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I. ROLL CALL: Chairman Burk called Present: R. Burk, J. Absent: D. Spoerke. CITY OF NORTEi OLMSTID BOARD OF BUILDING CODE APPEALS MINUTES-DECMIBER 9, 1993 the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Kazak, and W. Piax. Also Present: Building Commissioner Conway and Clerk of Commissions Oring. II. REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF r1INUTES: J. Ka.zak moved to accept the minutes of August 26, 1993, seconded by W. Piar, and unani.mously approvedo III. COMMUIVICATIONS: No items. N. HEARINGS: No items. V. NEW BUSINESS: No items. U. OLD BUSINESS: Continuing discussion of licensing requirements for private home inspectors. Building Commissioner Conway presented a proposed form which the private home inspector would file with the city on completion of his inspection of the house. This will give the Building Commissioner a representative idea of the inspection and also would alert him if a city inspection were needed. The members studied the form. Mr. Conway formulated this check list based on his experience of what information would be needed by the city to see if there were any code violations and he tried to keep the form as simple as possible. Mr. Burk suggested that there could be a space for any additional comments that an inspector might want to make. This form was just roughed out and will be printed professionally after the Boaxd has approved the format. Mr. Piar, who does private home inspections, still believed that the city should conduct pre-sale inspections by a city inspector an every home that transfers in the city. He questioned why a private inspector should fill out a form for the city. Mr. Conway stated that he would have to complete it if he wanted to work in the city. Mr. Piar believed that, under those conditions, private inspectors would refuse to work in the city and there would be no inspections whatsoever, and again mentioned pre-sale inspections that are being done in some other communities. Mr. Conway pointed out that his proposal was the same as registering private contractors who must have their work inspected by the city. r1r. Conway and Mr. Piar have d.iscussed this before and Mr. Conway advised that he would stand on his belief that since this work is being done, he wants to make sure that these inspectors are qualified. Mr. Kazak agreed that these inspectors should be registered, just like any other contractor and that they must be qualified to perform the worka Mr. Conway stated that the inspectors must complete a form for the buyer and this simplified form can be filled out fran the original one. This is somewhat different than having a contractor do the work and call for an inspection and this is the only way to follow up on a private home inspector. Mr. Burk could not see why filling out this form would be a probleri and asked Mr. Piar what his concerns were. 14r. Piar