Florida Building Commission

Product Approval/Manufactured Buildings

Program Oversight Committee (POC)

 

Minutes

September 29, 2011

2:30 P.M.

Teleconference

2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Room 250L

Tallahassee, FL 32399

 

Product Approval Program Oversight Committee members present:  Ed Carson, Chair, Herminio Gonzalez, Chris Schulte, Jeffrey Stone, John Scherer, Tim Tolbert, and Nicholas Nicholson

DCA and Commission Staff attending included:  Ila Jones, Mo Madani, Suzanne Davis, Jeff Blair, Leslie Anderson-Adams and Ted Berman. 

 

1.                The Meeting was called to order at 2:30 P.M. by Chairman, Ed Carson. The agenda was approved as read.  The July 2011 Minutes was approved.

 

2.                Product Approval Program issues

 

A.    Staff presented the Product Approval Entities and Statistics Report (9/12/2011).

 

B.     Product Approval Administrator’s Survey – staff reported that there were two responses; Excellent and Fair.

 

C.    Report on Common Validator Mistakes – Staff reported that several conference calls have taken place with positive results.  The validators are paying more attention to detail.  Staff will continue to hold conference calls with the validators and report back to the POC as necessary.

 

D.    Product Approval Enhancements/Statute – Staff reported that work started about three weeks ago on the Entities portion of the module.  As work progresses, staff will update the POC and provide an overview of the progress of the project.

 

3.                Discussion Items:

 

A. Report on the manufactured (Modular) Buildings Program – Ila Jones provided an overview of the 2011-2012 Fiscal Year budget and expenditures.  Discussion among the POC and staff related to the expectations over the next fiscal year.  Ila provided clarification on the breakdown by percentages.  The report was accepted by the POC.   

 

B.   Florida Board of Engineers Report Related to FL14239 – Staff presented the report from the Florida Board of Engineers regarding product number FL14239, BMP International. Mo provided an overview of the report and also introduced Leslie Anderson-Adams as the new legal counsel for the POC.  The manufacturer, Ben Meng, provided an overview of where the application is today and what their plans were for solving the problem.  The intention is to revise this application and submit new drawings and reports.  Comments were provided by Mr. Ray Manucey, regarding the anchorage.  The POC made a motion and seconded to give the manufacture an opportunity to revise the current approval “FL 14239” by next POC meeting, the December 2011 meeting.

 

C.  Spacer on Insulted Dry Glazed Detail Report – Ted Berman reported on those manufacturers that have not responded to the inquiries.  The POC made a motion and seconded for Ted to try and contact the six manufacturers directly via certified letter and provide them with a 60-day deadline.  Once that deadline has passed, the POC will take action to recommend revocation.

 

D.  Fans on Ridge Within HVHZ Report – Ted reported that out of the 14 applications reviewed, there are two that were brought before the POC for a decision.  A motion was made and seconded to send a certified letter to the manufacturers of FL12316 and FL12339-R1 informing them that they have 60 days to address the issue.  The POC requested that Ted report back to them at December 2011 meeting.

 

E.  Recommendations for Revocation – Staff recommended FL12427, Parex USA, Inc. and FL14171, Norse, Inc. for revocation due to the fact that they fall outside the scope of Rule 9N-3.  A motion was made and seconded by the POC to begin the revocation process on these two applications.

 

4.         Ted Berman & Associates Report – Products and entities were reviewed and approved.

Recommendations were provided.   DCA approved products were made available on the agenda as required by rule and no comment was raised at the meeting regarding those products.

 

 

5.         Adjourn – Meeting adjourned at 3:51 P.M.


Actions Needed by the Commission:

 

 

  1. Ted Berman and Associates report – Products and entities were reviewed and approved. Recommendations were provided.

 

    1. POC Action:  The Committee recommends that legal staff proceed with the process of revocation for product applications FL12427, Parex USA, Inc. and FL14171, Norse, Inc.

 

    1. POC Action:  The Committee recommends the products and entities listed in the Administrator’s report be approved, deferred, conditionally approved or denied as per voted on by the Committee.