TO:              SEAOSC Directors & SEAOC Delegates

                    cc:      www.seaint.org/seaosc Web Page

                               

FROM:         James A. Hill, President

                    Don Gilbert, Administrator

 

DATE:          October 4, 2000

 

SUBJECT:    Minutes of Meeting 919 of the SEAOSC Board of Directors

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The attached meeting report is our understanding of the items discussed and conclusions reached during the Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2000 meeting held at the Luminarias Restaurant, Monterey Park, CA.  Participants are requested to inform the recorder of any omissions and clarifications.

 

PARTICIPANTS:

James A. Hill (JAH)                      - President

Jack E. Bruce (JEB)                    - President-Elect/Steering/Seminar/Delegt.

Daniel J. Novak (DJN)                  - Vice President/Budget Cmte.

Richard L. Hess (RLH)                 - Treasurer

Brian L. Cochran (BLC)                - Immed. Past President/SEAOC Delegate

Shirin Ader (SA)                          - Director

George E. Battey III (GEB)          - Director

Dirk Bondy (DB)                          - Director

Albert Chen (AC)                         - Director

M. Saiful Islam (SI)                      - Director

Martin Johnson (MJ)                    - Director

Mike Mehrain (MM)                     - Director

Fred Schott (FS)                         - Director

James S. Lai (JSL)                      - SEAOC Delegate

John G. Shipp (JGS)                    - SEAOC Past President (1)

Mel Green (MG)                          - SEAOC President-Elect (1)

Donald H. Gilbert (DHG)              - Administrator

 

(1) By Reference (Not present at meeting)

Note: M/S/C means "Moved/Seconded/Carried"

 

ITEM  ACTION        COMMENT AND/OR QUESTIONS

 

1                                      Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by President JAH at 2:15 p.m.

 

2                            Approval of Meeting Minutes:

                             

Ø     M/S/C to approve the minutes of the Sept. 6 meeting of the Board of Directors as previously emailed.

                                       

3                            Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurer’s Report for the month of September was presented and discussed.

 

Ø     M/S/C to receive the financial reports for September 2000 and approve the payment of expenses for the month. 

 

4                            Committee Reports:

4A      RLH              Executive Cmte. Items: No report.

         

4B                          SEAOSC Seminars: JEB discussed the scheduled and proposed seminars and dinner meetings.

 

4D                          Membership Report: DHG reported that membership totaled 1589 as of Sept. 26 compared to 1644 one year ago.

 

                              It was questioned whether the Assn. should be more careful at looking at candidates for membership in light of the Assn. wanting to be more active in self-policing the profession.  It was agreed to invite Juan Carlos Esquivel, Membership Cmte. Chair, to the November board meeting to report on the process of approving candidates of membership.

 

                              Candidates for Membership: 4 candidates including 1 Member SE; 1 Member; 1 Associate, 1 Affiliate, 0 Industry Member; 0 Corresponding and 0 Students were presented.

 

Ø     M/S/C to approve the candidates presented for membership.

 

5                            SEAOC Business:

5A                          SEAOC Executive Cmte. Items: No report.

 

5B                          SEAOC Old Business: The minutes to the meetings at the Convention were reviewed.

 

5C                          SEAOC New Business: JAH advised the board of the SEAOC Planning Cmte. meeting scheduled for Friday, Oct. 6 in Sacramento.

 

6                            Old Business:

6A                          Purchase of Trade Show Booth: It was agreed to delegate this purchase to Herb Stockinger, Chair of the Speaker’s Bureau, for a recommendation.

 

6B                          Proposed Policy for Board Involvement: It was agreed to have directors attend macro seminars free of charge in order to increase participation on behalf of the board.

 

7                            New Business:

7A                          Professional Development Certification: Discussed and agreed to support a professional development program at the SEAOC level.  It was also agreed to table further discussion until after the SEAOC board meeting on Oct. 7.

 

7B                          Development of Strategy re: Role of Cmtes.: It was discussed and noted that there should be standing cmtes and ad hoc cmtes which are groups of individuals who have a set mission and once that mission is accomplished, the cmte. is ended.  It was suggested to combine cmtes. along the lines of materials (wood, steel, concrete, etc.)

 

7C                          Speakers Bureau Update: JEB introduced Herb Stockinger who briefed the board on the need for a one-page flyer aimed at students and service clubs and requested a budget of $2,500 to create this.

 

Ø     M/S/C to approve the preparation of a flyer and a Powerpoint presentation by the Speaker’s Bureau Cmte. along with a budget of $2,500 to be balanced by a reduction of the Reserve Account.

 

                              It was asked for directors to look through their files for good quality photographs for use in this project.

 

7D                          Scholarships: BLC requested that a program topic be determined now for student and spouse night so that information about the program can be included in mailings that need to be sent soon.  BLC also asked for scholarship donations with the intent of $5,000 being raised for one $2,000 and three $1,000 scholarships.

 

8                            Consent Items & FYI: See agenda packet.

 

9                            Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

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