CITY OF SARASOTA MIINUTES OF THE BOARD OF RULES AND APPEALS City Commission Chambers September 7, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. The following are the motion minutes of the Board of Rules and Appeals meeting held in the City Commission Chambers at City Hall, 1565 1st Street, on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. All in attendance stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. The meeting came to order at 3:00 p.m. Mr. Murphy recited the Pledge of Civility for all in attendançe. Roll call was taken. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Michael Walker, Chair; David Parrish, Vice Chair; Marcia Wood, BORA Member; Dale Lewis, BORA Member; Gregg Wall, BORA Member; David Parrish, BORA Member; Ryan Dalton, BORA Member; William Craig, BORA Member; Gilbert Weiner, BORA Member BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Justin Bogli, BORA Member (the Board voted not to excuse the absence); James Tille, BORA Member (the Board voted to excuse the absence) CITY STAFF PRESENT: Larry Murphy, Building Official, Development Services, and Secretary to the Board; Mike Taylor, Deputy Building Official, Development Services; Angela McLeod Wilkins, Administrative Assistant, Development Services CITY STAFF ABSENT: None LEGAL COUNSEL: Not in Attendance APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: The June 15, 2022 meeting minutes were approved as submitted. APPEALS FROM THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE: There were no appeals. PRESENTATION OF TOPICS BY THE PUBLIC: There were no presentations of topics by the public. PRESENTATION OF TOPICS BY BOARD MEMBERS: Mr. Lewis stated he did not draft a letter to the City Commission because he received a call informing him that it would be inappropriate. Mr. Murphy stated for the record that Mr. Craig had arrived and was in attendance at the meeting. Mr. Walker stated that he drafted and emailed a letter to the mayor. He then stated that he had a phone conversation on September 5, 2022 with the mayor, and that the mayor seemed to understand and agree with the request for contractor discipline. Mr. Walker stated that the mayor said he would be placing an item on the next day's City Commission meeting related to the request. Mr. Lewis provided an example of contractor discipline. Mr. Walker asked staff if anyone had seen the City Commission meeting. Mr. Walker explained his conversation with the mayor and stated that he would send a follow-up email to the mayor. The board briefly discussed the letter. Mr. Murphy stated that he would watch the Commission Meeting and recommended that each Board Member watch the Commission meeting to confirm what the mayor stated about contractor discipline at the meeting. There was a discussion related to the necessity of contractor registration by the Board of Rules and Appeals, as well as the Chairman's correspondence with the mayor. Mr. Lewis prompted discussion on inspections of aging buildings. Mr. Murphy provided updated information related milestone inspections for required buildings with emphasis on streamlining the process and keeping costs low. He explained fees, penalties, and mentioned a possible ordinance to reduce the number of years from 30 to 25 for compliance. Modifications for Broward County were mentioned, and software was briefly discussed, as well as the qualifications necessary for milestone inspections, and the number of buildings that need to be reinspected. The Board continued the discussion related to structural degradation. Mr. Walker stated that Curtis Ross had resigned and that a new member would be appointed Mr. Lewis stated that he would not be in attendance at the December 7th meeting. There was a unanimous vote by the Board to excuse his absence. PRESENTATION OF TOPICS BY ADMINISTRATION OR CITY ATTORNEY: There were no presentations of topics by administration. ADJOURNMENT: The meeling/adjourned at 3:45 p.m. AA Michael Walker, CHAIRPERSON Lany Myrphy, SECRETARY Page 2