4.10.
CC Regular Session
- Meeting Date:
- 05/09/2017
- By:
- Tim Gladhill, Community Development
Information
Title
Adopt Resolution #17-05-113 Proclaiming May as Building Safety Month
Purpose/Background:
Purpose: The purpose of this item is to adopt a Resolution formally proclaiming May as Building Safety Month. A proclamation for same was read aloud under the presentation portion of this meeting.
Background: Building Safety Month (BSM), founded by the International Code Council (ICC), is celebrated by jurisdictions worldwide during the month of May. Mayor Strommen will read the proclamation aloud during this presentation portion of the meeting.
Building Safety Month is a public awareness campaign to help individuals, families and businesses understand what it takes to create safe and sustainable structures. The campaign reinforces the need for adoption of modern, model building codes, a strong and efficient system of code enforcement and a well-trained, professional workforce to maintain the system.
The campaign is presented by the ICC and its 63,000 members worldwide along with a diverse partnership of professionals from the building construction, design and safety community. Corporations, government agencies, professional associations, nonprofits and more come together to support Building Safety Month because they understand the need for safe and sustainable structures where we live, work and play.
Locally, this is an opportunity to celebrate the successes of Ramsey's building safety team. Over the past several years, the team has set out a goal, and excelled to a high degree, improvements to support to our community. The team has a passion for good customer service to ensure safety and healthy buildings and communities. The work of the team may not always be popular, but the good nature of the process helps ensure a vibrant future for our community. Some of the key achievements over the past year include, but are not limited to the following.
Background: Building Safety Month (BSM), founded by the International Code Council (ICC), is celebrated by jurisdictions worldwide during the month of May. Mayor Strommen will read the proclamation aloud during this presentation portion of the meeting.
Building Safety Month is a public awareness campaign to help individuals, families and businesses understand what it takes to create safe and sustainable structures. The campaign reinforces the need for adoption of modern, model building codes, a strong and efficient system of code enforcement and a well-trained, professional workforce to maintain the system.
The campaign is presented by the ICC and its 63,000 members worldwide along with a diverse partnership of professionals from the building construction, design and safety community. Corporations, government agencies, professional associations, nonprofits and more come together to support Building Safety Month because they understand the need for safe and sustainable structures where we live, work and play.
Locally, this is an opportunity to celebrate the successes of Ramsey's building safety team. Over the past several years, the team has set out a goal, and excelled to a high degree, improvements to support to our community. The team has a passion for good customer service to ensure safety and healthy buildings and communities. The work of the team may not always be popular, but the good nature of the process helps ensure a vibrant future for our community. Some of the key achievements over the past year include, but are not limited to the following.
- Electronic Permits/ePermits
- Electronic/Automated Inspection Scheduling
- Electronic Plan Review (coming this July)
- Improved Insurance Ratings (savings to our residents)
- Improved resources and webpage (customer-focused, not staff-focused) These improvements were developed in working directly with our customers. In 2016, the team put together a Customer Satisfaction Survey that produced a number of great ideas and process improvements. The improvements had an immediate result in our customer service satisfaction feedback.
Action:
Motion to adopt Resolution #17-05-113 Proclaiming May as Building Safety Month
Attachments
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Form Review
| Inbox | Reviewed By | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Hagen | Tim Gladhill | 05/04/2017 12:33 PM |
| Kurt Ulrich | Kurt Ulrich | 05/04/2017 03:02 PM |
- Form Started By:
- Tim Gladhill
- Started On:
- 05/04/2017 11:14 AM
- Final Approval Date:
- 05/04/2017