Minutes
November 4th 2010
Meeting
Roll Call:
President Jeff Harden called the meeting to order at 9:05 A.M. Role call of officers determined that all officers were present except Terry Berk and Ron Hoover who had informed us previously that they would be absent. Jeff asked all present to introduce themselves along with their jurisdictions. There were 21 additional members and guests present.
The minutes from the November 4th meeting were next discussed with a motion to accept the minutes by Brita Van Horne, seconded by Dennis Jordison. Motion Passed.
Stu Crine reported that the State had hired an Energy Engineer, David Ruthcorin, to oversee the Energy Program for the State. His first priority will be to set up an Energy Hot Line. He will also be hiring an Energy Inspector soon. Stu next noted that the Code
actions at the ABM were centered mainly around the Energy Codes. Those Codes
were still temporarily available from ICC via a free down-load off their
web-site. He also informed us that the vacant position as Nursing Home
Inspector had been offered to an individual who is now undergoing his
background check.
Cynthia
Houlson, Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board noted that the license
renewals will be due in January. Reminder letters will be sent out in
December. The Contractor licenses will be discussed at their November 16th
meeting. It will be proposed that locally issued licenses will be recognized
until their expiration date.
There was no Legislative report as no one is aware of any pending
legislation but the Board members will stay involved and informed.
Region III had no report but also noted that the Code hearings were quite
extensive and thorough.
Dave Churchill reported on the September Seminars which went well but low
attendance was a problem. The Energy Code seminar in Cedar Falls went well
but again attendance was not what they expected. Dates for the central and
western areas had not been set but may be in January or March. There was
also discussion on training geared toward the required training to sustain
the plumbing and mechanical licenses.
There was no report from East Mac or from ICC.
After a
short break Robert Torbin, Director of Codes and Standards at Omega Flex
Inc. addressed the members. His presentation concerned the grounding of CSST
gas piping and gas line systems in regard to lightening strikes that
have affected this product. He also discussed a new product that is
covered with a heaver covering for more insulation. Later that day Mr.
Turbin also presented another
meeting with representatives for the Fire Marshalls and other professional
entities.
The next
order of business for the group was the election of the 2011 officers. The
nomination committee headed by Jeff Junker nominated Tom Palmer for
President, Brita Van Horne for 1st Vice President, Dave Churchill
for 2nd Vice President, Cody Christensen for Secretary and Mike
Pardekooper for Treasurer. Jeff Harden ask if there were any
other
nominations from the floor, there were none. Jeff Junker motioned that
nominees be elected as a group. Motion was seconded by Dennis Jordison,
motion passed. New officers will take office at the January 2011 meeting.
Cody
Christensen reported on the Draft Report on the feasibility of State
Mechanical and Plumbing Inspectors. UPC representatives are pushing for all
Inspectors to be certified within the year. They are also pushing for the
adoption of the UMC rather than the IMC that the State has currently
adopted. Brita Van Horne recommended
that we keep the Home Rule in affect or within years we may lose our
option to choose our State Codes. Our support for this Feasibility Report
was discussed including our support of the document and the use of our logo
on that document. There was no motion made to the group by any member to
support the document. The question died.
Ray
Renalds, State Fire Marshall addressed our meeting to thank us for our
support for their Smoke Detector program and for Fire Fighter Safety.
Motion
made by Dennis Jordison and seconded by Dale Lisle to adjourn. Adjourned
12:15.
Dale Lisle
Secretary
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Minutes September 9th, 2010 Meeting
President Jeff Harden called the meeting to order at 9:05 A.M. Role
call of officers determined that all officers were present except
Terry Berk who had notified Jeff that he would be gone. There were
also 21 members and quests that introduced themselves.
The July minutes
were discussed and after a little discussion Dennis Jordison made
the motion to accept the minutes, seconded by Brita Van Horne,
motion passed.
The first
order of business discussed was the Legislative Committee and the
need to contact Mr. Obradovich about being our liaison to the State
Legislature again this next year.
Jeff asked for more volunteers to join the current members;
Jeff Harden, Ron Hoover, Jeff Junker and Phil Delafield on the 2011
Committee. Brita Van Horne and Cody Christensen volunteered to join.
Stu Crine,
department of Public Safety reported that the State had received an
OEI grant to hire an Engineer and an Inspector.; The grant will
cover these positions for a two year period. An Energy Code Hot Line
has been set up but the number will not be let out until it can be
staffed.
Stu
reported that the feds are moving ahead on the revised ADA-ABA new
standards that they have been waiting on to move on the Chapter 11
with the possible adoption of the State Accessibility Code by March
2011. They are wording the adoption in a way that will state that
you must comply with both the ADA and Chapter 11. There are a few
points that are more stringent in the ADA but possibly a year later
we can drop the ADA and make Chapter 11 the State Accessibility
Code.
The
Sprinkler Installers and Fitters license applications are now on the
Web site but there are
still concern from large companies regarding the requirement to take
a Union test. The State is working with them to find another test
that will satisfy all concerns. The State is telling applicants to
have their applications in by October 1st.
There are a
few other grants that are available, one is a HUD grant that is
available to twelve States and Iowa is one those. The grant is for
84 Million Dollars designated for disaster mitigation and
specifically mentions Building Codes. Stu will be trying to get some
of that money to apply toward training on the Codes as soon as it is
available.
The
plumbing Contractors licenses were not
ready yet because background checks were not done.
Contractors may contact Cindy Houlson to inquire about contractor
investigations for licenses. The State Plumbing Board has adopted
the UPC.
Brian
Bishop informed us that the state of Iowa was selected by the
Department of Energy to be one of nine pilot states for compliance
to the Energy Code and part of a study. A part of this study will be
to get the cooperation of local jurisdictions to determine where
Energy Code compliance stands with interviews and inspections. The
results of the study will be confidential
and will determine where Iowa is in compliance with the
Energy Code. He handed out a flier to explain the study. An update
from Region III was given by Jeff. Region III had a volunteer
program in Platteville to rehab a house. Ron Hoover. his wife and
Dave Church participated on that project.
There was
no report from the Code Development Committee except that they have
a year to analyze new proposals and prepare for the next round of
proposed changes.
David
Churchill reminded us the September Seminars were scheduled for the
13th and 14th of September. They are also
considering the next set be scheduled in February, March or April.
The
Scholarship Committee received thank you’s from the recipients of
our 2010 scholarships, Eric Johnson and Andrew Lenech.
Brita Van
Horne gave the treasurers report noting our expenditures and
receipts. Motion made by David Churchill to accept the report,
seconded by Dale Lisle motion passed.
There was
no report from Eastern MICC. A question was brought up concerning
grounding of CSST gas lines. It was proposed that we may arrange for
a presentation on the subject at the November meeting.
Roger
Schemmel and Cody Christensen reported on the Plumbing survey and
put out by the Plumbing Board and IAPMO. It looks as though Local
jurisdictions will be doing inspections and after a year or two it
will require Local jurisdictions to adopt the UPC/UMC Codes.
Ron Hoover
reminded us that the ABM is in Charlotte, NC. In October an
encouraged all to attend if possible. There will be some new by-law
changes proposed and expect good discussion on those changes.
After a
break we had a presentation by Jeff Nehring from John Quest Speedfit
plumbing Systems regarding quick connect plumbing fittings and
systems.
Jeff Junker
reported for the 2011 Officer Nomination Committee. Their nominees
are:
President – Tom Palmer
1st Vice President – Brita Van Horne
2nd Vice President – Dave Churchill
Secretary – Cody Christensen
Treasurer – Mike Pardekooper
Nominees may also be nominated at the November meeting.
The next
order of business was our endorsement policy. Our policy for
endorsing candidates was reviewed by a committee made up of officers
and committee members. The new policy was sent out to members and
reviewed. A motion made by Jerry Byers and seconded by Tim Hennes to
adopt the new endorsement policy, motion passed. Two
individuals have requested an
endorsement from our Chapter, Ron Piester and Jeff Witrie.
Under new
business; Flora brought up a program introduced by the new State
Fire Marshall Renalds to provide duel sensor smoke alarms to all
homes throughout the State that has a child in classes kindergarten
thru 6th grade. Firemen would attend school meeting and
pass out surveys to identify homes that need alarms. These alarms
would be installed by Firemen and Inspectors. The goal is to get
partners to help finance these alarms at $16.00 a piece. After some
discussion the motion was made by Brita Van Horne and seconded by
Steve Nichols that IABO purchase one alarm for each member of our
organization. The motion passed.
Jeff next
brought up a question regarding some jurisdictions looking at the
AFTA guidelines for deck construction in comparison to the 2006 IRC
Deck Manual. The use of 4X4 or 6X6 post were discussed, inspections
of footings including the size of re-bars, rim or ledger boards, and
framing. Hand outs from different jurisdictions could be combined to
create a handout from IABO to recommend construction methods and
possibly materials used. No action was taken but further discussion
would be welcome.
Motion to
adjourn was made by Tim Hennes, seconded by Dale Lisle.
Meeting adjourned 12:00.
Respectfully submitted
Dale Lisle
Roll Call: President Jeff Harden called the meeting to order at 9:05 A.M. Role call of officers determined that all officers were present except Tom Palmer who had notified Jeff that he would be gone. There were also 30 members and quests that introduced themselves to all present. The March minutes were discussed and Dennis Jordison made the motion to accept the minutes, seconded by Brita Van Horne, Motion Passed. Stu Crine started the business portion of the meeting with his report from the State Code Commissioners Office. He informed us that the States proclamation declaring State Building Safety Month,
. The Energy Code Commission has
been negotiating the need for Inspectors to enforce The Energy Codes when it is adopted. Iowa has been selected to be one of
seven States to receive a pilot study grant to assess the Energy
Code. However the time to set up energy code training is getting
short.
State
Plumbing Code update; the League of Cities group is in negotiating
with the Rules Committee concerning their proposal that communities
could adopt a local Code
that is more stringent than the State Code.
The Legislation Committee had no report other that the
Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Licensing Bill had been signed.
Region III has been discussing the Chapter Benefits
Program and the awarding of Awards points to Chapters for activities
such as volunteer work for your area and community.
The
Seminar committee has been looking into setting up training days for
the Energy Training. Possibly two, one day seminars for Residential
and Commercial. They are
looking for input and suggestions as to what specific training we
should offer. A survey should be sent out in the near future.
Brita
gave the treasurers report and sent around our current membership
list for all to check
for accuracy and proper E-mail addresses.
Steve
Van Note and Ron Hoover updated us on ICC. The ICC Corporation has
not fully recovered financially and is encouraging a decrease in
expenses to assist in the recovery. Meetings are being held to
address this issue. A scholarship to attend the Final Code Hearings
was given to Mike Pardekooper from
Pleasant Hill, IA.
New products available from ICC include the IBC Commentary
and the IRC Energy Inspection Guide. ICC is also offing a free
download of the Energy Code from the Web Site.
Our
Scholarship Committee reported that we have received 13 application
to review and award our $500 scholarships.
After
a short break we had a presentation form Rick Parrino from Plum
Building Systems regarding Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses. The
presentation included the history of trusses, composition of metal
fasteners.
Ron
Hoover proposed a discussion of the endorsement of individuals for
ICC Offices. The ICC policy has changed, all
applicants application must be made available to members. Ron would like
our policy on endorsing candidates discussed and possibly changed
regarding Board elections and then possibly expanded. Candidates can
request endorsement via letter or verbally during the election
process. There could be discussion during the July meeting. A
recommendation for the Officers Committee research candidates and
inform members was proposed but it was not seconded so no motion was
made.
Meeting
adjourned
Respectfully submitted
Dale Lisle
Secretary
March 11th, 2010 Meeting Roll Call: President Jeff Harden called the meeting to order at 9:00 A.M. Ron Hoover, Past President and Jeff Harden were present. Terry Berk, 1st Vice President, Tom Palmer, 2nd Vice President, Dale Lisle, Secretary and Brita Van Horne were all absent with excuse. An additional 25 members and guests were present, each in turn introduced themselves. Minutes from the January meeting were discussed, Jeff Junker made a motion to approve and amend the minutes, seconded by David Churchill, motion passed. The report from the State Code Commissioner was given by Stuart Crine. Stu discussed several items. One was the retirement of Jim Kenkel, State Fire Marshall and his replacement Ray Reynolds. Reynolds was to begin work as new State Fire Marshall on the 15th of March. The swearing in ceremony would take place at a ) later date. Another was the residential sprinkler system issue at the hill. According to Ross Loader the sprinkler system issue may be in the standings bill which comes up at the end of the legislative session however he believes its dead. Another item discussed was the electrical provisions submitted to the legislators. It was noted that Joe Brooks is deployed with the National Guard. Stu also informed the members that beginning April 1, 2010 all inspections of Nursing Homes pursuant to Chapter 66 of the IAC would be conducted by staff with the State Building Code Bureau. The inspection staff will not be inspecting per the adopted State Building Code but rather the Dept. of Inspection and Appeals rules. Stu will be working with DIA to try to get the rules changed to reflect the State Building Code as opposed to a separate rule chapter. This will be easier for staff to interpret and enforce. The issue of smoke detectors once again came to light. Stu reiterated that beginning April 1, 2010 all smoke detectors installed in residential construction must be of the duel sensor type. They must either conform to UL 217 or be of a type that has senses smoke and photoelectric and an additional approved sensor. The State of Iowa Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board has published public notice for the proposed amendments to the 09 UPC. Some of the key amendments are: Backflow protection, deletion of the appendix chapters, deletion of the gray water provisions (decision by board due to their belief that the UPC conflicts with DNR regulations) and the deletion of the plumbing fixture table and putting in its place the plumbing fixture table from the IPC. The treasurers’ report indicated that the membership has $25,847.76 in the bank. Ron Hoover spoke to issues and events happening on the national level. Ron presented the 10 for $10.00 program. This is a program set up though the ICC foundation to help support scholarships and other ICC programs. ICC is continually working on getting issues fixed on their website and they are hoping to have all items taken care of no later than August 1st of this year. On March 18th the ICC Green Code will be available in a free downloadable version. You will see the ASHRAE and AIA logos on the cover, this is due to an agreement ICC has with the two organizations. ICC is providing assistance to members via scholarships, several are being provided. One in particular is a matching fund scholarship for first time attendees to the ABM/Code Development Hearings. This scholarship is very limited and requires the chapter to provide matching funds up to a maximum of $1,000.00. The deadline for scholarship applications is March 26th, all information regarding the scholarship is provided online through the ICC Foundation website. A motion was made by Ron Hoover for IABO to provide matching funds not to exceed $5,000.00 total to those who wish to apply for the scholarship and attend the Dallas Hearings this May. Larry Dickerson seconded the motion. Motion passed, 0- nays. Region III is planning another Spring volunteer project, something similar as to what was done last year. This time the event may be held in another State. Details will be forthcoming. Jeff Harden reported on the progress of the IABO scholarship committee. Everything is ready to go except for the amount of the scholarships. A scholarship fee schedule was provided for the membership to review. Basically the amounts of the scholarships to be awarded is the same as the previous program that being $500.00 per year for a two-year program and $500.00 per year for a four-year program. A person awarded would have to submit each subsequent year in order to qualify for the program and continue receiving funds. A motion was made by Phil Delafield to provide the amount as indicated on the fee schedule. Motion seconded by Craig Witry, no further discussion. Motion passed, 0-nays. A presentation was provided to the group by Richard Walke, Senior Staff Engineer of Regulatory Services with Underwriters Laboratories. Richard presented resources available to the code enforcement community. Much discussion was held between members and Richard on all sorts of topics, ranging from the UL website to the new smoke detectors. After the presentation Jeff Junker indicated that he is now going to place the orders he received for more shirts and that the time frame for any new orders is now over. Stu was going to submit the Proclamation for Building Safety Month (Month of May) to the Governors office. Membership fees were discussed; Ron Hoover suggested that one way of increasing fees was to actually increase the membership as opposed to raising the cost of the member fee. No further discussion was held on this issue. Motion was made to adjourn.
Meeting
adjourned at 12:00 PM
Respectfully submitted
Dale Lisle
Secretary
Meeting Roll Call:
President Jeff
Harden called the meeting to order at
The minutes from the November 12th meeting wer3e next discussed with a motion to accept the minutes by Dennis Jordison, seconded by Terry Berk. Motion Passed. Jeff Harden thanked Jeff Jordison for providing the location for our January meeting. In an effort to cut meeting costs, we asked our members to host our meeting rather than contract with businesses for facilities. Jeff will organize locations and inform us prior to the next meeting.
Stu Crine, State Code Commissioner updated us as to changes and
activities in his office. He reported that Jim Hinkle has retired as
State Fire Marshall. Stu also informed us that the State Legislation
on Residential Sprinkler Systems has made its way through Committee
but has been put on hold and delayed. He also updated us on the
Electrical Boards Rules Committee and their conflict with the Farm
Bureau regarding inspection of farm buildings. The State Attorney
General upheld the Electrical Boards ruling that farm building are
to be inspected by State Inspectors and would go into effect
Ron Hoover reported on the Region III board meeting in which
candidates for office in Region III were nomination and elected;
President – John Crook from
Our Code Development committee has determined that they should
coordinate our efforts with committees from other States within
Region III.
Dave Churchill gave us an update of the February Seminars in
Jeff reported on the progress of our Scholarship Committee. Rich
Russel has volunteered to help review applications. Tom Palmer is
working on a list of all high schools in the State. All existing
paperwork from our old
program have been duplicated and udated to our new program.
Application should be distributed soon.
Treasurers report was read by Terry Berk. Membership fees, seminar
fees and expenses had not been itemized.
There was no report from Eastern MAC as they had not had a meeting.
Following a break Bob
Neale from ICC gave us an update from ICC. Chapter benefits
available include new seminar training rates,
½ price book costs and discounts for multi day courses are
being considered. Green Building Codes should be available in March.
Bob encouraged the membership use the new ICC Website for updates,
National legislation, Code enforcement and assistance in Code
Development. ICC is also encouraging attendance at the Final Code
Hearings in Dallas
Jeff Junker discussed our ICC/IABO shirts and making them available
again to members. The costs will be $25.00 each with shirts provided
to members attending ABMs. Order forms will be available soon after
the new membership list is available.
State legislation was next discussed. Jeff H. had attended a meeting
with Iowa HBA concerning the Residential Sprinkler Legislation but
could not work out a compromise. H.B.A will very on their possession
regarding home rule in
The Discussion of Membership fees for IABO was deferred until the
March Meeting.
The winners of our January drawings were, Rich Russel and Terry
Buyers.
Meeting adjourned
Respectfully submitted
Dale Lisle
Secretary
Minutes November 12, 2009 Meeting Roll Call: President Jeff Harden called the meeting to order at 9:00 A.M. All officers except Terry Berk were present along with 20 additional members and guests present. After introductions from all present the minutes of the September meeting were discussed. Jeff Junker motioned that the minutes be accepted, seconded by Dan Woellhof, motion passed. Stu Crine, State Code Commissioner reported on the adoption of the 2009 Codes. The adoption of the IRC is to include a amendment to postpone the requirement for Sprinkler Systems in new single and two family homes until January 2013. Another amendment addresses the requirement that all hail damaged shingles must be removed prior to re-shingling. Other news from the Commissioner’s office concerns the proposed State Budget cuts that will affect his office. These could include the loss of a Plans Examiner and furlough days for employees, possibly including inspectors. He also gave a quick update on the Plumbing and Mechanical Board action including a delay in licensing of Sprinkler Fitters licenses and the restoration of installers licenses. Stu informed us that Brita Van Horne has been voted onto there Board and will be part of the adoption of their codes. Public hearings on the plumbing Codes were coming up in November at the Willis State Office Building. Everyone was encouraged to attend these meetings if they had specific concerns to address. Stu also expressed his concern that there is an effort to move the Mechanical Code to the jurisdiction of the Health Dept. away from the Coder Commissioners Office. This will probably come up in the 2010 legislation. We are encouraged to express our opposition to this change. Some action from the Electrical Board concerned actions of the Farm Bureau, farmers were pushing their request that members would not be subject to State inspections on their buildings. The State Attorney General had confirmed that they are subject to required State inspections. Jeff had been in contact with Jim Obradovich and he had agreed to again be our Legislative connection. We were only waiting for a signed contract. after the first of the year. 2010 applications will be e-mailed to current and past members. When an updated membership list is available it will be posted on our web-site. The MICC report included discussion of the U. P.C. and the IAPMO grease interceptor size and the calculation of size requirements of each Code. Steve Van Note reported on new ICC items that are now available including IRC books and support products, an update on the Wood Bracing changes, and a new Green Construction Code which will come before all other Codes. After a short break, we had a presentation given by Joe Grubesic from UPONOR – Aquasafe- Multi-purpose Fire Safety Systems and Jeff Reichart from Specified Systems Inc. Their presentation concerned Residential Sprinkler Systems. Following the presentation, we had the election of 2010 officers. Jeff Junker and the nominating committee made the motion that the 2009 officers be retained for the next year. Ron Hoover seconded the motion, after a short discussion the motion passed. Our participation in the Region III Institute was discussed for this year. In prior years we had donated to their program one of our ICC education days we earned through the membership awards program. This year ICC cancelled that program. We discussed our support to the Institute and a motion was made by Jeff Junker that IABO donate the costs of one day training to Region III . His motion was seconded by Roger Schemmel. After a short discussion the motion passed. Brita noted that our membership dues do not cover the costs of our meeting expenses and we must consider an increase in fees. Jeff will find a new meeting location for the January meeting. Jeff Junker suggested we find a complimentary room and IOBA provide treats to cut costs. The fees will be discussed at the January meeting. Ron Hoover and the ICC Board Members would like feedback on the ABM. Ron is a member of the ICC Membership Committee and said that there are openings on other committees that they would like to fill. Dennis Jordison motioned for adjournment, seconded by Dale lisle meeting adjourned at 11:45. Respectfully submitted Dale Lisle Secretary |
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Minutes September 10, 2009 Meeting Roll Call: President Jeff Harden called the meeting to order at 9:00 A.M. All officers were present along with 23 additional members and guests that introduced themselves. The minutes from the July meeting were discussed. Terry Berk made the motion to accept the minute and Tom Palmer seconded. Motion passed. Brian Bishop from State Code Commissioners office reported on the intended actions on the adoption of the 2009 Codes. The 2009 IRC will be adopted without the Residential Sprinkler Systems requirement. That portion will be postponed until 2013. Public meetings on the Codes will be scheduled in all sections of the State, no dates are set. The State require4ment for Duel Sensor Smoke alarms in new construction and renovations has been postponed until April 1, 2010 due to the lack of availability of the new alarms. Brian passed out brochures for the upcoming National Fire Code Seminars. Public forums will be scheduled before the adoptions of the State Plumbing Code. Those hearings will be in October, no date had been set. Brian also informed us that there were two openings for State Electrical Inspectors. There was no report from the Legislative committee but it was determined that last year’s members will serve again this next year. They did determine that Jim Obradovich will again be our liaison to the State Legislature in 2010. Ron Hoover gave the Region III report. They had had no meeting to report on but all are looking forward to the ABM in Baltimore. The Code Development Committee has been working independently. All the Proposed Code Changes will be available from ICC, Via CD sometime on October. Region III will again be sponsoring the Institute in the Twin Cities in February, the dates have not been set. Ron also noted that Region III is in need of volunteers for various committees. IABO’s Code Development Committee is also looking for more volunteers to help the three present members so we can actively participate in the Code process. IABO will be included in the meetings with the State Plumbing/Mechanical Code Board, no dates have been set. Adoption of these Codes will be at least 2 to 3 months off. State Contractors Licenses and Cards will be required before permits can be issued. The board’s recommendations will go the Legislators late this year. All approved licenses are available on their web site. Dave Churchill gave us a Seminar report. He would like help in setting up Seminars and subjects in December and January. He has received interest from Builders and Engineers for training that we may be able to provide. Brita Van Horne gave the Treasurers report. Expenses included the IABO shirts and pins for this year’s ABM. Other expenses that will be due soon will be our Dues to Region III. Jeff again reminded us that the ABM will be October 24 th to the 11th of November in Baltimore.Motion to adjourn was made by Jeff Junker and seconded by Dennis Jordison. Meeting was adjourned at 11:45 AM. Respectfully submitted Dale Lisle Secretary |
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