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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-21-2020 CB MinutesRA 3. 4. CITY OF SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 21, 2020 Call to Order -- Chairman Fortier called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Pledae of Allegiance — was recited by all Roll Call: Present Mr. Wilcher Mr. Fortier Ms. Carbano Mr. Crockett Mr. Menem Also Present Wayne Eseltine, Building Director/Fire Marshal Ms. Janet Graham, Technical Writer ADDroval of Minutes Mr. Fortier called for additions, deletions or corrections to the Minutes. 170 Date_ A motion to approve the August 12, 2019 Minutes as presented was made by Mr. Witcher, seconded by Mr. Menem. Mr. Fortier called for discussion. Ms. Carbano called attention to Item 4 where it states Mr. Parris. That should be Ms. Parris. With that correction, Mr. Fortier called for a roll call vote. Roll Call Mr. Manero — Yes Mr. Crockett — Yes Ms. Carbano —Yes Mr. Fortier — Yes Mr. Witcher — Yes Vote was unanimous in 5-0 in favor. Motion passes. 5. Announcements -- None 6. Old Business -- None 7. New Business SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD PAGE 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 21, 2020 CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY: IN THE MATTER OF MR. JOHNNY J. JOHNSON, DBA J. Johnson Construction, Inc. Mr. Johnson isseekingBoard approval to obtain a certificate of competency as a concrete specialty contractor. APPLICABLE CODE SECTION FROM THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES: Sec. 26-162. - Puroose It is hereby declared to be the intent of the city council that, in order to safeguard the life, health, property and public welfare of Its citizens, the business of construction and home improvements is a matter affecting the public interest, and any person engaging in such business shall be required to establish his competency and qualifications as provided in this article. Sec. 26-161. - Definitions Specialty contractors are those who specialize in one or more crafts of the building construction and related contracting trades whose scope is less than those contractors defined above and as limited under the certificate of competency issued by the board to such specialty contractor. The board may further classify and define specialty contractors in such rules and regulations it promulgates in accordance with this article. All specialty contractors whose trade is tested by Prometric Services or other comparable testing agency must take such examination and receive a passing grade of at least 70 percent on the examination for their trade which is administered by the testing agency. Sec. 26-165. - Certification Procedures (a) To obtain a certificate an applicant shall submit an application in writing to the construction board containing the statement that the applicant desires the issuance of a certificate and the class of certificate desired on a form containing the information prescribed by the construction board and shall be accompanied by the fee fixed by this article. (b) As a prerequisite to issuance of a certificate, the board shall require the license holder to submit satisfactory evidence that he has obtained public liability insurance in the following amounts: (1) General contractor, building contractor and residential building contractor: Not less than $100,000.00 property insurance and not less than $300,000.00 personal liability insurance. SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD PAGE 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 21, 2020 (2) All others: Not less than $50,000.00 property insurance and not less than $100,000.00 personal liability insurance, together with evidence of workers' compensation insurance or certificate that he has complied with the state workers' compensation law. All evidence of insurance must be filed with the building official. Thereupon, the certificate shall be issued forthwith, but this subsection does not apply to the issuance of renewal of inactive certificates. - Sec. 26-166. - Certificates issued by reciorocal agreement. (a) The board may by reciprocity grant a certificate of competency to any applicant who has obtained a certificate of competency in any other county or city in the state having codes and conducting examinations which are, in the opinion of the board, substantially equal to those of the city, upon the applicant furnishing proof of insurance coverage required hereunder and payment of the application fee herein provided and furnishing to the board in writing all information as required by section 26-165. Certificates issued through reciprocity shall be subject to all of the other provisions of this article. Mr. Eseltine stated the applicant, Mr. Johnny J. Johnson, doing business as J. Johnson, Incorporated, is seeking Board approval