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NOTICE AND AGENDA

BUILDING AND FIRE CODE OF APPEALS
FRIDAY
MAY 8, 2026

COUNCIL CHAMBERS
211 WEST ASPEN AVENUE
8:00 AM

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CALL TO ORDER

VICE CHAIR MERRELL CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AT 8:09 am

NOTICE OF OPTION TO RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION

Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the Building and Fire Code of Appeals and to the general public that, at this meeting, the Board may vote to go into executive session, which will not be open to the public, for legal advice and discussion with the City’s attorneys for legal advice on any item listed on the following agenda, pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(3).

ROLL CALL

NOTE: One or more Commissioners may be in attendance through other technological means.

CHAIR JACOB CONGER - ABSENT
MARK HAUGHWOUT - ONLINE

SCOTT FRANZ - PRESENT

VICE CHAIR DAVID MERRELL - ONLINE

PATRICK STASKEY - ONLINE

MARK SHIERY - PRESENT

APPROVAL OF PRIOR MEETING MINUTES

May 1, 2026 Meeting Minutes

PUBLIC COMMENT

At this time, any member of the public may address the Board on any subject within their jurisdiction that is not scheduled before the Board on that day. Due to Open Meeting Laws, the Board cannot discuss or act on items presented during this portion of the agenda. To address the Board on an item that is on the agenda, please wait for the Chair to call for Public Comment at the time the item is heard.

ACTION ITEMS

Continued discussion and recommendation on specific topics listed below of the draft 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code Amendments for the purpose of moving forward with public outreach and stakeholder engagement.

Residential Decking
Residential Siding
HVAC filters

Reference Materials

STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION

Provide a recommendation to move forward with the draft 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface
Code Amendments for public outreach and stakeholder engagement, with the intent of informing future
adoption

VICE CHAIR MERRELL MOVED TO START CONTINUED DISCUSSION WITH FIRE CODES

NEIL T. INTRODUCED STEVE HAWKS AND KIMIKO BARRETT, PROFESSIONAL GUESTS

BARRETT PRESENTED COSTS WITH NON-COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS

HAWKS PRESENTED ON WILDFIRE SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES, INCLUDING DECKING

HAUGHWOUT COMMENTED ON THE COSTS INFORMATION

RICK S. COMMENTED ON MOVING THE CONVERSATION TO LATER IN THE MEETING

HAUGHOUT LEFT THE MEETING

MEETING CONTINUED AS A QUORUM WAS DETERMINED TO BE MET WITH THE 4 MINIMUM REQUIRED BOARD MEMBERS

VICE CHAIR MERRELL COMMENTED ON INSURANCE STANDARDS

HAWKS PRESENTED ON WILFIRE DECK RESEARCH

FRANZ COMMENTED ON COST STRUCTURE DATASET

BARRETT RESPONSED TO COMMENT ON COST STRUCTURE DATASET

SHIERY COMMENTED ON DECK MATERIALS

BARRETT RESPONDED TO SHIERY'S COMMENT

HAWKS RESPONDED TO SHEIRY'S COMMENT

SHIERY COMMENTED ON BARRETS AND HAWKS PRESENTATION

FRANZ COMMENTED TO HAWKS PRESENTATION

HAWKS RESPONDED TO FRANZ COMMENT

NEIL C. PRESENTED ON CHANGES AND COST IMPACTS

SHIERY COMMENTED ON CHANGES AND COST IMPACTS

SHIERY RECOMMENDED MOVING FORWARD TO ADOPTION

VICE CHAIR MERRELL COMMENTED ON CHANGES AND COST IMPACTS

VICE CHAIR MERRELL RECOMMENDED MOVING FORWARD TO ADOPTION

FRANZ COMMENTED ON PRESENTATION FROM GUEST SPEAKERS

FRANZ RECOMMENDED MOVING FORWARD TO ADOPTION

STASKEY RECOMMENDED MOVING FORWARD TO ADOPTION

NEIL C. CONTINUED DISCUSSION ON HVAC

VICE CHAIR MERRELL COMMENTED ON HVAC DISCUSSION

RICK S. COMMENTED ON HVAC DISCUSSION

SHEIRY COMMENTED ON HVAC DISCUSSION

FRANZ COMMENTED ON HVAC DISCUSSION

VICE CHAIR MERRELL COMMENTED ON HVAC DISCUSSION

SUPPORT STAFF: KIMIKO BARRETT, STEVE HAWKS, RICK STANTIONIS

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS TO/FROM BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF, FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS

RICK S. REQUESTED FOR FURTHER BOARD DISCUSSION AND AMENDMENTS ADOPTION

RICK S. WILL REVIEW HAUGHOUTS COMMENTED TO AMENDMENTS AND SCHEDULE AN ADDITIONAL BOARD MEETING IF NECESSARY

JENNY N. COMMENTED ON OPEN MEETING LAW

BOARD RECOMMENDED TO HAVE MORE TIME TO REVIEW WITH ONE LAST MEETING TO MOVE FORWARD FOR ADOPTION

RICK S. WILL REACH OUT TO THE BOARD AFTER THE PUBLIC OUTREACH MEETINGS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION

PUBLIC OUTREACH MEETING IS SCHEDULDED FOR NEXT WEEK ON MAY 12 AND MAY 13, 2026

ADJOURNMENT

VICE CHAIR MERRELL AJOURNED AT 9:12 AM

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CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OF NOTICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing notice was duly posted at Flagstaff City Hall on                      , at                a.m./p.m. in accordance with the statement filed by the City Council with the City Clerk. This notice has been posted on the City's website and can be downloaded at www.flagstaff.az.gov.

Dated this               day of                                       , 2026.

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Stephen Ball for Rick Stanionis, Staff Liaison