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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBuilding Review Board - Minutes - 06/24/1993BUILDING REVIEW BOARD June 24, 1993 9:15am Minutes Members Present: Harry Cornell Doug Johnson Charles Cotterman Chris Allison Mike Sutton Susan Kruel-Froseth Members Absent: Mark Goldrich, excused Staff Support Present: Felix Lee Ann Reichert The meeting was called to order by Chairman Cornell. The minutes were approved.with corrections. Gary Brooksmith appeared before the Board requesting a Class D license and certificate. He explained to the Board the reason he was appealing to the Board was the work he does, does not easily fit in the license categories set up by the City. He stated he has been working under general contractors when a permit needs to be obtained. He does additions to homes that exceed the $10,000 limit and include structural work. Mr. Brooksmith stated he is presently doing a great deal of work for Chaparral Construction. Board member Sutton stated he is familiar with the work Mr. Brooksmith is doing remodeling 818 Oak Street. He stated he did not know it was Mr. Brooksmith doing the work, but was impressed with the quality and professionalism of the work. Mr. Brooksmith asked for a waiver of testing. Board member Johnson moved to approve Gary Brooksmith for testing for a class D license and certificate. Board member Sutton seconded the motion. Yeas: Cotterman, Cornell, Allison, Froseth, Sutton, Johnson. The motion passed. Board member Allison stated that although the job verification forms showed marginal experience, through Mr. Brooksmith's presentation, it was clear he has years of experience and warranted testing for a class D license. 0 M Building Review Board June 24, 1993 Page 2 Board member Froseth stated the scale of projects Mr. Brooksmith has worked on is the same as small residences. Board member Cotterman stated the job verification forms were lacking, but the personal interview shows Mr. Brooksmith has the experience. Board member Johnson stated Mr. Brooksmith has experience remodeling with structural work. Mr. Johnson stated he recognized that experience, but felt Mr. Brooksmith did need to test. Board member Sutton stated Mr. Brooksmith did have the experience doing Class D work. He has seen the work Mr. Brooksmith has done, and it was superb. He agreed with the motion to grant the license on successfully completing the test. Board chairman Cornell stated Mr. Brooksmith was qualified to do D work and it was inconvenient for him to operate without a D license. Mr. Cornell agreed with testing. Tom Sibbald, new member of BRB, was introduced. The Board held a discussion regarding a memo from City Hall regarding new evidence allowed to City Council on appeals. Members of the Board were concerned an appellant may not present all information to this Board and present additional information to City Council for personal or political reasons. The next meeting will be held July 29th at 8:00am. Breakfast will be served. Mayor Ann Azari will be there, and Chris Allison will be honored for eight years of service to the Board. Charles Cotterman reported the Code Committee will be winding down soon. The recommendations of the committee will be presented to this Board before going to Council. Mr. Cotterman commended Felix Lee and his staff for a job well done on the code review process. The meeting was adjourned.