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City of Brisbane
City Council Practice Meeting Agenda
Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM ● Hybrid Meeting ● 50 Park Place, Brisbane, CA The public may observe/participate in City Council meetings using remote public comment options or by attending in person. The City Council may take action on any item listed in the agenda.
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Call to Order – Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Adoption of Agenda
Awards and Presentations
A. Demo Item for Creation Training
Oral Communications No. 1
Consent Calendar
Continued Public Hearings
Public Hearing
Old Business
New Business
B. Practice Item
Staff Reports
Mayor and Council Matters
Oral Communications No. 2
Adjournment
City Council Staff Report
Meeting Date: October 11, 2025
From: Caroline Cheung, Assistant to the City Manager
Subject: Practice Item
Recommendation
Background
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Discussion
Fiscal Impact
Measure of Success
Attachments
1. Fire-Escape-Factsheet
2. Attachment_Training_AMD
3. Fire Escape Route Diagram
City Manager Approval
Jeremy Dennis, City
Manager
9/19/2025
Practice Item
Emergency Exit Routes
How would you escape from your workplace in an emergency? Do you know where all the exits are in case your first choice is too crowded? Are you sure the doors will be unlocked and that the exit access, such as a hallway, will not be blocked during a fire, explosion, or other crisis? Knowing the answers to these questions could keep you safe during an emergency.
What is an exit route?
An exit route is a continuous and unobstructed
path of exit travel from any point within a
workplace to a place of safety. An exit route
consists of three parts:
• Exit access – portion of an exit route that leads
to an exit.
• Exit – portion of an exit route that is generally
separated from other areas to provide a
protected way of travel to the exit discharge.
• Exit discharge – part of the exit route that leads
directly outside or to a street, walkway, refuge
area, public way, or open space with access to
the outside.
How many exit routes must a
workplace have?
Normally, a workplace must have at least two exit
routes to permit prompt evacuation of employees
and other building occupants during an emergency.
More than two exits are required, however, if
the number of employees, size of the building,
or arrangement of the workplace will not allow
employees to evacuate safely. Exit routes must be
located as far away as practical from each other in
case one is blocked by fire or smoke.
Exception: If the number of employees, the size of
the building, its occupancy, or the arrangement of the
workplace allows all employees to evacuate safely
during an emergency, one exit route is permitted.
What are some other design and
construction requirements for exit routes?
• Exit routes must be permanent parts of the
workplace.
• Exit discharges must lead directly outside or to
a street, walkway, refuge area, public way, or
open space with access to the outside. These
exit discharge areas must be large enough to
accommodate the building occupants likely to
use the exit route.
• Exit stairs that continue beyond the level on which
the exit discharge is located must be interrupted
at that level by doors, partitions, or other effective
means that clearly indicate the direction of travel
leading to the exit discharge.
• Exit route doors must be unlocked from the
inside. They must be free of devices or alarms
that could restrict use of the exit route if the
device or alarm fails.
• Side-hinged exit doors must be used to connect
rooms to exit routes. These doors must swing
out in the direction of exit travel if the room is
to be occupied by more than 50 people or if the
room is a high-hazard area.
• Exit routes must support the maximum
permitted occupant load for each floor served,
and the capacity of an exit route may not
decrease in the direction of exit route travel to
the exit discharge.
• Ceilings of exit routes must be at least 7 feet,
6 inches high.
• An exit access must be at least 28 inches wide
at all points. Where there is only one exit access
leading to an exit or exit discharge, the width of
the exit and exit discharge must be at least equal
to the width of the exit access. Objects that
project into the exit must not reduce its width.
• Outdoor exit routes are permitted but must meet
the minimum height and width requirement for
indoor exit routes and must
− have guardrails to protect unenclosed sides if
a fall hazard exists;
− be covered if snow or ice is likely to
accumulate, unless the employer can
demonstrate accumulations will be removed
before a slipping hazard exists;
− be reasonably straight and have smooth,
solid, substantially level walkways;and
− not have a dead-end longer than 20 feet.
FactSheet
What are the requirements for exits?
• Exits must be separated by fire resistant
materials—that is, one-hour fire-resistance
rating if the exit connects three or fewer stories
and two-hour fire-resistance rating if the exit
connects more than three floors.
• Exits are permitted to have only those openings
necessary to allow access to the exit from
occupied areas of the workplace or to the exit
discharge. Openings must be protected by a selfclosing, approved fire door that remains closed or automatically closes in an emergency.
What are the maintenance, safeguarding,
and operational features for exit routes?
OSHA standards require employers to do the
following:
• Keep exit routes free of explosive or highly
flammable furnishings and other decorations.
• Arrange exit routes so employees will not have
to travel toward a high-hazard area unless the
path of travel is effectively shielded from the
high-hazard area.
• Ensure that exit routes are unobstructed such as
by materials, equipment, locked doors, or deadend corridors. • Ensure that safeguards designed to protect
employees during an emergency remain in good
working order.
• Provide lighting for exit routes adequate for
employees with normal vision.
• Keep exit route doors free of decorations or signs
that obscure the visibility of exit route doors.
• Post signs along the exit access indicating the
direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit
discharge if that direction is not immediately
apparent. Also, the line-of-sight to an exit sign
must be clearly visible at all times.
• Mark doors or passages along an exit access that
could be mistaken for an exit “Not an Exit” or
with a sign identifying its use (such as “Closet”).
• Install “EXIT” signs in plainly legible letters.
• Renew fire-retardant paints or solutions often
enough to maintain their fire-retardant properties.
• Maintain exit routes during construction, repairs,
or alterations.
