REGULAR CALLED MEETING MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING BOARD Tuesday May 26, 2026 @ 9:30 AM- IN PERSON/ WEBEX PERMITTING DEVELOPMENT CENTER/ 1st FLOOR, CONF RM 1401-1402 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR AUSTIN, TEXAS Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. To register, contact rick.arzola@austintexas.gov Robert Thornton- Chair Stephen Cox- V. Chair; Bowie, Joseph; Butler, Robert; Cooper, Joseph; Foster, Bobbi Jo; Harris, Bill; Nichols, David; Perez, Ramon; Smith, Kyle CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES- 1. Approve the Minutes from Regular Called Meeting from February 24, 2026 DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Follow up discussion with Austin Fire with roof openings concerning insect screens- Bill Harris DISCUSSION AND ACTION 3. Conduct officer elections for the Chair and Vice Chair 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. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. Please call or email Rick Arola at Austin Development Services Department, at 512-974-2417 or rick.arzola@austintexas.gov, to request service or for additional information. For more information on the Mechanical and Plumbing Board, please contact Rick Arzola at 512-974-2417 and rick.arzola@austintexas.gov
REGULAR CALLED MEETING MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING BOARD Tuesday February 24, 2026 @ 9:30 AM- IN PERSON/ WEBEX PERMITTING DEVELOPMENT CENTER/ 1st FLOOR, CONF RM 1401-1402 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR AUSTIN, TEXAS Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. To register, contact rick.arzola@austintexas.gov Robert Thornton- Chair Stephen Cox- V. Chair; Bowie, Joseph; Butler, Robert; Cooper, Joseph; Foster, Bobbi Jo; Harris, Bill; Nichols, David; Perez, Ramon; Smith, Kyle CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES- 1. Approve the Minutes from Regular Called Meeting from October 21, 2025 DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Follow up discussion with Austin Fire with roof openings concerning insect screens- Bill Harris 3. Discussion on water sizing in commercial structures using half inch and approving three-eights with Commercial plan review- Stephen Cox 4. Discussion with Austin Water with reclaim water on backflow water preventors- Stephen Cox 5. Discussion on sample well locations and grease traps in moving inlets/outlets back on the inside of the tank- Stephen Cox 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. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. Please call or email Rick Arola at Austin Development Services Department, at 512-974-2417 or rick.arzola@austintexas.gov, to request service or for additional information. For more information on the Mechanical and Plumbing Board, please contact Rick Arzola at 512-974-2417 and rick.arzola@austintexas.gov
Mechanical and Plumbing Board REGULAR CALLED MEETING Approved Minutes Tuesday February 24, 2026 The Mechanical and Plumbing Board convened a regular meeting on 24th, February 2026, at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr in Austin, Texas. Chair Thornton called the Mechanical and Plumbing Board meeting to order at 9:32 AM Board Members in Attendance: Chair- Robert Thornton; Vice Chair- Stephen Cox; Cooper, Joseph, and Perez, Ramon Remote Board Members in Attendance: Bowie, Joe, Harris, Bill, Nichols, Dave PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL List name of speaker- None Present APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Mechanical and Plumbing Board Special-called Meeting on Wednesday October 21st, 2025. The minutes from the Mechanical and Plumbing board special called meeting on October 21st, 2025, were approved on Board member Cooper motion, Board Member Perez second on an 8-0. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Discussion with Austin Fire with roof openings concerning insect screen in the Wildland Urban Interface area. Board member Harris is concerned with existing exhaust fans. Will they comply when having a mechanical contractor insert insect screens around an exhaust fan modifying that something is manufactured and changing the performance when there is no idea on how it will perform. AFD response that it has no intention for Board member Harris to retrofit equipment when something that is not from a manufacturer but AFD did ask for assistance in identifying on what equipment is being identified as failing, as there is no information that AFD has that they are aware of and ICC had no specific examples on what others are doing other mechanical equipment. Board members Bill Harris and Dave Nichols will compile a list of documents on mechanical equipment fans that are being identified that manufactures will not stand by when insect screens are inserted. Once provided to Austin Development Staff, they will be submitted to Austin Fire for review. 1 3. Discussion regarding water sizing commercial structures using half inch and approving three- eighths in commercial plan review. Board Member Cox informed Austin Development Services staff that some commercial building plan reviews had approved undersized water service designs. He requested that staff exercise additional caution when reviewing water sizing to prevent future issues. Chief Plans Examiner Steve Leitch, newly appointed, acknowledged the concern and reported that the source of the errors had been identified. He confirmed that a new staff plan reviewer was responsible for the previous mistakes and stated that corrective …
