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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03131990City of Sebastian POST OFFICE BOX 780127 a SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 FAX 407-589-5570 PUBLIC MEETING CITY OF SEBASTIAN 122S MAIN STREET INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FLORIDA THE SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, WILL HOLD THEIR REGULAR MEETING ON TUESDAY, MARCH 13, i990 AT 7=30 P.M. IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. E. NAPPI, SECRETARY SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD NOTE: IF ANY PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE ON THE ABOVE MATTERS, HE/SHE WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND FOR SUCH PURPOSES, HE/SHE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY IN EVIDENCE ON WHICH THE APPEAL IS BASED. SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD REGULAR MEETING MARCH 13~ 1990 - 7:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING, 2\13\90 OLD BUSINESS: DEFINITION OF ROOFING LIMITED ATTORNEY MATTERS: BUILDING OFFiCiAL MATTERS: NEW BUSINESS: LETTER OF RECIPROCITY HONRiNE, RONALD E./ALUMINUM CONTRACTOR KING, ALEXANDER B./ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR LUECK JR., ARTHUR M./SWIMMING POOL POWER, BILLIE C./ALUMINUM CONTRACTOR BLOCK EXAM - SEBASTIAN - MAY MURRAY SR., MICHAEL L./JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN JAMES, RANDY/PAINTING CALDWELL, ERNEST E./MASONRY BLOCK EXAM - GAINESVILLE HAMMOND, NATHAN A./CABINET INSTALLATION FORBES, KENNiTH W./ROOFING UNLIMITED O'NEILL, RICHARD T./CARPENTRY (AFTER THE FACT) CHANGE OF STATUS CONNER, KENNETH F./GENERAL CONTRACTOR COMPLAINT AGAINST USE OF UNLICENSED SUBS - MERCEDES HOMES PAGE 2 - AGEMDA - MARCH 13, 1990 - SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD COMPLAINT AGAINST USE OF UNLICENSED SUBS - MASLOW CONST. DISCUSSION: ROBERT VETA DISCUSSION: ACCOUSTICAL TILE DISCUSSION: 1990 NEC CODE REGISTER SCORES IN SCOREBOOK 15 MINUTES TO PUBLIC ADJOURN NOTE: IF ANY PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE ON THE ABOVE MATTERS, HE/SHE WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND FOR SUCH PURPOSES, HE/SHE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY IN EVIDENCE ON WHICH THE APPEAL IS BASED. SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD REGULAR MEETING MARCH 13~ 1990 - 7:30 P.M. MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY ACTING CHAIRMAN DERNBACH AT 7:30 P.M. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: MR. KELLEY MR. NEUBERGER MR. CAPP MR. HANEY ACTING CHAIRMAN DERNBACH ABSENT: CHAIRMAN CAREY EXCUSED VICE CHAIRMAN LAMAN EXCUSED ALSO PRESENT: MR. COOPER, BUILDING OFFICIAL; GEORGE BONACCI, CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR; ATTORNEY TSAMOUTALES APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION BY MR. CAPP, SECONDED BY MR. NEUBERGER TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING HELD 2/13/90 AS WRITTEN. CARRIED. ACTING CHAIRMAN DERNBACH ASKED THAT FOR ECONOMICAL REASONS THAT THE MATTER OF MERCEDES HOMES BE MOVED UP ON THE AGENDA. MR. COOPER ADVISED THE BOARD THAT HE HAD MADE THE REQUEST SINCE MERCEDES HOMES WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE MEETING