minutes of the last meeting to assure the members the main topic of discussion for tonight's meeting was the choice of codes. A poll was taken by Mr. Clausen on which plumbing and gas code the members felt should be selected. The end result was five (5) in favor ofC3 and four (4) in favor oflCC with the chainnan abstaining from voting. Chainnan Clausen then asked the members if their vote would be the same on the mechanical code. Their response was yes it would be the same. Mr. Clausen again reminded the committee they do not have to vote a "straight" ballot; it could be any combination of the codes. He asked the committee to consider all the comments of tonight's discussion and try to come to general consensus by the next meeting. When the recommendation is presented to the City Council, the committee needs to stand united. Discussion of the Appeals Board was opened by Stanley Briers. Mr. Briers read the revision of "Option C". In addition, Carlos Smith presented his new proposal, "Option 0". Chairman Clausen pointed out these outlines were very similar yet different. He thanked each one for a good job in preparing the paperwork. Following discussion by the committee, it was decided to select items from both options and create their recommendation for City Council.