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<br />GEOLOGIC HAZARDS <br /> <br />Program 5.2 <br /> <br />Conunissioner Roberts indicated that provisions regarding the 25 percent slope should be <br />included here. <br /> <br />Program 5.5 <br /> <br />Conunissioner Roberts recommended that "Permit development in areas with "high" <br />susceptibility. . . " be replaced by "Discourage development. . .." She noted that another area to be <br />addressed are those properties within the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) line wherein <br />development is allowed but the area just beyond that UGB line are zoned "Public Health and <br />Safety." <br /> <br />Acting Chairperson Arkin stated that he would like this program deleted. <br /> <br />Program 6.1 <br /> <br />Acting Chairperson Arkin proposed that the second part of the program, "... which are also <br />indicated as High hazards. ..Public Health and Safety," be deleted. <br /> <br />Program 6.2 <br /> <br />Acting Chairperson Arkin indicated that he was not comfortable with this program. <br /> <br />Program 7.5 <br /> <br />In response to Commissioner Roberts' comment that the City does not have a grading ordinance <br />and needs to look at one, Ms. Nerland replied that staff will come back with more information. <br /> <br />FIRE HAZARDS <br /> <br />Policv 10 <br /> <br />Acting Chairperson Arkin noted that the response time has been increased from five to seven <br />minutes. He inquired if the measurement system has changed or if the City is improving. <br /> <br />Fire Chief William Cody explained that rather than put an average response time, the Fire <br />Department now measures the response time in three components: the Dispatch Processing <br />component, when the call comes in and is dispatched, takes one minute; the Turn-Out time, <br />during which time the crew put on protective clothing and get the engine rolling, takes another <br />minute; and the actual driving to the site takes five to seven minutes. He indicated that the Fire <br />Department strives to respond in seven minutes 90 percent of the time. <br /> <br />EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, July 27,2005 <br /> <br />Page 7 of 10 <br />