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Minutes for Board of Examiners of Contractors

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, OCTOBER 10, 2017.
 
1.
CALL TO ORDER
 
2.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
 
3.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Holly Theuns; Ralph Fogg; Don Bergman; James Matula; Kenneth Waters; Marvin Grimsley; Reed Sudderth; Robert Scott Bruhn
Absent:
John Langel
Staff Present:
  • Iola Mosley, Assistant City Attorney
  • Paul Thomas, Building Official
  • Shaun Coss, Coordinator
  • Karen Murphy, Executive Assistant
 
4.
CONSIDERATION OF ABSENCE(S)

Mr. Langel's absence was excused.
 
5.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
 
a.
APPROVAL OF AUGUST 8, 2017 MEETING MINUTES
 

Motion was made by Reed Sudderth, seconded by Ralph Fogg to approve the minutes of the August 8, 2017 meeting as typed.

AYE:
Holly Theuns, Don Bergman, James Matula, Kenneth Waters, Marvin Grimsley, Ralph Fogg, Reed Sudderth, Robert Scott Bruhn

Passed

 
6.
CONSENT ITEMS
 
a.
Citation # Violators Name Violators Business Name Enforcement Officer
209 Jeffrey Stockard Jr na Shaun Coss
 
Date of Citation Location of Violation Description of violation / facts
8/10/17 1513 Avenue O On 8/10/17 Jeffrey Stockard Jr. was doing drywall work at 1513 Avenue O without a permit and without being licensed or an employee of a properly licensed contractor.
 
5-53 (a)(6) Engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor or advertise himself/herself or a business organization as available to engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor without being duly registered or certified.
5-53 (a)(8) Commence or perform work for which a building permit is required pursuant to Chapter 5 of the Fort Pierce Code of Ordinance without such building permit being in effect..
 
The alleged violator has not requested an administrative hearing and the citation(s) have not been paid – Enter in an order to pay penalty in the amount of $500.00

The Board granted consent to cite Mr. Stockard in the amount of $500.00.
 
7.
APPLICATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY
 
a.
Applicant Name Company Name Classification Type
David Narvaez Spanish American Interiors, Inc. Drywall
 

Motion was made by Kenneth Waters, seconded by Marvin Grimsley to approve the application of David Narvaez of Spanish American Interiors, Inc.

AYE:
Holly Theuns, Don Bergman, James Matula, Kenneth Waters, Marvin Grimsley, Ralph Fogg, Reed Sudderth, Robert Scott Bruhn

Passed

 
b.
Applicant Name Company Name Classification Type
Brandon Chapman Chapman Fence, Inc. Fence/Construction
 

Motion was made by Kenneth Waters, seconded by Ralph Fogg to table this item until the next regularly scheduled meeting so Mr. Chapman would be able to attend.

AYE:
Holly Theuns, Don Bergman, James Matula, Kenneth Waters, Marvin Grimsley, Ralph Fogg, Reed Sudderth, Robert Scott Bruhn

Passed

 
8.
UNLICENSED CONTRACTOR(S) ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING
 
9.
CONTRACTOR COMPLAINTS
 
a.
 Contractor/Qualifier  Dba  Competency   Card #  State License #
 Sherried Oscar Watson  ProMag Energy Group, A/C & Heating, Inc.  1700024815  CMCA48033

 Mr. Watson was unable to appear due to recent surgery so his attorney was present, Mr. Scott Sheffler, along with two ProMag Energy Group staff members:  Mr. Harris and Mr. Skinner.   The Complainant, Ms. Ferry, was not present.  Mr. Sheffield indicated that the job began in July of 2016, and that the permit that was pulled in August of 2016 was mistakenly cancelled by one of ProMag Energy's office staff and it was found months later during an audit of their company.  There was discussion regarding problems with the wiring and the repeated return trips to the customer's home. The job was completed almost a year later.
 

Motion was made by Kenneth Waters, seconded by Ralph Fogg to find Mr. Watson guilty of two offenses under the Fort Pierce Code of Ordinance, Section 5-52: (3) Committing incompetency or misconduct in the practice of contracting and (13) Proceeding on any job without obtaining the applicable building department permits and inspections. The Board indicated that a letter of reprimand would be placed in Mr. Watson's file at the City, but not sent to the State.

AYE:
Holly Theuns, Don Bergman, James Matula, Kenneth Waters, Marvin Grimsley, Ralph Fogg, Reed Sudderth
NAY:
Robert Scott Bruhn

Passed

 
b.
Contractor/Qualifier Dba Competency Card # State License #
Reed Allen Sudderth CRS Plumbing, LLC 1700017449 CFC1426853

This item was tabled to the December meeting as the Board will be undergoing Sunshine Law training at the end of the November 14th meeting.  Currently, Mr. Abdelquader's business is without water service and cannot open.  As a possible remedy to the delay of his business opening, the Board suggested that Mr. Abdelquader hire another plumbing company to correct the issues until this item can be heard on December 12th. 
 

Motion was made by Kenneth Waters, seconded by Ralph Fogg to table the item until the December 12, 2017 meeting. A voice vote was taken.

AYE:
Holly Theuns, Don Bergman, James Matula, Kenneth Waters, Marvin Grimsley, Ralph Fogg, Reed Sudderth, Robert Scott Bruhn

Passed

 
10.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 
11.
STAFF COMMENTS
 
12.
BOARD COMMENTS
 
13.
ADJOURNMENT