FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION
FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE WORKGROUP
April
6, 2010—Meeting VII
Hilton University of Florida
1714 SW 34th Street—Gainesville, Florida
32607—1.352.371.3600
Meeting Objectives
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To Approve
Regular Procedural Topics (Agenda and Summary Report)
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To Review Final
Draft of Proposed Integration of Florida Specific Requirements
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To Discuss
and Decide on any Outstanding Issues Regarding Draft of Proposed Integration of
Florida Specific Requirements into
SAD
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To Adopt Florida
Specific Requirement Integration Recommendations for Submittal to Commission
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To Consider
Public Comment
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To Identify
Needed Next Steps and Agenda Items for Next Meeting
All
Agenda Times—Including Public Comment and Adjournment—Are Subject to Change
Meeting Agenda—Tuesday, April 6, 2010
1:00* Welcome
and Opening
Agenda Review and Approval
Approval of February 1, 2010
Facilitator’s Summary Report
Review
and Discussion of Issues Regarding Final Draft Integration of Florida Specific
Requirements
into SAD
General Public Comment
Adoption of Recommendations for
Integration of FL Specific Requirements into SAD
Review of Workgroup Delivery
and Meeting Schedule
Next Steps: Agenda
Items, Needed Information, Assignments, Date and Location
Adjourn
Contact Information and Project Webpage
Jeff Blair: jblair@fsu.edu ; http://consensus.fsu.edu/FBC/accessibility-code.html
*Meeting will start at 1:00 PM or upon
completion of Accessibility Advisory Council meeting.
Florida Accessibility Code Workgroup
Scott Cannard, Donald
Dawkins, Bemmie Eustace, Kiko Franco, Skip Gregory, Jeff Gross,
Jon Hamrick, Jack
Humburg, Diana Ibarra, Julia Kates, J.W. Longman, Chris Masal, Sharon Mignardi,
John O'Conner, Barbara
Page, Catherine Powell, Ben Ritter, Larry Schneider, Jim Schock, Shelly Siegal,
Julie Shaw, Randy Vann, and Phillip Wisely.
Meeting Schedule for 2009 and 2010:
February 2, April 6,
August 10, October 12, December 7, 2009; February 1, April 6, 2010
OVERVIEW
AND PROJECT SCOPE
The scope of the Workgroup is to develop
recommendations for amending the Florida Accessibility Code for Building
Construction once the US Department of Justice completes its adoption of the
next generation of the ADA Accessibility Standards. The task is to integrate
the relevant Florida standards in ss. 553.501-553.513, F.S., into the 2004
ADAAG as adopted by 28 CFR 36 (prospective). Although DOJ's process is not
complete, the Workgroup will begin with the 2004 ADAAG and modify the new draft
FACBC to reflect DOJ's amendments when those are available.
The process for developing the new
Accessibility Code will be divided into major tasks as follows:
Task 1:
Integration of Florida standards located in the
current Florida Accessibility Code into sections of the 2004 ADAAG that have a
one for one parallel section.
Task 2:
Deciding what to do with Florida standards that
are in sections/subsections of 1994 SAD that do not have a one for one parallel
section in the 2004 ADAAG.
Task 3:
Integration of Florida standards into new
sections in the 2004 ADAAG that have no parallel in the Florida Accessibility
Code (e.g., recreational facilities).
Task 4:
Revising the draft Florida Accessibility Code
based on the 2004 ADAAG for changes made by DOJ in its rule making.
Workgroup Adopted Project Strategy Consistent with Project Scope
The Workgroup voted
unanimously, 18 - 0 in favor, to integrate all current Florida Specific
requirements into the Proposed DOJ SAD (Standards for Accessible Design), June
2008, and concurrently identify issues that should be discussed for possible
recommendations regarding Florida Specific requirements and ancillary topics,
to be forwarded to the Legislature.
Project Documents
DOJ SAD, June 2008,
“Proposed ADA Standards for Accessible Design”.
FACBC 2009, “Florida
Accessibility Code for Building Construction”.
