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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET <br />Submittal Date: <br />Originating Department: <br />Presented By: <br />Agenda Item No.: <br />OS/04/09 <br />Council Date: <br />Fire Department <br />Ronnie Grooms, Fire Chief <br />13. <br />OS/26/09 <br />RECOMMENDED MOTION: <br />Move to approve an ordinance amending Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances, adopting the 2006 <br />edition of the International Fire Code and establishing local amendments to the 2006 edition of the <br />International Fire Code. <br />POLICY ISSUE(S): <br />Public safety <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The last fire code the City officially adopted was the 1994 Standard Fire Code. The State of Texas has <br />andated the use of certain 2003 International Building Codes and staff is in the process of preparing <br />m <br />for adoption various 2006 International Building Codes with the first code proposed for adoption being <br />the 2006 International Fire Code (IFC). City staff, including the City Attorney, City Manager, Fire <br />Department, and Bureau Veritas, have spent many hours reviewing the proposed code and resulting <br />changes required in our Code of Ordinances. A summary of the IFC and changes to the Code of <br />Ordinances accompany this briefing sheet. <br />BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: <br />EXHIBITS: <br />Ordinance and summary sheet <br />ACTION: <br />BUDGET INFO: <br />F-I Financial Report ❑ Minute Order <br />Expense <br />❑ Department Report ❑ Resolution <br />Budgeted Amt. <br />❑ Presentation Z Ordinance <br />y'I'D Actual <br />❑ Public Hearing ❑ Other <br />Acct. Name <br />Acct. Number <br />FISCAL NOTES: <br />REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: <br />~ Administration Z City Clerk ❑ Community Development ❑ EMS/IT ❑ Finance Z Fire <br />❑ Municipal Court E Legal ❑ Library ❑ Police ❑ Eng./Public Works ❑ Utilities <br />City of Paris <br />Revised 2/04/08 <br />* UiJUiJ`''i <br />