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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />SEPTEMBER 30, 1993 <br />Fire Marshal also explained that the new fire <br />inspecting program being established would involve a <br />temporary inspector to help inspect existing businesses <br />and apartments. The Fire Marshal indicated that one of <br />the biggest features of the new inspection would be <br />that after an inspection is completed and all <br />requirements met, the business or apartment complex <br />will be issued a certificate of occupancy. The Fire <br />Marshal indicated that he has been doing on-going fire <br />inspections, but has never issued a certificate of <br />occupancy in the past after inspections have been <br />completed. <br />Pedersen pointed out the previous estimate of 160 <br />commercial sites in the City, and asked how many of <br />these sites were inspected during 1993. <br />The Fire Marshal replied that he had documented <br />inspections for 20 of these sites this year under the <br />new program. These inspections have been completed <br />since the end of June. <br />Scalze asked how many fire inspections had been done <br />during 1993. <br />The Fire Marshal estimated an additional 20 inspections <br />prior to enactment of the new fire inspection program, <br />and indicated that this would exclude on-going <br />inspections at St. Judes and Presbyterian Homes. A <br />total of 160 inspections have been done during 1993. <br />Pedersen commented that it was his understanding that <br />no fire inspections of businesses were occurring and <br />that was why the new inspection program was needed. <br />The Fire Marshal indicated that he has always done the <br />inspections, but that they had not been documented in <br />the past. Since the new inspection program was <br />initiated, a checklist was developed for documentation <br />of inspections. The Fire Department has asked for this <br />documentation so that they have a record of <br />inspections. The Fire Department and City has also <br />asked that inspections of all businesses and apartments <br />be completed by the end of 1994. <br />Scalze asked of the 160 inspections that were done in <br />1993, how many different businesses were involved. <br />The Fire Marshal replied that 20 different businesses <br />were involved. <br />Morelan pointed out that the 160 visits involved 240 <br />hours, which is about 1 1/2 hours per visit. <br />Page 11 <br />