International Code Council
Fire Code Action Committee
MINUTES
June 27 and 28, 2013
Four Points Sheraton – Chicago O’Hare
CAC Members
Adolf Zubia – Chair
Ken Bush
Glenn Dean
Dan Finnegan
Howard Hopper
Jeff Hugo
Ken Kraus
Michael O’Brian
Staff
Bruce E. Johnson
Bill Rehr
Present
X
Absent
X
X
X
X
X
X
CAC Members
Andy King – Vice Chair
Alan Perdue
Kevin Quinn
Emory Rodgers
Marc Sampson
Bruce Swiecicki
Earl Valois
Present
X
Absent
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
The Chairman called the meeting to order at 8:08 AM (Central) Thursday June 28, 2013
1. Roll Call and introductions
Staff completed Roll Call of Committee; attendance noted above; quorum present
Interested parties introduced themselves and signed the attendance sheet
2. Set the Review/Priority Order for all Code Change Items needing consideration of Public
Comment
Referred to Excel spread sheet prepared by staff
3. Meeting with CTC Chairman Carl Baldassarra
F30-13 Motion to sign on as Co-Proponent of CTC Public Comment
ADM-13 Discussion No Motion
F345-13 Suggested modifications to draft Public Comment by CTC. CTC to forward final Public
Comment language to Fire-CAC for consideration to sign on as Co-Proponent of this Public
Comment
F195-13 Discussion No Motion
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4. Review of Items from Committee Action Meeting
F59-13 (Part I) Motion to Approve Public Comment
F59-13 (Part II) Motion to Approve Public Comment
G6-13 Discussion No Motion
RB94-13 Discussion No Motion Issues for Proponent: attic access, attic cross-ventilation; access
doorway through the draft stop
RB154-13 Discussion No Motion
RB156-13 Discussion No Motion
RB166-13 Discussion No Motion
RB237-13 Discussion No Motion
ADM23-13 Discussion No Motion
ADM60-13 Discussion No Motion
CE179-13 (Part I) Motion to Approve Public Comment
CE179-13 (Part II) Motion to Approve Public Comment
F196-13 Motion to Approve Public Comment
F91-13 Discussion No Motion
F9-13 Discussion No Motion
F314-13 Discussion No Motion
F13-13 Motion to Approve Public Comment
F16-13 Motion to Approve Public Comment
F28-13 Discussion on correlation with F34-13 No Motion
F39-13 Discussion No Motion
F62-13 PV Correlation – Motion to accept Public Comment.
RM95-13 Discussion. Consider support of PC by Proponent at Public Action Hearing
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F182-13 Discussion about correlation with AS Changes F360, F180 and F182. Motion to
separate Chapter 11 change from other Public Comment. Motion to Approve Public Comment 1
and Public Comment 2 to F182-13
F124-13 Motion to Approve Public Comment
F98-13 Motion to Approve Public Comment - Task Group to submit in proper legislative format
for Public Comment. Completed.
F268-13 Motion to Approve Public Comment
F116-13 Discussion No Motion
F117-13 Discussion No Motion
F139-13 Discussion. J. Hugo/NFSA will submit Public Comment
F150-13 Motion to Approve Public Comment
F222-13 Motion to Approve Public Comment ( consider withdrawal if no other PCs submitted)
5. Presentations by Interested Parties
F95-13 Presentation by Hughes Associates – Fire-CAC provided input on proposed Public
Comment.
F267-13 Presentation by Tom Markel – Suggestion that this topic be referred to CTC for 2018
code cycle
Thursday meeting adjourned at 5: 40 PM
Friday Meeting Called to Order at 8:05 AM
6. Review of Items from Committee Action Meeting
F182-13 (Public Comment 1 and 2) – Motion to Approve Revised Reason Statement from H.
Hopper
F354-13 Motion to Approve Public Comment
F228-13 Motion to Approve Public Comment
F245-13 Discussion No Motion
F340-13 Motion to Approve Public Comment
F250-13 Motion to Approve Public Comment
F252-13 Discussion No Motion
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7. Other Business
Follow-up item to be addressed before Public Comment Submittal deadline of July 15th:
RM95-13 PV requirements - Correlation with other codes regarding terminology of “roof top operations”
and “fire service ventilation” Awaiting SEIA draft Public Comment.
Next Meeting: September 9-10, 2013 in Chicago
The meeting concluded at 11:20 PM (Central).
Prepared by Bruce E. Johnson
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