AND THERE WAS SPECIAL LEGAL COUNCIL REPRESENTING THE CITY. MOTION BY MR. CAPP, SECONDED BY MR. NEUBERGER TO BRING UP THE COMPLAINT AGAINST MERCEDES HOMES AT THiS TIME. CARRIED. MR, COOPER TOLD THE BOARD THAT MERCEDES HOMES WAS BEING BROUGHT BEFORE THE BOARD AT THE BOARD'S REQUEST CONCERNING THE ACTIONS TAKEN PLACE AT 742 CAPON TERRACE WHERE THEY WERE CONSTRUCTING A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE. ON 2/4/90 MR. COOPER WAS ADVISED OF A COLLAPSED STRUCTURE AT 742 CAPON TERRACE DUE TO THE LACK OF BRACING. MR. COOPER TALKED TO MICHAEL WALSH, ONE OF THE FRAMING CREW WHO STATED THAT HE WORKED FOR MERCEDES. PAGE 2 - SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD COMPLAINT AGAINST USE OF UNLICENSED SUBS - MERCEDES HOMES cont THE APPLICATION SHOWED RICHARD VAETH AS THE CARPENTER. MERCEDES HOMES WAS NOTIFIED AT THE TIME OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE PERMIT THAT MR. VAETH WAS NOT LICENSED. TALKING TO TWO SUPERVISORS FROM MERCEDES HOMES, BOTH CONCURRED THAT MR. VAETH WAS THE SUB-CONTRACTOR ON THIS JOB AND TWO OTHER JOBS. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE MELBOURNE OFFICE. MR. COOPER NOTED THAT THIS MATTER DID NOT CONCERN THE COLLAPSED STRUCTURE BUT THE USE OF MR. VAETH WHEN MERCEDES HAD BEEN NOTIFIED THAT HE WAS NOT LICENSED IN THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN. MR. COOPER INTRODUCED ATTORNEY TSAMOUTALES. ATTORNEY TSAMOUTALES SAID THAT THERE WAS NOT MUCH THE BOARD COULD DO UNDER THE PRESENT CODE. MR. COOPER STATED THAT UNDER THE NEW ORDINANCE GOING BEFORE CITY COUNCIL, THAT WE COULD WITHHOLD PERMITS FROM A CERTIFIED CONTRACTOR. ACTING CHAIRMAN DERNBACH ASKED IF ANYONE FROM MERCEDES HOMES WOULD LIKE SPEAK. HE ASKED THAT THE RECORD SHOW THAT NO ONE CAME FORWARD. ACTING CHAIRMAN DERNBACH SUGGESTED THAT THE BOARD DO A FINDING OF FACT AND FORWARD IT TO DPR. MOTION BY MR. CAPP, SECONDED BY MR. HANEY THAT THE BOARD HAS FOUND MERCEDES HOMES ARE IN VIOLATION OF SEC. 7-100, SUB- PARAGRAPH B, (1), (2) AND (3). A BRIEF DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. MR. HANEY WITHDREW HIS SECOND, MR. CAPP WITHDREW HIS MOTION. MOTION BY MR. CAPP, SECONDED BY MR. HANEY THAT THE BOARD HAS FOUND MERCEDES HOMES IN VIOLATION OF SECTION OF THE ORDINANCE 7-100, SUB-PARAGRAPH B, (1), (2) AND (3). IT IS ALSO NOTED THAT THIS THEIR SECOND VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. IT WAS VIOLATED APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO WITH A GEORGE FLETCHER AS THE SUBJECT IN THAT CASE. PAGE 3 - SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD MERCEDES HOMES cont ROLL CALL: AYES: MR. KELLEY , MR. NEUBERGER MR. CAPP MR. HANEY ACTING CHAIRMAN DERNBACH NAYS: NONE CARRIED. IT WAS NOTED THAT MR. VAETH WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN AT THE MEETING, BUT DUE TO THE OVERSIGHT OF THE BOARD SECRETARY WAS NOT NOTIFIED. ONCE AGAIN A REQUEST WAS MADE THAT HE BE NOTIFIED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD AT THEIR APRIL MEETING. AT THIS TIME, ATTORNEY WAS EXCUSED~FROM THE MEETING. OLD BUSINESS: DEFINITION OF ROOFING LIMITED THE BOARD SECRETARY EXPLAINED THAT DUE TO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TAPE RECORDER AT THE FEBRUARY 13TH MEETING, SHE WAS UNABLE TO GET ALL OF THE MOTION MADE BY MR. CAPP. SHE REQUESTED HE WRITE IT DOWN AND BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR A NEW MOTION. .