Electrical Board August 19, 2020 @1:00 PM Electrical Board to be held August 19, 2020 at 1:00 pm with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Tuesday August 18, 2020 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the August 19, Electrical Board Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at Rick Arzola at 512-974-2417 no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to rick.arzola@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live ELECTRIC BOARD REGULAR CALLED MEETING Wednesday August 19 at 1:00 PM VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Gabriel Flores-Chair (Garza); Delwin Goss-V.Chair (Renteria); Randy Pomikahl (Tovo), David Johnson (Madison) Michael King (Paige), Rogelio Wallace (Adler), Miguel Suazo (Madison); Derrek Larue (Casar), Nicole Stasek (Kitchen), Mark Weaver (Flannigan), Ben Brenneman (Alter), Adamson, David (Pool) AGENDA CALL TO ORDER Speakers will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES- Minutes from Special Called Meeting May 29, 2020 2. DISCUSSION AND ACTION– Election of Officers. 3. DISCUSSTION- a. Update on Austin Criteria Manual b. Discussion: Development Service Department Permit Program c. Update on COA COVID 19 4. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days …
Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA) Request Form Submitter’s Information Name: Donny Cook Affiliation: (Technical Committee, company, organization): NEC CMP-17, NEC CC, Shelby County, AL, Development Services Address: 1123 County Services Drive City: Pelham State:AL Email Address: dcook@shelbyal.com Zip:35124 Date: 7/28/2020 Proposed TIA Information NFPA Standard No.: Editions affected (Current and/or Proposed): NFPA 70 2020 Proposed text of the TIA (wording to be added, revised, how to be revised, or deleted): [Note: Proposed text should be in legislative format; i.e., use underscore to denote wording to be inserted (inserted wording) and strike-through to denote wording to be deleted (deleted wording).] Proposed text of the TIA (wording to be added, revised, how to be revised, or deleted): Revise 210.8 (F) as follows: 210.8(F) Outdoor Outlets. All outdoor outlets for dwellings, other than those covered in 210.8(A)(3), Exception to (3), that are supplied by single-phase branch circuits rated 150 volts or less to ground, 50 amperes or less, shall have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for personnel. This requirement shall become effective for ductless mini-split- type heating/ventilating/air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment and other HVAC units employing power conversion equipment as a means to control compressor speed on January 1, 2023. Informational Note: Power conversion equipment is the term used to describe components that are used in HVAC equipment that is commonly referred to as a Variable speed drive. Use of power conversion equipment to control compressor speed differs from multi-stage compressor speed control. Exception: Ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection shall not be required on lighting outlets other than those covered in 210.8(C). Statement of the problem and substantiation for the TIA This expansion of GFCI protection in the 2020 NEC to cover exterior outlets on dwelling units other than just those rated 125V is a necessary enhancement to safety. Code Making Panel 2 supported the expansion of GFCI protection to cover outdoor outlets rated 250V based on the electrocution of a young boy who came in contact with the energized enclosure of an outdoor HVAC unit. However recent field experience with new installations performed in accordance with the 2020 NEC has demonstrated some random opening of the GFCI devices protecting ductless mini splits. It has also become apparent that random opening may also occur with other equipment employing power conversion equipment controlling the speed of the compressor. The purpose of this TIA is not to eliminate the GFCI protection but provide time for the industry to understand and address the …
Electrical Board August 19, 2020 @1:00 PM Electrical Board to be held August 19, 2020 at 1:00 pm with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Tuesday August 18, 2020 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the August 19, Electrical Board Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at Rick Arzola at 512-974-2417 no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to rick.arzola@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live ELECTRIC BOARD REGULAR CALLED MEETING Wednesday August 19, 2020 at 1:00 PM VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Gabriel Flores-Chair (Garza); Delwin Goss-V.Chair (Renteria); Randy Pomikahl (Tovo), David Johnson (Madison) Michael King (Paige), Rogelio Wallace (Adler), Miguel Suazo (Madison); Derrek Larue (Casar), Nicole Stasek (Kitchen), Mark Weaver (Flannigan), Ben Brenneman (Alter), Adamson, David (Pool) REVISED AGENDA CALL TO ORDER Speakers will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES- Minutes from Special Called Meeting May 29, 2020 2. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION– a. Election of Officers. b. Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA)- 201.8(F) NEC Outdoor Outlets. 3. DISCUSSION- a. Update on Austin Criteria Manual b. Discussion: Development Service Department Permit Program c. Update on COA COVID 19 4. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring …
AUGUST 19, 2020 REGULAR CALLED MEETING Electric Board APPROVED MINUTES The Electric Board convened in a Regular Called Board Meeting on August 19, 2020 via Video Conference at 1:10 Pm Board Members in Attendance: Gabe Flores, Delwin Goss, Randy Pomikahl, Mark Weaver, Derek LaRue and David Johnson Members Not in Attendance: Nicole Stasek, Rogelio Wallace, David Adamson, Ben Brenneman and Michael Kind Staff in Attendance: Rick Arzola (DSD), Eric Zimmerman (DSD), Marty Starrett (DSD), Mitchell Tolbert (DSD) and Todd Wilcox (DSD). 1. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: As there were no Citizen Communication being allowed for this type of video conference meeting. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes from the May 29, 2020 Special called meeting was approved as written. Vice Chair member Goss made a motion to accept the minutes as written. Board member Weaver second the motion, motion passed 6-0. 3 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION- 4 DISCUSSION A. Election of Officers- Board member recommends Gabe Flores to continue serving as Chair and board member Pomikahl made a motion to keep the board intact. Board member Johnson seconded the motion, Motion pass 5-0-1. Vice Chair Goss abstain. Motion passes. B. Tentative Interim Amendment- (TIA-201.8(F) NEC Outdoor Outlets- Board is recommending to adopt the TIA in for GFCI protection on exterior outlets on dwelling units to enhance safety. This adoption would include ductless mini splits, HVAC units and other conversion equipment to control compressor speeds. The purpose of the TIA is to provide time for the electric industry to comprehend the field tripping on ductless mini splits and any unit containing power conversion equipment. Board makes the motion to adopt the TIA as written. Board member Johnson make a motion to accept the TIA as presented for the delay and requiring the HVAC to GFCI to be protected on dwellings until Jan 1, 2023. Board member Pomikahl seconded the motion, Motion pass 6-0. a. Update on Criteria Manual- DSD executive liaison of Residential electrical Eric Zimmerman told the board that DSD and AE has have various discussion in the beginning July where talks were still on the point of service change. AE is still wanting to push in their design criteria manual to have the point of service located in their manhole. AE continued to hold stakeholder meetings at the start and at the end of July and DSD was not aware. DSD is still reviewing their changes and edits and preparing responses …
