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�. be made by a licensed engineer or architect. The recommendation in the ICBO report was for the Town to contract for plan check services and staff concurred with this recommendation at least for major additions and new residences. This would assure structural plan check by a licensed professional and would allow adequate time for review without increasing the workload of the Building Official. The disadvantages to this option would be an increased time review for applicants and a loss of revenue to the Town. The Building Official clarified statements in the report and answered questions about the operation of his department for Council. He also commented on the issue of special inspections which were those provided by outside experts for construction activities such as drilling piers or for concrete, reinforcing and structural steel welding. Councilmembers discussed the report and in particular the issue of outside plan check. They supported structural review of plans especially in view of the increasing changes in the requirements. They also commented on the fee schedule. Council agreed that staff should proceed with the investigation of implementation of these recommendations and bring back additional information on the impact on fees and length of review time. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Hubbard, seconded by Siegel and passed unanimously to direct staff to take under advisement the discussion of this issue, to move forward and to bring specific procedures back to Council for review. Council further directed staff to evaluate the Building Department personnel job descriptions to assure that adequate training and certifications were required and include provisions in the budget to accommodate training needs 7. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES, SUB -COMMITTEES. AND COUNCILMEMBERS ON OUTSIDE AGENCIES 7.1 Safety Committee Siegel, Council liaison to the Safety Committee, expressed their disappointment on the recent speaker from the Sheriffs Department at the Crime Prevention Meeting held on April 2°d. This meeting had been noticed Town -wide and was well attended by interested Town residents. Unfortunately, the speech did not include any relevant statistics to the Town and was not very focused. It was agreed the City Manager would contact the Sheriff s Department and request that a representative of their office attend a Safety Committee meeting to discuss these concerns. Evan Wythe, Page Mill Road, asked if the Town had emergency drills and was informed that one was held annually. 7.2 Santa Clara County Cities Association Johnson reported that Assemblymember Ted Lembert attended their last meeting to address the issue of sales tax on the internet. Johnson noted that this issue is not a high priority in the Town. 7.3 WebPage Council Subcommittee members Johnson and Siegel and the City Manager met recently with Jim Campbell who was the volunteer handling the Town's webpage at the Town Crier. Issues and strategies were being developed and a report would be made at a later date. April 15, 1998 Regular City Council Meeting