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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 10, 2017 Page 16 Roll Call Ayes: Willmus, Etten, McGehee, Laliberte and Roe. Nays: None. e. Consider the Community Development and Fire Departments' Request for Approval of Proposed Roseville City Code Text Amendments Chapter 901: Building Code, including Section 901.01: Adoption of Code that includes Adoption of Chapter 1306, Subd. 2 Fire Chief Tim O'Neill, Assistant Fire Chief David Brosnahan and Codes Coordi- nator David Englund were available for this presentation, as detailed in the RCA. Codes Coordinator David Englund provided a brief history to-date. From the public safety side of the approach from the perspective of several busi- ness owners, Chief O'Neill reported that they had expressed reservations about the potential cost and what did or did not trigger this requirement. Chief O'Neill advised that staff had clarified those areas of confusion. Assistant Fire Chief David Brosnahan reviewed attachments related to occupancy changes, renovations and additional building sprinkler requirements, with Chief O'Neill noting ordinance provisions addressing occupancy types. Councilmember Willmus asked if this changed the city's Fire Insurance Classifi- cation(ISO) in any way. In response and with significant changes had been made over the last few years, Chief O'Neil advised that he would need to review that in more detail but doubted the city's rating would be impacted at this point. Councilmember Willmus asked staff to look into it further and report back. At the request of Mayor Roe, Chief O'Neill advised that the city's current rating was "3" and within the higher percentile in the state. Mayor Roe offered an opportunity for public comment, with no one appearing for or against. McGehee moved, Etten seconded, enactment of Ordinance No. 1531 (Attachment A) entitled "An Ordinance Amending Selected Test of Roseville City Code, Sec- tion 901.01, Adoption of Code." Councilmember Etten opined that this was an important way to ensure the ongo- ing the safety of the city's commercial buildings.