Minutes of the January 25th, 2018 Meeting

Tim Berger called the business meeting to order at 12:57 PM.
Approval of December Minutes:
Motion made by – Bruce Eck
Supported by – James Albus
All ayes – motion passed

Approval of Treasurer’s Report:
Motion made by- Gerry McCallum
Supported by – Glen Bartoni
All ayes- motion passed

Old Business:

1.   Tim Hollis gave an update on our new website. The web address is ocboa-mi.org.
2.   Tim Hollis also gave an update on Madcad. Passwords will be emailed by February 1, 2018 that will give users access.
3.   Larry Butler was sworn in as 2018 Program Director by Tom Berger.

New Business:

Tim Berger said that the Board had discussed moving the December Annual Meeting to a new location. The cost at the Plazzo Di Bocce where it has been held is $50.00 per person. We have been charging only $35.00 per person. The membership agreed that a new location would be a good idea. Canterbury Village was discussed as an option. The Board will look into other options.
Bruce Eck asked if anyone has had a commercial building built with shipping containers. It was discussed that this should require a Structural Engineer.
Tom Berger discussed attic ventilation problems. There has been 3 reported problems in his community of new houses having moisture problems on the inside of the ceiling drywall. Proper number of vents and vapor retarder or paint was discussed.
There was discussion on revising the Wood Deck Committee. Scott will send out an email to all communities that has signed the Deck Guide to see if there are any suggestions.
President Tim Berger also indicated that the ICC annual report did not get sent in to ICC in 2017 for this year. He is working to get ICC to still give us a free class for this year.
Mike Viazanko said that Sterling Heights will host a Commercial Energy Code Class on February 6th. Doors open at 8:30 am., class begins at 9:00 a.m. Class number is CP-17 00132.
Scott Cope asked how everyone is enforcing the new Commercial Energy Code. There was some discussion and Scott asked that we bring this up again at our next meeting.

Close Meeting:
Motion made by Scott Cope
Supported by Bruce Eck
All ayes - motion passed.

Presentation: Tim Hollis presented and explained our new website.

Respectfully submitted,
Tim Hollis
Secretary/Treasurer