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Mechanical/Plumbing Advisory Board
J Thursday,August 12,2010 at 2 p.m.
Fire Department Training Room
3rd Floor,Frost Bank Building RECEIVE
2406 Leopard,Corpus Christi,Texas
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I. Call to Order CITY SECREFARY'S OFFICE
Meeting was called to order at 2 p.m.
H: Roll Call of Board Members
Board Members Present James Dildy, Stacy Gallagher, David Mathew,James Malay, Bud
O'Bryan,Robert Pate, Sean Rodriguez,Karim Sailghedar, Julio Sanchez,Mike Warner
Board Members Absent:Billy Largin
City Staff Present:Stephen Draper,Joe Elliott, Ronald Bounds and Catherine Garza
III. Address Absences from Regular Board Meeting,May 13,2010
Mr.Rodriguez stated that he was out of town for the above mentioned meeting. Mr.
Dildy made the first motion to excuse absence and Mr. O'Bryan made the second;all
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IV. Approval of Minutes from Special Board Meeting,June 16,2010
Mr. O'Bryan made the first motion to accept minutes as written. Mr.Salighedar made
the second motion;all were in favor.
V. Review, consider, discuss, and possible action concerning proposed Draft Ordinance adopting
2009 International Plumbing Code, International Mechanical Code, International Fuel/Gas Code,
International Energy Code,International Residential Code,and Local Amendments Thereto
• Mr. Elliott presented to the Board minutes from a meeting held on OctobGr, 9,.2008 in
which discussion took place regarding the elevation of ignition source of Water heaters
installed in garages.
• Mr. Elliott stated to the Board that the action that took place at said meeting to amend
corresponding sections in the IFGC, IMC and IRC seemed to have been overlooked and
were not reflected in the final draft that will be presented to City Council.
• The Board had no concern in keeping with initial action. Mr. O'Bryan made the first
motion for City staff to edit language appropriately to reflect initial action and bring
back for the Board to review.Mr.Rodriguez made the second motion;all were infavor.
VI. Review and discuss Development Services Fee Schedule
• Mr. Draper stated that this fee schedule has been under discussion/review by the
construction industry and everyone has reached a consensus. It has been forwarded to
( J the Legal Dept so that it can be transferred to an ordinance format and will be
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presented to the City Council on August 24, 2010.
• It was specified to the Board that minimum permit fees will now be$80.00 instead of
$76.88 with respect to majority of stand alone permits;the valuation will be used to
determine permit cost, not square footage;valuation is based on the contractors cost for
material and labor, not what they are charging to the customer for the job which some
Board members where unaware of.
• Mr.Salighedar questioned how we would determine if a contractor was not being honest
about the project cost and Mr. Draper said that we have fee calculators in place if there
ever was an amount in question.
• New construction and major remodels are eligible for master permits; the new fee
schedule will be in effect on October 1, 2010.
VII. Identify items to be placed on next Agenda
The Board and City staff had no new items to present for next meetings agenda.
VIII. Building Official Report: Department Update
Mr. Draperinformed the Board that along with making changes to our fee schedule, we
are also updating our procedures such as activation to apply for 90%of permits on-line;
simplifying our permit types and inspection sequences.He also mentioned that the
required notice of the fee increase by way of newspaper ads etc. will by on September 1,
2010.
IX. Public Comment
No one addressed the Board during public forum.
X. Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 3:15 p.m.
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