1986/08/13 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

• ik }T G Aug 13,1986 3 I I11 } E rofessor Pete[ OOC1HHe from the University of Washington s i Environmental Health Spartment said part of he fundingfor the 11 school comes from the are industrial Accident and Insurance Fund di to provide service to everyone throughout the state He said in the $ Id��, last five years the majority of their problems have come from people I¢4 in offices,a headaches,breathing problem.etc. Thetighter tt he house, the greater chance for problems. Some of the n le I ' y have been havingproblemsbecause of the type of materials d the tightness. the building. He said [here 1s greeter 1. 1 III accumulation of-chemicals indoors than there is outdoors. Sd �� t a air to air heat exchanger does n work well unless there is duck k H air [ all areasof the home. a felt there 'I t'1,t1 should o be 1 n G IS which mouldshow the advantages and the SIPj t a disadvantages. E Iryx litISE councilman Overstreet said he had he some about liability issues C1. Ear as indoor quality and a neo he was familiar with the pY� a7 198fi building code ea fa[ae tightness eGOc. and P[o seor Hreysae ; !3 anla de whoa d6mewndh familia[. councilman versteseG t.nae aft 7 hoe y' e the c me he had hears from ease a lot o£a is hime 01 9 dna le unowal wanted c know de sense Professor's logical ova it intellectual background if it made sense to him also,.that the 1986 f code home,in terms hom of tightness rfe is not much different statistically ight. Goan the OC tree and the proponent ntey u sale he was rights tt, y� { councilman Overstreet said the proponent would move that around city 3e 1'I ll•i. of off co have et mechanical device to m die a ense 1v one #} of Nose homes than to not have. He takes if that made sense to hit and provided the[optimum sold yea, 1f it may designed n direct and k[ , the thethaop[imum amount of air. an said d on direct air o Y i the place that you need 11 rathertthan depend leaking into 11 ppJ 1p3,.,y� the building at various loctiom,Nen cert 1 ter. �_F [ 1 Councilman Overstreet[hen said, from a liability problem, the city } 3P 499 �If{ Vueld requon ire,safer air having a a exchanger.would d encourage, olnt mais ybe 1.11 9 '1.0 that toe city atready h required a pretty'tight house with the Iy3 1986 code and potentially d inevitably 1 N y be better t P 1{#' off requiring a mechanics device. 6 3' !� is Professor e[eyeseeosaid in putting a number of o houses duct with problems !( ��1, like that have to uttinggnin air heat excangers. - They've had baseboard heat and y' had t add d t work co the �', house. {g r AI councilman Overstreet said the Professor's recorded testimony might k YN��t, helps the city's lawyers some day if some home owns wanted to say you In court. n Professor Hreyase said yea,1n facts me of 11 �'I, these thio.might not happen for a few years, so you can ki1,:!1.':,:.� on these short term facts. o[ 1 Senator assails said the legislature did n adopt this cede because ��o of the question of costs versus savings have no been a veered. said the big o am health a safety and he had heard lots of IIV ues[isns on itnbut had n t Fears any a e this vs why CheLegisla[ueeha [heUnvveeaff FNasoingt nemakethisstudy. urged the council to Fold off until after the results of the 1111{p�Y study were made known. G Ii,11 Larry Sundqist asked the council to consider the oo testimony given say and delay any action o this ordinance. a sofa also he though[there should be consistency in the codes s that all cities #C {y{ and counties had the same regulations. a again asked the council f lei to delay action until aftertheU of W testing had been completed. Pf�JJn lite } '1: