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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 10, 2017 Page 17 Discussion ensued regarding the effective date of this ordinance; with staff con- firming it would go into effect upon delivery to the State Building Official and upon publication(next week). Roll Call Ayes: Willmus, Etten, McGehee, Laliberte and Roe. Nays: None. L Provide Information Regarding Residential Fire Sprinklers 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. Chief O'Neill clarified that this would be intended for new buildings based on their square footage, consistent with State Fire Code. Councilmember McGehee expressed her concern in how to address existing buildings if and when they're expanded or those apartments or condominiums be- ing remodeled or converted and how to require they then be sprinklered for the safety and protection of residents in a multi-family building, especially some of those older buildings which were not initially well-constructed, but per the State Code, cities could not adopt more restrictive requirements relative to building fire safety systems (for example sprinklers) in existing buildings than the State code required. Discussion ensued related to application of the appeal process by a city to the state if the State did not allow the City to adopt such an ordinance; with clarifica- tion by City Attorney Gaughan of the appeal process itself with the State Building Official and on what grounds that appeal could occur beyond geological re- strictions as noted by staff. McGehee moved to authorize staff to come forward with a draft ordinance to ad- dress sprinkler requirements for existing individual buildings. Mayor Roe ruled the motion failed for lack of a second. Councilmember Willmus noted the city's positive working relationship with mul- ti-family housing associations and cooperative lobbying efforts in Roseville, opin- ing that further discussion with those associations and boards, as well as others, to solicit and gather feedback would provide paths to address these concerns on a broader level, using this as a conversation started. Mayor Roe sought clarification from Councilmember Willmus if his intent was to recommend that the City Council direct staff to begin a process to lobby the State of Minnesota for a change to state law.