CCMtg10-21-85SPIA ~ CITY CoM1AI55ION
0."1YABR 21, 1985
P[esent: Mayo[ sme[ilson
DepMayor Cnldberg
Cwmassioner Faulkner
Cwmtissione[ 10[aaNl
Commissioner eryers
Greg Maeming, City Administrator
Cetald Ko[rtan, City Attorney
Wrmld Te[cy~ Ciey Clerk
1. Mayor Sirtrilson called a spscial meeting to order at ]:00 p. m, to consider complaints,
allegations and perfornance of duty of xongxood suildirg Officiat.
2. Mc. Maemirg stated that he Fad been [equestn9 to in stigate the contents of a letter
written by Mc. Hid Bryant dats3 Septedxc 25, 1985, m nin9 the Hrilding eery [Gfrtnt.
':M[. Marv~irg a[ed that he Had looked in o the m of the letter and kre aid M[.
~. Bryant had informed him that tre had not been subjeMtt tarry outside influence orspcessure
as Building Official. Mafvrirg said he thought M[. Bryant xas guilty of violation of
Rrle No. 20 of the Pecsormel Policies and ecocedu[es Manual Eor making or publishirg any
false, malicious tatanent m rninq any supervisor, the City o
ope[ationscio said he was disturbed by Mr.n eryan['s dirmt insuWrdination and recvsal
o mnply with his verbal instructions to disc any problem; with him p[ior to going to
the City Commission. Mr. Manrrirg said M[ Bryant hal not given him the actixg City
P[Minist[ato[ mpf of the letter in his absence. Brd Bryant said i not his
to !Hint his finger at anyone. Ne said he had w[itten his lette[ to state Mw a
'buildingndepa[tmnt should be [u if it o fwction effectively. Bryan[ said His
letter cation but was rely a statertent. M[~ Marmi.ng asked if
Mr. Bryant tad beentinterfecred with by anyone and M[. Bryant said he was n t inplimtirtq
anyone, that ne wa orSy making a staterent. Mayo[ sme[ilson asked M o Bryant wbat
pronmtea him to write the letter arfd Mr, Bryant said several disagrearents which he had
and he said it as just a May of expressing his Harming said the letter
inplies interference with his duties. Hr. Bryan said he was primarily c mei with an
inspection of the building and he said the City Qfgineer was ern 3 withnthe site plan.
Conmussioner Faulkner asked [he city Attorney for a description of M[. eryant's duties and
aia the Hrilairy mapector'a jm was o i„apme ene s Bryanr. aaia he
had helped in inspecting s s grid said he did s with an wpra [iced eye. Mc. sty t
cola ne ras ably to once[„=tglarinq aiaC[ei»ncias. Mayo[ 3`e[ilmn cola ne tnongnt me
Hrilding official Mes esponsible for building acmrdirg to the site plan. Mr. Norman
aid the Hrilding Official was esponsible to in [he tales a caripli~ with. aid
the Euilding Official was not t fined in water retention. Mayorr5mzrilson said i asshis
expansibility to thatcall s to plans mnq>ly with the Southern eaild ing Cade and
the City CNe. ~KO[rman said therCity Cn~mitission has delegatedresponsibility t the
Building xnspecto[ e that s to plans a taken ca of properly. Commissioner
Nyers asked if Se onoBG BSOf the Comprehensive Z ning Ordinance did not males the Wildirte
Official responsible ~ .e plans and Mr. aid that sec only F=r[ainx
butldin9 paimits, aid the Hrildinn.~C ial.'e dutiee a e listen throughout
the code said if during the co `ofcan .respect ion he s smiethirig
w[ y, ne Has the auttrorit}' to top constrvctron. .rnvrassroncc dye;s Sara tic. Bryant had
stated earlie[ that he did not have the authority t top construction. Bryant sa' ~
there Fad oNy been a tendEUl. of cas milar to thesone Camitissionec Myers ted reference
mod each o e had subsequently been i sued a ce by the B wed of Pdjustnent. Mr.
Brywt said he did n e arty harm in permitting[the builder t mntin worki:g on the
Hares a he did not believe there mould be any harm in permitting theuwo[k to contin
wtil the Board of Pdjuatnent reached a decision and M Bryant said the Board of
Adjustment did g[wt the va Mr. Bryant said he did[not recall telling Camnissionec
Myecs that he did not have the auttw[i[y to stop mnstcuRion. Mr. Hawing asked if the
buiidirg permit for the site in question was not issued in error and Mr. Bryant said ct
naa been.
