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Minutes
of the January 10, 2003 Meeting
President
Mike Rodriguez called the meeting to order at 10:12 a.m. at the Sunset Whitney
Oaks Golf Club in Rocklin. Following
the flag salute and self-introductions, host Pete Guisasola of Rocklin welcomed
all.
Treasurer’s
Report:
Tom Trimberger
The Treasurer’s Report was approved as submitted.
Committee
Reports:
New chairperson Becky Fraser reported that the next class will be John Henry
presenting “Load Path and Continuity in Engineered Wood-Frame Buildings” on
February 5th and 6th in Roseville.
The next inspector training class is “HVAC 101 & EFL” presented
by Beutler Corporation on February 13th.
Fees
for the upcoming year were discussed at the last committee meeting and it was
decided to add a non-member and late registration fee to the schedule.
This year’s fees are:
Early
Registration-received more than 5 business days before the first scheduled class
Member registration
$150
Non-member
$160
Late
Registration-received 5 or fewer business days before the first scheduled class
Member
registration
$160
Non-member
$175
The
next Education committee meeting is January 30th at 2 pm in
Roseville.
Pete
Guisasola added that he has had recent contact with the Contractors State
License Board and they are anxious to work with us in trying to involve
contractors in our education efforts.
Code Review/CRDC:
Larry Leonard is the new
chairperson for the Code Review Committee and Kevin Reinertson is the new chair
for the CRDC. They propose a
different approach to both committees this year to try to generate more
interest. These committees will be
combined into a two tiered committee process and will meet consecutively on the
last Wednesday of every month in Roseville at 12 noon for Code Review and 2 pm
for CRDC. The goal of the Code
Review is to identify areas of confusion with different interpretations across
jurisdictional lines, then take that one step further and look at possible code
changes. These would then be forwarded to the CRDC for action including writing
new codes for possible inclusion in the ICC.
These committees will focus, for now, on the ICC and keep track of other
code developments in the next few months. Kevin
reiterated that everyone who is interested in either of these processes is urged
to attend both meetings this month (Code Review at noon and CRDC at 2 pm) at the
Roseville Building Department conference room.
CALBO: Doug Hoffner reminded everyone about the upcoming CALBO ABM
in Monterey at the end of Feb. Everyone is encouraged to visit the CALBO Web
site for the particulars. Doug
echoed Pete’s earlier comments about the CSLB wanting to better coordinate
communications and training efforts with the jurisdiction.
Pete added that the CSLB is 17 weeks behind in updating their Web site
regarding status of contractors.
Doug
also announced that CALBO is planning a regional meeting on Tuesday Feb. 4th
from 10 to 12 at the City of Roseville Civic Center, Public Conference Room.
CEC:
Elaine Hebert announced that
February 4th is also the
date for the upcoming workshop on the next round of changes to the Energy Code
which will take effect in 2005. They
are at the point where they are looking at proposed new language for the codes.
Elaine
also reminded us of the free Title 24 Part 6 all day training program being
presented January 15th over the Internet. For more information on this program or any energy related
issues, visit the Energy Commission Web site at
www.energyvideos.com
Industry:
Ken Welch with LP2A announced that the Pleasanton office is moving today to
Sunol. If you have problems
contacting the new office, call the Citrus Heights office for assistance.
Ken also reported that, in a recent conversation with John La Torra, he
was told that ICBO will officially become ICC as of January 21, 2003.
John also wants everyone to know that the ICC Annual Business Meeting in
Nashville in September is the first code hearings of the 18 month cycle and
anyone interested in the code hearings is encouraged to attend.
Mike
Stewart reported that he is the new president of the NorCal FPO association and
will be having several meetings locally this year. Attendance from our group is encouraged and Mike will get a
schedule to the SVABO secretary for posting on our Web site.
Old
Business:
None
New
Business:
Pete Guisasola indicated that his city attorney had received a letter from the
attorney general on disabled access similar to the letter recently received by
building officials. Apparently all
city attorneys, district attorneys and county counsels received the letter and
Pete has a copy for anyone interested.
Tom
Trimberger announced that a recent judicial ruling was made in favor of the PEX
industry. Negotiations are underway
between the industry and the state and it is still unclear what actions will be
taken as a result of this ruling. More
to follow as events unfold.
Program:
The State of the Association overview was presented by President Mike Rodriguez.
This is a summary of the results of the Chapter SWOT (analysis of
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) workshop held in Lake Tahoe in
July coupled with the efforts of the strategic planning committee.
Our strengths, weaknesses, successes and challenges have been charted as
a first step to fine tuning our organization as we progress into the future.
The presentation was far too detailed for inclusion in these minutes.
If anyone wants a copy of the overheads presented. please contact the
Secretary.
After
the presentation, Ken Welsh made a motion that a copy of the mission statement,
“To
promote effective building codes, enforced uniformly, to create a safer built
environment” as
well as a copy of the Benefits & Goals of membership should be provided to
each member. This motion was
unanimously approved and steps will be taken to follow through. Paul Kline then
suggested that the Association consider presenting our own “Education Week”.
Pros and cons were discussed and the subject was referred to the Board of
Directors.
Code
Discussion:
The following issues were raised but there was no definitive position taken by
the Association. If you would like
to explore these issues more thoroughly, please contact the individual.
Michael
Vieira asked for opinions on allowing CSST medium pressure gas lines within a
structure.
Dan
Larsen brought up the question of how to address the accessibility requirements
in llA when dealing with a “break room” kitchen in a commercial structure;
specifically the issue of requiring removable counters.
Jay
Studer indicated that he is looking for a good explanation for requiring a
mortar base for concrete block construction rather than allowing a wet set.
Keith
Burson with the South Placer Fire District discussed the severe fire fighting
challenges presented when dealing with huge residences having attic spaces
exceeding 3,000 square feet. He
recommends eliminating the R3 exception to draft stopping requirements to bring
these structures into conformity with requirements in most other structures.
Next Meeting:
The next meeting will be on February 14th in Davis at the
Sudwerk Restaurant, 2001 2nd Street.
The program will be “Disaster Recovery” presented by Bruce Gunn.
Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 1 pm.
Respectfully
submitted.
Marianne
Oliphant
Secretary
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