DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES

May 17, 2007

Members Present
Ben Barcon
Rus Brock
Bernie Deutsch
John Hart
Carlo Gegan
Herb Hacker
Pete Hemingway
Larry Litchfield
Ben Patton
Ken Roth
Greg Russell
Paul Scott

Members Absent
Haley Balzano
Gary Corcoran
Barbara Koffron
Melanie Laboy
Alex Reynoso
Darrell Wilson

Staff
Lionel Lyons, DSD
Derek Horn, DSD
Deb Richardson, DSD
Mike Hamblin, Law
Aurora Salinas, DSD
Dennis Murphy, DSD
Julie Andresen, DSD
Lynn Williams, EAS
Stella Froom, DSD
Matt Kun, DSD
Denee' McKinley, DSD
Cindy Stotler, DSD
John Watson, Fire


Ex-Officio's Present
Chaun Hill, Streets,
Thelma Vasquez, NSD
Tom Wandrie, DSD
Aaron La Roque, Water Services
Larry Tom, Planning

Ex-Officio's Absent
Liz DeMichael, Planning
Patrick Ravenstein, NSD

Others in Attendance
None

CALL TO ORDER
Paul Scott, DAB Vice-Chairperson, convened the meeting at 3:10 p.m.

Approval of April 19, 2007 minutes.
Motion was made by Ben Patton and seconded by Ben Barcon, to approve the meeting minutes of April 19, 2007.
Motion carried unanimously.

Call to the Public (No Board Discussion)
No response from the public.

Subcommittee Reports:

Process and Procedures:
Ben Barcon: The subcommittee met on Friday, May 11th and discussed the following agenda items: Department policy update on the Hillside Ordinance. The Hillside Subcommittee no longer exists. Action taken: The subcommittee made a motion to accept the issues and responsibilities for what the Hillside Subcommittee previously used to review. Motion carried unanimously. Other items discussed were the following: Status of Permit by Inspections, Permit by Appointments, Conditional Permits, and Annual Facilities Program.

Fiscal and Performance:
Russ Brock: Subcommittee preliminarily reviewed DSD work plan material and its administrative functions and the presentation that Cindy Stotler presented. The subcommittee also discussed how the Development Advisory Board and its subcommittee, Fiscal and Performance, could be more of assistance in the administrative functions of the Department. The Subcommittee decided that they will meet every other month or as necessary.

Project Simple:
Bernie Deutsch: The subcommittee met on Friday, May 11th and discussed Education Opportunities for Owner, Architect, and Contractors.

Electronic Plan Review:
Paul Scott: Nothing to report.

Residential Fire Sprinklers:
Ken Roth: Nothing to report

Technical
Pete Hemingway: Nothing to report

Update, Discussion and Information on Development Services Department Fiscal Performance and Productivity.
Management Services Administrator, Cindy Stotler and Deputy Development Services Director, Derek D. Horn gave brief presentations.

Update, Discussion and Information on Development Services Department Process Improvements.
Special Projects Administrator, Dennis Murphy began discussion with an introduction of Julie Andresen, Economic Development Program Manager for DSD. He informed the board of the grand opening celebration for the DSD Office of Customer Advocacy scheduled to take place on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. He gave a brief update to the Board on the Productivity Dashboard concept previously addressed at the April 19, 2007 DAB meeting. He presented to the Board a preliminary “Dashboard” handout with productivity statistics.

Update, Discussion and Information on the City Fire Code Adoption.
John H. Watson, Fire Prevention Manager, gave a brief update to the Board. City Council is scheduled to review and vote on the adoption of the 2006 International Fire Code with Phoenix Amendments in June 2007. If adopted, the official effective date will be July 1, 2007.

Update, Discussion and Information on the Election of New Officers.
Deputy Development Services Director, Derek D. Horn, briefed the board on the upcoming expiration of DAB member terms and the election of new officers. He informed the Board that according to the DAB Bylaws, elections should take place in July.

Discussion Regarding Future DAB Agenda Items
Possible future agenda items discussed:

1. ISO Detail (International Organization of Standardization)

Adjournment

MOTION was made by Pete Hemingway, seconded by Bernie Deutsch, to adjourn the May 17, 2007 meeting,
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Public Hearing Adjourned 5:21 p.m.

Derek Horn, P.E. CBO
DSD Deputy Director

Minutes Prepared by:
Deb Richardson, Secretary III

Last Modified on 06/21/2007 16:43:39