AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION CONTRACTORS
ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
Meeting of October 25, 2016
North Campus Building, 1st Floor Public Meeting Room, Suite 125E
1106 Clayton Lane - Austin, Texas
Summary of Minutes
Presiding Officer David Logan called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m.
Board Members present were David Logan, Dolores Compean, Mark Wood, Trebor Brown, David Morris, and David Yelovich. Absent members were Neal Baker, Patrick Kiley, and Michael D. Rosenberg. A roll call verified that a quorum was present.
Presiding Officer David Logan moved to agenda item C., Training for Board Members. Doug Jennings, Assistant General Counsel, provided the members training regarding the Open Meetings Act, Public Information Act, and Administrative Procedure Act.
Presiding Officer David Logan moved to agenda item D., Approval of Minutes of September 8, 2015. Board Member Mark Wood, seconded by Dave Yelovich, made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. The motion passed unanimously.
Presiding Officer David Logan moved to agenda item E., Public Comment. Public comments were received from Mr. Terry Morris, Contractor with Greenstar Mechanical; Mr. John Mata, Regional Manager with IAPMO; and Mr. Richard Morgan, Energy Codes Manager with South-Central Partnership for Energy.
Presiding Officer David Logan moved to agenda item F., Staff Reports. George Ferrie, Director of TDLR’s Compliance Division, presented the Executive Office Report and gave an overview of TDLR’s Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2017-2021, as well as TDLR’s 2018-2019 legislative appropriations request, and provided details regarding personnel changes, agency reorganization, and recent developments. John Lain, Program Specialist with the Compliance Division, reported on recent inspection activities, speaking engagements and training including outreach presentations, examination review team activities, and recent developments. Lorraine Sroufe, Program Specialist with the Education and Examination Division, reported on educational review committee and personnel updates, presented a division chart, discussed examination and continuing education statistics, and answered questions from the Board. Trevor Theilen, a prosecutor with the Enforcement Division, reported on outreach efforts, case highlights, sting operations, statistics, and recent developments, and answered questions from the Board. Lisa Houdek, Program Supervisor with the Licensing Division, reported on licensing statistics, new and renewal licenses, and military review, and answered questions from the Board.
Presiding Officer David Logan called for a break at 10:11 a.m. and reconvened the meeting at 10:25 a.m.
Presiding Officer David Logan moved to agenda item G., Discussion and possible recommendation regarding proposed rule amendments to 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 75, §§75.10, 75.25, 75.30, 75.70, and 75.110, to add definitions, clarify license exemptions, require verification of on-the-job experience, and update outdated portions of rules. Doug Jennings, Assistant General Counsel, presented the proposed rules and answered questions from the board.
Board Member Trebor Brown, seconded by David Morris, made a motion to recommend publication of the proposed rule changes to the Texas Register. The motion passed unanimously.
Presiding Officer David Logan moved to agenda item H., Discussion regarding adoption of the 2015 versions of the Uniform Mechanical Code, International Mechanical Code, International Fuel Gas Code, and International Residential Code, with a suggested effective date of September 1, 2017.
Presiding Officer David Logan appointed the following board members to the Various 2015 Codes workgroup: Trebor Brown, Michael Rosenberg, and David Morris.
Presiding Officer David Logan moved to agenda item I., Discussion regarding the State Energy Conservation Office’s adoption of the statewide energy codes and possible appointment of a workgroup to review impact and authority.
Presiding Officer, David Logan appointed the following board members to the SECO workgroup: Dave Yelovich, Trebor Brown, and Dolores Compean.
Presiding Officer David Logan moved to agenda item J., Recommendations for agenda items for next Board meeting. No recommendations were made.
Presiding Officer David Logan moved to agenda item K., Discussion of date, time and location of next Board meeting. The next meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.
Presiding Officer David Logan moved to agenda item L., Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m.
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David Logan, Presiding Officer
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors Advisory Board
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