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Adopt a resolution proclaiming the month of May 2024 as Building Safety Month in Solano County
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board adopt a resolution proclaiming the month of May 2024 as Building Safety Month in Solano County.
SUMMARY:
Founded by the International Code Council (ICC), Building Safety Month is celebrated by jurisdictions worldwide during the month of May, along with ICC's 64,000 worldwide members and a diverse partnership of professionals from the building construction, design, and safety community. Corporations, government agencies, professional associations, nonprofits and more come together to support Building Safety Month. This is the 44th year that the ICC has celebrated Building Safety Month.
The goal of Building Safety Month is to improve public safety by increasing awareness of how building codes and code officials create and sustain safe and sustainable structures that improve and protect the places we live, learn, work, worship, and play. The campaign reinforces the need for adoption of modern, model building codes, a strong and efficient system that facilitates construction and code compliance, and a well-trained, professional workforce to maintain the system.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The costs associated with preparing this agenda item and the reproduction of handouts provided to the public during Building Safety Month 2024 are nominal and absorbed by the Department's FY2023/2024 Working Budget.
DISCUSSION:
This year's Building Safety Month's theme is "Mission Possible". Each week during Building Safety Month, a specific building safety issue is highlighted by the ICC. These issues are: Understanding the Mission (Week 1, May 1-5); Preparing a Building Safety Plan (Week 2, May 6-12); Learning From the Pros (Week 3, May 13-19); Engaging Your Community (Week 4, May 20-...
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