Greater Orlando Chapter Board of Directors Meeting Minutes. Home Builders Association of Metro Orlando, Maitland, FL November 5, 2012

Transcription

1 Greater Orlando Chapter Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Home Builders Association of Metro Orlando, Maitland, FL November 5, 2012 The meeting was called to order by Linda Zimmerman, President, at 1:35 pm. Board Members Present: Linda Zimmerman, CSI, CDT, LEED GA, President and Planning Co-Chair; Randy Moore, CSI, President-Elect and Planning Co-Chair; Warren Doucette, CSI, CDT, Vice President and Program Co-Chair; Harry Peck, CSI, CCS, Secretary and Electronic Communication Chair; Phil Zanghi, CSI, CDT, Treasurer; Jim Carten, CSI, CDT, AIA, Immediate Past President, Program Co-Chair and Product Show Chair; Nelsy Leyba, CSI-EP, Director. Quorum of Board members was established. Committee Chairs Present: William Boehm, CSI, CCS, CCCA, Awards Chair; Ross Kempster, CSI, Technical Chair; Tom Montero, FCSI, CDT, NCARB, AIA, Newsletter Chair;. Additional Attendees: Anne Marie Roeper, CSI, CCPR and Royal Casey, CSI Previous meeting minutes were reviewed; corrections were presented, so the minutes were approved as corrected. Treasurer s Report: Bank account balance and PayPal balance were reported; contact the Treasurer with questions. Profit and loss was reviewed. P. Zanghi reported the tax documents for previous year have been prepared and are in agreement with the accountant. L. Zimmerman stated approval of the Board is needed for additional expenses for meals of a Chapter member at CONSTRUCT Discussion included review of how the Chapter has historically handled meals and what the intent of what expenses were to be paid by the Chapter. No motion was made. Board Reports: L. Zimmerman reported she had received back the Tribes book to be continued being distributed for sharing with the Officers, Board Members and Committee Chairs. L. Zimmerman reported there is a magazine for non-profit organizations that is being circulated to the Officers, Board Members and Committee Chairs; currently in possession of Jim Flayer. R. Moore asked when reports by attendees of CONSTRUCT 2012 are due to T. Montero. L. Zimmerman stated that the reports are due upon submitting an expense report to the Chapter. R. Moore reported he is still looking into venues for meeting location for next year. Secretary s Report and Communications: Report is attached; no communications received. Committee Reports: L. Zimmerman distributed list of committee chairs, budget allocation, back up and goals for FY2013. A. Awards: W. Boehm, no report. He stated he is waiting for Institute to publish the guidelines for this year. B. Product Show: J. Carten, no report. He stated the show date remain in April because time is needed to get a venue and for planning. C. Membership: P. Corrad, no report. L. Zimmerman reported that A. Roeper volunteered to assist with this committee. Page 1 of 3

