02-17-05 Regular Meeting of the Building Codes Appeals Board Minutes

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Building Codes Appeals Board Minutes of February 17,2005 Members Present: Tom Campbell, Franc Velez" Ken Schlather, Bruce Compton, John Elfstrom Members Absent: Ron Holt, Joe Gold City Staff Present: Chief Building Official Debbie Wilmore 1. CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 6:05 P.M. by Chainnan Tom Campbell 2. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES FROM THE JANUARY 25,2005 MEETING Motion to approve the minutes of the January 25, 2005 meeting as submitted was made by Ken ScbJather. Second was by John Elfstrom. Motion passed unanimously. 3. BRIEFING FROM CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Clark Askins represented the City Attorney's office and recommended the Board utilize the handout from the City Secretary's office (Handbook for Boards) and Board establishment ordinance #04-2773A. Mr. Askins discussed how the Open Meetings Act works and cautioned members on meetings without formal postings. He also discussed the role of the Board two-fold: a. Hear appeals based on ordinance criteria b. Review of adopted codes based on ordinance criteria He asked the Board to be aware of possible conflict of interest. He suggested they read the handbook and become familiar with it. He reminded the Board that all action is subject to the Open Records Act. John Elfstrom asked how an individual appeals a <kcision. Mr. Askins explained staff receives a request on a standard application and arranges a meeting. Bruce Compton asked on clarification/confirmation that appeals are decided by the Board and not appealed to the City Council. Mr. Askins confirmed that was correct. Tom Campbell inquired about interpretations versus code changes. Mr. Askins noted the Board makes interpretations based on criteria in the ordinance. Also, based on ordinance language the Board "recommends" code changes to City Council. At this time, Mr. Askins left the meeting.