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Building & Standards Commission
Municipal Building, Bill Watson Conference Room
3800 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD
Regular Meeting Minutes
May 2, 2002
MEMBERS PRESENT: James McDaniel, David Kehn, Jorge Jimenez-Marcos, Patrick
O'Donnell, Darryl Friday, Les Albin, Bryant Slimp and Muddy
McDaniel (Muddy McDaniel arrived at 6:15 p.m.)
MEMBERS ABSENT: James Collier
COUNCIL LIASION: Mike Farley, absent
STAFF PRESENT: Sallye Clark and Dennis Mack,
1. Call to Order. With a quorum, present James McDaniel called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. Citizens who wish to be heard. None.
3. Citizens who wish to address agenda items. None.
4. Designation of voting members. James McDaniel stated per the alternate voting schedule that
• Patrick O'Donnell is the voting member for the meeting.
5. Meeting Minutes. Les Albin made a motion to approve the April 4, 2002 minutes as amended.
Bryant Slimp seconded the motion. AYES: Patrick O'Donnell, David Kehn, Les Albin, and Bryant
Slimp. NOES: None. ABSTAIN: James McDaniel. Motion passed. Minutes approved.
6. Independent Review of Construction Plans. After discussion Jim McDaniel summarized that this
issue was brought to Council at the April 22, 2002 City Council meeting. City Council discussed it a
while, but there was no direction given other than for BSC to handle. It was a consensus of the BSC
that practices need to be put into place to solve problems of false engineering seals being produced
and that the problem is not structural or design. The BSC requested that Dennis Mack, Building
Official bring back to next month's meeting a written procedure on how to administratively conduct
plan review of engineered foundation and structures.
7. Building Standards Questionnaire/Survey. Les Albin confirmed that Mike Farley, Council
Liaison told him that the current survey that was sent out did not cover Building Standards. Jim
McDaniel asked the question to all the BSC members What does BSC want to accomplish with the
survey? Les Albin stated that he thinks it should cover what issues the City feels that BSC needs to
address. After discussion, BSC agreed that Jim McDaniel would try to get on the City Council
agenda for the May 13, 2002 meeting to request that they would support BSC putting together a BSC
survey to gather information to help improve Building Standards Codes of the City of West
University Place. Jim McDaniel will explain to Council if approved, that BSC will get volunteers to
form a Sub-Committee and get information back to them in reference to the survey by the end of the
40 year. Jim McDaniel will also ask that City Council set aside a budget for this survey.
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8. Construction Practices. Dennis Mack stated that some plumbers are using clear primer or no
primer at all and it is hard for the inspectors to verify that primer has been used when doing
inspections due to it being clear. Les Albin made a motion to recommend approval of an amendment
to require purple primer on all PVC Construction except on above ground pool equipment. Bryant
Slimp seconded the motion. AYES: James McDaniel, Patrick O'Donnell, David Kehn, Les Albin
and Bryant Slimp. NOES: None. Motion passed. Les Albin made a motion to recommend approval
of an amendment to require that all PVC pipe 4 inches and less shall be a minimum schedule 40.
Bryant Slimp seconded the motion. AYES: James McDaniel, Patrick O'Donnell, Les Albin and
Bryant Slimp. NOES: David Kehn. Motion passed.
9. Retention of old stock. Jim McDaniel stated that he would like to get an understanding of this
subject matter from City Council through Mike Farley, Council Liaison. Since Mike Farley is absent,
Dennis Mack stated that he would like to speak on Mike Farley's behalf. Dennis Mack stated that he,
Mike Farley, and Mayor Linda Lewis have discussed this subject at great length and they want
leeway granted in Chapter 6 and the Zoning Ordinance when it comes to old stock. It was clarified
that it is already granted leeway in Chapter 6, however it still needs to happen in the Zoning
Ordinance. Jim McDaniel requested that this item be put back on next months agenda and that BSC
would still like to hear from Mike Farley, Council Liaison. Jim McDaniel requested that Dennis
Mack contact Mike Farley and let him know about wanting him to speak to BSC next month.
10. Liaison Reports. Les Albin that the Light Ordinance was brought to City Council but he is not sure
of what happened. Darryl Friday had nothing to report on drainage.
11. Staff Comments. None. There was no discussion of memo that was forwarded to BSC from Dennis
Mack, Re: City Attorney's Involvement with Board and Commissions.
12. Commission Member Comments.
Darryl Fridgy stated that he is concerned about the illegal work that is going on in the City and feels
that BSC should look at ways to address this problem.
13. Adiournment. Patrick O'Donnell made a motion to adjourn. Les Albin seconded the motion.
AYES: Jim McDaniel, Les Albin, Bryant Slimp, Patrick O'Donnell and David Kehn. NOES: None.
Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
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