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ESTER RYMER, BUILDING DEPARTMENT, STATED THAT THE MINOR CHANGES TO THE ENERGY CODE, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE STATE ENERGY OFFICE, HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND ARE NOW RECOMMENDED TO THE BOARD FOR ADOPTION. SHE CONTINUED THAT THE BIGGEST CHANGE WAS THE ELIMINATION OF EXEMPTING BUILDINGS OF LESS THAN 1500 SQ. FT. ATTORNEY COLLINS ADVISED THAT FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT HAS DEVISED A 100 POINT AWARD SYSTEM, AND THAT HE HAD SOME DIFFICULTY INCORPORATING THAT SYSTEM INTO LAW AS IT SEEMS IT IS MORE OF A UTILITY COMPANY'S EFFORT TO SAVE POWER CHARGES. DELBERT MANN, OF FP&L IN FT. PIERCE, CAME BEFORE THE BOARD TO EXPLAIN THE 100 POINT AWARD SYSTEM. HE CONTINUED THAT THE BUILDER FILLS OUT THE CERTIFICATION SHEET, AND MR. MANN THEN DOES THE CAL- CULATIONS TO DETERMINE IF THE BUILDER HAS MADE THE MINIMUM OF 100 POINTS. MR. MANN STATED THAT IF THE BUILDER HAS MADE THE MINIMUM, HE CAN TAKE THE CERTIFICATION TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND GET HIS BUILDING PERMIT, THEREBY MEETING THE ENERGY CODE THROUGH THE WATT -WISE PROGRAM. HE EXPLAINED THAT FP&L PERIODICALLY FOLLOWS UP ON INSPECTIONS, BUT DOES NOT TAKE THE PLACE OF THE INSPECTORS OF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, MR. MANN COMMENTED THAT THIS PROGRAM IS TO HELP THE CUSTOMER SAVE ENERGY, AND SOME CUSTOMERS SAVE AS MUCH AS 25%. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT FELT THIS WAS AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM. MR. MANN SUGGESTED THE WORD "AWARDS" SHOULD BE USED IN PLACE OF "AVERAGE" ON THE LAST PAGE IN FOUR PLACES; AND AFTER THE WORD .APPLICATION. IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH, THE PHRASE SHOULD READ: It MEETS OR EXCEEDS 100 POINTS...." THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHED TO SPEAK. THERE WERE NONE. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED ORDINANCE No. 80-4, AS CORRECTED. 23 FEB 61980 BOOK 42 PDGF 62a&