6. Mayor Tate to present a proclamation declaring November 5-11, 2023 as National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week.

[9. Chief Building Official to present proposed amendments to the 2021 International Building Code, the 2021 International Residential Code, the 2021 International Mechanical Code, the 2021 International Plumbing Code, the 2021 International Fuel Gas Code, the 2020 National Electrical Code, the 2018 Swimming Pool and Spa Code adopted by the State of Texas, and the City of Grapevine Regional amendments. ]

PRESENT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, [NOISE] THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE, THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE, THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, AND THE 2020 INTERNATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE, 2018 SWIMMING POOL AND SPARK CODE THAT HAVE ADOPTED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS, CITY OF GRAPEVINE REGIONAL AMENDMENTS.

ALRIGHT. VERY GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTRODUCTION HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I WILL TRY TO KEEP THIS AS BRIEF AS I CAN.

YOU CAN HEAR FROM THE MAYOR IT'S QUITE A MOUTHFUL.

STARTED OFF WITH 400 SLIDES AND DOWN TO 77 AND I'LL GET THROUGH THEM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AGAIN.

[LAUGHTER] JUST LIKE OUR COUNTRY, OUR STATE AND OUR CITY ARE STEEPED IN HISTORY SO IS THE BUILDING CODES, RIGHT NOW, HOLDING AN EXAMPLE OF THE BUILDING CODE THAT EXISTED IN 1927 IN OUR COUNTRY.

CURRENTLY, THIS IS THE 2021 IBC.

THIS IS ONE OF FIVE OF THE BOOKS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THIS EVENING WITH THESE SLIDES SO IT'S QUITE A LOT TO DIGEST, BUT WE'LL GET THROUGH IT AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.

[NOISE] THE MAYOR ALREADY WENT OVER THE CODE ADOPTIONS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, IT'S A SERIES OF SIX BOOKS.

THE IBC, THE IRC, THE IPC THE IFGC, WHICH IS THE FUEL GAS CODE, AND THE MECHANICAL CODE, AND THEN 2020 NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE.

THE I CODES ARE UPDATED ON A THREE-YEAR CYCLE, THE LAST TIME THEY WERE ADOPTED IN GRAPEVINE WAS IN 2007, AND THAT WAS THE O6 I CODES.

THE MOST CURRENT EDITION IS THE 2021, THE 2024S WILL BE COMING OUT SOON.

I'LL BE PROPOSING THOSE TO YOU ALL IN ABOUT THREE YEARS FROM NOW.

FIRST, WE'LL GO OVER THE BUILDING CODE.

THIS IS JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF A MODIFICATION, PREVIOUSLY, THERE WERE NO ONE'S SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WATERPROOFING ON BALCONIES AND THIS IS A COMMON STRUCTURAL FAILURE POINT IN BUILDINGS AND SO WITH THIS ADDITION, IT'S GOING TO MAKE BUILDINGS SAFER.

CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION, HAS BEEN FURTHER CLARIFIED TO ANYTIME THERE'S AN INCREASED RISK TO HUMAN LIFE, THEN THERE ARE ADDITIONAL CODE MEASURES THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO PROTECT THOSE PEOPLE.

I'LL GO BACK TO THAT. THEY DID ADD DEFINITIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SPECIAL AMUSEMENT AREAS SUCH AS MEOW WOLF AND ACTUALLY WHEN MEOW WOLF WENT THROUGH THERE WERE NO PROVISIONS IN OUR CODE TO REALLY WORK WITH THAT, AND SO WE ALLOWED THEM TO GO WITH THE 2018 I CODES FOR THEIR DESIGNS IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THAT BUSINESS.

WE COULDN'T DO IT WITH THE O6S.

THEY ADDED ESCAPE ROOMS LIKE GRAPEVINE ESCAPE, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THE EGRESS REQUIREMENTS, WHENEVER THERE'S A FIRE OR ANY EMERGENCY, IT AUTOMATICALLY ASKED TO UNLOCK THE ROOM THAT WAS NOT IN PREVIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE CODE.

PLAY STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN REDEFINED FROM CHILDREN TO ALL PEOPLE LIKE SUMMIT CLIMBING, FOR EXAMPLE, HERE IN GRAPEVINE.

DISTILLING AND BREWING, THIS IS AN AREA OF THE CODE WHERE IT WAS ALWAYS CONSIDERED A HIGH HAZARD OCCUPANCY WHICH HAD ADDITIONAL CODE REQUIREMENTS.

WELL, THE NEWER CODES HAVE RELAXED THOSE REQUIREMENTS, ALLOWING TO BE CLASSIFIED AS A STORAGE OCCUPANCY, WHICH ADDS MORE FREEDOM TO DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS.

ELECTRICAL VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS ARE SOMETHING THAT HAVE BEEN A HOT TOPIC LATELY.

ONE OF THE PROVISIONS IN AMENDMENTS WE'RE PROPOSING IS TO PROHIBIT THEM WITHIN PARKING GARAGES JUST BECAUSE THE INCREASED FIRE RISK AND RISK OF BUILDING COLLAPSE.

THERE'S BEEN EXPANDED DEFINITIONS FOR ATRIUMS WHERE IF THEY CONSTRUCT THEM IN A CERTAIN WAY, THEY CAN AVOID SMOKE CONTROL, WHICH IS A VERY COST INHIBITIVE TYPE FEATURE IN A BUILDING SO IT DOES GIVE DESIGNERS ADDITIONAL OPTIONS THAT AREN'T THERE IN OUR CURRENT CODE ADOPTION, ALSO, MECHANICAL PARKING GARAGES OR SOMETHING THAT HAD BEEN ADDED.

NOT SOMETHING WE'VE SEEN BEFORE, BUT LIKE THE CAR VENDING MACHINES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES PREVIOUSLY THEY WERE TREATED JUST LIKE APARTMENT BUILDINGS, BUT THEY'RE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES.

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE MEMORY CARE, AND THINGS LIKE THAT SO THEY'VE ADDED PROVISIONS TO ALLOW FOR EXTERNAL SHUTOFF OF COOKING APPLIANCES FOR ENHANCED OCCUPANTS SAFETY.

WE'LL TOUCH ON THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE LATER, BUT THERE IS NOW A REQUIREMENT FOR STORM SHELTERS IN CERTAIN TYPES OF BUILDINGS.

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WE'RE PROPOSING AMENDMENT TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE STORM SHELTER FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOL BASED ON WHAT TEA ALLOWS FOR OCCUPANCY OTHER THAN JUST THE BUILDING OCCUPANT LOAD FOR A CLASSROOM, YOU CAN HAVE A DESIGN OCCUPANT LOAD FOR THE BUILDING OF 60 OCCUPANTS, BUT TEA WILL ONLY ALLOW 30 KIDS IN THERE SO WE CAN REDUCE THE SIZE OF THAT STORM SHELTER BASED ON THE ACTUAL OCCUPANCY OF THE SCHOOL.

