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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 04.16.2025 CONTRACTORS EXAMINING BOARD AGENDA ST. LUCIE COUNTY Regular Meeting Wednesday, January 15, 2025 8:30 AM St. Lucie County Administration Annex Board of County Commissioners Commission Chambers BOARD MEMBERS James “Travis” Leonard (Chair) Michael DiFrancesco (Secretary) Adam Sampson Roger Priest Michael Pride Gary Morris Michael Kauffmann Jr. BOARD ATTORNEY Richard V. Neill Jr. Regular Meeting Wednesday, January 15, 2025 8:30 AM 2 | P a g e A. CALL TO ORDER B. ROLL CALL OF CONTRACTOR EXAMINING BOARD MEMBERS C. ELECTIONS OF OFFICERS: Chairman, Vice Chairman, Board Secretary a.) ELECT THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD The Board’s Secretary will preside and call for nominations to select the Chair of the Contractors Examining Board. b.) ELECT THE VICE‐CHAIR OF THE BOARD The Chair will preside and call for nominations to select the Vice‐Chair of the Contractors Examining Board. Staff recommends that the Board elect a Vice‐Chair for 2025‐2026. c.) ELECT THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD The Chair will preside and call for nominations to select the Secretary of the Contractors Examining Board. Staff recommends that the Board elect a Secretary for 2025‐2026. D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF: November 20, 2024 Contractor Licensing Board Minutes E. SWEAR IN STAFF MEMBERS F. PUBLIC COMMENT G. APPLICATIONS TO BE APPROVED H. WAIVER OF RIGHTS TO A HEARING OR FAILURE TO PAY OR APPEAL THE CITATION I. DISCIPLINARY CASE J. OLD BUSINESS K. NEW BUSINESS L. ADJOURNMENT NOTE: THE NEXT CONTRACTOR EXAMINING BOARD HEARING WILL BE HELD ON March 19, 2025 IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS OF THE ROGER POITRAS ANNEX AT 8:30 A.M. Regular Meeting Wednesday, January 15, 2025 8:30 AM 3 | P a g e NOTICE: All proceedings before the St. Lucie County Contractor Examining Board, St. Lucie County, Florida, are electronically recorded. Any person who decides to appeal any action taken by the Contractor Examining Board, at this meeting, will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose may need to assure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made. G. THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY CONSENT: Qualifier Business Name Type of Contractor Testing Agency Tyler G. Gonzalez TY Enterprises ULTD LLC Roofing Contractor GITS Billy Phillipe N/A Building Contractor GITS Baudlair Docteur DOC Plumbing LLC Plumbing Contractor GITS Ruchama Blanc JB & L Air Conditioning LLC Class B A/C Contractor GITS Maksim Gorskii GMG US Corp Building Contractor GITS THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY RECIPROCITY: THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS WERE APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY BASED ON RECIPROCITY FROM THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE OR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE (Names to be read into record): Qualifier Business Name Type of Contractor James P. Guerne J. Guerne Landscaping Inc. Irrigation Sprinkler Contractor Sokol Dulovi Treasure Coast Roofing & Sheet Metal LLC Roofing Contractor Qualifier Business Name Type of Contractor None. Miguel Montoya Millenium AC Service LLC Class B A/C Contractor Regular Meeting Wednesday, January 15, 2025 8:30 AM 4 | P a g e THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR REVIEW BY THE BOARD: Qualifier Business Name Type of Contractor None. H. WAIVER OF RIGHT TO A HEARING FOR FAILURE TO PAY OR APPEAL THE CITATION: 1) Against: Dean A. Doyle and/or Doyle Outdoors & Design Group LLC Locations: 5507 S Indian River Dr., Fort Pierce, FL 34982 Violation: (9) Proceed on any job without first obtaining applicable local building permits and inspections, or perform of any work for which a building permit is required without such building permit being current. Case No. 2410-114079 Investigator: Mirlande Moise Recommendation: $500.00 citation (1st offence) to be paid within thirty (30) days of the date of this board meeting and authorize staff to place a lien against the contractor if not paid within thirty (30) days. Regular Meeting Wednesday, January 15, 2025 8:30 AM 5 | P a g e I. DISCIPLINARY CASE: 1) AGAINST: Flo Energy LLC Daniel Thomas Yates State License # EC13011420 County Cert # 033830 Location of violation: 115 Gotham Dr., Fort Pierce, FL 34946 Complaint filed by: Marlin Vasquez De Hernandez, owner of property located at 115 Gotham Dr., Fort Pierce, FL 34945 Case No. 2312-0000062 Investigator: Michael Winkler First Notification to the Company: November 14, 2024 Violation: SLC CCL 10-67: - Revocation or suspension of Certificate of Competency: Sub Section: (3) Disregards and violates an