to obtain a Certificate of Competency as a concrete specialty contractor. Mr. Johnson has not tested before. He was actually grandfathered in in St. Lucie County. He has been a contractor for many years. He has obtained certifications as a contractor in Indian River County, St. Lucie County, the City of Port St. Lucie, Orchid, and Fort Pierce. Outlined in the Agenda are the applicable code sections that would apply to this situation. Also included in the agenda are the other documents relating to this application. Mr. Eselfine described that the Board's task is to assess whether what Mr. Johnson has done in other jurisdictions meets the criteria for competency in the City of Sebastian so that he can obtain reciprocity from Sebastian. Mr. Wilcher asked for more clarification regarding the applicant being grandfathered in. Mr. Eseltine described in depth how being grandfathered in applies to Mr. Johnson. Mr. Eseltine stated Mr. Johnson is present to answer any other questions by the Board Mr. Fortier called for testimony from the applicant. SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD PAGE 4 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 21, 2020 Mr. Johnson clarified that he wants certification for concrete, carpentry, and a masonry license. He described the areas where he has done work in the past. Mr. Eseltine stated that, if all three specialties are going to be approved, the City would need to get letters of reciprocity from St. Lucie County for the masonry and the carpentry trades. After discussion by the Board members, Mr. Fortier called for a motion. A motion to go ahead and, with receipt of the proper letters of reciprocity from St. Lucie County being received by the City of Sebastian, approve the three specialty licenses, which would be carpentry, masonry, and concrete, was made by Mr. Crockett and seconded by Mr. Manero. Mr. Fortier called for a roll call vote. Roll Call Ms. Carbano — Yes Mr. Crockett — Yes Mr. Wilcher — Yes Mr. Fortier — Yes Mr. Manero — Yes Vote was unanimous in 5-0 in favor. Motion passes 8. Buildinc Official Matters Presentation to Construction Board of Proposed Ordinance 0-20.01. • Amending City Code of Ordinance; Chapter 42 Fire Prevention and Protection; Article II Fire Prevention Office; Section 42-28 Fire Safety Inspections, Plan Review • Seeking Board Approval for Recommendation to City Council Mr. Eseltine stated the Fire Prevention Office was created in Sebastian in 2018, which was formerly done by Indian River County. This is for the plan review and inspections aspect. There are also other duties such as annual inspections and special events that are now under the Fire Prevention Office in Sebastian. Mr. Eseltine was appointed as the Fire Marshal for the City. The City also has a contract with a private provider which aids when needed for larger projects. Mr. Eseltine presented a PowerPoint presentation (SEE ATTACHED) where he reviewed and described a proposal for an ordinance modification to the City Code of Ordinance, Chapter 42, Fire Prevention and Protection. He described in detail the purpose and duties and benefits to the City of having the Fire Prevention Office. He also stated that Indian River County uses the same system. Benefits and the procedure for utilizing the system SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD PAGE 5 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 21, 2020 were also discussed. This system is free for the City. Costs to upload the documents are covered by the third -party vendors. Mr. Manero inquired whether business owners would have access to this system in order to look up the history of a certain building/business. Mr. Eseltine stated he was not certain of that, but those business/building owners would have access to the reports from their vendors, being alarm companies, sprinkler systems, etc. Mr. Eseltine asked for a recommendation from this Board to take to City Council to approve this amendment. Mr. Wilcher asked who would be doing the inspections on a new building. Mr. Eseltine stated his office does them in conjunction with the private provider that the City has a contract with. Mr. Fortier called for a motion recommending amendment of City Code of Ordinance, 0- 20-01 as presented. The motion was made by Mr. Crockett and seconded by Mr. Manero. Mr. Fortier then called for discussion by the Board members. Hearing none, a roll call vote was called for. Roll Call Mr. Fortier — Yes Mr. Witcher — Yes Mr. Crockett — Yes Ms. Carbano — Yes Mr. Manero — Yes Vote was unanimous in 5-0 in favor. Motion passes. 9. Board Matters -- None 10. Attornev Matters -- None 11. 15 Minutes to the Public -- None 12. Adjourn — There being no further business, a motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Crocket, seconded by Mr. Manero, and passed unanimously via voice vote at 6:36 p.m. Ig