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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Electrical Advisory Board - 09/22/2011 I , Minutes of Regular Meeting EWE• Electrical Advisory Board FEB 2 4 207 Thursday,September 22,2011 Z Time:3:00 p.m. Sajejwys /�r,, 2406 Leopard 4* Corpus Christi,Texas '"Ntrt Development Services 3ru Floor,Fire Department Training Room I. Call to Order lino Vasquez called the meeting to order at 3:07 pm. II. Roll Call Board members present Billy Ashcroft, Steven Deases, Don Fretwell,Jesse Gatewood, Jared Merdes, Bhaskar Patel,Michael Riley,and Tino Vasquez Board members absent: David Schury and William K. Pitchford Staff present: David Lewis, Deborah Brown, Brian Narvaez, and Russ Arney Ill. Address Absences from January 27,2011,Regular Meeting(Correction:July 28 meeting was cancelled) Mr. Gatewood made a motion to excuse absences from the January 11.2011;motion was seconded by Mr. Pretwell. The motion carried 8-0. IV. Approval of Minutes: December 16,2010,Special Meeting January 27,2011,Regular Meeting Mr. Vasquez made rt motion to approve the minutes of the December 16, 2010, meeting; the motion was seconded by Mr. Bhaskar Patel. The motion carried 8-0. Mr.Vasquez made a motion to approve the minutes of the January 11. 2011, regular meeting with noted correction to roll call (reflecting Jared Mercies present at said meeting); the motion was seconded by Jesse Gatewood. The motion carried 8-0. V. Review, Discuss, and Act on Proposed Amendments to the National Fire Protection Association's National Electrical Code,2008 Review and Discuss Proposed Amendments to the international Codes Council 2009 International Codes After review, discussion and careful consideration of the proposed amendments to the National Fire Protection Association's Electrical Code, 2008, hoard members recommended to City staff to incorporate the existing amendments found in the Administrative provision of Chapter 14,Technical Construction Codes. Mr. Merdes made a motion for said recommendation; the motion was seconded by Mr. Gatewood. The motion carried 8-0. VI. Review,Discuss, and Act on the Recommendation to Submit to City Council Proposed Amendments to the National Fire Protection Association's National Electrical Code,2008 Mr. Jared Mertes made a motion to submit a recommendation to City Council on proposed amendments reflecting the incorporation of the electrical code amendments currently found in the Administative provision of Chapter 14, Technical Construction Codes. The motion was seconded by Mr. Bhaskar Patel. The motion carried 8-0. SCANNED Minutes of Regular Meeting Electrical Advisory Board Thursday,September 22,2011 Page 2 VII. Review, Discuss, and Act on the Recommendation to Submit to City Council Adoption of the National Fire Protection Association's National Electrical Code,2008 Mr. Ashcroft made a motion to submit a recommendation. to City Council for the adoption of the National Fire Protection Association's National Electrical Code, 2008; the motion was seconded by Mr. Vasquez, The motion carried 8-0. VIII. Present and Discuss the Green Building Codes in Alignment with the City's Bold Future Initiative Russ Arney presented the Going Green with the International Residential Code and the 2009 I-Codes and Green Building books to hoard members. He informed the board that the City of Corpus Christi would like to move in the direction of incorporating the codes into the technical construction codes as part of the Bold Future Initiative. He asked board members to review the codes provided and be prepared to discuss in a future meeting. IX. Building Official's Report A. Department Updates B. Staffing Mr. Army reported that the Department has taken note from internal reports that the permits are holding steady. He added that the Department is currently reorganizing stiff. X. Public Comments Board members may not deliberate or make a decision on any matter presented at this time. The Open Meetings Act limits Board response to only two options: 1) a statement of specific factual information given in response to an inquiry; or 2) a recitation of existing policy in response to the inquiry. Any deliberation of or decision about the subject shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on the agenda for a subsequent meeting. Mr. Ashcroft commented on a weekend event in which efficiency toilets were distributed. He highlighted that the event was very well organized. XI. Identify items to be placed on next agenda The topic identified for a future meeting is the green building codes. X11. Adjourn The meeting was adjourned at 4:05 p.m. / Presiding • icer