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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
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MECHANICAL PLUMBING ADVISORY BOARD
FEBRUARY 10, 1994
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Lew Larson, Vice-Chairman
Mike Sutton
Reed Glendenning
Richard Rector
Rob Hurst
Ronnie Marek
Paul Brunsvold
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Zernie Smith
Richard Miller
Ronald Murray
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Lorenzo Gonzalez, Building Official
Olga Carrion, Clerk Typist II
Vice-Chairman, Mr. Larson, called the meeting to order at 2:14 p.m. , in the
Committee Room on the first floor of City Hall.
The first item of business was the approval and correction of the minutes
of the prior meetings of November 11, 1993 and January 13, 1994. A motion was
made by Mr. Richard Rector seconded by Mr. Mike Sutton, and passed unanimously
to approve the minutes.
The next item of business was the discussion and review of Plumbing Code
Section 922 Required Minimum Facilities.
Mr. Gonzalez stated that some documentation on the development of table
922.2 was included in the Board package, explaining that the documentation was
not complete. He added that the missing documentation had been requested thru
the SCBBI Plumbing Ad Hoc Committee.
Vice-Chairman Larson suggested deferrment and review of this item until
next month.
w Mr. Rector inquired about office procedures for requesting inspections,
adding that he had called in an inspection request, and mailed in the permit on
the same day and that his men had still been reprimanded.
QMr. Larson suggested that a log in sheet of inspections requested by
Utelephone be maintained in the office.
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Mr. Gonzalez responded that a log was maintained and that the ordinance
clearly stated that the 24 hour processing time, allowed in order to proceed with
a job, that a permit application was to be post mark no later than the day the
inspection is requested. He added that the 24 hour waiting period had been
removed.
Mr. Sutton inquired about the availability of an escrow account or credit
card account such that a permit could be obtained over the phone.
Mr. Gonzalez stated that the Accounting Department had an escrow account
set up for some schools in town and that the minimum required was $5,000. He
added that they were looking into having credit card accounts, but that a
signature would still be required for the permits.
Mr. Sutton inquired on whether the escrow amount of $5000, could be
lowered.
Mr. Gonzalez responded that he had no control over the escrow portion but
that he would look into it.
After a brief discussion a motion was made by Mr. Richard Rector, seconded
by Mr. Mike Sutton to place on next months agenda an item to consider and
recommend adding an additional inspector. The motion passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:37 p.m.
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