Florida Building Commission

Swimming Pool Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

Concurrently With the Electrical TAC

October 14, 2015—Meeting II

Plaza Historic Beach Resort and Spa

600 North Atlantic Boulevard—Daytona Beach, Florida 33706

 

 

 

 

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Meeting Objectives

Ø To Approve Regular Procedural Topics (Agenda and Meeting Summary Report)

Ø To Discuss and Approve Phase I Recommendations (Low Voltage Lighting in Residential Pools for New Construction)

Ø To Discuss Phase II Topics (Bonding, Grounding, Retrofitting of Existing Pools, and Education)

Ø To Adopt Consensus Recommendations for Submittal to the Commission

Ø To Consider Public Comment

ü To Identify Needed Next Steps: Information, Assignments, and Agenda Items for Next Meeting

 

Meeting Agenda—Wednesday, October 14, 2015

All Agenda Times—Including Adjournment—Are Approximate and Subject to Change

10:00 AM

A.)

Welcome and Introductions

 

B.)

Agenda Review and Approval (October 14, 2015)

 

C.)

Review and Approval of Facilitator’s Summary Report (September 28, 2015)

 

D.)

Identification, Discussion, and Acceptability Ranking of Phase I Options

Requirement for Low Voltage Lighting in Residential Pools for New Construction

·      Identification, Discussion and Acceptability Ranking of Options In Turn

(Holland Letter) ( HB915) (NFPA Article ) (Ordinance 14-95 )
( Public Swimming Pool ) ( Residential )
(Pool Data) (Trotta Comment ) ( EC&M Article )( Video Presentation )

 

E.)

Adoption of Phase I Consensus Recommendations for Submittal to the Commission

12:00 PM

Lunch

 1:00 PM

F.

Discussion and Evaluation of Phase II Topics in Turn

Identification of Issues and Options, and Acceptability Ranking of Options in Turn

·      Bonding

·      Grounding

·      Retrofitting of Existing Swimming Pools

·      Education of Contractors and Consumers

 3:00 PM

Break

 3:15 PM

F.

Discussion and Evaluation of Phase II Topics in Turn Continued

 

G.)

Adoption of Any Phase II Consensus Recommendations for Submittal to the Commission

 

H.)

General Public Comment

 

I.)

Next Steps: Agenda Items, Needed Information, Assignments, Date and Location If Needed

~5:00 PM

J.)

Adjourn

Contact Information

Staff Contacts:

Chip Sellers, Government Operations Consultant, chip.sellers@myfloridalicense.com, (850) 717-1827

Mo Madani, Manager, Mo.Madani@myfloridalicense.com, (850) 717-1825

Facilitator: Jeff Blair; jblair@fsu.edu; (850) 644-6320

 

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Meeting Dates and Locations—2015

I.

September 28, 2015

Tallahassee and Teleconference

II.

October 14, 2015

Daytona Beach

III.

If Needed, TBD

If Needed, TBD

 

Swimming Pool TAC Members

James Batts (chair)

Tom Allen

Jordan Clarkson

Bill Dumbaugh

Kevin Flanagan

John O’Conner

Mark Pabst

Gordon Shepardson

Bob Vincent

John Wahler

Corky Williams

 


 

Project Overview

The 2015 Florida Legislature identified the need to evaluate the electrical aspects of swimming pool safety focusing on minimizing electrocution risks linked to swimming pools. In response, the Florida Building Commission approved a research project (technical enrichment) for a Swimming Pool Electrocution Prevention Study. In order to implement the project the Commission convened a process to develop recommendations for pool safety focused on the prevention of electrocution in swimming pools. The Commission determined that the project would be evaluated and recommendations developed by convening concurrent meetings of the Commission’s Swimming Pool Technical Advisory Committee and Electrical Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). The objective of the project is to evaluate key topical issues, and as appropriate develop code amendment proposals designed to minimize electrocution risks linked to swimming pools.

 

 

Project Scope

The scope of the Swimming Pool Safety Project is as follows:

The Swimming Pool TAC and the Electrical TAC voted unanimously to approve the project scoping statement as follows: The initial Phase I scope of the project is to review and agree on whether to recommend a proposed code amendment that would require low voltage lighting in residential swimming pools for new construction. Once the Swimming Pool TAC and Electrical TAC conclude their evaluation of low voltage lighting they will evaluate additional project relevant topics in Phase II of the project: specifically bonding, grounding, retrofitting of existing pools, and education.

 

 

Process for Evaluating Key Topical Issues

During the meetings, TAC members may be asked to develop and rank options, and following discussions and refinements, may be asked to do a second ranking of the options as refined. Please be prepared to offer specific refinements or changes to address your reservations. In general, 4s and 3s are in favor of an action and 2s and 1s are opposed. Once rated, options with a 75% or greater number of 4s and 3s in proportion to 2s and 1s shall be considered consensus recommendations. The following scale will be utilized for acceptability ranking exercises:

Acceptability

Ranking Scale

4= acceptable,

I agree

3= acceptable, I agree with minor reservations

2= not acceptable, I don’t agree unless major reservations addressed

1= not acceptable

 



Phase I

Low Voltage Lighting in Residential Swimming Pools for New Construction

 

Identification and Acceptability Ranking of Options

 

 

Phase II

Bonding; Grounding; Retrofitting of Existing Pools; Education

 

Identification of Key Issues

 

Identification and Acceptability Ranking of Options by Topic In Turn

TAC Procedural Guidelines

 

Participants’ Role

ü  The 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 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. “Using insult instead of argument is the sign of a small mind.”

ü  Avoid stereotyping or personal attacks. “Mud thrown is ground lost.”

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).

ü  Refrain from using electronic devices during the meetings; Keep electronic devices turned off or silent.

 

Facilitators’ Role (Jeff A. Blair—FCRC Consensus Center at FSU)

ü  Design and facilitate a participatory TAC meeting 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  Participant 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 an issue an opportunity to do so before others on the list who have already spoken on the issue.

 

Acceptability Ranking Scale

During the meetings, TAC 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:

 

Acceptability

Ranking

Scale

4= acceptable,  I agree

3= acceptable, I agree with minor reservations

2= not acceptable, I don’t agree unless major reservations addressed

1= not acceptable