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Regular City Council Meeting <br />Monday, July 18, 2016 <br />Page 28 <br />Motion to Extend Curfew <br />At 10:00 p.m., Laliberte moved, McGehee seconded, extending the meeting to the conclusion of <br />this item. <br />Roll Call <br />Ayes: Etten, McGehee, Laliberte and Roe. <br />Nays: None. <br />At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Chief O'Neill advised that trees and <br />brush are not typically considered part of a prairie burn, with a few exceptions. <br />Chief O'Neill noted there may be a situation where it was not convenience or a <br />homeowner was unable to transport those materials (e.g. a large hill or other en- <br />cumbrance) and small piles (e.g. Buckthorn) may be permitted by the Fire De- <br />partment for burning on site. However, in general, Chief O'Neill noted code did <br />not allow for it, but advised it was currently at the discretion of the Fire Chief ar <br />Fire Marshall(s) if and when to make such a permit available, and only on a case <br />by case basis when it made sense. <br />Unlike Institutional Burning Permits, and at the request for confirmation by <br />Councilmember Laliberte, Chief O'Neill advised that fees would be attached to <br />fireworks, display and sale permits as currently outlined in the city's fee structure <br />and reviewed annually. However, Chief O'Neill advised that he could find no <br />corresponding line item in city code, apparently inadvertently missed when added <br />to the fee structure. <br />Mayor Roe recalled approval of such permits following the change in state law; <br />and also thought he recalled there was a specific citation in code. <br />Chief O'Neill opined it must have been missed when the state law and regulations <br />changed; but agreed to further research other business licenses in Chapter 3 of <br />city code (business licenses). <br />Mayor Roe noted prairie burns had been approved in the past, and asked staff to <br />make sure other code references were not in place. <br />As noted by Mayor Roe related to installation or modification of fire alarm detec- <br />tion or signaling systems, Chief O'Neill clarified this didn't apply to a home <br />smoke detector, only commercial systems that required those inspections. At the <br />request of Mayor Roe and Councilmember Laliberte, staff was requested to clari- <br />fy language that this applied to multi-family buildings as well as commercial <br />