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,�26 , C�ty Attorney Schri�kPr called attentton to the need to make other parts of the proposed Clement consistent with the chan9ed section MOTION Councilman Barrett moved, seconded by Councilman Norris, to delete from the proposed Historic Landmarks Element all of paragraph 1 of 4. Standards on page 10 following "assured" in the first line. , The motion carried unanirtausly by voice vote (MINUTE ORDER N0. 76-159) In response to question, Chief Building Official Gyselbrecht advised that the City's existing building regulations are wholly adequate and reasonable now, noting that the Architectural Committee reviews de- signs and called attention to Target Surplus where capable, imagina- tive people were able to handle restoration of a structure economically and within the building regulations for safety. MOTION Councilman Barrett moved, seconded by Councilman Bury, to delete from the proposed Historic Landmarks Element paragraphs b and c of 5 Proposals on page 11 ' Lengthy discussion followed and City Manager Fales and Mr Gyselbrecht coimnented and replied to quest�ons concerning the desirability of having engineering capability available in restoration pro�ects, the fact that reduction in structural requirements on the basis of some historic value for older buildings may result in demands for reduc- tion tn the same requirements by others, the fact that certain features of old buildings such as low bannisters, poor headways, etc. are dangerous, and whether the intended amount and type of use of the restored buildings might be considered with regard to safety � City Manager Fales stated for the record that the responsibility for liability wi'th respect to relaxation of basic safety provisions of the buildings` codes rests with the elected representatives of the City Mr Fales observed that such responstbility cannot be passed on to architectural review or to staff, and Council should be made aware what may occur with respect to liability when considering the degree of risk wh'ich might be taken with regard to restoration of '' historic buildings Discussion followed concerning the possibility of researching the amount of hazard which has occurred in the past with regard to certain features of old buildings, the desirability of the citizen task force determining what buildings might be worth savin9, and the OSHA stan- dards which might also be applied to restored buildings used for certain purposes. The motion carried�unanimously by voice vote. ' (MINUTE ORDER NO 76-160) MOTION ' Councilman Barrett moved, seconded by Councilman Biagi, to delete from the proposed Historic Landmarks Element in paragraph a. of 7. Implementation the following Amendments to the Building Code, Amendments to the Sign Ordinance, Revolving Fund, Rehabilitation 6uide for Historic Residences ' � The motion carried unanimously by voice vote. (MINUTE ORDER NO 76-161) , _3_ , Reg Mtg 6/7/76