Comments:

• Chairman Rodriguez deserves credit for this (Commission decision making success).

• Our chairman should be congratulated for his leadership and the way he handled the pressure of certain issues this last year, he deserves all our respect.

• Facilitator is worth his weight in gold. Does an efficient job in moving issues along.

• Facilitator does a very good job of building a broad-based consensus with the Commission.

• The process for reaching a consensus is thoroughly explained in advance of each session making for a smooth and effective process.

• From time to time I think items are advanced very quickly, especially when the full document is not available until meeting time.

• Provide background info prior to meetings when possible -info on internet is difficult to access.

Comments:

• Only on a few occasions has a Commissioner not been respectful of others.

• I have not heard a harsh or derogatory comment in 2 years on the Commission.

• This has improved over the last year.

• Sometimes, when there are a lot of issues, I think the meeting gets rushed. This is somewhat necessary, somewhat annoying.

Commission Relationship to Agency (DCA)

Commission has developed effective working relationship and communication with Agency.

Commission has not developed effective working relationship and communication with Agency.

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Comments:

• DCA staff has been extraordinary, however, there is a disconnect between the Commission’s agenda and the office of the Secretary.

• Excellent -respectful.

• Commission appears to have a good working relationship with the department.

• Provide background info prior to meetings when possible -info on internet is difficult to access.

• At times I feel like staff dictates their desires/opinions heavy handily.

Commission Relationship to Staff

Commission has developed effective working relationship and communication with staff.

Commission has not developed effective working relationship and communication with staff.

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Comments:

• Excellent.

• Better staff coordination with members/chairs is required.

• The gentlemen and ladies that make up our staff are great to work with. We should tell them more often.

• Excellent-we all agree on the mission.

• Overall – good relationship – staff takes the liberty of making some decisions without the commission’s prior knowledge – leads to occasional “surprises” at some meetings.

• Good relationship with Jeff and Rick. Not much with others.

Time for Consideration

Adequate time for presentation, generating options, analysis and decision making.

Snap decisions are made or decisions are deferred because of lack of time.

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Comments:

• Thanks to our chairman and facilitator.

• Sometimes, the time allocation is a bit short, but under the circumstances, it is difficult to do a whole lot better.

• Overall good. Commission not given informational material prior to meetings and this leads to decisions being made too quickly. Leaves you with the feeling of a “snap decision”.

• I rank this an 8 (overall good). The Panhandle decision is a 2.

• Generally adequate time is given.

• A significant improvement has been made in time for consideration from previous years.

Information and Analysis

Critical background and assessment of options yield politically and practically feasible decisions.

Too little or too much, or hard to use information on the situation, options & impacts yield hard to implement decisions.

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Comments:

• Jeff does a great job generating consensus.

• Excellent job by Jeff with facilitation.

• I find the information presented is good, but find the timing short between presentation of materials and voting.

• I object to the word “politically”. I don’t make politically correct decisions.

• When info is presented to the Commission timely – its usually very thorough. Only drawback is “when” the info is given to the Commission.

• I’m new so I often do not have information that others on the board have from experience.

Process/Meeting Facilitation

Facilitation provides a positive impact on meeting efficiency, and consensus-building for the Commission and its committees.

Facilitation obstructs the efficiency of meeting efficiency, and negatively impacts consensus-building for the Commission and its committees.

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Comments:

• Excellent.

• Without the facilitation, we would not have accomplished the great work we have.

• Keep up the good work.

• Good job Jeff! Organized, concise, deliberate. Glad to have you on our team.

• Facilitator does a very good job of assuring all opinions are heard and works very hard to build a consensus among the Commissioners.

• Meetings move along efficiently.

WHAT ARE THE KEY TASKS AND/OR UNRESOLVED SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE COMMISSION DURING 2006 AND 2007?

General

• The current work plan is both sufficient and challenging

• I believe that they have already been adequately defined by staff and the commission.

Building Code Adoption Process

• 2007 Code revision.

• The methods of code coordination with the Florida Fire Prevention Code

• Completion of coordination of code change cycles.

• A timely, workable building code with a smooth timely process to correct.

• Monitoring the code and determining refinements that will make it more effective. Many codes change amendments will have to be reviewed in early 2007 for implementation into the 2007 FBC. This process should be more streamlined than the 2004 FBC amendments since staff and the Commission have been through the process previously. I believe the code amendment cycle for the 2007 FBC will be the dominant task that will have to be completed over the next year.

Hurricane Protections

• Continued testing for future code development.

• Panhandle wind-borne debris protection.

• State-wide implementation of wind load requirements (i.e. continuation of terrain effects on wind loads study).

• Further discussion/refinement of wind-borne debris issue state-wide.

• Hurricane damage mitigation issues: (i.e., soffit performance).

Product Approval

• Further refinement of the Product Approval system through workshops, etc.

Education, Communication, Interpretations

• Developing education for inspectors and contractors (i.e., energy code)

• Provide education for “all” participants. We are getting there!

• Effective communication to building officials, construction industry and the public on matters being handled by the commission.

• For accessibility: Formulation of correct methodology to issue binding opinions.

Building Code Issues

• Attic ventilation issue.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE THE COMMISSION TO HAVE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE (5) TO TEN (10) YEARS?

Process Issues

• Complete the remaining tasks that have to be done, and then incorporate the necessary amendments into the Code using the consensus process that has served the Commission well.

Building Code Process

• To continue to develop policies and procedures to address the evolving building code issues that will challenge the construction regulatory community and the citizens of Florida.

• I would like to see a statewide uniform code with more emphasis on scientific study. I believe the recent actions of the Commission has strengthened its position and hope this strengthening continues in a positive manner.

• Eliminate, as much as possible, the Florida specific items and move more toward the base code.

• Shorter cycle to adopt the latest model codes.

• Complete our legislative mandate of updating the building code on time every 3 years!!!

• Work with I-codes and include Florida modifications in the I-Codes to the maximum extent feasible. Unify Code education process in the State. Unify and eliminate conflicts between building and fire codes.

• Have greater impact on the ICC code amendment process.

• Over the next 5 to 10 years I see the Florida Building Code becoming more refined. With the Commission becoming more involved in the International Code Council’s process (Florida’s model code) and with what was learned from the hurricanes of 2004 and 2005, it can only get better.

Building Code Issues

• Have all aspects of Hurricane protection for all citizens of Florida covered, including storm surge which is just as important if not more so than wind.

Consistency in Interpretations and Enforcement

• Create an advisory board for accessibilities issues.

• Better interpretations and uniform enforcement of the Code at the local level throughout the State.

• Keep process open for declaratory statements and binding interpretations that help keep all jurisdictions inspecting the Code the same for all of Florida.

Educations, Communication, and Collaboration

• Work with legislature and regular stakeholders to get the politics out of building code technical issues that should be dealt with by the Commission.

• Educate all the players. Stay as current as possible with all codes. Get on same sheet with all players. I.e., fire officials, building officials. Get various agencies to agree on what is best for building safety and put the turf wars to rest.

• To effectively communicate the work the Commission completes to all interest groups in Florida in a timely manner… this includes building departments, educators, designers, builders, subcontractors, the general public, and the various media… I believe that effective communication to these groups – before, during, and after code changes would minimize misunderstandings and misinterpretations of the work of the commission provides… the Commission can also utilize all of these group’s input during code refinements, it was generally agreed that structures built to the new Code did not experience nearly as severe damage as older structures during the storms of 2004 and 2005. The Code works… but only if it is understood, followed, and enforced by the above mentioned groups. The Commission must continue to work with the Department of Professional Regulation and representatives of the various licensing boards in an effort to establish a system for approving building code courses and integrating continued education into licensing requirement. The production and distribution of the “codes quarterly” the news journal of the Florida Building Commission, was also a major step forward in the communication process.

• Effective communication between the commission and all interest groups is the key to the Florida Building Code’s process.

• Design and Construction, stakeholders understand our processes better and participate on a larger scale. Speed up the processes for declaratory statements, code amendments.