ICC San Diego Chapter Meeting Building Officials MINUTES: December 18, 2018 President: Mehdi Shadyab Meeting Location Vice President: Aman Shah City of San Diego, Development Services Secretary: Aaron Sturm 9601 Ridgehaven Court, San Diego Treasurer: Ali Fattah 1 st Floor Training Room Past President: Rick Wright Meeting Time: 9:00 A.M. 12:00 P.M. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by our President, Mehdi Shadyab, at 9:09 A.M. 1) Roll Call Jurisdiction Roll Call (Aaron): Building Official Jurisdiction Present Absent Michael Peterson Carlsbad X Ahmad Doudar Chula Vista X Joe Romero Coronado X Mike Cassidy County of San Diego X Kurt Culver (EsGil) Del Mar X Dan Pavao El Cajon X Frank Soto El Centro X Doug Moody (EsGil) Encinitas X Tim Draper Escondido X Bill Elizarrasas (EsGil) Imperial Beach X Aaron Sturm La Mesa X Kurt Culver (Esgil) Lemon Grove X Luis Sainz National City X Phil Scattergood/John Gomez Oceanside X Kurt Culver (EsGil) Poway X Ali Fattah City of San Diego X Barry Reynolds San Marcos X Kurt Culver (EsGil) Santee X Kurt Culver (EsGil) Solana Beach X Fred Huddleston Vista X Total 11 9 The mission of the of ICC is to:
Self-Introduction of Associate Members and Guests Chapter Executive Officers in Attendance President: Mehdi Shadyab City of San Diego Vice President: Aman Shah Coffman Engineers Treasurer: Ali Fattah City of San Diego Secretary: Aaron Sturm City of La Mesa Associate Members and Guests in Attendance Ahmad Doudar City of Chula Vista City Representative Chad Gustine City of San Diego ICC Electrical Committee Rep. David Mann Western US Delawie Dwight Ashman San Diego Esgil Corp. Lynn Mitschke San Diego Co. USGBC SD Co. Michael Bouse California Bureau Veritas Patrick Healy City of San Diego Disaster Prepareness Coor. Roze Wiebe CCIDC Affilaite Ryan Swenson So. California Simpson Strong Tie Tiffany Maycumber San Diego Co SDG&E 2) Approval of Minutes for Last Meeting (November 2018) a) Approved November s meeting minutes. 3) Treasurer s Report (Ali) a) Checking: $12,236.17 - Savings: $17,189.64. Deposit of $899 and $231.71. Expense for USP PO Box $251. There other expenses due for the installation dinner. b) Ali reports that an annual budget will be prepared by February s meeting. 4) Executive Report (Mehdi) a) The student outreach luncheon was a success but next year we should improve on reaching out to schools, instructors, and students. The mission of the of ICC is to:
b) The executive committee reviewed applications for the student scholarships and selected Ali Doudar and Keith Duncan. The award will be presented at the Installation Dinner in January. c) Mehdi formally called for nominations to the executive committee for 2019 (three calls). The 2019 nominations were closed and each position s nominee were announced: i. Past President / Executive Director: Mehdi Shedyab ii. President: Aman Shah iii. Vice President: Ali Fattah iv. Treasure: Aaron Sturm v. Secretary: Jason Pasiut d) A vote was called and the nominees were confirmed by the membership present as the 2019 ICC SD executive board. They will be sworn into these positions on January 19, 2019 at the installation dinner. e) Mehdi as the outgoing President declared that for future the retiring president becomes an Executive Director and will be charged with the duties of education and nominations of the executive board nominations. f) The coming year brings a new code cycle to completion. There will be several training classes to educate code officials on the new codes. Mehdi will prepare the coming years class schedule and report at the next meeting. g) Annual dinner is being organized by Aman Shah. The event is now posted on the website for reservations. The event will be non-business and is intended to be a time for friends to talk and enjoy music. h) The CALBO ABM is set for March 17-21 here in San Diego at the Mission Bay Hyatt Hotel convention center. The local chapter is responsible for a host suite. Roze Wieke volunteered to help committee a program for the hospitably suite and schedule of events. The committee is to include Ali, Aman, and Mike. i) Crisis House project does not have an update but the Aman is work with the committee to report in the future. j) Mehdi expressed his appreciation for being the president this past year and was extremely pleased with the progress of the new Website. He thanked everyone. He looks forward to his newly assigned responsibilities in 2019. 5) Legislative (Aman) 6) CALBO Report a) CALBO post ongoing legislative bills of interest on their Website. In some cases the membership is called upon to review and collectively write letters to voice an opinion. a. AB 565 Live work lofts are being redefined. b. SB 27 Exterior elements required inspections and permitting. c. SB 1226 Building official to assign an applicable building code to a building without a building record. d. SB 2913 Seismic Upgrade in design. a) Visit the WEBSITE for information on ABM and schedule of events. b) Education week concludes in Anaheim this week. 7) ICC Reports (Mehdi for Susan Dowty/ Randy Mentz) The mission of the of ICC is to:
a) Code changes for section Group B ends January 17, 2019 8) Education and Training (Mehdi & Phil) a) Upcoming training 9) Old Business: (Mehdi) i. SAP training has no date set ii. Significant changes IBC and IRC schedule for late summer fall iii. ICC Fire restrictive construction (CTI) iv. Steel and Masonry construction updates. v. 11B updates vi. SAP classes. a) Foundation Project: Crisis House. Aman to report at next meeting b) CALBO ABM hospitality responsibilities now has a committee to create a schedule. 10) New Business: a) An annual budget will be presented at the next meeting. 11) Committee Reports: a) Accessibility (Mehdi Shadyab): i. None b) CBC & CRC: (Ali Fattah): i. Ali will travel to Sacramento to testify on the authority of SFM to change occupant loads on occupancies not specifically under SFM authority. The 2019 CBC code change by the SFM proposed to apply to all business areas in all buildings statewide which exceeds their scope of authority it creates some inconsistencies for the enforcing the code. 2018 IBC shows 150 and the IFC 100 sq ft per occupant. The occupant loads should be consistent between codes for the same occupancy. c) Disaster Preparedness (Patrick Healy): i. Patrick is working on scheduling SAP classes next year with Mehdi. d) Electrical (Chad Gustine): i. The meeting needs jurisdiction to send participants. ii. Currently a lot of training and discussions is about Energy storage systems (batteries). iii. Power my Ride by SDG&E continues to install system without permitting or inspections from local jurisdictions. iv. City of San Diego Information Bulletin 187 is available for detailed requirements. The mission of the of ICC is to:
v. NEC 760.41(A) Fire Alarm Power Source Requirements accessible to qualified personnel. NEC 760.41(A) Fire Alarm Power Source Requirements accessible to qualified personnel vi. CRC R314.33 Smoke detectors in dwelling units shall be installed no closer the 36 from a supply register. NFPA 72 17.7.4.1 Smoke Detectors should not be installed in direct airflow or closer than 36 from an air supply diffuser or return air opening. e) Fire (Aman): i. The committee needs a representative to attend FPO meeting quarterly. f) Green Building & Energy Code Standards (Scott Riffenburgh, Emerald Impact): i. None but new classes will be posted. 12) Presentation: g) Plumbing & Mechanical (George Lockfort/ Damion Nowak): i. No report. George Lockfort is encouraged to attend. h) Nominations (Mehdi): i. Nomination and vote is are complete. 13) Good of the Order: 14) Adjournment: 11:53 Respectfully Submitted, Aaron Sturm. 2018 ICC Secretary The mission of the of ICC is to: