Florida Building Commission

SPECIAL OCCUPANCY

Technical Advisory Committee

Minutes

October 4, 2012

9:00A.M. – until close of business

 

 

Meeting was held:

Department of Business and Professional Regulation

Sadowski Building – Kelly Training Room – 3rd Floor

2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL 32399

 

TAC Objectives

TAC Members Pesent: Chairman; Jon Hamrick, Scott Cannard, Gene Chalecki, Cam Fentriss, Frank Frail,  Phillip Wisely, Wayne Young.

TAC Members Absent:  Bob Vincent

Alternate: August Ursin for Bob Vincent.

Staff Present: Mo Madani, Jim Richmond, April Hammonds, Jim Hammers, Joe Bigelow.

Facillitator: Jeff Blair

Ψ Objective - The purpose of these meetings is to accept public input and to provide recommendations on the proposed code changes for the 2013 update to the Florida Building Code.

 

Meeting Agenda

Objective

Review of objectives will include the following:  Description of issue, discussion by TAC, public comment, TAC action.

1)

Welcome and Opening Remarks. Meeting began at 9:00am with opening remarks by Chairman Hamrick and, facilitator, Jeff Blair regarding the code review processes to be followed.

2)

Roll Call – Roll call was taken a full quorum was present.

3)

Review and Approval of Meeting Agenda and Minutes of previous meeting: Motion to accept the Agenda with a second was made.  Unanimous vote to accept the agenda as presented.  Motion to accept Minutes from the meeting held March, 2012 with a second.  Unanimous vote to accept the Minutes as presented.

4)

Accept public input and provide recommendations on the proposed code changes for the 2013 update to the Florida Building Code.  The Special Occupancy TAC reviewed 120 proposed code modifications.  The TAC made the following recommendations: Ninety-three (93) were Approved as Submitted, seven (7) were Approved as Modified, nine (9) received No Affirmative Recommendation With a Second, eleven (11) were Withdrawn.

5)

Review local amendments and provide recommendations for the 2013 update to the Florida Building Code.  No local amendments received recommendation to be included in the 2013 Florida Building Code.

6)

Other Commission business – There was no other business on behalf of the TAC or the Commission.

7)

Public Comment – participants from the general public and interested parties expressed their appreciation for the new electronic processes and acknowledged staff’s hard work in preparation for the meeting.

8)

Member Comment – TAC members expressed their appreciation for the hard work of staff in preparation for the meeting.

9)

Schedule next meeting – No meeting was scheduled at this time.

10)

Adjournment. – 5:00pm

 

 

 

Staff Contacts: Marlita Peters, Marlita.peters@dbpr.state.fl.us, (850) 922-6864; Mo Madani, mo.madani@dbpr.state.fl.us

 

 

Note: This document is available to any person requiring materials in alternate format upon request.  Contact the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 or call 850-487-1824.