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Minutes of
the
January 14, 2005 Meeting
President Marianne Oliphant called the meeting to
order at 10:12 a.m. at the Sunset Whitney Oaks Golf Club in Rocklin with 36
members in attendance. Following the flag salute and self-introductions, host
Rick Swenson of Rocklin, welcomed all.
Brett Hale requested that the minutes for the December
meeting be amended to identify Larry Leonard as the new Vice President and Brett
Hale as the Immediate Past President. The minutes were then approved as amended.
Marianne noted that the Christmas Banquet and Installation
Dinner was one of the better dinners the association has had. She further
complimented the serving staff at the golf course and the band and encouraged
all that did not attend last year to attend next year. She then recognized all
the award winners for those that could not be at the dinner.
Ron Beeler was appointed Sergeant at Arms.
Announcements: Robert Keefe was selected as the new member
of the Executive Board.
The program for this meeting was “The State of the
Association” .All committee chairs provided an overview of what happened in 2004
and their projection of what they would expect to happen in 2005.
Treasurers Report:
Becky Fraser for Larry Leonard
The report was filed for audit.
Education Committee:
Becky Fraser provided the report for Rick Renfro who could not attend the
meeting.
First Becky announced the income received by the association from the four
educational seminars hosted by the association. The total did not include
administrative expenses.
A special thank you and extreme appreciation was extended
to Robert Keefe for the work he preformed to develop and present the four
accessibility seminars. His work accounted for over one half of the net income
from seminars.
The communication class presented by Jan Hargrave was
“thinking outside the box” for our members. Although not tremendously
financially successful, it was enjoyed by all that attended.
The ICC Wood Frame seminar presented by ICC Senior Staff
Member, John Henry, P.E. was an overwhelming success averaging over 100 students
per session. A special thanks to the staff of OMG for their assistance and
organizational expertise. The association used both its 2003 and 2004
complimentary seminars offered to all ICC chapters for this seminar which
greatly contributed to the success.
The Permit Tech I and II seminars present by Ken Peterson,
for the second straight year, again was very successful evidenced by a total of
90 students. Financial information has not yet been tabulated.
On March 30th and 31st a two part,
two day ICC Means of Egress I and II Class, instructed by Doug Thornburg, is
scheduled. This two day seminar will utilize our 2005 complimentary ICC seminar
and an additional one awarded for being given a Merit Award at the 2004 ICC
annual Conference.
In 2005, the committee is looking for 8-10 individuals
committed to participation and attendance at the monthly meetings. Co-Chairs
Rick Renfro and Nancy Spring hope to have more consistency and continuity from
meeting to meeting by formalizing the members of the committee. Rick stressed
that maintaining SVABO’s recognition as one of the nation’s leaders is product
of the commitment of the members.
The next Education Committee meeting is February 3rd,
from 11:00 – 1:00 at the SVABO office located at 2400 22nd Street,
Suite 110, Sacramento.
Inspectors Program:
Rick Swenson reported on the recent energy seminar. He noted that the first
class was attended by 50 students and the second is scheduled for February 10th
in Rocklin. The second class is full with 60 students already signed up. The
first class was presented by Doug Beaman who provided an excellent seminar.
Plan Review Committee:
Mark went over the evolution of the committee from 2003 to 2004. The focus
of the committee in 2003 was to respond to specific code questions presented by
the members or others. Collaborating with the CDRC, the PRC would research and
respond to questions, and when code language lacked sufficient clarity, the code
section(s) were referred to the CDRC for proposed code changes.
The focus of the PRC was altered in 2004 primarily because
there was no code writing body to consider changes to the code and to expand the
service of the committee that would provide for participation of a greater
number of our members contributing to greater consistency and uniformity of
enforcement of the codes.
All member jurisdictions were asked to select a staff
member to be appointed as spokesperson for their jurisdiction. Over twenty
jurisdictions within the association are participating in this effort. Every
month the PRC meets and continues to respond to specific questions presented,
but also composes a question or survey, which is posted on the Associations web
page, and is posed to the jurisdictional spokespersons. The spokespersons are
emailed the PRC supported responses to the previous months question along with a
link to the next month’s question. 95% of the spokespersons respond each month.
The questions are more generic in nature and are meant to address less site
specific issues that are sometimes either, not interpreted, understood, or
enforced uniformly in our area. Jurisdictions are encouraged to use the results
to increase uniformity in enforcement and interpretation of the codes.
A Special thanks to Ron Beehler, City of Sacramento for
providing a meeting room and to Gene Paolini, City of Roseville, for allowing
two members of his staff the opportunity to attend every meeting.
Meetings will continue to be held the last Wednesday of the
month at the Permit Center on Arena Blvd from 12:00 – 3:00. The next meeting is
January 26th.
CDRC:
Co Chair Dan Larsen
There has not been much activity because there was no code writing body to
consider changes to the code. Dan would like to have more committee members now
that it seems that we may be getting back into the development and review of the
I codes.