I ALREADY WENT OVER PLAY STRUCTURES, THERE IS AN AMENDMENT THAT CLARIFIES THAT FIREWALLS ARE REQUIRED BETWEEN DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION TYPES, YOU CAN HAVE A TYPE 2 BUILDING WHICH IS NON-COMBUSTIBLE AND A TYPE 5 BUILDING WHICH ALLOWS ANY BUILDING MATERIAL RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER AND IT CLARIFIES WINDOWS FIREWALL, WALLS ARE REQUIRED, IT'S NOT REALLY AN ADDITION TO THE CODE JUST REALLY TO CLARIFY, WHEN THOSE REQUIREMENTS KICK IN.

OCCUPIED ROOFS, IT BECAME A NEWER THING, ENCODES SOMETHING THAT IS MORE DESIRABLE TO PEOPLE AND SO WE HAVE ADDED LANGUAGE TO THE CODE THAT BASICALLY SAYS THAT THE OCCUPIED ROOF DOES NOT ADD AN ADDITIONAL STORY TO THE BUILDING, KICKING IN ADDITIONAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE TRIGGERED BY OUR CURRENT CODES.

ALLOWABLE AREAS, WHICH IS IF YOU'VE GOT A BUILDING, IT'S ONLY ALLOWED TO BE A CERTAIN SIZE BASED ON HOW FAR IT IS AWAY FROM EVERYTHING ELSE.

THEY'VE SIMPLIFIED HOW THAT IS CALCULATED TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR DESIGNERS TO INTERPRET.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, ARCHITECTS, THEY GO THROUGH A FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY PROGRAM AND THEY HAVE ONE THREE-HOUR CLASS ON CONSTRUCTION CODES.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE WAY WE DO IN MY PROFESSION, SO I'M HAVING TO EDUCATE THEM ANYTIME WE CAN SIMPLIFY THINGS FOR THE ARCHITECTS, IT'S SAVES ME A TON OF TIME.

TYPE 4 CONSTRUCTION, I'LL TOUCH ON HERE IN A MINUTE.

PODIUM BUILDINGS, THEY'VE ADDED A PROVISION TO WHERE YOU CAN HAVE A COMBUSTIBLE STAIR FROM THE GROUND FLOOR AREA TO THE UPPER FLOOR AREA, A LOT OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS THEY'LL HAVE A CONCRETE AND STEEL STRUCTURE THAT IS THE FIRST FLOOR, THAT IS A PARKING GARAGE AND THEN THEY'LL BUILD A TYPE 5 FULLY COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ON TOP OF IT.

PREVIOUSLY YOU HAD TO HAVE CONCRETE AND STEEL FOR THAT STAIRWAY AND BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY AN EXIT PATH, THEY'VE ADDED PROVISIONS TO ALLOW THAT STAIRWAY TO BE COMBUSTIBLE BACK DOWN TO THE PARKING GARAGE.

THERE ARE NEW PROVISIONS THAT ALLOW ADDITIONAL FIRE-RETARDANT TREATED MATERIALS IN NON-COMBUSTIBLE BUILDINGS WHERE IT DOESN'T PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD.

MASS TIMBER IS A CONSTRUCTION TYPE THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE JUST TYPE 4 HEAVY TIMBER IS THE TRADITIONAL METHOD.

THEY BROKE THAT DOWN INTO FOUR DIFFERENT TYPES AND THE REASON IS AS THEY'VE COME OUT WITH A LOT OF ENGINEERED WOOD PRODUCTS AND THINGS THAT THEY CAN USE AND WITH THESE NEW CONSTRUCTION TYPES, THEY'RE ALLOWED TO BUILD TALLER BUILDINGS OUT OF COMBUSTIBLE PRODUCTS AND STILL HAVE THEM SAFE.

STRUCTURAL FIRE PROTECTION.

[NOISE] TRADITIONALLY, IF YOU HAD TO FIRE PROTECT A BEAM LIKE THIS ONE IN THE PICTURE, THE BEAM ITSELF HAD TO HAVE THE FIRE PROTECTION ON IT, BUT THE CONNECTIONS DIDN'T AND SO THAT WAS A FAILURE POINT SO THEY ADDED AN ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR A LITTLE MORE PROTECTION ON THE CONNECTIONS TO MAKE THE BUILDING SAFER.

ENCLOSURE OF AN EXIT PASSAGEWAY.

THIS IS A BIG DEAL YOU GET A LARGE WAREHOUSE BUILDING WITH AN OFFICE COMPONENT AND YOU'VE GOT A MAXIMUM TRAVEL DISTANCE.

WELL BEFORE, IN A BUILDING WITH A 50-FOOT ROOF, YOU HAD TO BUILD WALLS ALL THE WAY TO THAT DECK TO CONDUCT PEOPLE OUTSIDE.

WELL, NOW THEY'VE ADDED CODE LANGUAGE TO WHERE YOU CAN PUT A RATED CEILING ON THAT AND JUST CREATE A CORRIDOR SO IT'S A HUGE COST SAVINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION.

EGRESS ILLUMINATION AND STAIRWELLS IS ALWAYS BEEN LIMITED TO 1 FT CANDLE.

THEY'VE ADDED A REQUIREMENT FOR AN OCCUPANCY SENSOR TO ANYONE ENTERS THE STAIRWELL, IT HAS TO BUMP THAT ILLUMINATION LEVEL UP TO 10-FOOT CANDLES JUST FOR ENHANCED OCCUPANT SAFETY IN THE UTERUS.

ON OCCUPIED ROOFS.

ANYTIME THERE ARE FOUR OR MORE STOREYS ABOVE STREET-LEVEL, THEY ARE NOW REQUIRED TO HAVE AN ELEVATOR FOR ACCESSIBILITY.

MAXIMUM DOOR WIDTH IS ALWAYS BEEN LIMITED TO 48 " REGARDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCE OF THE CODE.

WELL, THERE'S A THERE'S A MINIMUM OR A MAXIMUM PRESSURE ALLOWED TO OPEN A DOOR FOR EGRESS AS LONG AS THE DOOR MEETS THAT, IT CAN BE ANY WIDTH.

THERE'S NO LIMITATION ON THE DOOR WITH ANY LONGER.

IN A HOSPITAL OCCUPANCY THEY'VE INCREASED THE MAXIMUM DEAD END CORRIDOR FROM 20 FEET TO

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30 FEET AS LONG AS THAT CORRIDOR DOES NOT SERVE PATIENT CARE AREAS SO THIS GIVES A LOT MORE FLEXIBILITY TO DESIGNERS.

WHEN THEY'RE CONSTRUCTING THESE BUILDINGS.

RISK CATEGORY, THIS IS A NEW THING.

BASICALLY ALL BUILDINGS ARE BROKEN UP INTO ONE OF FOUR RISK CATEGORIES.

