Florida Building Commission
May Education POC Agenda

Crown Plaza Hotel
Melbourne - Oceanfront
2605 N A1A Highway
Melbourne, Florida   32903
1-800-980-6429

May 6, 2008
1:00 P.M.  – 2:30 P.M.

 

OBJECTIVES

 

Approve May 2008 Agenda
Approve March 2008 Minutes
Discuss the possibility of modifying the 2 hour Accessibility Course to become an online course.
Discuss and review the draft training materials and downloadable Manual/Toolkit for training providers regarding “training course development guidelines”.
Discuss and/or respond to a summary of contract activities and deliverables, for the contract of “The Florida Building Code Compliance and Mitigation Program’, to be given by a representative from Building A Safer Florida, Inc.
Review/Decide on Recommendation to Commission:  Pending “Accreditor” Applications
Review/Decide on Recommendation to Commission:  Accredited Courses, Pending FBC Approval 
Review/Decide on Recommendation to Commission:  BCIS Administratively Approved Updated Advanced Courses
Review/discuss Education Administrator Activity Report
Identify Future POC member Discussion Items.
Discuss General Public Comment
Summary and Review of Meeting Work Products/Action Items, Assignments, and Next Steps.

Members: Dick Browdy (Chair), Jon Hamrick, Steve Bassett, Herminio Gonzalez

AGENDA

 Opening - Welcome and review meeting objectives and guidelines                                                                          

1. Review and Approval of the May 2008 Agenda

2. Review and Approval of March 2008 Minutes

3. Discuss the possibility of modifying the 2 hour Accessibility Course to become an online course.

4. Discuss and review the draft training materials and downloadable Manual/Toolkit for training providers regarding “training course development guidelines”.

5. Discuss and/or respond to a summary of contract activities and deliverables, for the contract of “The Florida Building Code Compliance and Mitigation Program’, to be given by a representative from Building A Safer Florida, Inc.

6. Discuss and review the available options reguarding the development of Educational Advanced
Courses, which would consist of relatively new content areas in the industry ( Such as Green Building), that could have difficulty meeting the 50% code content requirement, due to the lack of exhisting code.

7. Review Pending “Accreditor” Applications for Recommendation to the Commission (none Pending)

8. Review Pending “Accredited” Courses for Recommendation to the Commission.

Course & Number      Provider                      Accreditor                   Date Accredited

1. Advanced Fla.        Codeaccess                 JDB Code                   4/07/08
Building Code  
                                          Services, Inc.
(Frontage Increase)
                                    (Joe Belcher)
(#285.0)

 

2. Advnced Hurricane            Broward County         JDB Code                   3/07/08
Mitigation
              Board of Rules            Services, Inc.
Retrofits
                  and Appeals                (Joe Belcher)
(#280.0)

3. Dealing With           FRSA-Fl. Rfg             JDB Code                   4/01/08
HB 7057 and 
         Sheet Metal, Air          Services, Inc.
Roof Tile Hip 
         Cond. Cont.Assn.       (Joe Belcher)
And Ridge Issues
(#278.0)
      

4. Fla. Building           Fla. Home                   JDB Code                   4/10/08
Code Mitigation 
     Builders Assn.             Services, Inc.  
Guidelines 
                                                  (Joe Belcher)
(#294.0)

5. FRSA/TRI              FRSA-Fl Rfg.             JDB Code                   4/09/08
Concrete & Clay 
     Sheet Metal, Air          Services, Inc.
Tile Installation 
       Cond. Cont. Assn.      (Joe Belcher)
Manual 4th Edit.
Hip & Ridge Attachment
And Upgrade
(#281.0)

6. Advanced Fla.        Fla. Pool and Spa        BCIC LLC                  4/09/08
Building Code 
       Assn./ NSPI-FL          (Sharon Mignardi)
Entrapment 
                                                (Med Kopczynski)
Protection For
Suction Inlets
(2004 code)
(#293.0)

7. Advanced Fla.        Fla. Pool and Spa        BCIC LLC                  4/09/08
Building Code 
       Assn./ NSPI-FL          (Sharon Mignardi)
Entrapment 
                                                (Med Kopczynski)
Protection For
Suction Inlets
(2007 code)
(#283.0)

8. Advanced Module: Edward Renzi             BCIC LLC                  4/10/08
Private Provider 
                                         (Sharon Mignardi)
Inspections 
                                                 (Med Kopczynski)
(#286.0)

9. Fla. Advanced        South Fla.                    BCIC LLC                  2/28/08
Building Code 
       Chapter AGC              (Sharon Mignardi)
(#276.0) 
                                                      (Med Kopczynski)

10. Advanced Fair      Larry M.                      BCIC LLC                  4/13/2008
Housing Act OR 
    Schneider AIA            (Sharon Mignardi)
The Seven Deadly
                                       (Med Kopczynski)
Sins of the FHA
(#292.0)

11. Advanced Bldg.   Gray Systems              BCIC LLC                  4/14/2008
Code Course:        Inc. 
                             (Sharon Mignardi)
A Review of 
                                            (Med Kopczynski)
Selected 2006 &
2007 Changes to
The 2004  Fla.
Building Code
(#295.0)

12. Advanced Code Module xxxxxxxxxxBCIC LLC xxxxxxxxxxxx 4/29/2008
for Electricians xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(Sharon Mignardi)
(#300) xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(Med Kopczynski)

9. Review/Decide on Recommendation to Commission: BCIS Administratively Approved Updated Advanced Courses

10.  Education Administrator Activity Report

11. Identify future POC member discussion items.

12. General Public Comment

13. Summary and Review of Meeting Work Products/Action Items, Assignments, and Next Steps

Adjourn

 

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