2003-09-08 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting

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City Council Regular Meeting, PUb&earing and Workshop Meeting - septema, 2003 - Page 8 committee could have a core group of members who are residents and represent the yarious trades so that once a selection is made, that core group could continue as a Building Board of Adjustments and Appeals or a Building and Standards Board. The committee as a whole could include non-residents who have expertise in the YarlOUS codes and construction industry to assist in the review and recommendation. This committee could initially focus only on the selection ofa building code(s) for the City and then assist on the creation of an ordinance, by- laws, etc. to create a permanent Board. Below is an outline of a sample committee composition followed by an outline of a schedule and process for code selection. The core group would be residents, comprised of the following trades and could continue to serve as either a Board of Adjustments and Appeals or a Building and Standards Board. A possible make up is: · Architect · Master Electrician · Master Plumber · Licensed HV AC Contractor · General Contractor (commercial builder, homebuilder, etc.) · Two (2) LayPersons (at-large) The aboye would proyide two representatives of the fiye main trades that deal with the codes, a structural engineer, and two lay persons (at-large) for a total of a 13-member committee. The most aggressiye time schedule could be as follows: September 22: Appointment of Board September 23: Notification of appointment to members Week of Oct 6-10: Host first meeting - staff proyide background, committee elects chairman, determines meeting dates and times (preferably at least twice a month), outline program for researching, reviewing, and recommending to City Council a set of building codes . for the City. December 8 (or earlier): Finalize review and research and make formal recommendation to City Council. Ifhaye not worked simultaneous reyiew ofa type of Board to continue to serve the City on building related matters, outline a program to reyiew and research this matter for a recommendation by the first meeting of City Council in February. This item will be posted for the September 22, 2003, Council meeting. Council can discuss and establish a Board at th~t time or table to a future date. C. Police Chief Reff discussed a proposed Alarm Ordinance. It was the consensus of City Council for Chief Reff to move forward with the adoption of this ordinance. D. Parks and Recreation Director Stephen Barr discussed a Wildlife Refuge. City Council did not want Mr. Barr to move forward, with this item, at this time. The Workshop closed and the Regular Meeting reconvened at 8:33 p.m.