RISK CATEGORY 2 IS GOING TO BE MOST EVERY BUILDING OUT THEIR, RISK CATEGORY 1 IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING WHERE IT'S REALLY LOW RISK TO HUMAN LIFE.

CATEGORY 3 IS GOING TO BE YOUR SCHOOLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

A LITTLE MORE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS KICK IN TO PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS AND THEN CATEGORY 4 ARE GOING TO BE ESSENTIAL FACILITIES LIKE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING, FOR EXAMPLE, AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION, MS. ROGER?

>> NO SIR.

>> OKAY. WE'VE GOT AN AMENDMENT PROPOSED FOR ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOMS, THERE'S A NEWER RESTRICTION THAT REQUIRES ALL ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOMS TO BE FIRE-RATED.

IN PREVIOUS CODE ADDITIONS, THERE WAS AN EXEMPTION FOR ATRIUMS AND PARKING GARAGES, WE'VE ADDED AN AMENDMENT TO KEEP THAT EXEMPTION BECAUSE WE DON'T FEEL THAT'S A NECESSARY PROTECTION FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

MOVING ON TO THE IRC, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE IBC SO FAR? THE RESIDENTIAL CODE FOR ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS, AND REPAIRS, THEY HAVE CLARIFIED THAT THEY CAN ALWAYS BE DONE AS LONG AS IT DOES NOT MAKE THE EXISTING BUILDING LESS COMPLIANT WITH THE CODE.

AS LONG AS THE EXISTING BUILDING REMAINS SAFE, YOU CAN ADD ONTO IT.

THE ADDITION WILL HAVE TO MEET THE CURRENT CODES, THE EXISTING BUILDING DOES NOT HAVE TO BE UPGRADED.

THIS IS JUST A QUICK CLARIFICATION SAYING THAT THE HEIGHT OF THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENING FROM A BEDROOM, FOR EXAMPLE, EVERY BEDROOM HAS TO HAVE WINDOW TO GET TO THE OUTSIDE, IT'S JUST SAYING THAT IT CAN'T BE MORE THAN THE 44" FROM THE GRADE OUTSIDE.

THE DESIGN WIND SPEED HAS GONE FROM 90 MILES PER HOUR TO 115 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS IS A WELCOMED ADDITION.

EVERY SET OF PLANS THAT I GET IN FOR A NEW HOME IS ALREADY DESIGNING TO THESE STANDARDS, OUR STANDARDS ARE SO ANTIQUATED.

BUT FOR EXAMPLE, THE TORNADO WE EXPERIENCED THIS PAST DECEMBER, A HOUSE DESIGNED IT 150 MILES AN HOUR, WOULD NOT SUSTAIN DAMAGE IN THAT OTHER THAN MAYBE REMOVING SOME SHINGLES, SO IT'S A GOOD THING.

STORY HEIGHTS BEEN INCREASED, IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO DESIGN FOR HIGHER CEILINGS WITHOUT [NOISE] HAVING GOOD PULL-IN AN ENGINEER, THERE ARE MORE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE TO DO THAT WITHOUT HAVING TO INCUR THAT EXPENSE.

THIS IS INTERESTING, WE DON'T REALLY DEAL WITH A LOT OF ADA ISSUES, BUT ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE, ON EVERY NEW HOME, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE BLOCKING INSTALLED ON AT LEAST ONE GROUND FLOOR TOILET FOR FUTURE HANDICAP GRAB BARS AND IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

SMOKE ALARM LOCATIONS, PREVIOUSLY, THE CODE WAS UNCLEAR.

WHENEVER WE HAD A CHANGE IN CEILING HEIGHT, IT DIDN'T ALWAYS MAKE IT CLEAR WHERE THE SMOKE [NOISE] DETECTOR NEEDED TO BE, BUT IT OBVIOUSLY [NOISE] NEEDS TO BE ON THE HIGHER LOCATIONS SO THAT THE OCCUPANTS ARE NOTIFIED IN A TIMELY MANNER.

CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS ARE NOW REQUIRED, IN OUR CURRENT CODES THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED AT ALL.

IT'S THE SILENT KILLER, THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT CODE UPGRADE.

BUT WE DO HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO WHERE IF YOU CHANGE OUT AN EXISTING UNIT IN A HOME, THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO INSTALL IT, AS LONG AS IT'S NOT A FUEL GAS FIRED.

IF YOU'RE CHANGING ON ELECTRIC FURNACE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO RETROACTIVELY INSTALL IT.

THIS IS THE PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS, SOLAR PANELS.

THERE ARE NEWER TECHNOLOGIES OUT THERE THAT WEREN'T AROUND IN 2006, FOR EXAMPLE, THE GENTLEMAN IN THIS PICTURE IS NAILING DOWN A SHINGLE PRODUCT THAT IS ACTUALLY A SOLAR PANEL.

IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THE FIRE PATHWAYS FOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS TO GET UP THERE AND CUT VENTILATION OPENINGS BECAUSE THESE SHINGLES WILL NOT DISCHARGE ANY ELECTRICITY IF THEY CUT THEM.

IT GIVES THEM A LITTLE MORE ALLOWANCE TO ADD MORE COVERAGE ON THE ROOF WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE THOSE FIRE PATHWAYS.

ON A POOL, THIS IS JUST A CHANGE TO THE CODE THAT CLARIFIES HOW CLOSE A POOL CAN BE TO A HOME WITHOUT UNDERMINING THE EXISTING STRUCTURE.

VAPOR RETARDER, IN THE PAST IT'S BEEN A SIX MIL WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT THINNER LIKE A HEAVY-DUTY TRASH BAG.

DURING THE CONCRETE POUR, TYPICALLY THAT GETS DAMAGED AND SO THEY UPGRADED IT TO A 10 MIL TO PREVENT THAT DAMAGE OR MAKE IT A MORE EFFECTIVE BARRIER.

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DECKS HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE IN THE CODE HISTORICALLY, WE'VE HAD TO USE FLOOR PROVISIONS AND THEY DIDN'T REALLY ACCOUNT FOR SNOW LOADS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT OCCUR OUTDOORS, AND SO NOW THERE'S A COMPREHENSIVE SECTION THAT REDUCES THE SIZE OF THE LUMBER REQUIRED, AND ACCOUNTS FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL LOADS AND THINGS LIKE THAT SO THAT THERE'S MORE OPTIONS IN DESIGNING A DECK.

THIS WOULD ONLY APPLY TO ANYTHING ABOVE [NOISE] 30" DECK ON THE GROUND IS NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A PERMIT.

THERE ARE MORE EFFICIENT DRYERS NOW, SO THERE'S PROVISIONS IN THE CODE TO ALLOW FOR BETTER TERMINATION POINTS THAT ARE MORE EFFECTIVE.

CERTAIN GASTRITIS, YOU CAN PUT THEM 12" FROM A WINDOW OPENING ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THE CODE REQUIRED THREE FEET.

