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Minutes of the June 13,
2008
Chapter Meeting
President Wood called the meeting to order at the El Dorado
Country Club meeting facility; the salute to our flag and self-introductions
followed. We were welcomed to
El Dorado County by Building
Official, Larry Lohman.
The May minutes were approved
as submitted.
BOARD REPORTS:
Presidents Report:
Chapter President, Mark Wood thanked those in attendance for coming. He
discussed AB 1531 which was chaptered October of 2007 indicating that it is
going to be difficult for jurisdictions to be able to enforce this bill if
passed. Mark focused specifically on private parking facilities indicating that
building departments are going to be required to enforce the regulations for
parking in all parking lots which is going to be very difficult to do. Mark
talked about loading and unloading zones, signage requirements, and enforcement
issues associated with the proposed bill.
Mark also discussed the
matter of SVABO’s contract with ARC that is completed on November 1st
of 2008. He indicated that ARC has provided a new proposed contract that Bob
Latz and Rick Swenson will be reviewing. Mark indicated that the contract cost
was not going up and if any members had comments regarding the contract they
should contact either Bob or Rick. Mark indicated that SVABO was looking at ways
to cut costs for training and that this would also mean less expense for our ARC
contract. Ideas such as web seminars and cutting back on mailings were
discussed.
Mark informed the membership
that SVABO has completed its application for the ICC Chapter award. Mark
reviewed the accomplishments of SVABO’s membership and discussed the various
duties and aspects for operations of the organization. Mark indicated that this
is a very nice application and that it really shows how well SVABO is doing and
how involved they are. Mark thanked Karen of ARC for her assistance in putting
the packet together.
Vice Presidents Report:
Chapter Vice-President, Bob Latz welcomed those in attendance. Bob discussed the
membership indicating that there had been five members renewing their
memberships in May and that there were also four new members signed up.
Treasurer Report:
Chapter Vice-President, Bob Latz
provided
the Treasure’s report in Rick’s absence. Bob discussed the income and expenses
of the chapter. He indicated that SVABO is solvent at this time but we are not
currently making any money as we are ending our fiscal year and have now moved
on to the next fiscal cycle; he explained that as training opportunities are
offered our income levels will increase.
Secretary Report: No Report
Committee Reports:
Code Development Committee:
Code Development Chair, Michael Vieira provided the report. Michael indicated
that the committee had met in Davis last month and discussed the actions from
Palm Springs looking at 6-8 different proposals settling on discussion of 4 of
those proposals. Michael indicted that he had received word back that our
comments had been received and will be discussed at the final action hearings in
Minneapolis. Michael indicated that it is very important that we get
representatives to the hearings for representation of our issues. Michael
reviewed each of the comments in detail with the membership.
Education
Committee:
Education Committee Chair, Becky Fraser provided the report. Becky reported that
there would be and accessibility class offered on July 22nd and 23rd
in Rancho Cordova and in September there would be a residential class. The
committee will be meeting in July to plan the next fiscal year classes and will
be taking a specific look at half-day classes during their planning process for
the new fiscal year.
Inspector Training Program:
Inspector Training Program Chair, Rick Walters provided the report. Rick
reported that the group held a recent senior inspector breakfast meeting; they
had a representative from the sheetrock institute at their most recent meeting.
Rick indicated that the group is growing and has been sharing a great deal of
information, exchanging ideas and discussing the issues related to inspection
processes; some very good networking. He encouraged building officials to send a
representative to come to these meetings. The meetings are held the first
Tuesday of each month.
Code Review Committee:
Code Review Committee Chair, Bob Stetson presented the report. Bob indicated
that the group had met and is working very well together with good attendance.
He reported that the committee continues to look at the language in the IRC
noting various issues to make recommendations on. Bob discussed various code
questions and how those items are being responded to well by the membership. Bob
announced that the next meeting is June 25th at 12:00pm at the SVABO
office; please RSVP if you are coming; he encouraged the membership to get
involved.
Scholarship Committee:
Chapter Vice-President, Bob Latz
provided the Scholarship
Committee report in
Winfred’s absence. Bob reported that the group had received twelve applications
for the Jack Atkins scholarship. The committee is meeting on June 20th
to review the applications and bring forth the award recommendations at the July
meeting. Bob also announced that beginning August 1st the Bob
Stoddard scholarship will be advertised.
Outreach Committee:
No Report
STATE AGENCY REPORTS:
CALBO Report:
CALBO Board Member, Becky Fraser provided the report. Becky asked how many
people might be attending the Monterey meeting next year by asking for a show of
hands. Becky asked those that are attending to email her so that they could get
an idea of how many rooms will be needed for the event. Becky also discussed
that the flyers for CALBO education weeks should be out soon. Becky indicated
the she would be asking Rick Renfro to address the chapters concerns and
questions regarding the IRC proposal.
League of Cities:
Member Pete Guisasola provided the report. Pete discussed AB 1608 regarding the
application of disabled access standards and the responsibilities of business
owners. He indicated that the bill is mostly a private matter; the bill
currently requires that there be a certified access specialist to review the
compliance of disabled access measures. The part of this bill that is
recommended to be amended is the bills requirement that building departments
have a certified access specialist on staff; getting certified was estimated to
be $2200.00 dollar cost. The league is supporting the bill but the access
specialist program may be a burden if not revised. There was a great deal of
discussion regarding the issues of this bill and the impact that it is going to
have on the industry.
Contractors State
License Board (CSLB)
No Report
California Energy
Commission (CEC):
Chris Olvera of the California Energy Commission provided the report. Chris
indicated that he still has free materials and handouts. Chris indicated that
staff is working on the new code adoption with an effective date sometime in
2009. Chris indicated that there is an energy hotline for building officials and
provided some handouts for that purpose. Chris extended an invitation to share
information with the commission and that the commission is working to come up
with checklists for plans examiners and inspectors.
California Code
Enforcement Officers Association (CACEO)
No Report
State Fire Marshall
(SFM)
Greg Lake, Sacramento Metro Fire was welcomed by President Wood. Greg reported
that he is working with SFM Division Chief Ernie Paez to create a power point
presentation on Residential Care Facilities for training in our area. Greg
discussed information regarding “R” occupancies and what the State Fire Marshals
Office is doing with those type occupancies to work out future regulations.
Building Standards Commission (BSC)
No Report
Housing Community
Development (HCD) No
Report
ICC Report:
No Report
Past Presidents Report:
SVABO member Becky Fraser provided the report. Becky indicated that past
presidents will be holding a meeting in July and creating an informational
brochure to explain what SVABO is all about. This will be a good way to get the
word out about our organization.
DSA /
No Report
SRFPOA
(Sacramento Regional Fire
Protection Officers Association) No Report
Old Business
None
New Business:
None
Announcements:
President Wood announced that he had finally
heard of his little friend; the one-legged gavel; the gavel had been spotted
sitting atop a Mayan Pyramid. Mark presented an 8.5 x 11 photo to the membership
for review. Although there was no evidence presented as to those that may have
been involved with the abduction and sending of the photo; the news that the
gavel is still out there was reassuring. President Wood unveiled a temporary
replacement for the interim; a rather large gavel which would be much more
difficult to lift and requires a carrying case.
Code Discussion:
None
Next Meeting:
President Wood announced that the next meeting will be held on July 11 and the
Host will be Paul Klein of Yuba City. The program will be; “establishing an ADA
coordinator program”.
President
Wood announced that the presenter for today’s meeting is Linda Wright,
presenting the GIS mapping program.
Respectfully Submitted,
Todd Cunningham
SVABO Secretary |
