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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08261985Jim Gallagher Mayor City of Sebastian POST OFFICE BOX 127 [] SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958-0127 TELEPHONE (305) 589-5330 SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD WORKSHOP MEETING AUGUST 26, 1985 - 7:00 P.M. Deborah C. Krages City Clerk CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL INVESTIGATION - USE OF AN UNLICENSED SUB-CONTRACTOR DISCUSSION - ELECTRICAL CODE ADJOURN SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD - WORKSHOP MEETING - AUGUST 26, 1985 MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN BALLOUGH AT 7:05 P,M. PRESENT: MR. HOFFMAN, MR. TRIPP, MR. MOLER, ALTERNATE MEMBER MR. DOMINIX, ATTORNEY PALMER. ABSENT: VICE CHAIRMAN CAREY, MR. PALMER, EXCUSED; MR, RIZIO, UNEXCUSED. CHAIRMAN BALLOUGH STATED THAT ALONG WITH WHAT WAS ON THE AGENDA, UNDER THE ADVISEMENT OF ATTORNEY PALMER, THE BOARD WAS URGED TO CONSIDER AT THIS TIME THE APPLICATION OF JAMES DOLLIN, DRYWALL SUB-CONTRACTOR BEFORE THE BOARD GOES ON WiTH THE INVESTIGATION. MR. DOLLINS' APPLICATION HAD BEEN TABLED SOME 90 DAYS AGO DUE TO THE INVESTIGATION. THE BOARD REVIEWED MR. DOLLINS' FILE. MR. TRIPP QUESTIONED THE VERIFICATION OF EXPERIENCE. THE APPLICATION SHOWED THAT MR. DOLLINS WORKED FOR JOHN LINDSEY CONSTRUCTION FROM 1/1/80 THRU THE PRESENT OF 1985. THE APPLICATION WAS SIGNED THAT LINDSEY CONSTRUCTION HAS ONLY BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE 1983. CHAIRMAN BALLOUGH ASKED MR. LINDSEY TO WHAT EXTENT MR. DOLLINS HAD WORKED FOR HIM AND HOW LONG. MR. LINDSEY EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD DONE HIS DRYWALL AND THAT HE (LINDSEY) HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR ABOUT 6 YEARS. CHAIRMAN BALLOUGH ASKED IF MR. DOLLINS HAD WORKED AS AN EMPLOYEE OR IN SOME OTHER CAPACITY. MR. LINDSEY STATED THAT HE (DOLLINS) HAD ONLY DONE DRYWALL AND DID NOT HOLD BACK TAXES. HE ALSO STATED THAT MR. DOLLINS HAD WORKED FOR HIM APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 YEARS. MOTION BY MR. TRIPP, SECONDED BY MR. DOMINIX TO ACCEPT APPLICATION TO BE LICENSED. CARRIED. A DISCUSSION CONCERNING AN INVESTIGATION ON MR. DOLLINS FOLLOWED. THREE INDIVIDUALS WERE ASKED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD CONCERNING COMPLAINTS RECEIVED ABOUT MR. DOLLINS. MR. JOHN LINDSEY WAS THE ONLY ONE PRESENT. (MR. DOLLINS WAS UNLICENSED AT THE TIME IN QUESTION).' MR. LINDSEY VERIFIED THAT MR. DOLLINS HAD DONE THE DRYWALL AT THE JOB SITE LOCATED AT 1119 LANDSDOWNE DR.. HE STATED THAT HE HAD PAID BY THE BOARD. FOLLOWING A VERY LENGTHY DISCUSSION, THE BOARD MADE ITQUITE CLEAR THAT ONLY LICENSED SUB-CONTRACTORS COULD BE USED AND THAT USING AN UNLICENSED SUB COULD RESULT IN ACTION BEING TAKEN AGAINST THE CONTRACTOR EVEN THOUGH HE'S STATE CERTIFIED. MOTION BY MR. TRIPP, SECONDED BY MR. DOMINIX TO ASK JOHN LINDSEY, INC. TO PRODUCE BILLS OF SALE FOR THE DRYWALL USED FOR LOT 3, BLOCK 230, UNIT 6 ON LANDSDOWNE DR. CARRIED. SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD - WORKSHOP MEETING - AUGUST 26, 1985 CHAIRMAN BALLOUGH.TOLD MR. LINDSEY THE BOARD WOULD SEND HiM A LETTER REQUESTING THAT CERTAIN INVOICE. HE ALSO STATED IT WOULDBE FAVORABLE IF HE (LINDSEY) BOUGHT THE BOARDS HUNG BY MR..DOLLINS. LETTERS WERE ALSO SENT TO MR. CASH, MR. GAFFNEY AND MR. TITUS. THE SECRETARY RECEIVED A CALL FROM MR. CASH STATING HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF MR. DOLLINS AND THAT HE USED BUZZY'S DRYWALL ON THE JOB LOCATED AT 268 ENGLAR DR., SEBASTIAN. MOTION BY MR. TRIPP, SECONDED BY MB. MOLER TO SEND MR. CASH A LETTER REQUESTING THAT HE SHOW PROOF THAT BUZZY'S DRYWALL SUPPLIED THE SUB-CONTRACTOR FOR HIS JOB AND ALSO A LETTER TO BUZZY'S