ACCESSIBILITY CODE WORKGROUP PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES
PARTICIPANTS’ ROLE
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The Workgroup
process is an opportunity to explore possibilities. Offering or exploring an
idea does not necessarily imply support for it.
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Listen to
understand. Seek a shared understanding even if you don’t agree.
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Be focused
and concise—balance participation & minimize repetition. Share the airtime.
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Look to the
facilitator(s) to be recognized. Please raise your hand to speak.
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Speak one
person at a time. Please don’t interrupt each other.
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Focus on
issues, not personalities. Avoid stereotyping or personal attacks.
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To the extent
possible, offer options to address other’s concerns, as well as your own.
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Participate
fully in discussions, and complete meeting assignments as requested.
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Serve as an
accessible liaison, and represent and communicate with member’s constituent
group(s).
FACILITATORS’ ROLE (FCRC Consensus Center @ FSU)
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Design and
facilitate a participatory workgroup process.
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Assist the
Workgroup to build consensus on a package of recommendations for delivery to
the Florida Building Commission.
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Provide
process design and procedural recommendations to staff and the Workgroup.
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Assist
participants to stay focused and on task.
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Assure that
participants follow ground rules.
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Prepare and
post agenda packets, worksheets and meeting summary reports.
GUIDELINES FOR BRAINSTORMING
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Speak when
recognized by the Facilitator(s).
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Offer one
idea per person without explanation.
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No comments,
criticism, or discussion of other's ideas.
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Listen
respectively to other's ideas and opinions.
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Seek
understanding and not agreement at this point in the discussion.
THE NAME STACKING PROCESS
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Determines
the speaking order.
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Participant
raises hand to speak. Facilitator(s) will call on participants in turn.
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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,
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:
WORKGROUP’S
CONSENSUS PROCESS
The Workgroup will seek
to develop a package of consensus-based recommendations for submittal to the
Florida Building Commission. General
consensus is a participatory process whereby, on matters of substance, the
members strive for agreements which all of the members can accept, support,
live with or agree not to oppose. In instances where, after vigorously
exploring possible ways to enhance the members’ support for the final decision
on a recommendation, and the Workgroup finds that 100% acceptance or support is
not achievable, final decisions will require at least 75% favorable vote of all
members present and voting. This
super majority decision rule underscores the importance of actively developing
consensus throughout the process on substantive issues with the participation
of all members and which all can live with.
In instances where the Workgroup finds that even 75% acceptance or
support is not achievable, publication of recommendations will include
documentation of the differences and the options that were considered for which
there is more than 50% support from the Workgroup.
The Workgroup will
develop its recommendations using consensus-building techniques with the
assistance of the facilitator.
Techniques such as brainstorming, ranking and prioritizing approaches
will be utilized. Where differences
exist that prevent the Workgroup from reaching a final consensus decision (i.e.
with support of at least 75% of the members) on a recommendation, the Workgroup
will outline the differences in its documentation.
The Workgroup’s consensus
process will be conducted as an open process consistent with applicable
law. Workgroup members, staff, and
facilitator will be the only participants seated at the table. Only Workgroup
members may participate in discussions and vote on proposals and recommendations.
The facilitator, or a Workgroup member through the facilitator, may request
specific clarification from a member of the public in order to assist the
Workgroup in understanding an issue. Observers/members of the
public are welcome to speak during the public comment period provided at each meeting,
and all comments submitted on the public comment forms provided in the agenda
packets will be included in the facilitator’ summary reports.
Facilitator will work
with staff and Workgroup members to design agendas and worksheets that will be
both efficient and effective. The staff
will help the Workgroup with information and meeting logistics.
To enhance the
possibility of constructive discussions as members educate themselves on the
issues and engage in consensus-building, members agree to refrain from public
statements that may prejudge the outcome of the Workgroup’s consensus
process. In discussing the Workgroup
process with the media, members agree to be careful to present only their own
views and not the views or statements of other participants. In addition, in
order to provide balance to the Workgroup process, members agree to represent
and consult with their stakeholder interest groups.