2 Greater Orlando Chapter CSI, Board Meeting Minutes November 5, L. Zimmerman shared the intent of having networking opportunities at the program meetings. A. Roeper further explained what some other Chapters are doing. D. Program: W. Doucette / J. Carten, no report. J. Carten stated presenters are booked into March. 1. L. Zimmerman opened discussion of having an offsite meeting that incorporates a facility tour. E. Certification: J. Flayler, no report. L. Zimmerman stated that a flier is needed to brand the Chapter with the CSI certifications. 1. Discussion included probability of the Chapter hosting Certification study sessions. F. Education: J. Flayler, report attached. G. Faculty Advisor: J. Flayler, no report. H. Technical: R. Kempster, no report. I. Newsletter: T. Montero, report attached. He shared the November issue will have an index. J. Bylaws: T. Montero, report attached. K. Marketing: P. Nutcher, no report. L. Electronic Communication (Web): H. Peck, report attached. M. Planning: R. Moore / L. Zimmerman, no report. N. Leyba reported the information posted on the Chapter web site is correct. N. Region: T. Montero, report attached. Old Business: None New Business: A. L. Zimmerman shared the request of G. Stock to extend Member Loyalty Program Motion by R. Moore, that G. Stock be extended the Member Loyalty Program available from Institute; second by N. Leyba. Motion carried. L. Zimmerman will contact G. Stock B. L. Zimmerman stated SER Leadership Training will be April hosted by Raleigh-Durham Chapter. T. Montero shared with his travel expense being covered by the Region, it may be to the Chapter s benefit to have members travel together. T. Montero stated the registration fee will include the cost of the banquet; see the November issue of the newletter for further information. 1. L. Zimmerman stated that our Chapter has two members running C. L. Zimmerman explained on the FY2013 Committee Chairs, under Membership, is a matrix of what member dues within the Region are. Discussion included how the Chapter had changed the dues last time. L. Zimmerman assigned T. Montero, R. Kempster, and R. Moore (Chair) to serve as a committee to review the Chapter s dues for FY2014. D. R. Moore brought a concept of a golf tournament to those present if there would be an interest through the professional community to participate. Thoughts and concepts to be continued. Announcements: A. L. Zimmerman shared Institute is having the Master Specifiers Retreat on January 17 to 19, 2013 at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa in Tucson, AZ. See the Institute web site for information. Page 2 of 3

3 Greater Orlando Chapter CSI, Board Meeting Minutes November 5, 2012 Next meeting scheduled for December 6, 2012, immediately preceding the Holiday Gathering at Senor Tequila. Meeting adjourned at 3:45 pm by Linda Zimmerman, President. Respectfully submitted, Harry Peck, CSI, CCS Secretary, Greater Orlando Chapter, CSI Page 3 of 3

4

5

6 Greater Orlando Chapter CSI Secretary Report Report for November 5, 2012 Communications Sent sent to Chapter members distributing the Chapter Newsletter and informing them of the meeting for November. The Chapter s Gmail account was utilized for this mailing. Invitation for the November meeting was electronically sent utilizing ConstantContact to those on the General Interest contact list. Chapter Roster Records of what Institute has for our Chapter membership has been downloaded as of October 8, The following members do not have correct addresses with Institute. 1. Lee Corcoran ( ) lee.corcora@ccifl.com. I had called him in October; let a message and have not received a response. 2. Robert Jarc ( ) robert.jarc@perkinswill.com Discovered this with the October mailing. The following members do not have addresses with Institute. Last Name First Name Title Address City St Zip Phone Alford Neal Member Emeritus 2369 Summerfield Rd Winter Park FL Griest Jeffrey 7706 Chaplin Ln Orlando FL Hoglund Carl Member Emeritus 900 Duncan Vale Way Apt 223 Cary NC Submitted Harry Peck, Secretary

7 GOCSI COMMITTEE: Education COMITTEE CHAIR: Jim Flayler BACK-UP Looking, Help Wanted REPORT FOR: October GOALS FOR FY13: Establish CSI presence at collegiate level with local schools Create continuity report by outgoing chair to incoming chair Coordinate with other committees PROGRESS TOWARD GOAL(S): I spoke with Andy Ray about his commitment to CSI. He was not sure. ed Celica Cofield, Scholarship Coordinator with Valencia. She is open to featuring / promoting the Richard J. Ostrander scholarship to Valencia students. Contacted UF for information on who to speak to about CSI education and certification opportunities and classes. Kim Stanley forwarded my request to Dr. Smailes, undergraduate coordinator. Saving the committee reports as part of the handoff manual. TO BE DONE BEFORE NEXT MONTH S BOARD MEETING: Learn more about the BTEPTT s progress on the BTEP Follow up with Celica and Dr. Smailes Memorize all those letters that you can have after your name