• Provide an emergency alarm system to alert
employees, unless employees can promptly see
or smell a fire or other hazard in time to provide
adequate warning to them.
Are employers required to have emergency
action plans?
If you have 10 or fewer employees, you may
communicate your plan orally. If you have more than
10 employees, however, your plan must be written,
kept in the workplace, and available for employee
review. Although employers are required to have
an emergency action plan (EAP) only when the
applicable OSHA standard requires it, OSHA strongly
recommends that all employers have an EAP. Here
are the OSHA standards that require EAPs:
• Process Safety Management of Highly
Hazardous Chemicals - 1910.119
• Fixed Extinguishing Systems, General - 1910.160
• Fire Detection Systems, 1910.164
• Grain Handling - 1910.272
• Ethylene Oxide - 1910.1047
• Methylenedianiline - 1910.1050
• 1,3-Butadiene - 1910.1051
What are the minimum elements of an
emergency action plan?
• Procedures for reporting fires and other
emergencies.
• Procedures for emergency evacuation, including
the type of evacuation and exit route assignments.
• Procedures for employees who stay behind to
continue critical plant operations.
• Procedures to account for all employees after
evacuation.
• Procedures for employees performing rescue or
medical duties.
• Name or job title of employees to contact for
detailed plan information.
• Alarm system to alert workers.
In addition, you must designate and train
employees to assist in a safe and orderly
evacuation of other employees. You must also
review the emergency action plan with each
employee covered when the following occur:
• Plan is developed or an employee is assigned
initially to a job.
• Employee’s responsibilities under the plan changes.
• Plan is changed.
Must all employers have fire
prevention plans?
If you have 10 or fewer employees, you may
communicate your plan orally. If you have more than
10 employees, however, your plan must be written,
kept in the workplace, and available for employee
review. Although employers are only required to have
a fire prevention plan (FPP) when the applicable OSHA
standard requires it, OSHA strongly recommends
that all employers have a FPP. The following OSHA
standards require fire prevention plans:
• Ethylene Oxide - 1910.1047
• Methylenedianiline - 1910.1050
• 1,3-Butadiene - 1910.1051
Here are the minimum provisions of a fire
prevention plan:
• List of all major fire hazards, proper handling
and storage procedures for hazardous materials,
potential ignition sources and their control, and
the type of fire protection equipment necessary to
control each major hazard.
• Procedures to control accumulations of
flammable and combustible waste materials.
• Procedures for regular maintenance of
safeguards installed on heat-producing
equipment to prevent the accidental ignition of
combustible materials.
• Name or job title of employees responsible for
maintaining equipment to prevent or control
sources of ignition or fires.
• Name or job title of employees responsible for
the control of fuel source hazards.
In addition, when you assign employees to a job,
you must inform them of any fire hazards they may
be exposed to. You must also review with each
employee those parts of the fire prevention plan
necessary for self-protection.
How can I get more information on exit
route safety?
For more detail on exit routes and related
standards see Exit Routes, Emergency Action
Plans, and Fire Prevention Plans in Title 29 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.33-39; and
OSHA Directive CPL 2-1.037, Compliance Policy
for Emergency Action Plans and Fire Prevention
Plans. In addition, employers who comply with the
exit route provisions of the National Fire Protection
Association’s 101-2009, Life Safety Code, or the
exit provisions of the International Fire Code, 2009,
will be considered in compliance with the OSHA
requirements for exit routes.
Workers’ Rights
Workers have the right to:
• Working conditions that do not pose a risk of
serious harm.
• Receive information and training (in a language
and vocabulary the worker understands) about
workplace hazards, methods to prevent them, and
the OSHA standards that apply to their workplace.
• Review records of work-related injuries
and illnesses.
• File a complaint asking OSHA to inspect their
workplace if they believe there is a serious hazard
or that their employer is not following OSHA’s
rules. OSHA will keep all identities confidential.
• Exercise their rights under the law without
retaliation, including reporting an injury or
raising health and safety concerns with their
employer or OSHA. If a worker has been
retaliated against for using their rights, they
must file a complaint with OSHA as soon as
possible, but no later than 30 days.
For additional information, see OSHA’s
Workers page (www.osha.gov/workers).
How to Contact OSHA
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1970, employers are responsible for providing
safe and healthful workplaces for their employees.
OSHA’s role is to ensure these conditions for
America’s working men and women by setting
and enforcing standards, and providing training,
education and assistance. For more information,
visit www.osha.gov or call OSHA at 1-800-321-
OSHA (6742), TTY 1-877-889-5627.
DSG FS-3943 03/2018
This is one in a series of informational fact sheets highlighting OSHA programs, policies or standards. It does not impose any new compliance requirements. For a comprehensive list of compliance requirements of OSHA standards or regulations, refer to Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This information will be made available to sensory-impaired individuals upon request.
The voice phone is (202) 693-1999; teletypewriter (TTY) number: (877) 889-5627.
Introduce New Fire Escape Plan for the Second Floor of Town Hall Design a basic floor plan for each floor of the building. On each floor, indicate the location of all fire exits, fire extinguishers, manual pull stations and emergency equipment. Post the floor plan throughout the building. Mark “YOU ARE HERE” according to the location of the posted plan, as well as marking the two closest fire exits. Also, note that elevators must not be used as a fire exit.
Choose an outside location for occupants to meet after evacuating – a minimum of a 50-foot distance from the building is required. In the event of an evacuation, the designated location is a place to meet and determine if all occupants have successfully evacuated or have been accounted for. The assembly point should be far enough away from the building to keep individuals out of the way of firefighting activities and away from falling glass and debris.