Florida Building
Commission
Mechanical Technical Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Location:
Via Teleconference and Webinar
Codes and
Standards Office
1940 N. Monroe
Street
Tallahassee, FL
32399
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TAC/POC Members
and Objectives |
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Voting members
present via Teleconference: Rafael Palacios, Chair; Larry Banks; Joe Crum; Jim
Cummings; Elizabeth Goll; Dan Griffin; Gary
Griffin; Oscar Calleja. Staff members present: Mo Madani, April Hammonds, Ann Stanton, Ken Cureton. |
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Objectives:
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To Approve the Agenda and Minutes of the 8/2/13
meeting Ø To review and make recommendations on DEC
statement request DS2013-065. |
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Meeting
Minutes |
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Objective |
Discussion of
objectives included the following: |
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1) |
10
A.M. Welcome and opening, roll call. Review and
approve meeting agenda and minutes of the 8/2/13 meeting minutes. A quorum was achieved with 8 of 10 TAC
members present. The agenda was moved by Crum, seconded
by Goll, and unanimously approved. Minutes of
the 8/2/13 Mechanical TAC meeting were approved unanimously on a motion made
by Palacios, seconded by Crum. |
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2) |
Review and provide
recommendations on DEC statement request DS 2013-065 by Allen Gezelman, P.E.. Proponent was not
present. Mo Madani summarized the staff analysis of DS 2013-065, including
the question of whether solar systems certified by the Florida Solar Energy
Center have to undergo review by the authority having jurisdiction. Madani provided
the staff analysis, stating that there was no case provided in the DEC
request, so no facts and circumstances were available. Hammond added that
there were no legally sufficient grounds on which to provide an answer to
proponent’s question because the rules that govern DEC requests require case
specifics and do not allow general questions. Crum asked whether proponent
had been informed of the meeting; Madani responded that yes, he had, and had
been provided with a copy of the staff analysis. Crum asked whether staff could
have dealt with the DEC request without going to the TAC; Hammond responded
in the negative. On a motion from
Crum, seconded by Banks, the TAC voted 8-0 to recommend the following answer
to proponent’s question to the Florida Building Commission: To the question, Does the Florida Building Commission agree that
FSEC-approved & labeled solar panels mounted above a continuous,
code-compliant roof covering with an air gap in between shall be exempt from
additional AHJ requirements which might flow from Florida Building Code
Sections Residential M1307.2.1 and Mechanical 301.12?, the answer is that
there is insufficient information on which to base a response. DS 2013-065 should be dismissed from lack
of information on which to base a decision.
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3) |
The
meeting was adjourned at 10:12 am. |
Staff
Contacts: Ann Stanton, ann.stanton@myfloridalicense.com, (850) 717-1834; Ken Cureton, ken.cureon@myfloridalicense.com,
(850) 717-1828; Mo Madani, mo.madani@myfloridalicense.com,
(850)
717-1825.
Teleconference
Process/Etiquette URL: http://www.floridabuilding.org/fbc/meetings/1_meetings.htm
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