Florida Building Commission

Product Approval
Program Oversight Committee (POC)

Agenda

February 5, 2006
8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Embassy Suites Hotel
3705 Spectrum Blvd ,
Tampa , Florida, 33612
813-977-7066

Meeting Objectives:
•  To review and discuss the Prototype Buildings Program.
•  To Consider/Discuss Product Approval Program Issues
•  To Consider/Decide on Declaratory Statements
•  To Consider/Decide on Approval of Products and Product Approval Entities
•  To Consider Other Business

1.  Call to Order-review/approve agenda and December 4th minutes .

Product Approval POC:……………………………………… Ed Carson, Chairman

Chris Schulte, Paul Kidwell, Christ Sanidas, Nan Dean, Herminio Gonzalez, and Do Kim.

2.  Update on the Prototype Buildings Program, Applied Research Associates (ARA), Inc.

Frank LaVelle , Prototype Building Program Project Manager

A. Discussion on terminating ARA's agreement with DCA (Frank LaVelle)

3.  Product Approval Program Staff Report

A. Update on BCIS Improvements
B. Product Approval and Entities Statistics Report
C. Staff report from the January 24 th POC validation meeting.

D.

Update regarding Senator Bennett request on State/local product approval.

memo 1 memo 2 memo 3
E. Memo from Roofing TAC regarding Shingles

4.  Discuss and provide recommendations for the following request for Declaratory Statement:
DCA06-DEC-287 by Phillip Stoller of Perma-Column, Inc xx Documentation (pdf)

DCA06-DEC-294 by Joseph R. Webster of Atlantic Windows & Doors, Inc.

5.  A & A Report

A. Review product approval and entity applications
B. Discuss recommendations for revocation of the following applications:
 
a. FL-3541 - BG Machine and Metal Fab, Inc.
b. FL-4629 - PUYAT Steel Corporation
c. FL-3473 - Weatherguard Building Products

6.  Other Business
Letter From Jesus Gonzalez Regarding request for an Association Investigation

Comments

7.  Adjourn

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