8 GOCSI BYLAWS COMMITTEE REPORT COMMITTEE CHAIR: BACK-UP : Tom Montero, FCSI, Member Emirates, CDT, AIA Emirates Paul Corrad, CSI Larry Cohan, AIA, RA/NCARB, CSI/CCS, LEED AP REPORT FOR: November 2012 GOALS FOR FY-13: 1. Get the Bylaws APPROVED by Institute! PROGRESS TOWARD GOAL(S): 1. No progress. Received an from the Institute Secretary asking if there has been any progress; just following up. 2. Will be scheduling committee meeting in November due to Chair being unavailable in September and October. Anticipate submitting responses to latest Institute Committee comments by January 2013; earlier, if possible. Respectfully Submitted, Tom Montero, FCSI, Member Emeritus, CDT, AIA Emeritus Chair, Bylaws Committee Bylaws Committee Report November 2012

9 G O CHAPTER CSI NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE REPORT COMMITTEE CHAIR: BACK-UP : Other Contributors: Tom Montero, FCSI Member Emeritus, CDT, AIA Emeritus Anne Roeper, CSI Linda Zimmerman, CSI, LEED GA Mike Starks, CGC, CSI, CDT, CCPR, LEED AP CONSTRUCT 2012 Attendees Other than Chapter Members REPORT FOR: November 2012 GOALS FOR FY-13: 1. Be able to identify means for readers to click on subjects and go directly to that item, 2. Receive Member drafted articles for the newsletter, 3. Receive more new member profiles. PROGRESS TOWARD GOALS: 1. In lieu of the click and go-to format, this month s SPECnews incorporates an index. 2. Continuing to receive a few articles from the Membership. Anne Roeper, CSI, is making personal contacts with Members requesting articles of interest. Receiving articles from outside the Membership. Receiving articles from folks outside the Chapter. 3. Anne Roeper, CSI, has made contact with the new members that are attending meetings and requesting that they submit their profiles. The current profile is a result of her request. OTHER STUFF: 1. The newsletter format is continuing to be modified in an effort to make it more readable. References are being made to other means of acquiring pertinent information in an effort to reduce overburdening our readers. 2. Per the Executive Director of AIAOrlando, I'm also proud of the ongoing relationship between CSI Orlando and AIA Orlando. You are a big reason for that and I thank you! Respectfully Submitted, Tom Montero, FCSI Member Emeritus, CDT, AIA Emeritus SPECnews Editor Newsletter Committee Report November 2012

10 DATE: November 2012 SE Region CSI District 3 VP REPORT Jacksonville and Greater Orlando CSI Chapters DISTRICT 3 VP: Tom Montero, FCSI Member Emeritus, CDT, AIA Emeritus Both Jacksonville and Greater Orlando Chapters have been informed of Region Activities. REGION EVENTS/ACTIVITIES: DISTRICT 3 VP NOMINEES Have been received by the Region Nominating Committee. o Once approved by the Region Board, the nominees will be announced. SER CONFERENCE The Conference announcement has been placed on the Region website and the Chapters have been so informed. REGION BOARD MEETING The Region Board Meeting, teleconference, is scheduled for later the first part of November. Any items that are pertinent to or have any effect on the activities of the Chapters will be provided. REGION AWARDS Not too early to be thinking about nominees for Region Awards. It has been suggested to the Chapter Presidents that their Members contact their Chapter Awards Chair for the criteria in order to provide nominees. Respectfully submitted, Tom Montero, FCSI Member Emeritus, CDT, AIA Emeritus SE Region CSI District 3 VP SE Region District 3 VP Report 1 of 1 November 2012

11 GOCSI COMMITTEE Electronic Communications COMMITTEE CHAIR Harry Peck BACK-UP Unknown at this time REPORT FOR November 5, 2012 GOALS FOR FY13: (at least one major goal, possibly 3): 1. Maintain current information on the Chapter s web site. 2. Maintain contact lists on ConstantContact. 3. Establish an account for the Chapter. PROGRESS TOWARD GOAL(S): 1. Information for the Chapter programs through December Holiday Gathering has been posted on the web site. 2. Purging extraneous address in ConstantContact has been completed. The General Interest is used for sending notice of the monthly program/meeting. 3. A gmail account had been established for the Chapter and is being monitored by the Secretary and key officers of the Chapter. greaterorlandocis@gmail.com