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Building Trades & Fire Code Board of Appeals
Minutes
May 17, 2007
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Ricky Mason, Roger Dowdy, Lynn Davis, Chris Lefevre,
Manuel Gonzales
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Delwin Derrick -Chief Building Inspector, John Castro -
Community Services Director and Katy Seals- Secretary
GUESTS PRESENT: Roger and Mrs. Ritesman, Punkin Laird, Larry Gould
Meeting called to order by chairman Ricky Mason at 7:05 PM
First Item on the Agenda: Manuel Gonzales sworn in.
Second Item on the Agenda: Elect chairman and co- chairman. Lynn Davis nominated Ricky
Mason for chairman. Chris Lefevre seconded. Motion carried unanimously. Ricky Mason
nominated Lynn Davis for co- chairman, seconded by Roger Dowdy. Motion carried
unanimously.
Third Item on the Agenda: Approve April 19, 2007 minutes. Lynn Davis made motion to
approve the minutes as read. Chris Lefevre seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
Fourth Item on the Agenda: Review and take action on Contractor Registration. John Castro
told the Board that Amarillo's ordinance states that any contractor doing work that requires a
permit must be registered with the city, and this is similar to other cities in the area.
Ricky Mason opened the hearing to the public.
Roger Ritesman said an annual $25 registration fee would be acceptable, but the requirement of a
$300,000 liability policy would create financial hardship. He said he usually does small jobs
with a valuation of approximately $5,000 and feels being required to have a $300,000 liability
policy would be unnecessary. He also said that per John Castro in the April 19` meeting, there
haven't been many complaints about building contractors.
Punkin Laird said he is against registration because it would not stop contractors from
performing jobs without permits or registration.
No one else came forward. Ricky Mason closed the public hearing. After much discussion from
the Board, a motion was made by Ricky Mason to require contractors to register annually with
the City of Plainview for a fee of $25 and to be required to provide proof of a minimal $300,000
liability policy. The motion died for a lack of a second. Chris Lefevre made a motion to table
the item until the next meeting. Roger Dowdy seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
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Fifth Item on the Agenda: Demonstration by Delwin Derrick — no action taken.
Sixth Item on the Agenda: Review differences between International Plumbing Code (IPC)
and Universal Plumbing Code (UPC). Delwin Derrick gave several comparisons of the
Universal Plumbing Code (UPC) to the International Plumbing Code (IPC). He said most
municipalities in Texas, including those in neighboring cities, have adopted the International
Plumbing Code (IPC). He told the Board that the Universal Plumbing Code (UPC) is being
phased out and eventually all cities would have to adopt the International Plumbing Code (IPC).
Chris Lefevre asked how long would the Universal Plumbing Code (UPC) be able to be used.
Delwin Derrick said they are currently working on the 2009 Universal Plumbing Code (UPC).
He said the City of Plainview currently uses the 2003 Universal Plumbing Code (UPC). Roger
Dowdy said that since the Universal Plumbing Code (UPC) is concise and clear, then why go to
something that is long and gray like the International Plumbing Code (IPC). Lynn Davis agreed.
The consensus of the Board is to continue using the Universal Plumbing Code (UPC) until it is
no longer available. There was no action taken on this item.
Seventh Item on the Agenda: Adjournment. Meeting adjourned at 8:35 P.M.
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