TO: SEAOSC Directors & SEAOC Delegates

cc: www.seaint.org/seaosc Web Page

FROM: Jack E. Bruce, 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 E. Bachman (RAB) - Director

George E. Battey III (GEB) - Director

Michael L. Cochran (MLC) - Director

M. Saiful Islam (SI) - Director (1)

Martin W. Johnson (MWJ) - Director

Mike Mehrain (MM) - Director

Amer Z. Soudani (AZS) - Director

Howard F. Stup (HFS) - Director

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

Brian L. Cochran (BLC) - SEAOC Delegate

Donald H. Gilbert (DHG) - Executive Director

(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 3:20 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.

JEB requested that it is mandatory for all directors to attend the dinner meeting following the board meetings. He reminded the board that the purpose of the board is to direct the affairs of the Association and not do specific cmte work.

3 Approval of Meeting Minutes:

Ø 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.

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

Ø 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.”

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

5 Committee Reports:

5A Executive Cmte. Items: None.

5B REB SEAOSC Seminars: DJN discussed the schedule of seminars for 2001-2002. It was discussed how to get the principals of major firms to commit to the Association by their participation. REB volunteered to head this up.

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.

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

6 SEAOC Business:

6A SEAOC Executive Cmte. Items:

1. Western States Council: JAH reported that SEAOC agreed to send an individual to this event even though SEAOC suggests that this organization be disbanded.

6B SEAOC Old Business:

1. Combining Seismology & Code Cmtes: JAH briefed the board on this issue to form a “super” cmte with subcmtes aligned parallel with the national standards. See item 8C below.

2. Historical Convention Data: Not discussed

3. 2002 SEAOC Roster: Not discussed.

4. Business Operations & Practices Cmte Appointment: JAH reported that we have been asked to name a rep to the Business Practices Cmte. before the Convention so that this cmte can meet at the Convention.

Ø M/S/C to appoint BLC to the above position.

5. Working Group for Seminars & Publications: Not discussed.

Ø M/S/C to appoint JAH and Bill Warren to the Seminar and Publications Cmte.

6. Standard of Practice Reviewer Pool: Not discussed.

7. Streamlining for Low Rise/Light Frame Structures Oversight Cmte: Not discussed.

8. Recommendations on Seminar Fee Levels: Not discussed.

6C SEAOC New Business: None.

7 Old Business:

7A Renewal of Executive Director Agreement: DJN discussed noting that the Budget Cmte. recommends approval.

Ø M/S/C to approve the Budget Cmte’s recommendation of renewal of the Executive Director agreement for management services with Donald H. Gilbert & Associates.

7B DJN QAC’s Inspection and Observation Program Status: JEB referred this topic to the Steering Cmte to review again.

8 New Business:

8A DHG Adoption of FY 2001-2003 Budget: DJN reviewed the proposed budget.

Ø M/S/C to approve the proposed FY 2001-2002 budget.

Ø M/S/C to have DHG provide a comparison YTD with last year budget “even if it has to be done manually”.

8B Bill Warren Web Casting of Seminars: Bill Warren discussed and recommended moving forward with this project.

8C DJN Recommendation of Code Cmte re: Combining Code and Seismology Cmte: Discussed and referred to the Steering Cmte. for review and a recommendation.

8D DJN Recommendation of Code Cmte re: 2004 California Building Code: Referred to the Steering Cmte for review and a recommendation.

8E Steel Structures Cmte Update: Bob Lyons updated the board on the Cmte’s activities on FEMA 350. It was noted that the SEAOC board will need to approve this document before it is posted on the Web page.

Ø M/S/C to have our SEAOC delegates support this document.

8F Request to Fund $15,000 for COLA/UCI Testing Standards Cmte: Ted Christensen discussed this proposal for testing lath and plaster walls and asked for SEAOSC’s support in the amount of $15,000.

Ø M/S/C to approve the expenditure of $15,000 for these tests out of SEAOSC reserves and ask Ben Schmid to supply an update every two months of his progress and publish a report suitable for a technical publication. A new budget line item will be established entitled Ad Hoc Testing for this expense.

8G Other New Business:

REB told the board about his opening a Northern California office.

9 Consent Items & FYI: See agenda packet.

10 Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.

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