applicable state or local building code, regulation or law. (8) Abandons a construction project in which the contractor is engaged or under contract as a contractor. A project shall be considered abandoned 90 days after the contractor terminates the project without just cause or without proper notification to the owner, including the reason for termination, or fails to perform work under the contract for 90 consecutive days. Staff Recommendation: o To revoke permitting privileges for Daniel Thomas Yates and/or Flo Energy LLC for a term not to exceed three hundred and sixty-five (365) days for new permits only. o After the revocation period, a written request must be made to the Board to reinstate Daniel Thomas Yates and/or Flo Energy LLC permitting privileges. o A copy of the Board’s order will be forwarded to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) and the surrounding municipalities. Regular Meeting Wednesday, January 15, 2025 8:30 AM 6 | P a g e DISCIPLINARY CASE: 2) AGAINST: ADT Solar LLC Ronnie Freeman Padgett II State License # EC13001242 County Cert # 30901 Location of violation: 1103 N 37th St., Fort Pierce, FL 34947 Complaint filed by: Staff Case No. 2406-0000081 Investigator: Michael Winkler First Notification to the Company: June 24, 2024 Violation: SLC CCL 10-67: - Revocation or suspension of Certificate of Competency: Sub Section: (3) Disregards and violates an applicable state or local building code, regulation or law. (8) Abandons a construction project in which the contractor is engaged or under contract as a contractor. A project shall be considered abandoned 90 days after the contractor terminates the project without just cause or without proper notification to the owner, including the reason for termination, or fails to perform work under the contract for 90 consecutive days. Staff Recommendation: o To revoke permitting privileges for Ronnie Freeman Padgett II and/or ADT Solar LLC for a term not to exceed three hundred and sixty-five (365) days for new permits only. o After the revocation period, a written request must be made to the Board to reinstate Ronnie Freeman Padgett II and/or ADT Solar LLC permitting privileges. o A copy of the Board’s order will be forwarded to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) and the surrounding municipalities. Regular Meeting Wednesday, January 15, 2025 8:30 AM 7 | P a g e DISCIPLINARY CASE: 3) AGAINST: Sawgrass Contracting LLC James E. Thomas State License # CGC1525920 County Cert # 033133 Location of violation: 4100 N Highway A1A Unit 432, Hutchinson Island, FL 34949 Complaint filed by: Stephen J. McMullin, owner of property located at 4100 N Highway A1A Unit 432, Hutchinson Island, FL 34949 Case No. 2410-0000090 Investigator: Michael Winkler First Notification to the Company: November 1, 2024 Violation: SLC CCL 10-67: - Revocation or suspension of Certificate of Competency: Sub Section: (3) Disregards and violates an applicable state or local building code, regulation or law. (11) Proceeds on any construction job without first obtaining and posting the required permits including but not limited to building permits and environmental regulations permits and scheduling required inspections. (19) Committing mismanagement or misconduct in the practice of contracting that causes financial harm to a customer. Financial mismanagement or misconduct includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: a. The contractor fails to fulfill his/her contractual obligations to a customer because of inability, refusal or neglect to pay all creditors for material furnished or work or services performed in the operation of the business for which he/she is licensed, under any of the following circumstances: 3. The contractor's job has been completed, and it is shown that the customer has had to pay more for the contracted job than the original contract price, as adjusted for subsequent change orders, unless such increase in cost was the result of circumstances beyond the control of the contractor, was the result of circumstances caused by the customer, or was otherwise permitted by the terms of the contract between the contractor and the customer. Staff Recommendation: o To suspend permitting privileges for James E. Thomas and/or Sawgrass Contracting LLC for a term not to exceed three hundred and sixty-five (365) days for new permits only. o After the revocation period, a written request must be made to the Board to reinstate James E. Thomas and/or Sawgrass Contracting LLC permitting privileges. o A copy of the Board’s order will be forwarded to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) and the surrounding municipalities. Regular Meeting Wednesday, January 15, 2025 8:30 AM 8 | P a g e J. OLD BUSINESS: None. K. NEW BUSINESS: None. L. ADJOURNMENT