Florida Building Commission

Florida Accessibility Code and Law Workshop

January 31, 2011—Workshop III

Embassy Suites USF—3705 Spectrum Boulevard—Tampa, Florida 33612—813.977.7066

Meeting Objectives

ü To Review Workshop Agenda and Participation Guidelines

ü To Discuss Issues and Finalize Recommendations to the Florida Building Commission

All Agenda Times—Including Public Comment and Adjournment—Are Subject to Change

Meeting Agenda— Monday, January 31, 2011

The Workshop will begin at the conclusion of the Accessibility TAC meeting that begins 1:00 PM

(1:00) Welcome and Opening

Agenda Review

Workshop Participation Guidelines and Process Overview

Discuss Issues and Finalize Recommendations for the Florida Building Commission’s Report to the 2011 Legislature
Other Documentation

Basic changes to conform Florida law to new federal standards

Ben Ritter/Paralyzed Veterans Association - Additional Florida requirements and clarifications

Larry Schneider/Florida AIS - Modification of Florida requirements and clarifications

Bemmie Eustace - Modification of Florida requirements and clarifications

General Comments from Workshop 1

General Comments from Workshop 2

George Delaney

Workshop 2, January 20, 2011, Report

General Public Comment

Next Steps

Adjourn

Contact Information and Project Webpage

Jeff Blair: jblair@fsu.edu ; http://consensus.fsu.edu/FBC/accessibility-code.html

Overview and Project Scope

Overview of Florida Accessibility Code Update Initiative

The scope of the project is to develop recommendations for updating the Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction once the US Department of Justice completes its adoption of the next generation of the ADA Standards for Accessibility Design (ADA Standards).  The task is to integrate the relevant Florida standards in ss. 553.501-553.513, F.S., into the 2004 ADAAG as adopted by 28 CFR 36 (prospective). Although DOJ's process was not complete at the time, the Florida Accessibility Code Workgroup began with the 2004 ADAAG and DOJ's additions currently adopted in 28 CFR 36 and further additions proposed in its June 8, 2008 Notice of Proposed Rule (NPRN).

The process for developing the new Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction is comprised

of three phases.

Phase I of the project focused on the integration of Florida Specific Requirements into the Proposed DOJ ADA Standards, June 2008, and was divided into major tasks as follows:

Task 1: Integration of Florida standards established in s.553.501-s.553.513, F.S. into sections of the 2004 ADAAG that have a one for one parallel section in the 1994 ADA Standards.

Task 2: Deciding what to do with Florida standards that are in sections/subsections of the Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction (1994 ADA Standards with Florida amendments) that do not have a one for one parallel section in the 2004 ADAAG.

Task 3: Integration of Florida standards into new sections in the 2004 ADAAG that have no parallel in the current Florida Accessibility Code (e.g., recreational facilities).

Task 4: Revising the draft Florida Accessibility Code developed from completion of Tasks 1 – 3 (above) for changes made by DOJ in its final rule.

Phase II of the project focused on identifying changes to Florida law necessary to update references to section numbers in the 2010 ADA Standards and to adopt and clarify Florida requirements to maintain current policies and prepare for code certification by DOJ.

Phase III of the project will be conducted with workshops to ensure maximum participation from stakeholders. The Workgroup will be disbanded for this phase of the project.

Phase III A of the project focused on indentifying changes to Florida law necessary to conform the FACBC

with the DOJ Rules 28 CFR 35 and 28 CFR 36 as Revised September 15, 2010.

Phase III B of the project will focus on reviewing all of the current Florida Specific Requirements and recommending whether there should be any revisions or clarifications.

PROJECT SCHEDULE

Phase I initiated with the February 2009 meeting and concluded with the April 2010 meeting.

Phase II of the project commenced at the June 7, 2010 meeting (Meeting VIII) and focuses on

identification of the 2010 ADA Standards section numbers for updating references in s.553.501-553.513, Florida Statutes, currently based on the 1991 Standards for Accessible Design and identification of other changes/clarifications necessary to maintain current policy but match the law to the 2010 ADA Standards to prepare for code certification by DOJ. The target date for Phase II is to develop recommendations for the 2011 Legislature.

Phase III commenced October 11, 2010 with a public workshop. In Phase III stakeholders will review all of the current Florida Specific Requirements and recommend whether there should be any revisions or clarifications. The target date for Phase III will be to develop recommendations for the 2011 Legislature.

PROJECT DOCUMENTS

· DOJ Proposed ADA Standards for Accessible Design, June 2008. (2004 ADAAG and definitions and scoping criteria adopted directly in 1991, revised 1994 28 CFR 36 and proposed amendments to 28 CFR 36 June 8, 2008).

· FACBC 2009, “Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction”.

· Sections 553.501-553.513, Florida Statutes.

· DOJ Final ADA Standards for Accessible Design, September 15, 2010.

· DOJ Final Published Rules 28 CFR 35 and 28 CFR 36, September 15, 2010.

Accessibility Code Workshop Procedural Guidelines

PARTICIPANTS’ ROLE

ü The Workshop process is an opportunity to explore possibilities. Offering or exploring an idea does not necessarily imply support for it.

ü Listen to understand. Seek a shared understanding even if you don’t agree.

ü Be focused and concise—balance participation & minimize repetition. Share the airtime.

ü Look to the facilitator(s) to be recognized. Please raise your hand to speak.

ü Speak one person at a time. Please don’t interrupt each other.

ü Focus on issues, not personalities. Avoid stereotyping or personal attacks.

ü To the extent possible, offer options to address other’s concerns, as well as your own.

ü Participate fully in discussions, and complete meeting evaluation and comments sheets as requested.

FACILITATORS’ ROLE (FCRC Consensus Center @ FSU)

ü Design and facilitate a participatory Workshop process.

ü Provide process design and procedural recommendations to staff and participants.

ü Assist participants to stay focused and on task.

ü Assure that participants follow ground rules.

ü Prepare and post agenda packets, worksheets and workshop summary reports.

GUIDELINES FOR BRAINSTORMING

ü Speak when recognized by the Facilitator(s).

ü Offer one idea per person without explanation.

ü No comments, criticism, or discussion of other's ideas.

ü Listen respectively to other's ideas and opinions.

ü Seek understanding and not agreement at this point in the discussion.

THE NAME STACKING PROCESS

ü Determines the speaking order.

ü Participant raises hand to speak. Facilitator(s) will call on participants in turn.

ü Facilitator(s) may interrupt the stack (change the speaking order) in order to promote discussion on a specific issue or, to balance participation and allow those who have not spoken on an issue an opportunity to do so before others on the list who have already spoken on the issue.

Public Comment Form

The Florida Building Commission encourages written comments—All written comments will be included in the workshop summary report.

Name:

Organization:

Meeting Date:

Please make your comment(s) as specific as possible, and offer suggestions to address your concerns.

Please limit comment(s) to topics within the scope of the Workshop.

Any personal attacks or derogatory language will be discarded.

The facilitator may, at his discretion, limit public comment to a maximum of three-minutes (3) per person, depending on the number of individuals wishing to speak.

COMMENT:

Please give completed form(s) to the Facilitator for inclusion in the workshop summary report.