Travis County Commissioners Court
September 14, 2004
Item 5
Number 5 is a public hearing to receive comments on recommendation from Austin
Travis County health and human services department to amend Travis County
policies, procedures and regulations manuals, chapter 61, to include the regulation
of permitting of public swimming pools, implement a fee table for permitting
and review of plans for construction.
>> move the public hearing be open.
>> second.
>> all in favor? That passes unanimous I have.
>> good morning, judge, Commissioners. Sherry fleming, interim
executive manager for health and human services. And this item is exactly
as you read it, judge. This is a recommendation from Austin and Travis County
health and human services to allow for permitting and a fee table for public
swimming pools.
>> this is an activity that's already been occurring, but
we never had the ability before to establish a fee for activities that were
already occurring.
>> that is correct.
>> and the fee is what?
>> david lurie, health and human services, dennis roger also
with health and human services. The only permit fee is $95 per pool or spa,
and there's a planned review fee of $50, and there are approximately 150 pools
and spas within the unincorporated area that we regulate.
>> and this is not the old classic, private backyard swimming
pool. This is a public pool.
>> that's correct. These are public swimming pools, apartment
buildings, hotels, motels.
>> okay. And we posted it today to give effective -- affected
persons an opportunity to come down, give comments, ask questions, etcetera?
>> that's correct.
>> would anyone like to give testimony during this public
hearing?
>> move the public hearing be closed?
>> all in favor? That passes unanimously and that will be
action item number 13 on today's agenda.
>> thank you.
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