SO THIS ALLOWS FOR THAT INTERPRETATION OF THE MANUFACTURER.

REDUCING THE LENGTH OF HOT WATER PIPING TO A MAXIMUM OF 100 FEET, THIS IS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND FOR COMFORT.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ANOTHER TECHNOLOGY CHANGE.

THERE'S NOW TECHNOLOGY WHERE YOU CAN INJECT A REPAIR INTO A PIPE WITHOUT HAVING TO EXCAVATE AND DAMAGE THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AND REPAIR PLUMBING LINE.

THAT IS IT FOR THE IRC.

I'M NOT GOING TO TOUCH ON THE SAME REPAIR WE JUST TALKED ABOUT IN THE IPC BECAUSE NO POINT.

WATER COOLERS. IN ALL OCCUPANCIES, THERE'S A MINIMUM REQUIRED NUMBER OF DRINKING FOUNTAINS.

THIS ALLOWS FOR YOU TO USE BOTTLE FILLERS FOR UP TO 50% OF THOSE FOR MORE FLEXIBILITY IN DESIGN.

THERE'S AN AMENDMENT PROPOSED TO CLARIFY THE BEDDING REQUIREMENTS FOR PVC PIPE, THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE POINT.

PEOPLE HAVE TO GET THEIR SEWER LINES REPLACED BECAUSE OF POOR BEDDING, AND SO IT GIVES BETTER, MORE CLEAR OPTIONS TO THE INSTALLER AND THE INSPECTOR.

MULTI-USER MULTI-GENDER RESTROOMS ARE NOW ADDRESSED IN THE CODE, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE PAST.

IT ADDRESSES PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WHENEVER YOU'VE GOT MORE THAN ONE USER IN A UNISEX RESTROOM.

BATHTUB OVERFLOWS, IT PUTS IT ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER, INSTEAD OF REQUIRING IT BY CODE, THEY ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED.

FULL OPEN VALVES ARE NOW REQUIRED FOR ALL [NOISE] MULTI-TENANT BUILDINGS.

IF YOU'VE GOT MORE THAN ONE TENANT, EACH TENANT HAS TO BE ABLE TO SHUT OFF THEIR WATER WITHOUT AFFECTING THE SUPPLY OF ANOTHER TENANT.

THERE ARE MORE OPTIONS FOR TEMPERED WATER.

IN THE PAST, YOU HAD TO HAVE A DEVICE AT EACH HANDSET TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM SCALDING THEMSELVES ESSENTIALLY, AND NOW IT GIVES YOU MULTIPLE OPTIONS FOR PROVIDING THAT TEMPERED WATER TO THOSE HANDSETS.

NOW IN HOSPITALS, THERE'S TWO WATER SERVICES REQUIRED FOR A NEW HOSPITAL.

[NOISE] IF THERE'S AN INTERRUPTION IN THE SERVICE, THEY CAN STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE WATER WHILE THEY MAKE THE REPAIR [NOISE] TO A SINGLE LINE BY HAVING THAT REDUNDANCY.

THERE ARE NEW FITTINGS AVAILABLE THAT WEREN'T AVAILABLE IN THE PAST THAT ARE NOW ADDRESSED BY THE CODE.

PUSH-FIT TYPE FITTINGS, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT DON'T HAVE ANY GLUE OR ANYTHING REQUIRED.

YOU JUST PUSH THEM TOGETHER AND THEY MAKE A SEAL.

WE HAVE WRITTEN AN AMENDMENT TO PROHIBIT THEM IN CONCEALED LOCATIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE PRONE TO FAILURE IF THEY'RE PUT UNDER STRESS.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN AMENDMENT.

THE CURRENT CODE ONLY REQUIRES A TWO-INCH PENETRATION THROUGH THE ROOF FOR A PLUMBING VENT.

WE'RE AMENDING IT TO REQUIRE IT TO REMAIN AT SIX INCHES.

THE MODIFICATION FOR THE FOOD WASTE DISPOSER, THIS APPLIES TO EVERY RESTAURANT.

THEY ALL USE THIS COMBINATION WASTE AND VENT, AND RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND PIPE IN A SEPARATE SYSTEM JUST TO ACCEPT THE WASTE FROM A FOOD WASTE GRINDER.

NOW THEY'LL BE ABLE TO TIE THAT INTO THAT SAME SYSTEM WITHOUT HAVING TO DO THE ADDITIONAL DESIGN WORK.

THERE'S A NEW PROVISION THAT ALLOWS FOR AN ABOVE-GROUND TYPE GREASE INTERCEPTOR.

THIS COMES INTO PLAY FOR AN EXISTING OFFICE THAT BECOMES A RESTAURANT THAT DOESN'T HAVE A GREASE TRAP.

THEY CAN USE A SINGLE ABOVE-GROUND UNIT AND THEY CAN DO A DIRECT CONNECTION TO IT WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE THE SAME REQUIREMENTS FOR HEIGHT AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY WOULD BE INSTALLING AN ADDITIONAL.

IT'S JUST A BETTER DESIGN OPTION.

MOVING ON TO THE FUEL GAS CODE.

POINT OF DELIVERY HAS BEEN FURTHER DEFINED.

THIS IS REALLY ONLY FOR A MULTI-TENANT BUILDING.

THE POINT OF DELIVERY IS WHERE THE SHUT-OFF VALVE IS TO AN INDIVIDUAL SUITE INSTEAD OF THE METER.

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THEN CONNECTORS, THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S DONE BY THE MANUFACTURERS TRADITIONALLY.

NOW IT'S ACTUALLY WRITTEN INTO THE CODE AS FAR AS WHAT FITTINGS YOU CAN USE.

THERE'S NEW PIPING SYSTEMS AVAILABLE THAT WILL ALLOW FOR HIGHER WORKING PRESSURES IN BUILDINGS AND CONCEALED LOCATIONS AND THIS ALLOWS FOR THOSE PIPING SYSTEMS IN THEIR LISTINGS WITH THE NATIONAL TESTING.

NEW THREAD JOINT CEILING COMPOUND REQUIREMENTS, ELIMINATING SOME OLDER TYPE OF THREAD JOINT COMPOUND THAT HAS BEEN PRONE TO FAILURE AND CAUSING LEAKS.

FOR AS FAR AS FITTINGS IN CONCEALED LOCATIONS FOR GAS PIPING THEY ADDED PLUGS AND CAPS TO WHAT IS ALLOWABLE TO BE CONCEALED AND THAT'S IT FOR FUEL GAS.

WITH THE MECHANICAL CODE, WE'VE GOT A NEW LANGUAGE THAT CLARIFIES HOW YOU CAN HANDLE CONDENSATE PIPING.

IT DOESN'T ALLOW IT TO GO TO STORM DRAINS, WHICH IS A GOOD THING.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEVER ALLOWED TRADITIONALLY IN GRAPEVINE ANYWAY, SO IT'S NOT REALLY A CHANGE FOR US, JUST A CLARIFICATION ON THE CODE, AND IT HAS TO BE IN THE SAME OCCUPANCY OR SAME DWELLING UNIT.

IT CAN'T GO TO ANOTHER SPACE TO DRAIN.

WITH NEWER, MORE MODERN ENERGY CODE REQUIREMENTS, HOUSES ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE AIRTIGHT AND SO YOU'RE HAVING TO BRING IN OUTDOOR AIR WITH THE MECHANICAL SYSTEMS. THIS FURTHER DEFINES HOW THAT'S DONE AND ESSENTIALLY TO KEEP A HEALTHY INDOOR ENVIRONMENT.

MANICURE STATIONS AND SPAS.

THIS IS A CLARIFICATION THAT SAYS THAT ALL OF THE MECHANICAL VENTILATION FOR THOSE HAS TO REMAIN IN USE WHEN THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED, REGARDLESS OF ANYBODY'S WORKING AT THAT STATION.

IT'S JUST CONTINUOUS WHEN OCCUPIED.

THERE'S NEW PROVISIONS FOR DUCTS PASSING THROUGH A VERTICAL SHAFT.

THIS IS ACTUALLY A HUGE COST SAVINGS BECAUSE THE FIRE AND SMOKE DAMPERS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED WERE A HUGE COST AND SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO FIND UNIQUE WAYS AND CREATE ADDITIONAL SHAFTS TO RUN THESE DUCTS.

IT ALLOWS FOR MORE FLOOR SPACE TO BE USED IN THE BUILDING, AS WELL AS REDUCING THE COST OF RUNNING THE ACTUAL EXHAUST DUCT.

MACHINE ROOM EGRESS.

NOW, IT WAS BASED ON OCCUPANT LOAD, THE NUMBER OF EXITS REQUIRED.

NOW, ANYTIME IT'S OVER 1,000 SQUARE FEET, JUST BECAUSE OF THE SIZE THEY WANT IT TO HAVE TWO EXITS.

THAT'S JUST FOR SAFETY OF SERVICE PERSONNEL.

THE REFRIGERANT PIPING SECTION WAS COMPLETELY REWRITTEN.

THERE'S NO EFFECTIVE CHANGES, THEY JUST REDESIGNED THE CHAPTER.

NOW, MOVING ON TO THE NEC, WHICH IS THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE.

THE STATE OF TEXAS DID ADOPT THE 2020 NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE IN 2021.

WE'RE FAR BEHIND. WE ARE ON THE 2005.

WE'RE PROPOSING THE 2020 TO GET UP TO THE STATE LEVEL.

[NOISE] TWO THINGS THAT WILL COME INTO PLAY ON A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING.

THERE'S NOW REQUIRED AN EMERGENCY DISCONNECT AND A SURGE PROTECTOR DEVICE ON ALL ELECTRIC SERVICES.

ANYTIME A NEW HOME IS CONSTRUCTED, THERE WILL HAVE TO BE A DISCONNECT ON THE OUTSIDE.

ANYTIME AN ELECTRIC SERVICE PANEL IS CHANGED OUT, THEY'LL HAVE TO ADD A DISCONNECT IF THERE'S NOT ONE PRESENT.

IN THE PAST, FIREMEN WOULD ACTUALLY REMOVE THE METER TO DISCHARGE THE POWER TO THE BUILDING AND BECAUSE SO MANY FIREMEN WERE BEING ELECTROCUTED, THEY'VE CHANGED THAT STANDARD.

THEY NO LONGER DO THAT.

THEY WAIT FOR THE UTILITY PROVIDER, WHICH SLOWS THEIR RESPONSE TIME.

BY ADDING THIS DISCONNECT IT'LL INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY.

WE CAN SKIP OVER THAT. THEY'RE ALLOWING BATTERIES FOR BACKUP POWER AT HOSPITALS NOW.

THEY FURTHER CLARIFIED WHEN GFCI PROTECTION IS REQUIRED FOR MOBILE HOMES AND FOR RVS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE STANDARD THAT WAS ALREADY BEING PRACTICED.

THIS IS YOUR EV CHARGERS.

THERE'S A FEW CHANGES.

THERE'S NATIONAL LANGUAGE NOW TO GET A LITTLE MORE UNIFORM.

WE DO HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO THIS ARTICLE REQUIRING A KNOX REMOTE POWER BOX, WHICH IS PROPRIETARY FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, TO ALLOW THEM TO DISCONNECT THE POWER WHILE BEING 30-50 FEET AWAY.

BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY TO DISENGAGE THE POWER IS TO BE AT THE ACTUAL CHARGER AS THEY'RE MANUFACTURED, AND THAT'S NOT SAFE FOR FIRE PERSONNEL.

THERE ARE NEW PROVISIONS FOR WIRING UNDER RAISED FLOORS IN DATA CENTERS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

THERE ARE MORE OPTIONS FOR RUNNING THE ELECTRICAL AND THE BONDING FOR A POOL.

NOW YOU CAN RUN FLEXIBLE METAL CONDUIT UNDERGROUND AND YOU COULDN'T IN THE PAST.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BOND THE METAL ANCHORS FOR THE POOL COVER BECAUSE THAT WASN'T ON A SAFETY RISK.

THERE'S MORE THAN ONE OPTION FOR PROVIDING BONDING UNDERNEATH A PAVER-TYPE SITUATION.

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ENHANCED OPTIONS FOR OVERCURRENT PROTECTION AND FOR DISCONNECTS ON SOLAR PANELS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH MY OVERVIEW.

AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION.

I TRIED TO GO THROUGH IT AS QUICKLY AS I CAN AND I COULDN'T POSSIBLY GO OVER IT ALL.

BUT THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THIS IS JUST TO KEEP UP WITH CURRENT TECHNOLOGY, KEEP UP WITH CURRENT CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS, AND ALLOW AS MANY OPTIONS TO CONTRACTORS AND CITIZENS AS WE CAN, FOR THEM TO DO CONSTRUCTION IN THEIR RESIDENCES WITHIN OUR CODE ORDINANCE.

THERE IS A FEE SCHEDULE UPDATE INCLUDED WITH THIS.

HOUSE BILL 1922 WAS PASSED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND IT REQUIRED THAT WE HAD TO HAVE OUR CODES ADOPTED WITHIN 10 YEARS BY JANUARY 1ST OF 2024.

RIGHT NOW SINCE THE LAST TIME WE ADOPTED FEES FOR COMMERCIAL PROJECTS WAS IN 2007, JANUARY 1ST WE WON'T BE ABLE TO LAWFULLY CHARGE A PERMANENT FEE, SO WE NEED TO UPDATE THOSE FEES.

THIS WILL NOT AFFECT SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS.

THE CURRENT FEE SCHEDULE FOR RESIDENCES WILL BE RE-ADOPTED AS IS.

