TREC Inspector Committee
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Agenda Item 1 Call to Order
Members of the Committee present (by phone):
Brian Murphy (Chair), Steve Rinehart, Barbara Evans, Greg Eakin, Brad Phillips, Lee Warren, and Fred Willcox.
Commissioners Present (Via by phone):
Avis Wukasch (TREC Chair) and Bill Jones (TREC Vice Chair).
Members of TREC staff present (in Austin):
Doug Oldmixon (Administrator), Kerri Lewis (General Counsel), Kristen Worman (Deputy General Counsel), Tony Slagle (Government Affairs), Mark Moore (Director SES), Michael Molloy (Staff Attorney), Jennifer Wheeler(Education Manager).
Members of the public present:
In Austin - Fred Buck, Lavera Vincent, and Mark Goodson.
Via teleconference - Brenda Roebuck, Mike Cothran, Stan Harbuck, John Cahill, and Rebecca Teal.
Agenda Item 2 Discussion and possible action regarding comments received on the proposed amendments to §535.212 concerning Education and Experience Requirements for a License.
Pubic comments were provided by:
Stan Harbuck, representing the School for Better Building Inspectors.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Brad Phillips, seconded by Barbara Evans, made a motion to keep the language as previously proposed. The Committee voted unanimously to approve the motion.
Agenda Item 3 Discussion and possible action regarding notice of Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing "CSST" observed during an inspection.
Pubic comments were provided by:
Mark Goodson, representing the Brennen Teal Foundation
Mike Cothran, representing TPREIA
Lavera Vincent, representing the Brennen Teal Foundation
COMMITTEE ACTION: A motion was made by Brad Phillips, seconded by Fred Willcox, to recommend that the Commission add notice language in in the preamble of the inspection report to call out as a possible hazard the "lack of visible bonding on corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST), or other gas tubing or piping where required" and to have the Broker Lawyer Committee look into adding language to the sellers disclosure. The Committee voted unanimously to approve the motion.
Agenda Item 4 Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:34