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MINUTES
OF
February 7, 2007
CALL TO ORDER (
5:40 PM
)
President Tom Garcia, City of
Fairfield
, called the
February 7, 2007
meeting of the Napa/Solano Chapter ICC to order. There were 44 members and 1 guest speaker in attendance.
ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS
President Tom Garcia:
present; Vice President Steve Jensen:
present; Secretary
Dennis Corbett
: present; Treasurer Dan Kasperson: present.
INTRODUCTIONS: (
5:45 PM
)
Self-introductions were made by 44 members.
(The meeting adjourned briefly for the dinner
buffet.)
SPEAKER
OF THE EVENING (
6:05PM )
Jerry Parks, Director of
Marketing Services for the Western Wood
Preservers Institute, gave a presentation to the Chapter about recommended
fasteners to use with treated wood; types and applications of wood
preservatives; standards and specifications; where treated wood is required in
the 2006 International Building Codes; and quality assurance issues – in
particular, the CheckMark Quality Assurance Identification Program developed
specifically for code enforcement.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES (
6:55
)
Motion and second to approve the November 2006 meeting minutes.
Motion passed.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: (
6:50 P.M
)
President Garcia gave the ICC report for John LaTorra (see below).
Chapter member Jay Salazar, City of
Vacaville
,
has written an excellent article about accessibility for the February CALBO
news. An online survey will be sent
out for members to provide input regarding dinner choices at Chapter meetings.
In order to help everyone become familiar with the change from the
Uniform Code to the International Code, President Garcia proposed having
mini-education sessions at upcoming meetings.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: (
7:00 PM
)
Education: David Cliché,
County
of
Solano
,
reported on upcoming Chapter seminars. A
class on Load Path will occur in April, and the CALBO Post-Disaster SAP training
in May. The Chapter plans to offer
additional classes on Plumbing, Mechanical & IBC.
There is interest in trying to do half-day seminars, repeating the
material both in the am & pm, so that department staff can be split up to
attend either session.
Treasurer: Dan
Kasperson, City of
Suisun
,
reported several jurisdictions have renewed their membership, but some still
lagging. He reviewed the two choices
of membership available and chapter benefits.
ICC:
Submitted
by John LaTorra, City of
Redwood
City
, Chapter Liasion, ICC Board Member.
California
Codes- The Building Standards
Commission has adopted the 2006 editions of the International Building Code,
International Fire Code, International Existing Building Code Appendix A,
Uniform Plumbing Code, and Uniform Mechanical Code, and the 2005 edition of
National Electrical Code with
California
amendments. ICC is committed to publishing a quality California Code in a short
time period. The scheduled effective date will be determined soon; currently
scheduled for
January 1, 2008
. Thanks to Chapters, members, and the industry for the tremendous effort that
finally made the adoption happen.
ICC President
California Visits- ICC President Wally
Bailey, CEO Rick Weiland, Board
Member Barbara Koffron, and I will be
visiting with California Chapters and members during the weeks of February 12-16
and
March 12-16, 2007
. We look forward to meeting with as many members as possible, discussing ICC
business, and hearing what is important to the members and any suggestions on
ways we can improve our service. The itinerary for the visits is attached to the
email message that delivered this report. Please encourage your members to
attend one of the meetings in February or March.
ICC President
Initiatives- ICC President
Wally Bailey
wants to focus on several issues
during his term: spotlighting code officials including a national advertising
campaign and working with ICMA, partnering with AIA to include codes in the
architectural school curriculum, establishing a committee to evaluate what is
important to the membership, more communication with the members, promoting
sustainability and green buildings, partnering with others on promoting
building
safety throughout the world, and emphasizing that ICC is no longer a legacy
organization.
New
Headquarters
Building
- ICC’s new headquarters office is located at 500 New Jersey Ave. NW, 6th
Floor, Washington, DC 20001 This building is a LEED-certified green building, a
few blocks from the U.S. Capitol. The toll free number to reach all ICC offices
remains the same, (888)423-7233, or (888)ICC-SAFE, if that is easier to
remember. Please make a point to visit the ICC headquarters office if you are in
DC.
