FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION
WIND MITIGATION WORKGROUP
Embassy
Suites Hotel; 3705
Spectrum Blvd, Tampa, Florida 33612; 813-977-7066
ü To Approve Regular Procedural Topics (Agenda)
ü To Hear an Overview of the Wind Mitigation Workgroup’s Scope and Charge
ü To Review Workgroup Procedures, Guidelines, and Decision-Making Requirements
ü To Review Rule 9B-3.0475—Wind Mitigation Retrofits Rule
ü To Review Public Comments Received on the Rule
ü To Identify Issues and Options Regarding Provisions of Wind Mitigation Retrofits Rule
ü
To Discuss and Evaluate Level of Acceptability
of Proposed Options
ü To Consider Public Comment
ü To Identify Needed Next Steps and Agenda Items for Next Meeting
All Agenda Times—Including Public Comment
and Adjournment—Are Subject to Change
1:00 Welcome and Opening
Agenda
Review and Approval
Discussion on Wind Mitigation Retrofits provisions for 2007
Florida Building
Code
2:30 Break
2:45 Discussion on Roof Gravel Criteria for
2007 Florida Building Code
3:20 General Public Comment
3:40 Review
of Wind Mitigation Workgroup Delivery and Meeting Schedule
3:50 Next Steps and Agenda Items for Next
Meeting
Next meeting agenda items, needed
information/presentations, location, and date
4:30 Adjourn
Contact Information: Jeff Blair; 850.644.6320; jblair@mailer.fsu.edu; http://consenus.fsu.edu
Wind
Mitigation Workgroup Members
Representation Member
Commission/Roofing Chris
Schulte
FRSA/Roofing Billy
Cone
FRSA/Roofing Jim
Carducci
Insurance Tim
Reinhold
Insurance Eric
Stafford
FHBA Richard
Reynolds
Building
Officials Bill
Dumbaugh
Building Officials Jim
Schock
Meeting Schedule
Meeting II TBD
Meeting III TBD
Overview (Wind Mitigation Retrofits—Rule 9B-3.0475)
At the June 2007
meeting the Commission conducted a rule development workshop on wind mitigation
retrofits in order to implement the 2007 legislative direction regarding
developing mitigation techniques for the retrofit of existing site-built
residential buildings. In addition, at the request of stakeholders the
Commission conducted a facilitated workshop in Tampa on August 8, 2007 and
participants provided recommendations for the Commission’s consideration
regarding the legislative directive. At the August 2007 meeting the Commission
conducted a rule adoption hearing and voted to adopt the first edition of
prescriptive techniques for required hurricane mitigation retrofit of homes by
deck nailing, secondary water barriers installation, and roof to wall
connections enhancement when a roof is replaced and voluntary gable end bracing
in time for the Legislature’s mandated
implementation date of October 1, 2007. The Commission also voted to
support the Florida Roofing and Sheet Metal Association’s request that the
Legislature delay implementation of the mitigation requirements. The
Commission recommended that the Florida Legislature delay the implementation
date to October 1, 2008 allowing adoption of the rule through the Commission’s
Glitch Amendments to the 2007 Florida Building Code process. The reason(s) for
the recommended delay included the issues identified by stakeholders during the
rule adoption hearing (i.e., licensure issues, permitting issues, liability
issues, inspection and enforcement issues, structural efficacy issues regarding
the roof-to-wall requirements, and the need to conduct a comprehensive review
and development of recommendations working with all interested stakeholders). In order to comply with the 2007 Legislature’s direction
for an October 1, 2007 implementation date, at the August 2007 Commission meeting the Commission adopted Rule
9B-3.0475, Wind Mitigation retrofits. However, during the rule development
process the public identified numerous concerns with some of the Rule’s
requirement including the roof to wall connection provisions, and as a result
the Commission acknowledged that
the current draft needs enhancements and the Commission committed to working
with stakeholders during the Glitch Code process to consider enhancements to
the Rule. As a result Chairman Rodriguez
appointed a Wind Mitigation Workgroup to develop recommendations to the
Commission on the wind mitigation provisions for implementation during the
glitch code amendment process.
WIND MITIGATION WORKGROUP PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES
PARTICIPANTS’ ROLE
ü The Workgroup process is an opportunity to explore possibilities. Offering or exploring an idea does not necessarily imply support for it.
ü Listen to understand. Seek a shared understanding even if you don’t agree.
ü Be focused and concise—balance participation & minimize repetition. Share the airtime.
ü Look to the facilitator(s) to be recognized. Please raise your hand to speak.
ü Speak one person at a time. Please don’t interrupt each other.
ü Focus on issues, not personalities. Avoid stereotyping or personal attacks.
ü To the extent possible, offer options to address other’s concerns, as well as your own.
ü Represent and communicate with member’s constituent group(s).
FACILITATORS’ ROLE
ü Design and facilitate a participatory task force process.
ü Assist participants to stay focused and on task.
ü Assure that participants follow ground rules.
ü Prepare agenda packets and provide meeting summary reports.
GUIDELINES FOR BRAINSTORMING
ü Speak when recognized by the Facilitator(s).
ü Offer one idea per person without explanation.
ü No comments, criticism, or discussion of other's ideas.
ü Listen respectively to other's ideas and opinions.
ü Seek understanding and not agreement at this point in the discussion.
THE NAME STACKING PROCESS
ü Determines the speaking order.
ü Participants raises hand to speak. Facilitator(s) will call on participants in turn.
ü Facilitator(s) may interrupt the stack (change the speaking order) in order to promote discussion on a specific issue or, to balance participation and allow those who have not spoken on a issue an opportunity to do so before others on the list who have already spoken on the issue.
During the meetings, members will be asked to develop and rank options, and following
discussions and refinements, may be asked to do additional rankings of the options if requested by members and staff. Please be prepared to offer specific refinements or changes to address your reservations The following scale will be utilized for the ranking exercises: