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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Building Code Board Of Appeals - 07/15/2010 t Minutes of the Building Code Board of Appeals Regular Meeting RECEIVED Thursday,July 15,2010 Time: 1:30 p.m. DEC 0 3 2010 2406 Leopard+ Corpus Christi,Texas 78405 Fire Department Conference Room (3rd Floor Development Services Building) CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 1:35 p.m. H. Roll Call Board members present: C4Atnip,John Dykema, Bill Ewing, Chris Hamilton Board members absent: John Kendall, Mike Lippincott, Ricardo Martinez City staff present: Stephen Draper,John Maldonado(attending in lieu of Deborah Brown), Steve Van Patten, Russ Arney, and Elsa Martinez III. Address Absences from June 24,2010,Meeting Mr.Atnip addressed and excused the absences of Chris Hamilton and Bill Ewing, who could not attend the June 24"meeting. IV. Approval of Minutes: May 20,2010,Regular Meeting Approval of Minutes: June 24,2010,Re-scheduled Regular Meeting Mr. Dykema made a motion to approve the minutes of the May 20 and June 24, 2010, meetings; the motion was seconded by Mr. Ewing. The motion carried unanimously. The order of business was suspended. Mr.Atnip moved to the discussion of Item VI. After discussion of Item VI,Mr.Atnip continued the order of business resuming with Item V. V. Discuss and Act as Appropriate on Submitting a Recommendation to Fill Board Positions Currently Occupied by Cliff Atnip (community member not related to building industry) and Ricardo Martinez (Engineer) Mr. Maldonado informed the board that City Council had approved Ordinance 028665 which re- defines terms for the Building Code Board of Appeals positions. He added that Ms. Brown informed that she continues to work on the ordinance for the technical codes and will bring it to the board when prepared Mr. Hamilton motioned to recommend Mr. Ricardo Martinez for re-appointment; the motion was seconded by Mr.Dykema. The motion carried unanimously. Mr. Dykema motioned to recommend Mr. CliffAtnip for re-appointment; the motion was seconded by Mr. Hamilton. The motion carried unanimously. Mr.Atnip directed Elsa to submit these recommendations to the City Secretary's office. VI. Review and Discuss Building Permit Fees and Consider Any Recommendations Made by the Building Code Board of Appeals Ms. Sylvia Arispe and Mr. Draper held a discussion of the proposed fee increases and answered questions for the board members. Ms. Arispe and Mr. Draper shared that the Department is also considering re-organizing plan review staff in order to better manage the plan review process and make it more efficient. Mr. Draper discussed incentives that would be available to contractors and builders if they meet certain conditions. SCANNED • i Minutes of the Building Code Board of Appeals Regular Meeting Thursday,July 15,2010 VII. Review and Discuss the Proposed Amendments to the 2009 International Building Codes Mr. Maldonado provided update when addressing Item V. VIII. Building Official's Report A. Department Updates B. Staffing Mr. Draper left the meeting to attend another meeting. No report was considered at this meeting. IX. Public Comments Board members may not deliberate or make a decision on any matter presented at this time. The Open Meetings Act limits Board response to only two options: 1)a statement of specific factual information given in response to an inquiry; or 2) a recitation of existing policy in response to the inquiry. Any deliberation of or decision about the subject shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on the agenda for a subsequent meeting. No one addressed the board during public forum. X. Identify items to be placed on next agenda Building Codes Permitting Fees XI. Adjourn Mr. Hamilton made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 2:10 p.m.;the motion was seconded by Mr. wing. The motion carried u,.ni-ously. A. . 110 Presiding 0 icer