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Minutes of
the
April 8, 2005 Meeting
President Larry Leonard called the meeting to order at
10:04 a.m. at Butte College in the BIT class room with ___ members and ___ BIT
students in attendance. Following the flag salute and self-introductions both
the Dean and the Assistant Dean welcomed all to Butte College thanking SVABO for
their support.
The March minutes were approved as submitted.
Treasurers Report:
Becky Frasier
The Treasures Report was approved as submitted.
Education Committee:
Nancy Springer and Rick Renfro reported that the most recent classes offered
on the Means of egress were well attended with approximately 103 students the
first day and 98 the second. The evaluations on the new site came back generally
positive although there were some concerns with the food especially on the
second day. Rick announced that Nancy would be taking over as the chairperson
for the committee, a position she very much deserves. An announcement was made
that the Chapter would be hosting a seminar on the update to the NEC presented
by Mike Holt, to be held sometime in December. The next seminar presented by
SVABO will be held at KVIE, 2595 Capitol Oaks Drive, Sacramento. On April 27
Jim Barrett will be the presenter for Combo Inspector I and on April 28th
Becky Frasier will be the presenter for Combo Inspector II. Both classes
begin at 7:30 and are scheduled to end at 5:00. The next meeting of the
Education committee will be held at the OMG offices on April 13.
CDRC Committee:
No report
Inspector Training
No report
HCD
No report
Public Relations
No report
Plan Review Committee
Mark Wood spoke on the recent history of the committee and the evolution
that came about due to the uncertainty of the codes that would be adopted in
California. He explained that the committee new direction was more focused on
promoting consistency among the member jurisdictions. This is accomplished by
posing questions to spokespersons representing the jurisdictions, compiling the
results and posting a PRC supported response. Mark encouraged everyone,
including the students at Butte College to submit questions to the committee for
consideration.
CDRC
No report
HCD
No report
Public Relations
No report
CALBO:
Gene Poalini Started by thanking all the Building Officials for their
support in attending the last CBSC meeting and providing testimony that resulted
in the commission reversing last years decision to go forward with the NFPA. He
reported that because of that historic decision that California is now
proceeding with amendments to the ICC family of codes.
Gene asked the proposed a motion to send a letter of
support for Ruben Grijalva, acting State Fire Marshal, to the Senate Rules
Commission supporting confirmation. Gene emphasized the importance of this
confirmation noting that without the support of Ruben the ICC family of codes
may not have been selected in California. He urged everyone to join in the
support of Ruben as the next State Fire Marshal.
He announced that those that have applied to be on one of
CALBO’s committees should be getting a letter from CALBO in the next week or
two. He also mentioned that CALBO is still looking for people to sit on the
Technical committee that will be working on questions for CALBO's new State
Certification Program.
CEC
Elaine Hebert provided information to the students considering employment in
state services. She instructed students looking for professional or career
positions to look at their web site at
www.energy.ca.gov.
Elaine highlighted changes to expect in the upcoming new
standards including:
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Outdoor lighting
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Cool Roofs
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Lighting in unconditioned buildings
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Tight ducts in HVAC change-outs
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Acceptance Requirements fort non-residential testing of
HVAC systems and controls
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Prescriptive Regulations for skylights in big box stores
to encourage natural lighting
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Residential high efficacy lighting.
Industry Report
No report
Old Business
Larry announced that the Chapter will be hosting the 2007 CALBO ABM. Ken
Welsh accepted the responsibilities of chairperson and announced that Nancy
Springer and Dan Larsen will co-chair the companions program and Mike Rodriguez
will for handle the golf tournament. He will be asking for volunteers to help
with many other committees and tasks that will be necessary to insure a
successful event. Additionally, we will need to develop a theme for the event.
One suggestion was Gold Finger to take advantage of the year of the ABM.
New Business
Bob Latz was installed by a unanimous vote to fulfill the duties of the
office of Secretary for the remaining part of the year. This election was
necessary due to the resignation of the president two months prior. All current
officers moved up one seat.
Program
The Hiring Process: Presented by the perennial host Brett Hale
The program included the how to apply for a job, what to do and what not to do
during the interview – including sample questions. This program was well
received by the students and reinforced by many building officials providing
specific examples of their experiences.
Next Meeting:
The next meeting will be on May 13th 2005 hosted Rick Renfro in Elk Grove.
Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at noon with lunch afterwards.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mark Wood
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