Unreinforced Masonry Buildings - Timeline

Timeline

January 2013

• Drafted Policy Recommendations

November 2013

• Conducted Columbia City outreach and education pilot

First & Second Quarter 2014

• Finalized benefits-cost analysis report and discussions with URM Policy Committee

Third & Fourth Quarter 2014

• Continued with selected outreach and education
• Planned for validation of URM inventory list; continued research on financial incentives

April 2016

• Finished validating URM inventory list
• Analyzed survey data and published report
• Notified building owners on Confirmed URM List

Fourth Quarter 2016 & First Quarter 2017

• Re-convene URM Policy Committee to finalize recommendations

Third Quarter 2017

• Finalize Policy Recommendations and brief Mayor and Council
• Convene outside group of experts on financing/funding URM retrofits

Fourth Quarter 2017

• Develop staff recommendations for early actions

2018

• Outside consultant wrote report analyzing policy committee financing and funding recommendations

2019

• Internal work to develop policy options and fine tune prioritization

2021

• Resolution 32033 is signed on December 15, 2021, directing the City to renew efforts related to the mandatory URM retrofit program

2022

• The URM Technical Standard Task Group was formed to update the Technical Standard
• URM Program Manager position created and filled