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, August 8, 2023.

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

Present:

Don Bergman; James Matula; Michael Waldrop; Ryan Collins; Brandon Nobile; Tina Peterson; Stephen Lyons

Absent:

Reed Sudderth; Robert Allen

Staff Present:

Shaun Coss, Assistant Director of Building
Karen Murphy, Executive Assistant

CONSIDERATION OF ABSENCE(S)

Motion was made by Ryan Collins, seconded by Brandon Nobile to excuse the absences of Mr. Allen and Mr. Sudderth, who were unable to attend the meeting today. A voice vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.

AYE:: Brandon Nobile, Don Bergman, James Matula, Michael Waldrop, Ryan Collins, Stephen Lyons, Tina Peterson

Passed

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Approval of June 13, 2023 Meeting Minutes

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Motion was made by Michael Waldrop, seconded by James Matula to approve the minutes as presented. A voice vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.

AYE:: Brandon Nobile, Don Bergman, James Matula, Michael Waldrop, Ryan Collins, Stephen Lyons, Tina Peterson

Passed

PUBLIC COMMENTS

APPLICATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY

Applicant Name	Business Name	Classification Type
Joseph S. McFarlane	Tradition Fence Co., LLC	Fence Contractor

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Chairman Bergman asked if staff had any comments on this application. Mr. Coss said that staff recommends approval. The chairman asked if there were any comments from the Board, as there were none he asked if there was a motion.

Motion was made by Ryan Collins, seconded by James Matula to approve the application of Mr. McFarlane dba Tradition Fence, LLC. A roll call vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.

AYE:: Brandon Nobile, Don Bergman, James Matula, Michael Waldrop, Ryan Collins, Stephen Lyons, Tina Peterson

Passed

Applicant Name	Business Name	Classification Type
Daniel Diodato	All Fathers Plumbing, Inc.	Registered Plumbing Contractor

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Chairman Bergman asked if staff had any comments regarding this application, Mr. Coss said there were certain deficiencies with the application, such as the Letter of Reciprocity was from 2010, and the Financial Statement did not compute correctly. Mr. Diodato was present for the meeting and indicated that he was not using his license due to medical and other issues and it caused his license to lapse. He indicated that he was unable to get a new Letter of Reciprocity from another jurisdiction as they no longer tested. He said he wasn't able to take a State test at this time.

The Board suggested that he try to work with Port St. Lucie on obtaining a new Letter of Reciprocity then he would be able to reapply. Until that time they were unable to approve his application. Mr. Diodato thanked the Board and then left the meeting.

Motion was made by Brandon Nobile, seconded by Stephen Lyons to deny the application of Mr. Diodato dba All Fathers Plumbing, Inc. A roll call vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.

AYE:: Brandon Nobile, Don Bergman, James Matula, Michael Waldrop, Ryan Collins, Stephen Lyons, Tina Peterson

Passed

STAFF COMMENTS

BOARD COMMENTS

10.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further discussion, Chairman Bergman adjourned the meeting at 9:45 AM.