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Construction Board of Appeals Minutes
DRAFT
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Construction Board of Appeals
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Construction Board of Appeals was called to order on
Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. in Conference Room 1, located at 919 Palm Street,
San Luis Obispo, California, by Chair Vessely.
ROLL CALL
Present: Board Members Matthew Quaglino, James Thompson, Vice Chair Niel Dilworth,
and Chair Robert Vessely
Absent: Board Members Rebecca Jansen, Denise Martinez, Stacy Neely
Staff
Present: Anne Schneider, Chief Building Official; Cassia Cocina, Code Enforcement Officer;
James Stephens, Code Enforcement Officer; Jon Ansolabehere, Assistant City
Attorney; Monique Lomeli, Recording Secretary
ELECTION OF CHAIR PERSON AND VICE CHAIR PERSON
By consensus, the Board agreed to appoint Member Dilworth as Chair and Member Quaglino as
Vice-Chair.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
There were no comments from the Public.
MINUTES
Motion by Vice-Chair Quaglino, second by Member Vessley, carried 4-0, to approve the Minutes of
the Construction Board of Appeals meeting of March 26, 2015.
City of San Luis Obispo, Title, Subtitle
Draft CBOA Meeting Minutes of August 27, 2015 Page 2
DISCLOSURES
Assistant City Attorney Ansolabehere disclosed that, as his role is that of an attorney to staff only,
Attorney Anne Russell will serve as counsel to the Board in future meetings to circumvent any
conflict of interest issues that may arise.
PRESENTATION
1. Review of Advisory Body Duties
Assistant City Attorney Ansolabehere narrated a PowerPoint presentation entitled “CBOA
Training”, summarizing the role of the Board to adjudicate as impartial decision makers;
presented an explanation of fundamental decision-making, emphasizing the importance of due
process and supporting evidence necessary; explained the limitations on the Boards authority,
noting the absence of authority to waive code requirements.
In response to inquiries from the Board, staff indicated that codes relevant to this Board’s
proceedings would be strictly related to the plumbing, mechanical, electrical, energy, building,
and other construction codes in Title 24 of the California Building Standards Code.
Code Enforcement Officer Cocina explained the measures taken by staff to assist residents in
bringing buildings up to code before escalating a situation.
Chief Building Official Schneider emphasized the City’s desire to work with residents to come
into compliance rather than taking punitive action, noting that most cases are generated by
complaints and are rarely generated by code enforcement officers.
BOARD COMMUNICATIONS
In response to inquiry from Board, Chief Building Official Schneider provided a brief update on
the Rental Housing Inspection Program, noting that residences with past code violations will be
prioritized for inspection.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chair Dilworth adjourned the meeting at 4:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Monique Lomeli
Recording Secretary