WHAT I DID FOR A COMPARISON WAS I JUST TOOK A $3,000,000 PROJECT.

A $3,000,000 PROJECT UNDER OUR CURRENT FEES WOULD BE 17,345 IN CHANGE FOR BUILDING PERMIT AND PLAN REVIEW FEES.

UNDER THE PROPOSED FEE SCHEDULE, IT WOULD INCREASE TO 28,875.

THAT'S AN INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY $721 A YEAR SINCE 2007, AND AN INCREASE OF 3.24% IN FEES PER YEAR.

I'VE CREATED A GRAPH HERE THAT SHOWS IN BLUE YOU CAN SEE GRAPEVINE'S CURRENT FEE SCHEDULE, THE PROPOSED FEE SCHEDULE, AND THE AVERAGE OF THE JURISDICTIONS I SAMPLED AROUND US.

I'VE GOT GRAPEVINE IN JUST UNDER THE AVERAGE.

I KNOW YOU ALL LIKE TO KEEP THINGS AROUND THE 50TH PERCENTILE AND THAT'S WHAT I AIMED FOR.

BILLING CODES EVOLVE AND WE'VE GOT TO EVOLVE WITH THEM, CONSTRUCTION METHODS CHANGE AND IT'S BEEN QUITE SOME TIME SINCE THIS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED.

I WILL BE BRINGING THIS FORWARD FOR CONSIDERATION IN A PUBLIC HEARING AND THE COMING WEEKS AND THE CODE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS AS PROPOSED, I WOULD PROPOSE THEM TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 1ST OF 2024.

ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, NUMBER 1, I KNOW YOU'RE FOLLOWING A SCRIPT THERE, BUT DAMNATION, YOUR STUFF, I'M IMPRESSED WITH THAT [LAUGHTER].

GEE, THAT'S A LOT OF CODE STUFF.

YOU GOT TO SEE THE OTHER 333 PAGES.

[LAUGHTER].

I'M TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY BY THAT.

I'M BACK IN THE VERY BEGINNING OF YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE CHARGING STATIONS NOT BEING ALLOWED IN PARKING GARAGES? CORRECT.

THE TWO REASONS WERE FOR SAFETY PURPOSES, BECAUSE OF FIRE HAZARDS AND BUILDING COLLAPSE.

HOW WOULD THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE BUILDING COLLAPSE? WELL, IN A PARKING GARAGE, SUCH AS THAT, ONCE THOSE BATTERIES CATCH FIRE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY CAN'T PUT THEM OUT.

IN A PARKING GARAGE SITUATION, THEY CAN'T REMOVE IT EITHER AND SO EVERYTHING AROUND IT STARTS TO CATCH ON FIRE.

THE WAY THE SPRINKLERS ARE DESIGNED CAN'T KEEP UP WITH IT AND IT ACTUALLY DAMAGE AND CAUSE THE CONCRETE TO START BREAKING AWAY FROM THE REINFORCING STEEL AND CAUSE STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE.

I JUST WONDER, I DIDN'T THINK THERE WERE THAT HEAVY.

AS FAR AS THE FEE CHANGES AND ALL THAT THING, THESE NEW CODES WOULD NOT ONLY REALLY APPLY TO NEW CONSTRUCTION, WHETHER IT'S A NEW HOME OR A BUSINESS, UNLESS YOU DO A SIGNIFICANT ADD-ON OR BUILD AN UPGRADE OR SOMETHING AND THEN YOU'D HAVE TO COME UP TO COMPLIANCE. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.

THANK YOU, VERY INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION.

I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS.

ARE THEY REQUIRED AND I TOTALLY ELECTRIC HOME? YES, THEY'RE REQUIRED AN ALL NEW HOMES IN AN EXISTING HOME THAT HAS A REPLACEMENT OF A MECHANICAL SYSTEM.

WE ARE PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO ADD IT.

WHAT WOULD BE THE GENERATING SOURCE FOR CARBON MONOXIDE IN A NEW, TOTAL ELECTRIC? WELL, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

IT'S A FAIR QUESTION AND HONESTLY, I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER.

THE CODE DOES REQUIRE A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR AND ALL HOMES IT WANTED EACH LEVEL.

IT'S A MINIMAL EXPANSION, NEW CONSTRUCTION IN A REPLACEMENT OF A MECHANICAL SYSTEM TYPE SITUATION,

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IT IS OBTRUSIVE BECAUSE AFTER RUN WIRING.

BUT THEY'RE ALREADY RUNNING THE WIRING FOR THE SMOKE DETECTORS AND IT'S ALL TIED TOGETHER IN A NEW CONSTRUCTION SITUATION SO IT'S NOT REALLY A COST CONSIDERATION IN THAT POINT.

ISN'T GUESS THE CONDUCTING OR THAT IS WHAT PRODUCES.

[OVERLAPPING] A WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE.

WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE.

WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE CAN CONDUCT CARBON MONOXIDE INTO A HOME, THINGS THAT.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

I JUST APPRECIATE THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL BECAUSE THERE'S JUST ALL THINGS IN HERE THAT CLEARLY THE TYPICAL PERSON ON THIS GROUP WOULDN'T DEALING WITH.

IT JUST IS COMFORTING THAT WE'VE GOT THE PROFESSIONALS LIKE YOU KEEP UP WITH THIS AND KEEPING IT WHERE [OVERLAPPING] THEY KNOW THAT THE BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR TOWN OR SAFE. THANKS.

HEY, LARRY, I GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

YES, SIR.

HANG ON, I'VE GOT SO DO WE JUST FOLLOW THE INTERNATIONAL CODE OR BECAUSE OF OUR TOWN AND MAYBE SOME THINGS THAT WE HAVE MAYBE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN OTHER TOWNS.

DO WE AMEND ANYTHING OR YOU JUST GO STRICTLY BY THIS? NO, THERE ARE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED AND THOSE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO YOU WHEN I PROPOSE THE CODE FOR ADOPTION.

I TOUCHED ON A FEW OF THEM BUT I DIDN'T TOUCH ON.

ONE OF THE THINGS IN SOME OF OUR PARTS OF OUR TOWN, WE HAVE A LOT OF WIRES HANGING AND TREES AND WE LOSE A LOT OF POWER QUITE OFTEN IN SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES FOR A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TIME? CORRECT.

A LOT OF THOSE RESIDENTS ARE GETTING GENERATORS FOR THEIR HOMES? CORRECT.

IT SEEMS THAT THE CODE THAT WE HAVE NOW IS REALLY PRETTY DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO DO THAT AND WE LOOKED AT TRYING TO MINIMIZE THE DECIMAL LEVELS BECAUSE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN.

THERE ARE CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET A GENERATOR ON YOUR PROPERTY BECAUSE OF NOISE ORDINANCE AND OUR ZONING ORDINANCE NOT IN OUR BUILDING CODE.

