MINUTES

FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION

Structural Technical Advisory Committee

March 18, 2008

1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.

Embassy Suites Hotel

3705 Spectrum Boulevard

Tampa, Florida 33612

813-977-7066

Meeting Objective:

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

Structural TAC:……………………………………………… Do Kim, Chairman

Paul Kidwell, Craig Parrino, Charles Everly, C.W. Macomber, Dave Olmstead, Rusty Carroll, Jack Glenn, Jaime Gascon

Agenda was amended to move DCA08-DEC-002 before DCA08-DEC062.

2. Committee reviewed and provided recommendation to the Commission on the requests for Declaratory Statement below:

DCA08-DEC-002 by Scott Hampton, P.E.

Committee Action: Deferred to May, 2008.

DCA08-DEC-062 by Fred Dudley, Holland & Knight LLP.

Committee Action:

Request: The Petitioner requests clarification necessary to confirm that the commercial wireless communication towers and antenna attachments are deemed to be Class II with an importance factor of 1.00 for wind load design in accordance with ANSI/TIA/EIA – 222 – G.

Committee Action: Importance factor of 1.15 is required in light of conflicting provisions of ANSI/TIA/EIA 222 G-05 and ASCE 7-02 (As referenced in section 1609.1.1 Exception #7). ASCE 7-02 provides the most restrictive language.

DCA07-DEC-085 by Walter A. Tillit, Jr., PE of TilTeco, Inc.

Committee Action: Deferred to May, 2008.

3. Adjourned at 2:30 P.M.

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