If the state elects to go with the I Codes in the upcoming
CBSC meetings, Dan believes that it could be as soon as two years when we will
be enforcing those codes. Dan emphasized that regardless of what happens at the
CBSC meeting we will be enforcing the IRC. The committee will be comprised of
three groups; one to focus on the IBC for commercial buildings, one to focus on
the IRC for residential buildings and the last to focus on code changes proposed
at the state level.
Mike Rodriguez made a motion, and it was passed, to
authorize the Executive Board to approve the expenditures for Dan Larsen and
Mark Wood to attend the ICC code hearings in Cincinnati, Ohio at the end of
February as the association’s representatives.
Once committee members are in place, meetings will be on a
monthly basis and may be conducted by phone calls or email initially.
On January 27 and 28, HCD and DSA are meeting to discuss
proposed code changes.
HCD:
Marianne reported on HCD for Kevin Reinertson . She encouraged everyone to
attend the CBSC meeting on January 19th as Kevin expected significant
things to happen.
The following report was copied from a post on the
internet.
On Wednesday, January 19, 2004, after the swearing in of two new
Commissioners, the California Building Standards Commission took the first step
in resolving the protracted issue of which codes to adopt next. After receiving
reports from each of the State agencies, SFM, HCD, DSA, OSHPD and DHS, the
Commission voted unanimously to return the issue to the Coordinating Council for
discussion and to return to the Commission in March with a recommendation.
Each agency reported that they
had discontinued work on developing state code language pending a resolution to
the copyright problems NFPA has not yet resolved. The testimony by DSA was
significant as they also reported that the approximate 500 pages of revisions,
may take "years" to review and shape into an acceptable state package.
Though public testimony was
opened, the only other speakers were representatives from NFPA and ICC. Although
the Chair had previously received several requests to speak, Secretary Aguiar
kept tight control over the proceedings by restricting discussion to only the
State reports and to not debate the merits of one code versus the other. After
the agency reports, reports from the code organizations and before public
testimony was
opened, Aguiar then suggested
the matter be sent to the Coordinating Council. By that time, it already seemed
things were going very well.
We encourage all to try to attend the next meeting of the
Coordinating Council February 8, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. 1500 11th Street,
First Floor Auditorium, Sacramento.
Public Relations:
Mike Rodriguez reported that the intent of this new committee was to get
participation from industry and construction to try and create a dialogue on
issues that impact them and us. He talked about the BIA Shootout event that took
place in Sacramento and that the association had set up a booth to distribute
information in an effort to expose ourselves to some of the folks we work with.
CALBO:
Dan Larsen reported the Access Compliance Committee has been very active in
the update of Chapters 11A and 11B. The Access Specialist Certification program
has been moving forward with major work on the training aspects as well as
testing. He reminded everyone that in July of this year that townhouse type
dwelling units will no longer be exempt from accessibility.
CEC:
Elaine Hebert offered the new CEC calendars including art work from children
to the members. Watch for the quarterly newsletter called the “Blueprint” that
will list upcoming training for the changes in the code that are effective in
October as well as other free training. She also noted the CEC is looking into
appliances that have what is currently termed a “Vampire Load”. Such appliances
draw electricity even when they are not in use. Such as a cell phone chargers
that, when plugged into the wall are always drawing electricity weather they are
on or off. The CEC is also already looking at the proposed 2008 standards.
Liaison Committees:
Fire Marshal
Greg Lake reported the California Fire Chiefs Association will endorse NFPA
5000. However, the California Fire Prevention Officers are supporting the I
Codes.
AIA
Larry Leonard emphasized the importance of this committee to help bridge the
gap between the architects and building departments. He also noted that Dan
Larsen will be the new liaison to the AIA.
Industry Members Comments
Ken Welsh made a motion that was passed that the association work on a pin
for the next ICC ABM in Detroit that recognizes our associations 56 years of
existence. The pin should include a car. Dan Larsen, as the only member of the
Pin Committee, accepted the challenge.
Craig suggested that the members bring guests from the
industry to future meetings.
President’s Message regarding the State of the
Organization
Marianne theme was “Let us Know”. She encouraged members to voice their
opinions on any subject that would help the organization to move forward. Our
current membership is approximately 180. Our assents have remained stable due
largely to contributions from our seminar instructors as well as free ICC
seminars. She mentioned specific programs at the meetings that proved to very
interesting including a new outreach program at Consumnes College. An award by
ICC as one of the top 5 chapters in the United States is something that we
should all be proud.
Lastly, Marianne noted that the strength of the
organization is with the members and again requested feedback from the members
on improvements.
Old Business:
None.
New Business:
Ken Welsh suggested the association consider hosting the 2007 CALBO ABM.
Mike Rodriguez proposed a motion that was passed that the
three newest retirees Bruce Gunn, Bill Carey, and Michael Vieira, be granted
Honorary Membership.
Next Meeting:
The next meeting will be on February 11, 2005 at the Sudwerk Restaurant,
2001 2nd Street.
Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at noon with lunch afterwards.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mark Wood
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