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Minutes of the June 8, 2007
Chapter Meeting
President
Becky Fraser was not able to attend the meeting. She was teaching at the CALBO
Education Week in Modesto. Vice President Mark Wood called the meeting of SVABO
to order at the Heritage Theater in the City of Lincoln.
Greg
Lake
with Sacramento Metro Fire led us in the flag salute. Self-introductions
followed. We were welcomed to the City of Lincoln by Todd Cunningham, Chief
Building Official for the City of
Lincoln.
The June
minutes were approved as submitted.
Treasurer Report
Bob Latz talked about chapter finances.
Bob used a chart to help explain where SVABO receives its money and how that
money is spent. At this time we have expenses for the CALBO ABM. There are also
routine expenses for holding committee meetings, for printing educational
material, for renting rooms for educational seminars, expenses to supplement
scholarships, and expenses for administrative costs that go to OMG.
The
Treasurers Report was approved as submitted.
Secretary Report / No report
President's Report
Vice President Mark Wood gave a report because
Becky Fraser not present. Mark talked about how important it is for folks to
rsvp for the meetings. The number of meals prepared is based on the number of
reservations received. At a previous meeting in Davis 34 folks sent in rsvps
and 82 people showed up. Mark talked about the SVABO survey that was sent out
about three weeks ago. About 7 surveys have been returned so far. The survey
will be sent out again to allow more folks to respond. Please fill out and
return the survey so we can get information that will allow us to better serve
you.
Vice
Presidents Report
Mark Wood reported that we have 8 members that renewed their memberships and one
new membership.
Committee Reports Education Committee
Robert Keefe reported that the Education
Program is doing well. We are almost sold out for the 2 day IBC Non Structural
Fire and Life Safety Principals class to be held on June 19 and 20th.
It is a class where attendees need to attend both sessions. The next training
opportunity is August 15th for Non Structural IBC Fundamentals and
August 16th for Structural IBC Fundamentals. These are separate
classes. The classes will be held at Wood creek Golf Club in Roseville. These
classes will probably sell out also. Make your reservations right away. The
next education committee meeting will be held on July 11th at the OMG
office in Sacramento.
Committee Reports Free Inspector Education Training Program
Todd Cunningham reported that the “Free Inspector Training” will be in Lincoln
on October 11, 2007. There will be room for 100 folks. The topic will be
“Guidelines for Handling, Installation and Inspection of Wood Trusses”. Check
the SVABO web site more information.
Inspector Breakfast Program
Rick Swenson reported for Rick Walters that the third meeting was held in
Lincoln
at the Waffle Barn on June 5, 2007 at 7 AM. Approximately 9 inspectors attended
representing 6 jurisdictions. The agenda topic was “Handling Requests for
Inspections”. The group discussed methods used by the various jurisdictions to
request inspections such as fax and telephone. Other topics included how
jurisdictions compile the inspection list, who assigns the inspections, and how
do jurisdictions handle special requests such as AM or PM from applicants and
homeowners. The group talked about how jurisdictions use inspector cell
phones. The City of Rocklin Building Department encourages contractors and
homeowners to have the inspectors’ cell phone number. After three or more years
of experience the Rocklin inspectors like having the contractors have their
phone numbers because it makes their inspection day more efficient. For Rocklin
having the inspectors’ cell phone numbers available to the public has worked
well. The next Breakfast Meeting date and agenda will be available on the SVABO
web site.
Scholarship Committee
The application period for the Jack Atkins Scholarship ended May 31, 2007. The
committee will meet June 19, 2007 at the OMG offices in Sacramento at 9 AM to
select the award winners. Members who would like to participate on the
committee should contact Bob Latz.
Code Review Committee
Mark Wood reported for Don Little that the last meeting was on May 30, 2007 with
9 attendees. There were 31 spokespersons out of an estimated 41 who responded
to the “questions of the month”. The results and the CRC supported responses
are posted on the SVABO Web site. The May 2007 questions dealt with Egress from
Dwelling Units to the Public Way and Property Line Wall in a Shell Building.
The June question of the month is posted on the SVABO web site. The questions
deal with Exit Requirements for R-3/U-1 Mixed Use occupancy: (single exit from
the third level of this building?) and Early Acceptance of 2007 California
Building Codes. Please see the SVABO web site for the complete questions. The
next meeting will be June 27, 2007 at noon at the SVABO offices. Mark
encouraged Building Officials to allow there staff to attend this worth while
meeting.
Code Development Committee
Michael Vieira talked about the Final Action
Hearings in
Rochester,
New York.
Michael talked about standing room only crowd when RB-114 was discussed. This
item dealt with requiring fire sprinklers for all new one and two family
dwellings and town homes. Voting was very close. There were 853 voters on this
issue. It was disapproved. Most issues drew an average of 200-210 votes. Mike
stated that this Code Development session was the first that allowed electronic
voting by the membership body. Mike stated that it worked extremely well and
was very efficient. The meetings ran from approximately 8 AM until 9 PM at
night. Mike felt that there was more fire department representation than there
was building department representation. Mike states that building departments
need to become more involved. A 2/3 vote is needed to overturn a committee
action and then approve a code change. The deadline for receipt of code changes
for the 2007 – 2008 code cycle is August 20th 2007. Submit any
proposals to Michael Vieira and the CDC committee as soon as possible. The next
Code Development Hearings are in Palm Springs, CA. February 18th thru
March 2nd 2008. The Final Action Hearings is September 17th thru September
23rd in
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Fire Protection Officers Association
Greg Lake reported that about 75 people from the California Fire Service
attended the Code Hearings in Rochester, New York. Greg stated that RB-114, the
requirement for fire sprinklers in all new one and two family dwellings and town
homes came close to passing. Greg felt that if the requirement was modified to
require only dwellings over a certain size such as 3500 S.F. then the
requirement would pass. There is difficulty for fire protection people to get
to the rear of larger homes that are often on larger lots. Greg talked about the
advantage of having a heat type detector in garages that would be tied to the
interior homes smoke detectors. This would help to detect a fire in a garage.
Past Presidents Council
/ No report
CALBO Report
Pete Guisasola reported that there is a bill being proposed that would increase
the education and effectiveness for complying with handicap access regulations.
There is a movement to include people who are disabled for the purpose getting a
better understanding as to the ergonomics involved when doing training. The
required continuing education for inspectors would include training about
handicap access regulations.
HCD / No
Report
CSLB / No
Report
CEC /
No Report
SFM /
No Report
League of Cities
Pete Guisasola reported about the CPUC workshop. Thursday dealt with new
residential homes. The workshop discussed how the State will get things in
motion to recognize Green Building, sustainable communities, energy efficiency
and environmental concerns. Pete felt the meeting was very good. He felt that
we made a lot of progress expressing what the problems are for local government
in terms of inspections and complex regulations. Third party providers or
raters are a system that seems to be working. Pete stated that Urban Wild land
Interface Code is slated to go into effect January of 2008 but may not actually
go into effect until January 2009. There will be building standards that make
buildings more resistant to ignition. We will be working more closely with fire
protection folks. Pete talked about the topic of fire protection people
becoming more involved in inspecting for handicap accessible means of exiting
and evacuation.
Old Business
/ None
New Business
Craig Sarmento reported that he had attended a CPUC workshop in San Francisco.
Craig attended as a HVAC Contractor. The workshop emphasis the day Craig
attended was on retrofits or HVAC change outs. Craig expressed that Building
Departments received criticism about compliance and enforcement. One problem
that was brought up was that permits are not being obtained for change outs
because home owners or contractors want to avoid the cost of energy requirements
such as duct testing or verification by a HERS rater. Craig suggested that
Building Departments have more representation at future work shops.
Dan Larsen suggested
that jurisdictions could get together to help each other prepare any proposed
amendments to the codes. E-mail Dan if you would like to participate as a
member of the group.
Code Discussion
Pete Guisasola asked if jurisdictions are requiring the detectable warnings at
the curb cuts that serve only the loading or unloading aisles that go to one or
two handicap parking spaces. There seems to be a recent requirement to provide
the detectable warnings at these locations by DSA. Detectable warnings at these
locations seem to be required in the Caltrans standards. This would be a good
issue for jurisdictions to work together on to get a more consistent policy.
Detectable warnings are intended to be a warning that there is a walk that
adjoins a vehicular way and the walking surfaces are not separated by curbs,
railings or other elements between the pedestrian areas and vehicular areas.
Announcements
Bob Latz announced that the City of Folsom has employment positions available
for a Building Inspector II and a Plan Checker II. The job announcements are
posted on the SVABO, CALBO and ICC web pages.
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be on July 13, 2007 at 10 AM. The location of the meeting
has yet to be determined. Please check the SVABO web site for the exact
location.
The
meeting was adjourned.
Program
David Springer from the Davis Energy Group presented a power point presentation
on the topic of “Green Building”.
Respectfully submitted,
Rick Swenson |
