Minutes of the February 13, 2004 Meeting
President Brett Hale called the meeting to order at 10:07 a.m. at the Sudwerk Restaurant in Davis.  Following the flag salute and self-introductions, host Mark Wood welcomed all.

The January 9, 2004 minutes were approved.

Treasurer’s Report: Marianne Oliphant for Larry Leonard

The Treasurer’s Report was approved as submitted.

Committee Reports: 

Education Committee: Rick Renfro recognized Robert Keefe for his excellent class on residential access presented in February.  Jan Hargrave will present “Double your Effectiveness” on March 31st and April 1st at Woodcreek Golf Course in Roseville.  Jan will be teaching the importance of effective communication. The class will identify strategies to understand and work better with others.

The ICC process was discussed for re-certification requirements relating to the CEU verifications. The next Education committee meeting is February 18th at 2 p.m. in Roseville.

The ICC process was discussed for re-certification requirements relating to the CEU verifications. The next Education committee meeting is February 18th at 2 p.m. in Roseville.

Plan Review/CRDC:  Mark Wood reported that 14 people attended the Jan. 28th meeting.  Mark brought forth 5 items that the plan check committee will be discussing at their next meeting.  Those topics were;  (1) Foam attached to the top edge of a roof.  (2) Truncated Domes.  (3) Control Areas for Hazardous Materials.  (4) Definition of a yard as it pertains to area increases.  (5) Corridors/Hallways in apt. complexes.  The next meeting is on Feb. 25th from 1-3pm at the Natomas Permit Center located at 2101 Arena Blvd. Ste. 200.

The discussion topic on conversions of residential single family to a business was talked about at length with the group.  There were many issues and concerns discussed relating to necessary changes to the structure.

Brett Hale reported on CRDC for Kevin Reinertson.  Brett urged members to attend the next California Building Standards Commission meeting on March 18th.  The 4 work groups will be providing time lines to the commission on their amendment process. The next committee meeting will follow the CBSC meeting on March 18th in Kevin’s office.

Event

Status

HCD, DSA, SFM Agency Adoption process

Agencies are continuing the amendment process of the nfpa 5000 and nfpa 1.
HCD is also in the process of amending the IRC the Feb. 19th meeting was postponed and will be rescheduled

CBSC proposed CBC effective date

Undetermined (see item 5 below)

Proposed Effective date of CEC, CPC, CMC

Undetermined (Proposals originally submitted to the CBSC 10/24/03 for the CPC and CMC have been pulled back by most if not all of the State Agencies due to executive order S-2-03 form the Governors office).

Any training or publishing proposed

None

Upcoming meetings of critical importance and why

CBSC proposed meeting dates.
March 18 (we may find out more about proposed timelines for code adoption)
May 12 , July 21, September 15, November 18

Status of 11A rewrite

The first draft of the rewrite has been sent out (1/15/04) to the focus group and other interested parties for review and comment. The next meeting scheduled is February 9th and 10th to review the entire chapter with the focus group.

Liaison Reports:  Becky Fraser, the liaison to the Sacramento Fire Marshals Association, indicated that the Fire Marshals group is currently working on a Fire Sprinkler Policy to help with consistency across the Sacramento valley area.  The policy will be brought to our group for comments as soon as the draft nears completion.

CALBO:  Tom Trimberger indicated that CALBO’s main focus remains on the CBSC and the direction of the next adopted codes.  CALBO is currently working on the organization’s strategic plan.  The CALBO ABM will take place March 9th – March 12th in Long Beach, CA.

CALBO sent letters of support for three Building Officials that have applied for the open building official seat on the Building Standards Commision  The membership requested the association also submit letters of support.

Doug Hoffner has taken a position with the State’s new Administration and will no longer be working with CALBO.

Gene Paolini will be running for a position on the CALBO board.  The membership voted to support Gene at the ABM to assist in his election to the board.

Old Business: None

New Business: None

Program:  Martha McDonald and Steve Markey with Youngdahl and Associates presented an in depth program on Special Inspection requirements. 

Next Meeting: The next meeting will be on March 19th in Roseville at Woodcreek Golf Course.  The program will be roundtable discussions.

Adjournment:    The meeting was adjourned at approximately 12:00 pm.

Respectfully submitted.

Becky Fraser
Secretary

 

 

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