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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF APPEALS AND ADVISORS
CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
July 10, 2000 Conference Room No, 1 5:15 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman O'Neill, Vice-Chairman Triplette (arrived @ 5:25
p.m.), Board Members Kaya, Monaghan, and Romo
MEMBERS ABSENT: Board Member Compton
CITY STAFF PRESENT: Assistant Director Remp, Deputy Building Official Murdoch,
and Secretary Seiter
CALL MEETING TO ORDER: Chairman O'Neill called the meeting to order at 5:20 p.m.
ROLL CA~L..: Members present constituted a quorum.
1. DECLARATION OF EXCUSED/UNEXCUSED ABSENTEEISM: MSUC
Monaghan/Romo (5-0) to excuse the absence of Board Member Compton.
2, APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MSUC Monaghan/Romo (5-0) to approve the minutes of
March 13, 2000,
3. NEW BUSINESS:
A Election of Chair for FY 2000-2001
MSUC Triplette/Monaghan (5-0) to re-elect Kevin O'Neill as Chairman of the
Board of Appeals and Advisors for Fiscal Year 2000-2001.
B. MSUC O'Neill/Kaya (5-0) to elect James Monaghan as Vice-Chairman of the
Board of Appeals and Advisors for Fiscal Year 2000-2001,
4. CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS/REPORT: None
Board of Appeals & Advisors - 2 - July 10, 2000
5 BUILDING OFFICIAL'S COMMENTS/REPORT:
A Asst. Director Remp gave an overview of the approved budgetfor FY 2000-2001.
Highlights included mid-year request of three additional Code Enforcement
positions; handheld computers; Sierra system consultants; IVR; Internet
permitting; GIS interface; department integration; and records management
(digitization).
In addition to the above, money was budgeted for the Board of Appeals
Chairman to attend the ICBO Annual Business Meeting in San Francisco for the
current fiscal year.
B, Asst. Director Remp stated that the Building Division is involved in a fee study.
The fees have not been raised since 1992. There are questions being raised as
to what should be paid for out of building permit fees versus other types of fees,
what is the appropriate amount, etc, The Director of Budget and Analysis is
reviewing these items for the City. The fee study is also being done in
conjunction with a request by BIA We hope to have something to review by the
end of July/August. State laws generally state that building permit fees need to
be related to the cost of doing business. We are in the process of showing how
these fees are related to our costs, and we fully expect to make some
adjustments in some areas.
C. Asst. Director Remp discussed code adoptions. The question right now is which
codes will be adopted and in what form. There is no consensus at the state level
to which codes are going to be adopted. The fee schedules that used to be
included in the codes will no longer be there. In essence. we will not only have to
figure out what to look for, but what to charge in order to enforce the codes.
D, Asst. Director Remp gave a status report on recruitments. We have made an
offer for our Senior Code Enforcement position, and if all goes well she will start
July 28. We have two vacancies for Code Enforcement Officers, one vacancy for
Senior Building Inspector, two vacancies for Building Inspector II's, possibly a
Building Inspector III, and one clerical position vacancy.
E. Asst. Director Remp mentioned that the Zucker Study was completed several
months ago with 107 recommendations for Building Division. The report was
very supportive of what we're doing. but also recognized that our workload had
tripled in a year. We are in the process of accomplishing recommendations from
the report. Minor permits are being issued from the Eastern Office.
F, Asst. Director Remp presented Arthur Triplette with a plaque in appreciation for
his years of service to the Board of Appeals. Vice-Chairman Triplette agreed to
remain on the Board until a replacement could be found.
Board of Appeals & Advisors - 3 - July 10, 2000
6. COMMUNICATIONS (PUBLIC REMARKS/WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE): Board
Member Kaya stated that the City Clerk's office asked him to remind Board members to
fill out Form 700.
7. ADJOURNMENT: Chairman O'Neill adjourned the meeting at 5:53 p.m. to the next
regular meeting scheduled for August 14, 2000.
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BRAD REMP, G.B.O,
ASST. DIR. OF PLAN G & BUILDING / BUILDING OFFICIAL
SECRETARY TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS AND ADVISORS
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MINUTES TAKEN BY:
KAREN SEITER
SECRETARY
PLANNING & BUILDING DEPARTMENT
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