3. Mawinq revie H the individual discrelancies a~ ox~Erlaints reyardirg n
Bcy ~s ~rfocmance wined in Fis lette[ of Mdre[ 8, 1985. Bryant said m
Certificate of Cccupwcynhad not bew i sued for Barclay Square. ~ Manning said the
signs Pack Square did not ne set back s andards and Mr, Brywtrsaid they did when
azuc dt from the Cente[ of ehetFna3 and hetsaid the square Em[age was not too la[ge.
Mayor 9netilson ask H how rtany illegal signs [emain~ in Inngwoed. M[. 6[ywt said 13
illegal signs [ertaincd and he said these were formerly tmporary signs. He said he could
not locate an ordin that specified tpw they we a illmal and therefore tad
o[ified the owners that tFey we[e illegal. The City-Clerk advised that the signs Ctwt
not N conplianre with the sign ordinance became illegal three yeas fran the Jate
eneeco~[enanaive zwinq orainan« was amptea.
4. The Cortmussion decided to continue the Public Nea[ing on the euilding Official and
delay the osmencement of the regular meeting scheduled far ]:3o p.m.
5. Mr. Mawfng said Mc Bryan[ nailed a letter to the Fbnebuildes Assmiatic ~
m~lainin9 about t wsfer of funds f[om the Building Bepartment ~to the Police DeparG~nnt
to purchase a vehicle. M[. Hawing said Mr. Bryant should have brought this matter t the
attention of the City Ministrator and the City Comndssion before taking it to the
ibm DUilders Associative. M[. Bryant said he ha3 discussed the natter witF the Pity
Crnmiission during the last tF[ee budget Mr. Mawirg said Mr. Bryant's oNy
n during tFe budget session was whethe~he mould be auttprized a c piJCUp
truck Hawing stated that Mr. Bryant Fad not atteipted to discuss the nea3 fo[ =n
with the City Commission. M[. 6rywt said Fe had p[ovid~ ma,ix[s of the
Commission with copies of Che total building permits i sued and Mayoc 9recilson said the
rat_nre we char ana aia not inaicate a collar valve. Mayor saerilson aaia nee
nunber o£rinspectiow ir~diwted it mould caiuir w inspectio every fou
Hawing discussed the is of a building permit foc a Forte that raluiced~a
Conmtissione[ Faulkner azkedceif the Boa[d of Wjustment mold Fave denied the vv
request and Mr. Kornan said yes, but since the permit was issued it would have been a
hardship that waz eceated by the Building Official. M[. Hawing said the City failei to
catch e oactmwnt. Mr. Hawing said Mr. Bryant had issued a CO for Park Square ar~d
Dynamic ncontrol without either location having a r pernrit, wing said Ise
nsidered this to be very serious prmlem in of the presentw r capa=ity
problens befng experienced by the City. Bryan[ said a CJ does n is depeM upon
conditions ou side the building. Mawingrsaid tFat M Bryant had a cal cbllgation
to b[ing the ma o the a rof the City Commission. IWyor Snerilson azk~ if it
not an illegakact to roweckt without a ER lurmit. Mc. Kormin
said if it a parallel line no Icrmit xouldnbe cequir d, cepMayor Goldberg said tne,
' e plan fo~Park Square :as approved for 3 septic taMS. OepMayor ColdFecg questionr.'~
where the ma E[om the PVC pipes in Palk Equate goes and M Bryan[ said tl ~
[etentaon pond[ rn the neat a~ Mr. (bldbecg said they ~pea[ed to go [o SR 434 M~.
Bryant said if the rater goes wer the sidewalks, they are done improperly.
