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rizNUTr:,s City Counci.l Oct. 26, 19E33 Appendix P S4ra Diclc i3oss, Jr. i.n£ormed the Council that he attenctect the State (Cont.) Pire Chiefs' Confer.ence. The conference poi.nted out that Che Legislature acted quiclcly on Appendix E and :it does have wealcnesses. 'Che general concensus was that there needs to be more di.scussi.on on the matter. Mr, P,oss sCated that he had a lot oE concerns about Appendix T and a~;r.eed tkiat small Uusiness people are in trouble, Mrs. Nardini. aslced if State people and Fi.re Chi.ef.s will be pushing for a change i.n the 2,000 square f:oot f.iguree r4r. f3oss did not Irnow. Mr. Pahey stated that the City wants co make sure :its apartment buildi.ngs are spriniclered and cannot just make tlii.s requi.rement. Mr. Fahey pointed out that i.f the City resc~i.nds Appendix ~, it would not a~;a:in go into ef:f:ect, if. the City then re-enacted it, until :it was publi.shed. Ms. Olson suggested that Che City not grant any more bui.lding permits unti.l Appendix E caas publl.shed ancl i.nf:orm the people that sprinklers will be required. T9rs. Nardini stated that if the City rescinds and then cannot sprinlcler an apartment building, the City has made a bad choi.cee 14r. 3~ahey asked i.f the City could declare a mor.atori.um on buf.lding per.mits. Mrs. Nardini. po~i.nted out that Mr. Schri.er i.s ready to beqin construcC:ion tomorroto. Mrs. Scalze commented that the City coul.d get sued by rescindi.ng at this point. Mr. Pahey asked if the City could put the requirement of sprinlcler systems in the Schr:Ler PIJD Agreement. Mrs. Scalze ~ointed ouC that the 31ui1din~ Inspector required a system for the senior citizen housi.ng pr.oject. Ms, 01son sCaCed that everyone agrees Chis is a good policy on a multi-story building where there i.s the potential for Life loss, Pir. Pahey stated that the City does not~oant to jeopardize its position with regard to the Schrier development. The City Attorney pointed out that the devel.opment agreement with Mr. Schri.er does not cover sprinlcl.er systems. The Attorney stated that the C:ity could try to negoti.ate this item. Pahey stated that regardless oI what the City does, Mr. Schrier should be aware of the requirement. Mr. Lien stated that P4r. Schrier has accepted the f.act that he has to sprinkle his apartments. Fahey agreed it seems lilce it will be a tremendous cost to Mr. Llermer and Mr, Sch.ifsky. Nardini pointed out that there are aLso the peop].e who might want to add on to their buildings. Pa~;e -18-