Recommendation to request City Attorney to prepare an ordinance amending Title 18 and other development-related sections of the Long Beach Municipal Code in order to adopt and amend the 2016 Edition of the California Building Standards Code.  (Citywide)
Thank you. Is there any member of the public that wishes to address Council on Item 19? CNN members cast your vote. Motion carries. Okay. Item 20 Report. From Development Services and Fire Recommendation to request the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance amending Title 18 of the Long Beach Municipal Code in order to adopt and amend the 2016 edition of the California Building Standards Code Citywide. Madam Vice Mayor, Members of the Council, we are required by state law to update the building code, which is in Title 18 of the municipal code. Every three years the state will come out with their new building code standards on July 1st. We need to get the new triennial code in place by January 1st, 2017. We are requesting your permission to work on an ordinance to do that. Thank you, Councilmember Richardson. No. Thank you. Is there any member of the public that wish to address Council on item 20? Seeing None members cast your vote. Motion carries.