~ MOTION BY MR. CAPP, SECONDED BY MR. KELLEY THAT LIMITED ROOFING CONTRACTORS ARE QUALIFIED TO INSTALL, REPAIR AND REPLACE ASPHALT AND FIBER GLASS SHINGLES, WOOD SHAKE AND ASPHALT ROLL ROOFING INCLUDING FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF SHEET METAL INCIDENTAL TO ROOFING'ON RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL ROOFS. THIS IS NOT TO iNCLUDE TORCH DOWN ROLL ROOFING OR ANY HOT WORK. CARRIED. NEW BUSINESS: LETTER OF RECIPROCITY HONRINE, RONALD E./ALUMINUM CONTRACTOR KING, ALEXANDER B./ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR LUECK JR., ARTHUR M./SWIMMING POOL CONTRACTOR POWER, BILLIE C./ALUMINUM CONTRACTOR PAGE 4 - SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD NEW BUSINESS cont MOTION BY MR. NEUBERGER, SECONDED BY MR. CAPP TO ACCEPT THE LETTERS OF RECIPROCITY FOR MR. HONRINE, MR. KING AND MRS. POWER AND WITHHOLD THE APPLICATION FOR MR- LUECK PENDING THE RESULTS OF LITIGATION THAT HE HAS BROUGHT FORWARD ON HIS APPLICATION. CARRIED. BLOCK EXAM - SEBASTIAN - MAY MURRAY SR., MICHAEL L./JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN JAMES, RANDY/PAINTING SUB-CONTRACTOR CALDWELL, ERNEST E./MASONRY MOTION BY MR. NEUBERGER, SECONDED BY MR. HANEY TO ACCEPT MR. MURRAY, MR. JAMES AND MR. CALDWELL FOR THE MAY, SEBASTIAN BLOCK EXAM. CARRIED. BLOCK EXAM - GAINESViLLE HAMMOND, NATHAN A./CABINET INSTALLATION (GEN. SPEC.) FORBES, KENNiTH W./ROOFING UNLIMITED O'NEILL, RICHARD T./CARPENTRY MOTION BY MR. NEUBERGER, SECONDED BY MR. HANEY TO SPONSOR MR. HAMMOND, MR. FORBES AND MR. O'NEILL FOR THE NEXT GAINESVILLE BLOCK EXAM. CARRIED. CHANGE OF STATUS CONNER, KENNETH F./GENERAL CONTRACTOR MOTION BY MR. CAPP, SECONDED BY MR. HANEY TO ACCEPT MR. CONNER'S CHANGE OF STATUS APPLICATION. CARRIED. COMPLAINT AGAINST USE OF UNLICENSED SUBS - MASLOW CONST. ACTING CHAIRMAN DERNBACH SWORE IN MR. JOHN MASLOW, STATE CERTIFIED CONTRACTOR. PAGE ~ - SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD MASLOW CONSTRUCTION cont MR. MASLOW TOLD THE BOARD THAT ON' 2/21/90 A JOB AT 285 JOY HAVEN WAS STOPPED FOR USING AN UNLICENSED SUB-CONTRACTOR. ON 2/22/90, ROBERT VETA, GREAT LAKES DRYWALL RENEWED HIS LICENSE WITH THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN. PRIOR TO THIS, BOTH HE AND MR. VETA ASSUMED HE (VETA) WAS LICENSED. MR. HANEY ASKED THAT MR. VETA APPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD. MOTION BY MR. NEUBERGER, SECONDED BY MR. KELLEY THAT A LETTER BE SENT TO DPR AS BEING IN VIOLATION OF SEC 7-100, SUB- PARAGRAPH B, (1), (2) AND (3) AND NOTE THAT THIS IS A FIRST OFFENSE. ROLL CALL: AYES: MR. KELLEY MR. NEUBERGER MR. CAPP MR. HANEY ACTING CHAIRMAN DERNBACH NAYS: NONE CARRIED. DISCUSSION: ROBERT VETA MR. VETA HAD RECEIVED A CERTIFIED LETTER REQUESTING HIS PRESENCE AT THIS MEETING, BUT HE SENT A LETTER TO THE BOARD SECRETARY STATING THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND. MOTION BY MR. HANEY, SECONDED BY MR. CAPP TO AGAIN CONTACT MR. VETA TO APPEAR IN FRONT OF THE CONSTRUCTION BOARD CONCERNING THIS MATTER AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING AND THAT TO BRING IN ANY RECORDS CONCERNING THE TWO EMPLOYEES, MR. MACINTYRE AND