Minutes for Board of Examiners of Contractors

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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF CONTRACTORS OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, HELD IN THE CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS, 100 NORTH U.S. #1, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, AT 9:00 A.M. ON TUESDAY, September 14, 2021.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

Present:

Holly Theuns; Robert Allen; Brandon Nobile; Don Bergman; James Matula; Reed Sudderth

Absent:

Ralph Fogg; Michael Waldrop; Ryan Collins

Staff Present:

Shaun Coss, Building Dept. Coordinator
Karen Murphy, Executive Assistant

CONSIDERATION OF ABSENCE(S)

Motion was made by Reed Sudderth, seconded by Holly Theuns to excuse the absences of Mr. Fogg, Mr. Collins, and Mr. Waldrop, who indicated ahead of time that they would not be available for the meeting. A voice vote was taken, and the motion passed unanimously.

AYE:: Holly Theuns, Brandon Nobile, Don Bergman, James Matula, Reed Sudderth, Robert Allen

Passed

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Approval of August 10, 2021 Meeting Minutes and Corrected July 13, 2021 Meeting Minutes

The staff present portion of the July 13, 2021 minutes was corrected.

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Motion was made by Reed Sudderth, seconded by Brandon Nobile to approve the minutes of August 10th, and the corrected minutes of the July 13th meetings. (Staff present was corrected for the July 13th meeting.) A voice vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.

AYE:: Holly Theuns, Brandon Nobile, Don Bergman, James Matula, Reed Sudderth, Robert Allen

Passed

CONSENT ITEMS

ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA:

Request of David Baier dba Dave B Concrete LLC to shorten the six-month wait time to reapply for a Certificate of Competency as required in City Ordinance Section 103-133

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Mr. Baier was not present for the meeting. He was previously denied because of required documents not being submitted correctly, or not at all. The Board denied his request, and his application was removed from the agenda. If he would like to reapply, he may do so in six months.

Motion was made by Reed Sudderth, seconded by Holly Theuns to deny the request of David Baier to shorten the wait time of six months to reapply for a Certificate of Competency as required in City Ordinance 103-133. A roll call vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.

AYE:: Holly Theuns, Brandon Nobile, Don Bergman, James Matula, Reed Sudderth, Robert Allen

Passed

APPLICATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY

Applicant Name	Business Name	Classification Type
John Clappi	Iron Horse Painting, Inc.	Painting

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Mr. Clappi submitted a complete application including an updated insurance certificate as required. Staff recommended approval of this application.

Motion was made by Reed Sudderth, seconded by Brandon Nobile to approve the application of John Clappi doing business as Iron Horse Painting, Inc. A roll call vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.

AYE:: Holly Theuns, Brandon Nobile, Don Bergman, James Matula, Reed Sudderth, Robert Allen

Passed

Applicant Name	Business Name	Classification Type
Robert Quinn	Southern Roofing & Repairs	Registered Roofing Contractor

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Mr. Quinn was not present at the meeting to discuss some collection information on his credit report. Although some were medical collections that are not taken into consideration against an applicant, there were others for which an explanation would have been helpful. The Board voted to deny Mr. Quinn's application based on his credit report. To protect the public, a credit report is taken into consideration as part of the application per City Ordinance 103.133(2).

Motion was made by Reed Sudderth, seconded by Brandon Nobile to deny the application of Robert Quinn doing business as Southern Roofing & Repairs. A roll call vote was taken, and the motion passed unanimously.

AYE:: Holly Theuns, Brandon Nobile, Don Bergman, James Matula, Reed Sudderth, Robert Allen

Passed

Applicant Name	Business Name	Classification Type
Mario Russo	Mario Russo Aluminum, Inc.	Aluminum Structure Contractor

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Mr. Russo's financial statement had a different company name, and the assets and liability information did not match as required. There were names of other business owners that appeared on Sunbiz.org however their names were excluded from the credit report. Mr. Coss read an explanation statement submitted via email by Mr. Russo, indicating that those two persons had not worked for the company in 3 months and that Mr. Russo did not appear at the meeting due to Covid-19 concerns. The Board decided to table the application to give Mr. Russo time to resubmit or correct the required documents, and be considered at the next meeting.

Motion was made by Reed Sudderth, seconded by James Matula to table the application of Mr. Russo until the next meeting to allow the applicant enough time to resubmit or make corrections to the required documents. A roll call vote was taken, and the motion passed unanimously.

AYE:: Holly Theuns, Brandon Nobile, Don Bergman, James Matula, Reed Sudderth, Robert Allen

Passed

Applicant Name	Business Name	Classification Type
John Matusik	Florida Atlantic Ironworks	Structural Steel Erection

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Mr. Coss explained that this application also needed information including the owners' percentage of ownership, their years of experience, and that individual credit reports were not submitted as required. The Board decided to conditionally approve the application upon receipt of the required materials.

Motion was made by Reed Sudderth, seconded by Holly Theuns to conditionally approve the application of Mr. Matusik upon receipt of the required materials by City staff. A roll call vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.

AYE:: Holly Theuns, Brandon Nobile, Don Bergman, James Matula, Reed Sudderth, Robert Allen

Passed

STAFF COMMENTS

There was discussion regarding incomplete applications being submitted, and Mr. Coss noted that due to a Sunshine Law issue that arose a few years ago, that all applications needed to come before the Board as submitted. This includes Certificate of Competency applications, even though they are forwarded to the Building Department as incomplete. The Board indicated that Mr. Coss was doing a good job and expressed their appreciation.

BOARD COMMENTS

10.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further discussion, Chairman Bergman adjourned the meeting at 9:30 AM.