August 16, 2006 minutes
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MEMBERS PRESENT: |
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Chairman Jim Carpenter, Co-Chairman Frank Lewis, and Kenny Breithaupt |
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MEMBERS ABSENT: |
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Doug Dillon, and Chuck Hoag |
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Ex-Offico: |
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Mark Mills, Plumbing Inspector |
Call meeting to order
Carpenter called the meeting to order at 6:34 p.m.
Introductions
The Board Members introduced themselves.
Approval of the July 12, 2006 minutes
Breithaupt made a motion to approve the minutes of July 12, 2006. Lewis second the motion, the motion passed 3-0.
Elect Chairman and Co-Chairman
This item was postponed until next month. The Board Members present felt Dillon and Hoag needed to be in attendance.
New Business
Carpenter gave a verbal report on the Trade Board Chairmen meeting. Carpenter stated that a part of the discussion was about the plumbing code references in the International Residential Code. Carpenter said that a lot of the reference issues were with the mechanical code and how that related to the building and fire codes.
Carpenter stated that he received information that the International Code Council and the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials were working to combine the two organizations and publish one set of codes. Carpenter also said that others at the meeting suggested that if the two codes combine then the Plumbing Board should just go with the International Codes. Carpenter stated that he asked the others at the meeting what made them so sure the combined code would follow the International Codes and not the Uniform Code.
Carpenter asked if the Board should be or needed to look at the referenced sections for conflicts.
Lewis stated that as the Board reviewed the IRC it was very similar to the Uniform Plumbing code other than the venting chapter.
Briethaupt stated that the City has a plumbing code that is not broken and did not see the need to change to the International Code.
Carpenter stated that in the meeting he informed the others that the Board did not want to be a hindrance in the adoption process for the other boards. Carpenter suggested that the Board look at the code sections references to determine if amendments needed to be made.
Adjourn
With no other business a motion was made by Breithaupt to adjourn the meeting, Dillon second the motion, the motion passed 4-0.
Carpenter adjourned the meeting at 7:15 p.m.