June 16, 2005
| Members Present Ben Barcon Rus Brock Gary Corcoran Herb Hacker Pete Hemingway John Hart Jake Jacobsen Barbara Koffron Scott Mardian Michael McHale Herman Orcutt Danny Ortega Paul Scott Patricia Thornham Members Absent
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Staff Karen Beckley, DSD Carole Borrego,DSD Marchelle Franklin, Mayors Office Deborah Larkins BCSC Larry Litchfield, DSD Lionel Lyons, DSD Joanne Owens, DSD Jim Shannon, Water Services Cindy Stotler, DSD John Watson, Fire
Ex-Officio's Present Ex-Officio's Absent
Others in Attendance
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Approval of May 19, 2005 Minutes:
Motion was made by Paul Scott seconded by Pete Hemingway to approve the meeting minutes of May 19, 2005.
Motion carried unanimously.
Call to the Public (No Board Discussion):
None
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS:
Process & Procedures
Subcommittee did not meet.
Fiscal & Performance
Scott Mardian stated that this subcommittee met and discussed Evaluation Tables and mentioned that they will be adopted with the I-Codes. Mr. Mardian also stated that after 11 months, the DSD recovery fund is at $21 Million, which is likely drop a few million due to deferred expenditures.
Water Services Subcommittee
Subcommittee did not meet.
Residential Fire Sprinklers
Barbara Koffron stated that the Fire Safety Advisory Board has not met.
Technical
Subcommittee did not meet.
Update, Discussion, and Possible Action on the Development Services Department Staff Report:
Derek Horn gave a brief power point presentation showing recent performance measures within the department.
Discussion, Information, and Posible action on the nominations and election of 2005-2006 Development Advisory Board
Chairperson:
MOTION was made by Scott Mardian, seconded by Ben Barcon, to nominate Barbara Koffron, DAB Vice-Chairperson, to DAB Chairperson.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
MOTION was made by Pete Hemingway, seconded by Paul Scott, to nominate Patricia Thornham, DAB Member, to DAB Vice-Chairperson.
MOTION was made by Scott Mardian, seconded by Herb Hacker, to nominate Paul Scott, DAB Member, to DAB Vice-Chairperson.
After the Board voted by secret Ballot, the votes were counted and Patricia Thornham was elected as DAB Vice-Chairperson
Testimonial and Presentation for the OOutgoing Development Advisory Baoard Chairperson, Herman Orcutt:
Lionel Lyons, Development Services Director, presented a certificate of appreciation to outgoing chairperson Herman Orcutt in recognition for his valuable contributions and years of service to the City of Phoenix Development Advisory Board. Mr. Orcutt served as DAB chairperson for two terms. On behalf of the City and the Development Services Department Mr. Lyons thanked Mr. Orcutt for his leadership to the DAB.
Update, Discussion, and Possible Action on the Development Advisory Board Term Matrix: Derek Horn reviewed with the Board a matrix that shows all of the DAB Board members, classifications, term dates, and affiliations. This matrix will be updated periodically.
Update and Discussion on the City of Phoenix Code Amendments Public Outreach Presentation: Mr. Horn reported that because of all the new code amendments, Development Services plans to reach out to the community and provide an orientation and training opportunity for the contracting and design professions. The purpose is to inform the community of the amendments and of their content. DSD is planning one session and, depending on the demand, may provide additional sessions.
The plan is to do this in August 2005. An exact date has not been scheduled yet. All DAB members will be notified along with other professionals and organizations.
Board members suggested that staff considers the differences between commercial and residential and group all commercial and residential presentations in separate sessions or modules.
Update, Information, and Discussion on the Development of the Economic Future of Construction of Phoenix:
Larry Litchfield stated that one of the functions of the DAB is to provide advice to the Development Services Department on sundry issues dealing with the operation of the department. Since the DAB’s creation in 1999, the Department has faced a record setting amount of work load and one of the nagging questions is, “How long will this work activity continue?” He stated that the Board members, as professionals in the construction industry, see the work 6 months to a year a head of the City. Currently DSD is extremely busy and asked for the Board’s input into the future intensity of development.
The DAB members were asked the following questions:
The consensus of the DAB was that all businesses are extremely busy and experiencing extreme growth in work activity.
The majority of the businesses are planning or have already increased their staff levels. Some of the businesses are unable to find qualified individuals to fill various positions within their firms.
The majority of the DAB members stated that the majority of the new projects coming in are larger and more expensive. They agreed that the new projects are more complex, the sites are larger, they take much more coordination, and construction costs have risen 15 to 20%.
Discussion Regarding Future DAB Agenda Items:
MOTION was made by Herb Hacker, seconded by Barbara Koffron, to adjourn the
June 16, 2005 meeting.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Meeting adjourned at 4:25 p.m.
Derek Horn, P.E. CBO
DSD Deputy Director
Minutes Prepared by:
Carole Borrego, Secretary III
Last Modified on 07/21/2005 17:25:04