AHJ Roundtable Forum
Location: San Marcos Activity Center, 501 E. Hopkins, San Marcos, TX
Schedule:
- 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. - Register and networking
- 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Chapter business meeting and election
- 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Lunch
- 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Program
Panelists:
- Carl Wren, Interim Building Official, City of Austin Development Services
- Tom Migl, Fire Protection Engineer, City of Austin Fire Department
- Tony Callaway, Chief Fire Marshal, Travis County Fire Marshal's Office
- Clint Browning, Fire Marshal, Hays County Fire Marshal's Office
- Nathan Mendenhall, Chief Inspector, Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office
- Amin Tomaz, Assistant Director, San Antonio Development Services
- Christopher Monestier, Assistant Chief, San Antonio Fire Department
- Kelley Stalder, Fire Protection Engineer, Texas State Fire Marshal's Office
This forum provides a rare opportunity to hear from assembled leaders of local code enforcement agencies (Authorities Having Jurisdiction) regarding recent code adoption and policy updates in the Central Texas region. The chapter holds this event every few years to provide our members and guests with an opportunity to interact directly with local code officials. The panel discussion will include “hot topics" with each representative discussing their jurisdiction's approach. Plus, panelists will have a chance to discuss code requirements and policies that are unique to their jurisdiction. An opportunity for questions from the audience will also be provided.
“Hot topics” on for the discussion agenda include general Building and Fire Code topics and sprinkler and fire alarm system issues, including:
1. Introductions and department overviews, examples of scopes of current projects, growth in the jurisdiction, key personnel contacts, etc.
2. Current code adoptions and key amendments and policies. Some Jurisdictions are going to the 2018 I-Codes and other jurisdictions are refining their adoptions of the earlier versions of I-Codes with amendments, interpretations, and informational bulletins.
3. Plan intake procedures and programs available for expedited intake, plan review, and installation permits.
4. The top 3 fire protection design, installation, or enforcement issues. If these three elements were fixed, “everyone’s life would get easier.”
5. Procedures for failed inspection reporting. In addition to state requirements to tag a system, Code Officials will discuss their local requirements for reporting and corrective action plans.
6. A discussion of impairment procedures for “Out of Service” systems (IFC 901.7): having an impairment coordinator, system tagging and notification requirements, pre-planned impairment programs, AHJ notification, permits for regular and emergency impairments.
7. Code retroactivity issues: Dealing with annexation of non-compliant buildings, high-rise sprinkler system retrofit requirements, procedures for retroactive installation/replacement of a building fire alarm system in an occupied building.
Registration Fee (covers lunch):
Prepaid Online - Member: $15
Prepaid Online - Non-member: $20
At Door - Member/Non-Member: $30
RSVP DEADLINE IS 5:00 P.M. on September 24, 2018. Space is limited and will be offered on a first come, first served basis.
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NEXT MEETING - NOVEMBER 14th
Mark your calendar for our next meeting on November 14th, which will include an informative seminar on IN-BUILDING RADIO SYSTEMS, now required by the IFC to assure that emergency responder radios work inside buildings.