Task Force on
Hearings- I chaired this committee in 2006, which has developed
recommendations on improving the ICC code hearings (i.e. electronic voting,
investigating remote access and voting, 8am to 8pm maximum hours, no member
activities scheduled to conflict with the hearings, rotating the order of the
hearings, etc). The first interim report is available on the iccsafe.org
website. Wally has reappointed me to Chair this committee, so we can continue
with the work of improving our hearings. The next committee conference call
meeting is
February 21, 2007
. I will expand the membership feedback and welcome your suggestions on methods
to improve our code hearings.
Chapter Benefits-
The
Board of Directors
approved an enhanced Chapter rewards Program. Active Chapters now have an
opportunity to earn benefits in addition to the free ICC training, complimentary
Chapter President registration at the Annual Meeting, newsletter, magazine
subscription, 20% chapter discount on publications, banner, etc. Training- CALBO and ICC are working in partnership with local
chapters and other organizations to provide much needed training in
California
. CALBO and ICC have merged their training plans and signed a MOU which was
reviewed and approved by a committee of local chapter representatives.
California Chapters in good standing (merely file your annual chapter report)
are entitled to a day of free training and an additional day of transition
training, provided the transition training is coupled with a free or purchased
training day.
CALBO agreed to provide a shared calendar which is now
operational on the calbo.org website. CALBO, ICC, and ICC Chapters can post all
training seminars. Members of CALBO can submit the chapter training events on
line, which will be reviewed and posted by CALBO. The goal is a coordinated
training effort in preparation for enforcement of the new California Codes. We
can support and promote Chapter training efforts. Kelly Midgley, CALBO Director of Training & Communications,
(916)457-1103 and Sol Alba, ICC
Education Program Coordinator, (888)423-7233 x4333 can help us with posting and
scheduling training.
Meeting Locations-
The 2007 Final Action Hearings are in
Rochester
,
New York
, May 21-26. The 2007 Annual Educational Conference is in
Reno
,
Nevada
, September 30- October 4. Both events are great opportunities for us
Californians to receive valuable training and code knowledge prior to the
effective date of the new codes.
Reno
is “just over the hill”….make your plans now.
CALBO: Jay
Salazar reported on CALBO board activities, the access committee and the
Energy Commission. Bonnie
Patterson, CALBO, spoke to the group. She talked about leadership advocacy
day, the AB2977 interpretation controversy regarding the last minute wording
change, ABM activities, PAC high rollers night, committee applications,
foundation, education efforts with ICC, and the 24 Code Academies throughout the
state.
Building Standards:
Steve Jensen, City of
Napa
,
gave a report on the Building Standards Commission.
Everyone is pleased with last month’s unanimous approval of the new
California Codes, however there was six hours of testimony regarding the Chapter
11 accessibility changes. The
changes should be on the CSLB website within the next few weeks.
OLD
BUSINESS:
President
Garcia
spoke above some confusion regarding the approval of PEX and CPVC.
The previous requirement of findings by the Building Official before
approval has been removed for the installation of CPVC. He also reminded
everyone that local amendments and adoption of the new codes can not become
effective before the state adoption date.
David
Cliché
still has 3 certificates from last seminar.
NEW
BUSINESS:
President Garcia shared an interpretation from Jay regarding pool &
spa entrapment drain covers and AB2977. The
wording of the legislation requires the installation of an anti-entrapment cover
any time a building permit is issued for a repair or modification at a
single-family home with an existing pool, toddler pool, or spa.
Jay is preparing a press release for his department, but we are working
toward a consistent interpretation and application of these requirements in the
Chapter. The actual bill can be
found at: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/05-06/bill/asm/ab_2951-3000/ab_2977_bill_20060926_chaptered.pdf.
Dan
Devine,
City of
Vacaville
,
noted that they have purchased new AFCI testers for their inspectors.
The three story height limitation
for single-family homes was discussed and will be brought up for discussion at
next month’s meeting.
The Plan Review Standards
committee will be re-activated and is also to be discussed at next month’s
meeting.
INSPECTORS TIME:
None.
INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
( 7:35 PM )
There
was a motion to adjourn and President
Garcia adjourned the meeting
at 7:35 PM. The next meeting is on March 7,
2007 with Dinner at the Paradise Valley Golf
Course. Start time is 5:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Dennis Corbett
Secretary
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