DRYWALL ASKING FOR PROOF THAT HE DID SO DO THE JOB FOR MR. CASH. CARRIED. MOTION BY MR. TRIPP, SECONDED BY MR. MOLER TO SEND MR, DOLLINS A LETTER THAT THE BOARD HAS ACCEPTED HIS APPLICATION TO BE LICENSED AS A DRYWALL SUB- CONTRACTOR AND THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR HIM TO PICK UP. CARRIED. CHAIRMAN BALLOUGH .REQUESTED MR. DOLLINS BE PRESENT AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING AS THE BOARD WOULD BE DISCUSSING TONIGHTS MEETING. MOTION BY MR. TRIPP, SECONDED BY MR. MOLER THAT LETTERS BE SENT TO ALL THE ABOVE MENTIONED INDIVIDUALS TO APPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD AND THATTHE LETTERS BE SENT CERTIFIED RECEIPT RETURNED. CARRIED. CHAIRMAN BALLOUGH REQUESTED ATTORNEY PALMER HELP THE BOARD WRITE A LETTER TO MR. DOLLINS ASKING HIM TO BE HERE TO LOOK OVER HIS LICENSE AND HIS OPERATING WITHOUT A LICENSE. ATTORNEY PALMER SUGGESTED THAT THE RECORDREFLECT THAT THE BOARD IS ACCEPTING MR. DOLLINS' LICENSE BASED ON HIS APPLICATION WITHOUT WAIVING ANY RIGHTS THE BOARD MAY HAVE AS TO VIOLATIONS EXISTING PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF HIS LICENSE. MOTION BY MR. MOLER, SECONDED BY MR, TRIPP TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT JOHN LAMAN BE APPOINTED FULL 'TIME GENERAL CONTRACTOR ON THE BOARD. DISCUSSION: THE BOARD NEEDED AN ALTERNATE MEMBER, NOT A FULL TIME MEMBER. MR. MOLER AMENDED HIS MOTION FOR AN ALTERNATE MEMBER, MEMBER, GENERAL CONTRACTOR. SECONDED BYMR. TRIPP. NOT A FULL TiME CARRIED.. CHAIRMAN BALLOUGH REQUESTED THE BOARD SECRETARY TO WRITE MR, DOLLINS STATING HiS APPLICATION. WAS ACCEPTED AND THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO HIM AT THE NEXT MEETING. MR. DOMiNiX FELT ANY ACTION TAKEN SHOULD BE AGAINST THE CONTRACTOR FOR USiNG ANUNLiCENSED SUB-CONTRACTOR. SEBASTIAN CONSTRUCTION BOARD - WORKSHOP MEETING - AUGUST 26, 1985 MOTION BYMR. MOLER, SECONDED BY MR. DOMINIX THAT NOTICES BE SENT TO GENERAL CONTRACTORS INVOLVED THAT THEY ARE iN POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF SEBASTIAN ORDINANCES CONCERNING THE USE OF UNLICENSED SUB-CONTRACTORS AND IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEY SHOULD CEASE THAT PRACTICE. CARRIED. THE BOARD SECRETARY ASKED IF THE BOARD STILL WANTED MR. DOLLINS AT THE NEXT MEETING. CHAIRMAN BALLOUGH STATED NOT AT THIS TIME. THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ON THE ELECTRICAL CODE - ROUGH DRAFT. MR. TRIPP REQUESTED A COMPLETE COPY OF THE ELECTRICAL CODE AS IT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. CHAIRMAN BALLOUGH STATE THAT THE TERMS FOR MR. HOFFMAN, MR. RIZIO AND MR. PALMER WOULD EXPIRE THE END OF THIS MONTH. THE BOARD SECRETARY WAS REQUESTED TO GET LETTER OF INTENT AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANTED TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM. CHAIRMAN BALLOUGH SUGGESTED A CHECK LIST BE DEVELOPED FOR THE PEOPLE MAKING APPLICATION FOR LICENSES. THIS WOULD BE PUT ON THE FRONT OF THE FOLDER AND WHEN IT WAS COMPLETED, BRING IT BEFORE THE BOARD. THERE WAS A LENGTHY DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO WHEN PEOPLE ARE BEING LICENSED THE LICENSE, INSURANCE PAPERS, STATE REGISTRATION AND/OR CORPORATION PAPERS ALL READ THE SAME. MR. TRIPP STATED ANYTIME THERE IS A NAME CHANGE ON THE LICENSE THAT IT SHOULD COME BEFORE THE BOARD. MOTION BY MR. TRIPB, SECONDED BY MR. DOMINIX THAT IF THERE IS A CHANGE ON THE LICENSE, YOU MUST MAKE OUT AN APPLICATION AS THOUGH YOU WERE STARTING OVER AND COME BEFORE THE BOARD,PAY THE APPLICATION FEE AND THE LICENSE MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE STATE REGISTRATION. CARRIED. MOTION BY MR. TRIPP, SECONDED BY MR. DOMINIX TO ADJOURN MEETING CARRIED. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:20 P.M.