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Item No. <br /> Staff Report No. <br /> Meeting Date: 3/24/97 <br /> Type of Business: Special Business <br /> • WK:Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; <br /> CA:Consent Agenda;CB:Council Business <br /> City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> To: Mayor and City Council <br /> From: Pamela Sheldon, Community Development Director <br /> Item Title/Subject: Proclamation Declaring April 6-12, 1997 as International Building <br /> Safety Week for 1997 <br /> Date of Report: March 20, 1997 <br /> Summary: <br /> The regulation of building construction is not a recent phenomenon. It can be traced through <br /> recorded history for over 4,000 years. This provides evidence that people have become <br /> increasingly aware of their ability to avoid the catastrophic consequences of building construction <br /> failures. Through adopting building codes, requiring building permits and conducting plan review <br /> and inspection programs, local governments such as Mounds View are working to assure that <br /> building construction is safe and durable. The declaration of April 6-12, 1997 as International <br /> Building Safety Week for 1997 recognizes the important function played by building codes and <br /> building inspection in protecting citizens in our community. A proclamation has been prepared to <br /> 0 this effect, for the City Council's adoption. <br /> Brochures from the International Conference of Building Officials are attached which provide <br /> useful information on the benefits of building codes and the building permit process. In Mounds <br /> View, we have experienced an almost continuous increase in the number of permits issued over <br /> the last ten years, since 1986. The number of permits issued in 1986 was 333; the number issued <br /> in 1996 was 529. The bar chart which illustrates this building activity is also attached. <br /> Pamela Sheldon, Community Development Director <br /> N:\DATA\USERSTAMS\SHARE\CITYCOUN\CCRESORDBUILDSAF.CC <br /> i <br />