TO:                 SEAOSC Directors & SEAOC Delegates

                        cc:       www.seaint.org/seaosc Web Page

                                     

FROM:           James A. Hill, President

                        Don Gilbert, Administrator

 

DATE:            September 5, 2001

 

SUBJECT:   Minutes of Meeting 928 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, Sept. 5, 2001 meeting held at the Luminarias Restaurant, CA.  Participants are requested to inform the recorder of any omissions and clarifications.

 

PARTICIPANTS:

Jack E. Bruce (JEB)                         - President

Daniel J. Novak (DJN)                      - President-Elect/Seminars/SEAOC Treas.

Richard L. Hess (RLH)                     - Treasurer/Budget Cmte.

James A. Hill (JAH)                          - Past President/Delegate

Robert A. Bachman (RAB)              - Director

George E. Battey III (GEB)               - Director

Michael L. Cochran (MLC)               - Director

M. Saiful Islam (SI)                            - Director

Martin Johnson (MJ)                         - Director

Mike Mehrain (MM)                           - Director

Amer Z. Soudani (AZS)                    - Director

Howard F. Stup (HFS)                      - Director

Mel Green (MG)                                - SEAOC President-Elect/Delegate

Brian L. Cochran (BLC)                   - SEAOC Delegate

Donald H. Gilbert (DHG)                  - Executive Director

Bill Warren (BW)                               - SEAOC Certification Cmte Chair

 

(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 JEB at ____ p.m. and introductions were made.  DHG distributed Director Reference Manuals to the directors and briefly discussed the manual’s contents.

 

2                                  Adoption of Agenda: The agenda was adopted as amended.

 

3                                  Approval of Meeting Minutes:

                                   

Ř      M/S/C to approve the minutes of the June 6th meeting of the Board of Directors as previously emailed.

                                               

4                                  Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurer’s Report for the months of June, July and August were presented and discussed.

 

Ř      M/S/C to receive the financial reports for June, July and August 2001 and approve the payment of expenses for the respective months. 

 

Ř      M/S/C to approve the following motion:

 

“The Board of Directors of the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC) do hereby authorize Jack E. Bruce, President, or Richard L. Hess,

Treasurer to be the signers on all SEAOSC financial accounts, including but not limited to checking and money market accounts, effective September 15, 2001.  This

Resolution is approved at the Sept. 5, 2001 meeting of the SEAOSC Board of Directors.”

 

Ř      M/S/C to authorize DHG to proceed with the annual financial review.

 

5                                  Committee Reports:

5A                               Executive Cmte. Items:

           

6B       JEB                 SEAOSC Seminars: JEB discussed the schedule of seminars for 2001-2002. 

 

5C                               Membership Report: DHG reported that membership totaled 1531 as of Aug. 27, 2001 compared to 1594 one year ago.

 

                                    Candidates for Membership: 19 candidates including 2 Member SE; 8 Member; 8 Associate, 0 Affiliate, 1 Industry Member; 0 Corresponding and 0 Students were presented as well as 4 requests for Life membership.

 

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

 

6                                  SEAOC Business:

6A                               SEAOC Executive Cmte. Items: None.

 

6B                               SEAOC Old Business:

 

5C                               SEAOC New Business: None.

 

6                                  Old Business:

6A                               Insurance Proposal by Chuck Kofoed: Chuck reviewed with the board the documents that SEAOSC would need to sign to establish a 401(k) plan and disability insurance program for SEAOSC members.

 

Ř      M/S/C (one abstained) to adopt this program and authorize President Jim Hill to sign the documents presented.

 

7                                  New Business:

7A                               Renewal of Executive Director Agreement: Referred to the Budget Cmte to develop a budget for next year and make a recommendation to be presented at the next board meeting.

 

7B                               Letter to Prof. John Hall from COLA/UCI Light Frame Test Cmte: FYI.

 

7C                               Other New Business:

1.      Quality Assurance Cmte Specs Document: Discussed. JEB agreed to speak with the QAC to determine the status of the project and ask the Chair of the QAC Cmte to attend the next board meeting to make a presentation.

 

                                    M/S/C to have the Chair of the QAC Cmte attend the next board meeting to determine the status of the project.

 

                                    2. Naeim Seminar Roadtrip: Discussed briefly and agreed to have DHG email more information via the listserver

 

8                                  Consent Items & FYI: See agenda packet.

 

9                                  Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 5:15 p.m.

 

 

 

 

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