City Council Study Session Summary 2012 08 28

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City Council Study Session Summary August 28, 2012 Page 2 of 5 approved by Council. The BOA uses a six criteria evaluation system. It's difficult to pass all six of the criteria. The BOA reviews all requests against these six criteria, and all cases heard in 2011 were approved based on compliance with the criteria. An issue was brought up by Councilmember Jasiak that 2012 may prove to be a busier year for the BOA due to RE (Residential Estate) zone district requirements which limit the maximum lot coverage to 20% when most of the homes in this zone district already exceed this maximum amount. Staff acknowledged that this is an issue with the municipal code that will be addressed in the coming year. City Manager's Report • City Manager Fleming reported that the 2013 recommended budget is scheduled for the October 2nd City Council Meeting. Council agreed to the October 2nd schedule for the presentation. Kevin Watson, Finance Director, and Heather Balser, Deputy City Manager, will be presenting the recommended budget as City Manager Fleming will not be available. • The second reading and public hearing for Ordinance 1622 for the Grain Elevator is scheduled for the September 4th City Council Meeting. There has been some interest from a local developer, Scott Brown, who has met with City staff and the Mayor, and will be meeting with City Manager Fleming this week. • Councilmember Dalton requested a grain elevator status report on a weekly basis. Update /Discussion — Building Code Board of Appeals (BCBOA) Troy Russ, Director of Planning and Building Safety, along with members of the BCBOA presented to Council. The BCBOA is a quasi-judicial board that hears and decides requests for variances from the City's building codes. There were no appeals filed in 2011. Tonight's discussion focused on whether to adopt the 2012 International Building Code (IBC). Currently, the BCBOA is reviewing the changes between the 2009 IBC and the 2012 IBC. Most of the changes do not present significant changes to construction, or enforcement procedures, but there are a few significant issues within the 2012 IBC of which the City will need consider. These include: • Residential Fire Sprinklers; • Above code energy mandates, and, • The new 2012 International Green Construction Code At this time, the Board is leaning towards not adopting the 2012 IBC now, but taking time to evaluate and to allow some time to pass for all the kinks to be worked out. There have already been changes made to the 2012 IBC in the first