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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />January 6, 2015 <br />Page 15 of 15 <br />Mayor Muckle requested any Council materials for the January 13th packet be submitted <br />no later than Wednesday, January 7th. <br />Council member Lipton commented on the February 24th City Council study session <br />agenda item for building permit process and the fees. He reported on public complaints <br />relative to the fees and the timeframe for getting a permit, inspections and CO's. He <br />suggested the Council set some goals and benchmarks against other cities to make <br />sure the City is in line with the other communities. He requested discussion on the <br />expansiveness on how things were done in the past and how they are done now and <br />whether the International Building Code is inducing a workload on applicants and the <br />staff and causing delays. He suggested perhaps the City is looking too much at what is <br />prescribed in the building codes, which don't add value to the residents and cause <br />delays. <br />Mayor Muckle agreed this should be part of a broader discussion. He supported setting <br />bench marks to determine the cause of the delays, whether it be the process or <br />technology. <br />Council member Keany felt there should be a quicker process for the smaller projects. <br />He reported hearing comments that no matter the size of the project it takes three <br />weeks to issue a building permit. He would like to see more customer friendly <br />measures for small homeowner projects. He requested data on the turnaround time for <br />small home projects, such as replacing a window or fence. <br />ADJOURN <br />MOTION: Council member Keany moved for adjournment, seconded by Mayor Muckle. <br />All were in favor. The meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m. <br />Robert P. Muckle, Mayor <br />Nancy Varra, City Clerk <br />