G. Naming said his basic question is has M Bryant done his jcb? He aid he
Uelieved that Mc. Bryant should be the watc[dog ov c all buildings es and he said that
has been the p[actice to told the Building OEFiciat accountablertfo[ ail site plan
uwE~ctio a M1e M1as been in Igngxood. Mayor rifle asked which official checks
drainage Bleu tioru and M Bryan[ said he did. Mayor Smocilson asked Iqw M Bryant
uupectN and M1e said he didn't follow site plans that closely. Mayor Smerilsonrsaid that
s why the Ci[y is expe[iencing flooding probleirt. Naming agreed, saying the
floodirg pcoblart wa not due to na u[al ce Mamirg said M Bryant did n
Cate with the m.mbe[ of the CmmissionS~Mr. Naming asked who was esporrsible for
iwrdicapped parking spaces and Mc. Bryant said he was Mr. Manning said Faeking fo[ the
Iwrdicapped at Iakeuoed Stopping Center was not provided and Mi. Bryant said the W mold
be revoked if they did not provide than. Manning questioned whose responsibility is
xas that the chimneys in the Meadows idge SLbdivision be properly installed and Mr. Bryant
aid the developer. Petty MCDOwell said mere are oral defects
the loses rn the Meadowr idge Subdiv Mayor [ilsonnsa d ne hadudis used [he fact
that the chirmeys were too low in thersutdivisi and M[. Bryant had informed him that M
dia t knoll tow to and later on eofnhaa shingles bumsd from the apacks Erun
the chimney. Ce[A1a}ror~GOldbecg said Mr. Bryant M1ad a moral obligation to inform the City
Commission and Mr. Bryant said tre agred and had inform H the Canmission for the Brost
part. Conmiissioner Lormam asked M[. Bryant if M1e was respansible for the water p[essu[e
rn twnes and Mc Bryant said he was said if he observed that ester pressure was below
normal he informed the builder. Cmvissioner In said failure to notify builders and
wilhlnld building permits mould cost the City approximately 530,000 in the Harbo[ isles
I~ SLtdivision [epaic wa taps ato p[wide adequate pre Mr. Naming said there
otaltof 33 lots inrthe [iarboc Isle Srbdivis' ithulow wa [pre and they
made alltbem i sued a OJ. Manning azked if M Bryant hart n tifiedsanyon the
city, the plurtbec or the builder and Mr. Bryant said the builder. o Camnisaione[ [urmam
cit. ] a e where the building was supposed to be 1,400 square feet and it was not. M[.
Bryan aid he as a Mme will be built a m[dirg to the approved plans. Commisai
said he M1ad bean call H and questioned about the s and he told the caller that
herdid n t do that type of inspections Commissioner [ormar~nes ata3 that a ix foot fence
haze been built o Wildmere Avenue and Mc. Bryant said that a permit mad not been slued.
Bryan aia ne naa atte~rtaa to cortacc cne own tnrea t ittrouc ana
Commissioner s suggested [hat he leave a sage Cmrvniss Doer Paulkneroasked wFro
checks @I statistics. Mr. Bryant said he did and p[eviously Mr. .ferry Davis helped.
DeEMayo[ Goldte[q objected to Mr. Bryant withM1Olding a CO to Sohn Suthe[land while a[ the
ing COs t other developers for s milar iolations. DepNayor
Co]dberg saidsuMr. utherland had called him Eo[ advice and~hesM1advgone to the Brildinq
Official form s whicM1 he did not r cepmayor Goldberg said M1e c nsidecN i
esEnriaibility of commissioners to cespoMrto requests for advice/assistance fran c
wM1Sn they xere arable to obtain isEaction Ecan Ci[y Staff and the staff was
aryant saia he naa reaponaeaae a letter from Mr. om Jackson to Con Terry atirg
'[hat 400 yards of fill had been dwped in retention a to gain mo e space. M[.seryant
aid he tad me[ with Me. SLtherlmd and requested thatche reiro e therdirt. said
SL[herland mad inEo[med him that 300 yards of dirt had been re`roved. cep4ayor Goldberg
aid M1e had visited the s with M Davis and Mr. SLtheclmd aW said &iilding
Ofi icial mad n t providedtesufficient data to him to determine the dirt
Sutherlaui's prope[ty or noL. He said i apt»ared that one awn was berm.: _~.,qle? at
Mr. Olin Blgin smoke in favor of Mr. y .. l,arEOrmasce saying that he had Ma.ped
him o ea.,i,y a tree that a aevooper next aod[ naa renovea an
Elan a potential ciooairenpra,lem. Mr. elgin saia me rniywoa roii<e mpartmene nae
azso peen particularly nelpfo.
M[. sandy melee saia ne was a bnilae[ and m tractor lxxnea enroagnone Cene[al
eloriaa. aid that Mr. B[yane was probably the mo ca~erene 0~ilaing officio in end
a[ea and heesugges[ed that the City <oi[ect the differences.
M[s. Mane Taylor spoke in favor of M[. 6[yant.
M[. Wb 46mq, c spoke in Eawr of Mr. Bryant arv3 saia that Mr. Bryan[ ws a
highly capable builaingrofficiaz and he said Mc. Bryant neeiea additional Help.
Mr. Berna[d Lint said all [he prd~lasa originated with the p[evioas Comidssions and
the previous City Administrator. Mr. Linton saia ne was not satisfid with Mr. Bryant's
answers. Me saia Mr. Bryant naa made mistakes.
e. Mayar smrflson Baia ene Buiiaing officio reporw eo me city ca~massion and ne saia
ene pceaent p.~blic Hearings were being Held ae Mr. Bryant's regnant.
9. TTe Commission adjourned the special Meeting at 9:05 p. m.
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