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Building Codes Ad Hoc Committee
Minutes of November 12,2003
Members Present: Tommy Moser, Tom Campbell, Tom Stringer, Bill White, Mike
Clausen, Ed Yung, Ronald Holt, Stanley Briers, Robert Ortiz, H.
Carlos Smith
Member Absent: Tim Cobb
City Staff Present: Director of Planning Nick Finan, Chief Building Official Debbie
Wilmore, Inspection Services Coordinator Sherry Jennings
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Bill White called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
II. ADMINISTER BOTH OATHS OF OFFICE - None
III. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS HELD ON
OCTOBER 6, OCTOBER 15, AND NOVEMBER 5, 2003
Chairman White stated he would entertain a motion to dispense with the reading
of the minutes. Motion made by Stanley Briers to approve the minutes as
distributed. Second by Tommy Moser. The motion carried.
IV. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE
COUNCIL (ICC) GROUP
Carroll Pruitt, AlA, NCARB, CSI, Manager for the International Code Council,
gave a slide presentation and answered questions on the ICC code group. Billy
Pope, LCI, Member Services Representative for the International Code Council,
was available for questions.
V. ADJOUR1~
Chairman White asked the committee if they wanted to meet next Wednesday,
November 19th and the Committee agreed to meet on that date at 7 P.M.
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The Chairman also asked for items to be placed on next week's agenda. Tom
Campbell made the motion for Debbie Wilmore and one (1) other staff member to
attend next week's meeting and give their opinions on the codes. Ed Yung
seconded the motion. Nick Finan advised the committee that staffs opinion on
the code had already been provided to City Council and the Committee was later
created to review this matter. Council's wishes were that staffs role would be
minimal so the Committee's outcome would not be influenced by staff.
Various Committee members indicated that there had been conflicting
information presented by the code groups and since staff worked with the codes,
they felt staff could provide some clarification. Chairman White asked that the
original motion be amended to read that Debbie Wilmore and one (1) staff
member attend next week's meeting for a question and answer session. They
would be available to the committee as a resource witness. Tom Campbell agreed
to amend his motion accordingly and Tommy Moser seconded the motion.
Motion carried.
There was discussion among the members on how the actual reviewing of the
codes should be done. A suggestion was made to break into groups or small
committees in order to review the various code books. The expertise of the
various committee members, in their respective fields, would be utilized. Those
groups would then return to the full Committee and discuss their findings.
Nick reminded the Committee about the "Open Meeting" rules and 6 members
getting together from an 11 member committee would be considered a quorum
and would violate the "Open Meeting" rules. Nick agreed to check with the city
attorney concerning breaking up into small groups or subcommittees and get back
with the Committee. Also, the Committee was advised that Nick would not be
able to attend next week's meeting but he would provide a memo concerning the
information they requested.
Mike Clausen made the motion for next week's agenda to include discussing the
process and procedures of reviewing the codes.
Motion to adjourn at 10:00 P. M. was made by Tom Campbell. Second by Tom
Stringer. Motion carried.
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