MR. TANNER WHO WERE ON THE JOB SITE AT 28~ JOY HAVEN. CARRIED. DISCUSSION: ACOUSTICAL TILE MR. COOPER STATED THAT AT THE PRESENT TIME WE DO NOT HAVE A CATEGORY FOR ACOUSTICAL TILE. MR. CAPP NOTED THAT MOST OF THE COMPANIES HE USES ARE INSULATION SUB-CONTRACTORS. THE BOARD SECRETARY WAS REQUESTED TO DO SOME RESEARCH IN THIS MATTER AND CHECK WITH THE COUNTY AND OTHER LICENSING OFFICES AS TO HOW THEY HANDLE ACOUSTICAL TILE. PAGE 6 - SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD NEW BUSINESS cont THE BOARD SECRETARY ALSO ASKED THE BOARD ABOUT SANDBLASTING AND PRE-FABRICATED FIREPLACE INSTALLATION. SANDBLASTING THE GENERAL FEELING WAS THAT THIS WOULD COME UNDER PAINTING. A BRIEF DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. MOTION BY MR. HANEY, SECONDED BY MR. KELLEY THAT SANDBLASTING AND DRIVEWAY PAINTING BE LICENSED BUT NOT TESTED TRADES. IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DRIVEWAY PAINTING AND DRIVEWAY COATING. MR. KELLEY WITHDREW HIS SECOND, MR. HANEY WITHDREW HIS MOTION. MOTION BY MR. HANEY, SECONDED BY MR. KELLEY THAT DRIVEWAY COATERS AND SANDBLASTERS BE A LICENSED BUT NOT TESTED CATEGORY WHETHER IT BE COATING WITH CHEMICAL OR EPOXY OR PAINT AND THAT THEY BE TWO SEPARATE CATEGORIES. ROLL CALL: AYES: MR. NEUBERGER MR. HANEY NAYS: MR. KELLEY MR. CAPP ACTING CHAIRMAN DERNBACH MOTION FAILED. PRE-FABRICATED FIRE PLACE INSTALLATION AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION, THE BOARD ASKED THE BOARD SECRETARY TO CHECK WITH SURROUNDING AREAS AS TO HOW THEY HANDLE THIS TYPE OF WORK. DISCUSSION: 1990 NEC CODE IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BOARD WAS UNSURE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE STATE HAD ADOPTED THE CODE YET. MOTION BY MR. NEUBERGER, SECONDED BY MR. HANEY TO RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT THE 1990 NEC CODE WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE THE SAME AS THE STATE ADOPTION. CARRIED. PAGE 7 - SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD SCORES WERE REGISTERED IN THE SCORE BOOK BY MR. CAPP AND MR. HANEY. ACTING CHAIRMAN DERNBACH NOTED THAT ON 3/28/90, THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ORDINANCE AND THAT THE LAST PARAGRAPH ON THE SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS WHERE TRADES ARE LICENSED BUT NOT TESTED, HE FELT IT SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT IT WAS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL DRAFT THAT THE BOARD HAD PROPOSED AND THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY FELT IT WAS NEEDED AND ADDED IT IN, BUT THAT IT IS NOT NEEDED. MR. COOPER TOLD THE BOARD THAT HE HAD BROUGHT THIS MATTER UP AT THE FIRST READING, THAT THE BOARD HAD A CONCERN ON THAT PARAGRAPH THAT EVERYBODY WOULD HAVE TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO CHANGE THE ORDINANCE EVERYTIME YOU WANTED TO ADD A NON-TESTED TRADE. THE ATTORNEY FELT IT WAS A LEGISLATIVE DECISION AS TO WHO WOULD OR WOULD NOT BE TESTED AND THAT IT SHOULD REST WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. MOTION BY MR. NEUBERGER, SECONDED BY MR. HANEY THAT DENNIS REPRESENT THE BOARD AT THE COUNCIL MEETING IN REFERENCE TO THE PARAGRAPH THE BOARD DOES NOT AGREE WITH. CARRIED. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:50 P.M.