ARE BUILDING CODE IS NOT RESTRICTIVE AGAINST THAT TYPE OF THING, IT'S PRIMARILY IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE, BUT I HAVE NOT COME ACROSS A SITUATION WHERE WE COULDN'T FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT WORK.

IT CAN BE MORE COST PROHIBITIVE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

WE'LL, ARE YOU WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEM TO TRY TO HELP THEM WITH THAT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT RECENTLY WE'VE HAD SOME OBVIOUSLY MAJOR OUTAGES, BUT THERE'S STILL SOME AREAS THAT CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT PROBLEM WHEN WE HAVE STORMS. IN OUR CURRENT CODES TO NOT ALLOW FOR OVERHEAD POWER, EVERYTHING HAS GOT TO BE UNDERGROUND JUST SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THAT REASON.

BUT WE DO HAVE AGING AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT'S STILL HAVE THAT OVERHEAD POWER AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

IF YOU'VE GOT A CONSTITUENT THAT IS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING A GENERATOR TYPICALLY IT'S THE PERSON SELLING THEM THE GENERATOR THAT IS TELLING THEM THEY CAN'T HAVE IT, NOT US.

WELL, THE CHALLENGES IS THAT TO YOUR POINT, THOSE SELLERS ARE SELLING THESE LOWER DECIMALS AND THEY'RE MUCH HIGHER AND GOING BACK TO THE CITY CODE AND ENFORCEMENT OF THAT.

I JUST KNOW THAT IT'S BECOMING MORE RELEVANT TO SOME OF THESE AREAS.

SURE.

THE NEED FOR THOSE GENERATORS AND CERTAINLY BECAUSE OF I SAID, WE LOSE A LOT OF POWER ALL THE TIME WHEN STORMS AND EVEN ON NEW CONSTRUCTION, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY BUYING BIT.

THE DECIMAL LEVELS AND SOME OF THE RESTRICTIONS IS CREATING PROBLEMS, AS OPPOSED TO BEING SAFE AND HAVING HEATER AIR DURING THE OUTAGES.

ROLLED OUT EVERY TIME.

[OVERLAPPING] THOSE NOISE ORDINANCES.

BECAUSE THIS IS NOT PART OF WHAT WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT.

THAT'S CORRECT.

[OVERLAPPING] DISCUSSION ON THIS RELATIVE TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

TRUE.

ALL THAT BUT I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF WHAT YOU'RE HERE FOR TONIGHT.

SURE, THANK YOU. BUT, I'M HAPPY TO TALK WITH YOU, TOM LEON.

I APPRECIATE YOU, YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOING WITH IT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

NEXT, WE CONSIDER RESOLUTION 2023-O19

[10. Consider Resolution No. 2023-019 authorizing the acceptance of funds for the Fiscal Year 2024 Office of the Governor Public Safety Office Criminal Justice Division Grant on behalf of the Northeast Fire Department Association (NEFDA) for the First Responder Mental Health Program, Ordinance No. 2023-073 to appropriate the funds, and take any necessary action. ]

AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR IS PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION GRANT AND ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-O73 TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS THERE ROUND SHAPES.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL.

EXCITING NEWS TO COME BACK TO YOU TONIGHT, WE ASK FOR PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT SOME TIME AGO.

I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN RECEIVING $160,000 GRANT.

THERE IS NO MATCH, SO IT'S IT DOESN'T COST US ANYTHING.

WE ARE CARRYING THE PAPERWORK ON BEHALF OF THE NORTHEAST FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS YOU ALL KNOW, IS OUR 14 CITY CONGLOMERATE FROM HALTOM CITY TO GRAPEVINE AND ROANOKE DOWN TO UTILIZE THAT WHERE WE ALL WORK TOGETHER.

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IN THIS GRANT IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO BETTER TAKE CARE OF ALL OF OUR MEMBERS, OVER ABOUT 600 FIREFIGHTERS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS IS WHAT THIS GRANT IS GOING TO DO AS FAR AS TRAINING AND PREPARING THOSE MEMBERS TO DEAL WITH THE THINGS THAT THEY SEE AND DO EVERY DAY.

WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS, CURRENTLY NOT CONSIDERATION IS IN ORDER TO THINK.

I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION.

MAYOR.

SECOND.

ON FAVOR OR OPPOSE MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM 11, CONSIDER RESOLUTION 2023,

[11. Consider Resolution No. 2023-020 authorizing the acceptance of funds from the State of Texas Justice Assistance Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2024, Ordinance No. 2023-074 to appropriate the funds, and take any necessary action.]

DAY SHOW TO AUTHORIZE AND THE ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS JUSTICE ASSESSMENT GRANT PROGRAM FOR 2024 AND ORDINANCE 23-O7 FOR APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO KEEP MY CAMERA.

THANK YOU, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS AGENDA ITEM CONTAINS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF REVENUE AND THE AMOUNT OF $105,000 IN GRANT FUNDS.

THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION OF THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR PROVIDES JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT, YOU'LL OFTEN HEAR THIS REFERRED TO AS JAG GRANT.

THEY PROVIDE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO ASSIST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE STATE.

IN FEBRUARY, THE DEPARTMENT APPLIED FOR GRANT FUNDING FOR VEHICLE BARRIER DEVICES.

RECENTLY, THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THE GRANT REQUEST WAS APPROVED.

THIS GRANT IS A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT AND THE AMOUNT OF $105,000, THE TERM OF THE GRANT COINCIDES WITH OUR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN AWARDED FOR THE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE BARRIERS.

THESE BARRIERS WILL BE UTILIZED TO BLOCK STREETS FROM VEHICLES TRYING TO ENTER SECURED AREAS SUCH AS DURING MAIN STREET FESTIVAL, GREAT FAST, AND THE CHRISTMAS CAPITAL OF TEXAS.

THESE BARRIERS CAN BE UTILIZED ANYWHERE IN THE CITY AS THEY ARE MOBILE, THE BERRIES ARE SEGMENTED TO ADJUST TO ANY WIDTH, ARE PART OF PORTABLE RATHER, AND CAN BE QUICKLY DEPLOYED.

I'VE GOT SOME PICTURES OF THEM, I BELIEVE.

WHAT YOU CAN SEE IS ON THE LEFT PICTURE THERE AS I'M LOOKING AT IT, THAT WOULD BE A CONTAINER.

THESE ARE JUST SAMPLES OF THE TOP OF BARRICADES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

IN THE OTHER PICTURES, YOU CAN SEE HOW THEY CAN BE CONSISTENT ACROSS A PATHWAY OR A ROADWAY BLOCKING OR WE CAN HAVE OPEN SPACES FOR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.

JUST ADDITIONAL IMAGES OF WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE AND HOW THEY WOULD BE DEPLOYED FOR US.

NOW, HOW DO THEY ACT? THIS IS A LITTLE BIT BETTER PICTURE.

A VEHICLE WOULD APPROACH AND YOU CAN SEE HOW THEY PIVOT.

YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEY DID TO THAT TRUCK AND BROUGHT IT TO A STOP.

>> COOL.

>> ARE THEY HEAVY WHEN THEY COME OUT OF THAT?

>> THEY COME ON ROLLERS, I'M SURE THERE'S SOME WEIGHT TO THEM.

I CAN'T TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW MUCH, BUT SOME OF THE VIDEOS THAT I'VE SEEN, THEY ROLL THEM AROUND TO MANEUVER THEM.

WITH THAT, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

>> QUESTIONS.

>> I WOULD MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> SECOND.

>> DO WE HAVE A QUESTION?

>> I GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.

>> MOTION IS IN ORDER.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. I MOVE.

>> ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? ITEM 12, CONSIDER AN ENGINEERING SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE DESIGN OF

[12. Consider an engineering services contract for the design of the Water Treatment Plant and Wastewater Treatment Plant Administration Facilities Improvements Project with Freese and Nichols Inc., Ordinance No. 2023-075 to appropriate the funds, and take any necessary action. ]

THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ADMINISTRATION FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WITH FREESE AND NICHOLS AND TO CONSIDER ORDINANCE 2023-075 TO APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS. RYAN BECK?

>> THANK YOU, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

ITEM 12 ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT AUTHORIZES STAFF TO EXECUTE A DESIGN AGREEMENT WITH FREESE AND NICHOLS FOR THE DESIGN OF A PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES, BOTH THE WATER AND WASTEWATER PLANTS.

THE PROPOSED PROJECT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AT THE MARCH 23RD AND OCTOBER 26TH FACILITY COMMITTEE MEETING AND THE COUNCIL BRIEFING ON MAY 16TH OF THIS YEAR.

AS NOTED IN THE MEMO, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING TO USE FREESE AND NICHOLS FOR THE FINAL DESIGN AND ASSIST THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK PROCESS THAT WE WILL USE FOR CONSTRUCTION.

OUR ESTIMATES HAVE PRICED EACH ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITY AT NINE MILLION DOLLARS.

THE NEW FACILITIES WILL BE INCLUDED ADDITIONAL BATHROOMS, SHOWERS, BUNK ROOMS, OFFICE AND MEETING SPACE, IT ROOMS, AND EXPANDED LABORATORY TESTING AREAS.

WE EXPECT THE DESIGNED TO TAKE 12 MONTHS WITH AN 18-MONTH CONSTRUCTION WINDOW.

WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

I HAVE A FEW IMAGES IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THEM.

>> WHAT WAS THE LAST THING HE SAID, I'M SORRY. [LAUGHTER]

>> I HAVE SOME PICTURES.

>> YOU'RE GOT TO SHOW THEM TO US?

>> IF YOU WANT.

>> THERE'S A WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

>> CAN YOU JUST THAT TIMELINE ONE MORE TIME? YOU SAID HOW LONG FOR DESIGN AND THEN YOU SAID 18 MONTHS.

>> TWELVE MONTHS FOR DESIGN AND 18 TO BUILD.

>> NOW IT'S SHOW-AND-TELL.

>> THEN THERE'S THE PROPOSED FACILITY

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BUILT ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT OF THE WATER PLANT.

THAT FOOTPRINT IS A LITTLE TIGHTER THAN AT THE WASTEWATER PLANT.

THERE'S A RENDERING OF WHAT THE NEW BUILDING WILL LOOK LIKE, SIMILAR TO WHAT IT IS TODAY.

THEN IN THE WASTEWATER PLANT, YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING FACILITY.

WELL, IT'S HARD TO SEE IN THAT IMAGE, BUT THIS WILL BE THE NEW LOCATION A LITTLE BIT UP ON THE HILL, CLOSER TO THE OLD GRACE FACILITY.

THEN THERE'S AN IMAGE OF THAT THAT SHOWS THE TWO STORIES.

THEY DIDN'T END UP BEING JUST GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE HILL.

>> WHAT YEAR WAS THE WATER TREATMENT BUILDING ORIGINALLY BUILT? I'M THINKING 1954.

>> I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO ASK ME THAT, IT WAS '59 FOR THE WATER AND '86 FOR THE WASTEWATER PLANT.

>> I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> THE FACILITIES COMMITTEE HAS TOURED BOTH OF THE FACILITIES AND WERE RATHER IMPRESSED WITH THE CONDITION, ESPECIALLY OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT BECAUSE IT IS OLDER BY THAT 30 YEARS AND IT SHOWS, AND THERE'S SUFFICIENT LAND THERE TO DO WHAT THE STAFF NEEDS TO DO.

I THINK THIS IS THE LAST OF OUR MAJOR FACILITIES THAT NEED TO HAVE SOME ATTENTION.

IT'S GOING TO BE COSTLY TO DO, BUT IT'S NEEDED AND IT'S OVERDUE.

I THINK THE STAFF HAS DONE A GOOD JOB IN LOOKING AT ALL THE OPTIONS AND COMING UP WITH THE BEST PROPOSAL FOR OUR NEEDS.

>> I WOULD SECOND.

>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES.

ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

CONSIDER ORDINANCE 2023-076 AMENDING

[13. Consider Ordinance No. 2023-076 amending the Grapevine Code of Ordinances, Chapter 23 Traffic, Article V Parking, prohibiting parking on the north side of East College Street from Main Street to Smith Street, and take any other necessary action. ]

THE GRAPEVINE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 23 TRAFFIC, ARTICLE V PARKING, PROHIBITING PARKING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF EAST COLLEGE STREET FROM MAIN TO SMITH STREET. RYAN BECK?

>> THANK YOU AGAIN, HONORABLE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL.

ITEM NUMBER 13 ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT, AMENDS OUR PARKING ORDINANCE TO FORBID PARKING ON EAST COLLEGE BETWEEN MAIN STREET AND SMITH STREET, AS NOTED IN THE IMAGE ON YOUR SCREEN.

WE WERE CONTACTED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO REGARDING THE HEAVY USE OF COLLEGE FOR ON STREET PARKING BY ONE OF THE RESIDENTS.

STAFF WORKING WITH OUR TRAFFIC CONSULTANT, KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, DEVELOPED THE PLANE YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.

THE PROPOSAL WILL ALLOW FOR THE CONTINUED USE OF ON STREET PARKING NEAR TO MAIN STREET AND CREATE ACCEPTABLE EMERGENCY VEHICLE EXCESSES IN THE CORRIDOR.

STAFF HAS CONTACTED ALL OWNERS ON BOTH SIDES OF COLLEGE BETWEEN MAIN AND SMITH, AND HAVE RECEIVED NO OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL.

WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

>> IT'S A NARROW STREET.

IT'S NOT VERY SAFE RIGHT THERE FOR PEOPLE TO PARK.

>> IT'S 32 FEET WIDE.

IT WOULD BE BETTER IF IT WAS 40 FEET WIDE.