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, , . M I NUT E S -- EUGENE CITY COUNCIL June 26, 1978 Adjourned meeting from June 21, 1978, of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Gus Keller at 7:30 p.m., June 26, 1978, in the Council Chamber with the fOllowing Councilors present: D. W. Hamel, Ray Bradley, Tom Williams, Eric Haws, Jack Delay, Scott Lieuallen, Brian Obie, and Betty Smith. I. Public Hearings A. Consideration of Fire Code Revisions Manager said the proposal was for adoption of the 1976 Uniform Fire Code (UFC) with amendments. Council had already adopted the 1973 version and this action would update the provisions of the UFC. A second issue involved is the adoption of the amendments to the Code which relax the sprinkler ordinance passed by the Council June 23, 1975. The amendments would require smoke detectors installed in all e private dwellings upon the sale of the dwelling, and would require installation of smoke detectors in all units of multi-residential dwellings. The resulting adoption of the Code with the amendments will be a code more stringent than the minimum code proposed by the UFC. Fire Marshal Wendell Wick, Battalion Chief David Boggs, and Mick Nolte, Superintendent of Building Inspection, were available to answer questions. Assistant Manager said Council should place its focus on the following issues: 1) updating of the existing code, which would bring the city ordinance into compliance with State building and other uniform building codes; 2) whether or not there should be a relaxation of the present law as applied to existing structures, i.e., whether or not the current requirement for sprinklers should be relaxed to allow highrise residential structures to have life safety sprinklers along with smoke detectors; 3) the installation of smoke detection devices in residential occupancies in the community; and 4) whether or not sprinklers should be required in new structures. He noted all were extensions of a policy decision made for implementation of the master satellite program for early warning and containment of fires. The proposed amendments are an attempt to deal with the question of costs of fire defenses and what can be, or should be, the level of fire suppression for the community. The intent of the master satel- lite system was to provide more rapid response with less manpower. In dealing with highrise structures, the fire responses are different in - that ladders are needed, and more manpower is needed to evacuate 6/26/78--1 455