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OCT 2 41979 _ qq _ BOOK 41 FnA1 COMMISSIONER LYONS SUGGESTED THAT IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT OUR ENERGY COSTS ARE HIGHLY INFLATIONARY AND SINCE OUR BUILDING CODE AT THE PRESENT TIME DOES NOT INCLUDE A PROVISION REQUIRING INSULATION IN BUILDINGS OF LESS THAN 1,500 SQ. FT., THAT OUR BUILDING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS BE REQUESTED TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION IN REGARD TO EXTENDING THE REQUIREMENT FOR INSULATION TO COVER ALL DWELLINGS, REGARDLESS OF SIZE. COMMISSIONER LYONS FURTHER COMMENTED THAT.HE HAD HEARD OF A CASE IN ANOTHER COUNTY WHERE APARTMENTS GOT AROUND THE CODE IN REGARD TO INSULATING BECAUSE THEY WERE LOCATED ONE ON TOP OF ANOTHER, AND HE FELT THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO ALSO. - THE BOARD AGREED THIS MATTER SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE BUILDING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS FOR THEIR COMMENTS. COMMISSIONER LYONS REPORTED THAT THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DRAINAGE HELD A MEETING, AND THERE IS AN AD OUT FOR A DRAINAGE CONSULTANT. THEY AGREED THAT THE ONLY JOINT CITY -COUNTY AREA INVOLVED AT THE PRESENT TIME IS THE AREA SOUTH ADJOINING ROCKRIDGE. HE NOTED THAT WE SOON WILL HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT PART OF THE COST OF THIS STUDY WE WILL PAY. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON STATED THAT AT A LATER DATE HE WOULD LIKE TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD A PROPOSAL TO EXTEND THE DRAINAGE STUDY TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OTHER AREAS IN THE COUNTY AND COME UP WITH A MASTER DRAINAGE PLAN FOR THE COUNTY. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT INQUIRED ABOUT THE STATUS OF HIRING A COUNTY ENGINEER, AND MR. NELSON INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A FEW RESUMES, WHICH MR. BEINDORF IS REVIEWING. HE FELT, HOWEVER, THAT WE NEED TO ADVERTISE IN THE TRADE MAGAZINES INSTEAD OF JUST NEWSPAPERS. THE BOARD NEXT DISCUSSED A LETTER WRITTEN TO THE CHAIRMAN BY COMMISSIONER LYONS IN REGARD TO THE MEMBERSHIP STATUS AND FUNCTION OF REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCILS, WHICH IS AS FOLLOWS: