February 2018 Minutes

Minutes of the February 22, 2018 Meeting

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President Tim Berger called the business meeting to order at 12:45 PM.

Members present: Tim Berger, Frank Haywood, Tim Hollis, Dave Goodloe, Albert Boscaglia,

Tom Berger, Mike Viazanko, Frank Beyer, Bruce Johnson, Gerry McCallum, George Kilpatrick

Approval of January Minutes:

Motion made by – George Kilpatrick

Supported by – Mike Viazanko            

All ayes – motion passed

Approval of January Treasurer’s Report:

Motion made by- Gerry McCallum

Supported by – Tom Berger

All ayes- motion passed

Old Business:.President Berger discussed the request from Scott Cope to talk more about the new Commercial Energy Code at this meeting.  There is a Commercial Energy Code Class on

March 9th, 2018, in Sterling Heights from 9am to 1pm. This may need to be a topic discussed again at a future meeting.

President Berger also indicated that he was able to get our 2018 education voucher from ICC re-instated after many phone calls to ICC. The membership thanked President Berger for his work to get this done. The voucher will be given to Larry Butler to get a class scheduled. President Berger also stated that it is the out-going presidents’ job to get this scheduled for the next year.

Tim Hollis indicated that all the jurisdictions that signed up for MADCAD should have received their log in email from MADCAD to create passwords. Also, if member jurisdictions would like to have a webinar for their staff by Erdem Dedebas of MADCAD, he is willing to do that. He can be contacted at ededebas@madcad.com.

Tim Hollis also indicated that the spreadsheet that was emailed to the membership with the Interlocal agreement information has updated information for current members. There have been a couple corrections made since it was sent out and that list will be re-sent after it is determined if any other changes from the members need to be made. This spread sheet is NOT for public information as it has personal phone numbers, etc. on it.

New Business:

• There was discussion regarding electronic plan reviews.  Dave Goodloe from Orion Twp. has purchased the plan review table and they are learning how to use it. There was also some discussion about the “Blue Beam” software used with the table.
• Bruce Johnson from Birmingham asked if any jurisdictions are requiring a builder’s license from an Excavation Contractor who is repairing a sewer line. Some jurisdictions do and some do not as this work is done though some DPS departments.

Close Meeting:

Motion made by Gerry McCallum

Supported by Viazanko

All  ayes - motion passed.

Presentation: Simpson Stong Tie’s new deck tool  (no credit for Act 54/407)

Instructors: Jerry Tuggle  and guest

Respectfully submitted,

Tim Hollis

Secretary/Treasurer

January 2018 Minutes

Minutes of the January 25th, 2018 Meeting

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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