FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION

LEGISLATIVE TELECONFERENCE MEETING

April 28, 2014

10:00 AM

 

COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:

 

Steven Bassett                                                                        Robert Hamberger

Bob Boyer                                                                   Darrell Phillips

Oscar Calleja                                                               Bradley Schiffer

David Compton                                                          Frederick Schilling, Jr.

Nanette (Nan) Dean                                                    Jim Schock

Kevin Flanagan                                                           Jeff Stone

David Gilson                                                              

Jeffery Gross                                                  

 

COMMISSIONERS NOT PRESENT:

 

Chairman Browdy                                                      Brian Langille

Hamid Bahadori                                                         Beth Meyer

James Batts                                                                 Drew Smith

Don Brown                                                                 Brian Swope

Jay Carlson                                                                  Tim Tolbert

Charles Frank

 

OTHERS PRESENT:

.

Ila Jones                                                                      Jim Richmond

Mo Madani                                                                 April Hammonds

Chris Burgwald                                                           Jim Hammers

 

 

WELCOME:

 

Jim Richmond opened the meeting at 10:05 am, EST, Monday, April 28, 2014.  Roll was called and a quorum was not determined.

 

Jim stated the meeting was noticed and the reminder was sent on Friday.  He then called roll.  At first reading there were nine members on the call which was not a quorum.  The meeting was delayed for a few minutes to gain a quorum.

 

Jim started the meeting at approximately 10:15 am without a quorum.  Jim stated there were be no review and approval of the agenda and this will be informational only call.

 

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Legislative Update:

 

Jim stated there have been several developments since the last call.  He stated the biggest development is procedural in terms of the legislation.  He said there have been a couple of issues that popped out late and created a separation of the issues.  Jim advised that currently in the Senate most of the issues of which we have discussed and a few we have not, have been amended onto Senate Bill 1044, that was the Bill adding an additional representing Commissioner from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services representing the energy office.  The Senate Bill that had been moving on these topics was SB 1106 and was stalled out in the Appropriations Committee and was never heard and is not ready for floor action and did not make it through the last committee stop, so it will not even be considered on the floor of either chamber.  He stated on the House side, amendments were proposed to the companion for SB 1044Agricultural Bill, 7147 however, they were withdrawn on the last amendment, leaving that Bill relating only relating to Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.  Jim said the House has passed that bill out and sent it to the Senate for consideration.  He advised that the House is taking up HB 593 today, which contains many of the provisions that have been previously discussed; this is on third reading today and could be sent to the Senate this afternoon.  He said unfortunately without 1106 up, it would probably be difficult to take this bill up in the Senate unless an additional vehicle is found somehow.  Jim said likewise the two bills on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services do not currently match up, so may well be in difficulty in getting anything out of the Legislature this year based on the fact that things have gone in different directions, which is the primary procedural issue.

 

Commission Schock asked if this includes ADA interpretations and the primary bill.

 

Jim stated yes this is primary.  He advised that he will go through all of the provisions and how they developed and the new provisions.  He said the primary is tangled within itself.

 

Jim asked if additional Commissioners joined the call.  There were additional members that joined thus forming a quorum of 13 members.

 

Jim asked for a motion to approve the agenda.  A motion was entered to approve the agenda by Commission Boyer, second was entered by Commissioner Hamberger, the motion passed unanimously.

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Legislative Update:

 

Jim completed a recap of the procedural issues for the Commissioner that had just joined the call.

 

 

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Adjournment: 

Chairman Browdy requested motion for adjournment.  Commissioner Boyer entered motion to adjourn; the motion was seconded by Commissioner Compton.  The motion passed unanimously and the meeting adjourned at approximately 10:45 am.