Among Pasadena’s attractions are the Rose Bowl, the Rose Parade, Wrigley’s Mansion, Cal Tech, and Old Town Pasadena. Currently, the Metro Gold-Line project is underway, which will link Pasadena to downtown Los Angeles. Mr. Nazarian invited any interested individuals to stop by for a visit if they happen to be in Pasadena.

Approval of minutes: It was moved and seconded to approve the May 9, 2002 minutes.

Action Items: After a motion/second, and unanimous vote, Hassan Alammedine was selected to serve as Chapter Secretary for the remainder of the current term. The Secretary position was vacated after Isam Hassenin accepted the Building Official position for the City of San Diego. On behalf of the chapter, several members expressed their gratitude for Isam’s contributions and wished him well.

Program:  Stuart Tom, Building Official for the City of Glendale, and member of the Los Angeles Regional Uniform Code Program (LARUCP) steering committee, presented a program on local code adoption of the 2001 California Codes. After a brief update on adoption of the 2001 California Codes by the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC), Mr. Tom provided a detailed explanation of the local code adoption process, including the effective date the new codes will take effect, and the process of amending the code to address local requirements. The discussion included a Power Point presentation, which emphasized the need to justify local amendments on the basis of a local climatic, geologic, or topographic condition which makes the amendment necessary to reasonably protect the local community.

The presentation included references to various Health and Safety Code (HSC) requirements, which establish the procedures which must be followed by local jurisdictions to properly amend and adopt a local code which will be deemed enforceable by the CBSC. Mr. Tom stressed the importance of filing a copy of all local amendments, along with individual justifications for each such amendment, with the CBSC before the local code may be enforced. Instructions on filing and the appropriate mailing address were provided.

Mr. Tom made several references to CBSC Bulletin 99-01, which he described as a "Primer to Code Adoption". Several copies of Bulletin 99-01 were available for the membership, but Mr. Tom recommended that interested individuals visit the CBSC website, at www.bsc.ca.gov to download the bulletin, because the website version includes all HSC references which establish the legal requirements associated with code adoption & enforcement.

Finally, Mr. Tom presented a timeline and discussed the code adoption ramifications on local jurisdictions; architects, engineers, and designers; and builders and contractors. In response to several suggestions, the Power Point presentation will be posted on the chapter website, www.icbolabc.org and will be available for any interested party to use for similar presentations.

Julie Seay, Building Official for the City of Anaheim and CALBO Liaison, gave a report on current CALBO activities. Ms. Seay reported that CALBO is currently establishing the Goals and Objectives for the coming year. Among the goals is an effort to establish a Building Standards Coordinating Council, which will improve interaction with the state legislative body. Jay Elbettar, Building Official for the City of Newport Beach, and Steve Kiefer, Building Official for the City of Livermore, were announced as the vice-chairs for the Southern California and Northern California regions, respectively, on the Coordinating Council

Ms. Seay encouraged everyone to visit the CALBO website, which was recently redesigned and improved, where members can keep up to date with current CALBO activities.

Ms. Seay reported on steps taken to create liaison positions with several legislative allies, to increase CALBO’s influence, thereby improving CALBO’s ability to influence code development.

The report was concluded by listing several local/regional meetings that have been scheduled to facilitate participation by the membership. Meetings will be held in San Leandro (6/26/02), Irvine (7/22/02), Modesto (8/5/02), Burbank (8/20/02), Rancho Cucomonga (9/1/02), and San Leandro (9/12/02).

John Cheng, Past President, gave a brief report on the chapter scholarship. He reported his findings regarding the First Chance organization that has administered the $500 scholarship for the past two years. Mr. Cheng addressed several questions that were raised during the previous chapter meeting regarding the apparent focus on South Bay schools. Several members repeated their concern that a chapter scholarship should not be limited to recipients in one small area, but should be open to recipients in all areas served by the chapter. Mr. Cheng reported that the First Chance organization confirmed their willingness to make the chapter scholarship available to potential recipients in any region the chapter felt appropriate. A suggestion was made by Karen Wolfe, LA County, and Carol Jacobson, Manhattan Beach, that the scholarship be open to potential recipients in the jurisdictions that were previously represented by the members memorialized by the scholarship fund. After general agreement by the membership, it was decided to target schools in such areas.

After a motion/second and unanimous vote, the chapter increased the amount of the scholarship fund by $100 in honor of Nagy Jacob and $100 in honor of Bob Fowler, thereby resulting in a total scholarship fund of $700. Furthermore, under the same motion, the name of the chapter scholarship fund was changed to "ICBO Los Angeles Basin Chapter Memorial Scholarship", and First Chance would continue to administer said fund.

Rick Becker, Chapter Vice-President, reported on the Chapter’s sponsorship of a future CALBO Annual Business Meeting. Mr. Becker discussed fund raising activities associated with chapter-sponsored seminars, which will contribute to the $20,000 - $30,000 contribution the host chapter is expected to contribute to the ABM administration costs. Discussion was also held regarding the decision to host the ABM in Long Beach. Of particular concern was the fact that the next CALBO ABM is scheduled to be held in Monterey, thereby taking advantage of the aquarium theme. Some consideration was given to hosting the ABM in Los Angeles, near Universal Studios. After further discussion regarding the need for a host city in addition to a host chapter, it was determined that both Fady Mattar, Long Beach, and Andrew Adelman, Los Angeles, would need to be consulted regarding a change in proposed venue. The matter was tabled for further discussion at a later date.

Richard Lucas, Chapter President, gave a brief report on several seminars that the chapter will sponsor in the near future. Among the seminars are two (2) that appear to be in high demand, "ATC-20 Damage Assessment" and "Leading the Front Line". For more information regarding these seminars, visit the chapter website www.icbolabc.org .

Stuart Tom, Chapter Treasurer, gave a brief report on the chapter’s financial standings. The chapter currently has a balance of $10,624.83. Additionally, Mr. Tom announced that chapter membership renewals will be due, since the next membership term begins in July. Renewal forms were made available at the meeting, and are also available on the chapter website. Renewal forms will also be mailed out to members that have a current mailing address on file with the chapter. Membership dues for most individuals (Class C) will remain low, at only $25 for the entire year.

Gaddis Farmer, Building Official for the City of Simi Valley and ICBO Director, gave a detailed report on several ICBO activities. In particular, Mr. Farmer emphasized the need for ICBO members from California to participate in formation of the ICC and related code development activities. Discussion focused on the significant number of positions that would soon be appointed on the ICBO Board of Directors and ICC Committees, and the need to have representation by local code enforcement officials from California, to ensure that our interests are properly represented.

A discussion was held regarding the consolidation of the Boards from the three current model code organizations into a single ICC Board of Directors, which will consist of 18 members (six from each of the current model code organizations). Members who are interested in reviewing the ICC bylaws were encouraged to visit the ICBO website www.icbo.org .

After further discussion, Chuck Daleo, Code Consultancy, moved that the Chapter nominate John Kelly and Stuart Tom for consideration to fill the two vacant ICBO Director positions. The motion was seconded, but both Mr. Kelly and Mr. Tom reported that their current schedules and responsibilities may preclude such participation with the ICBO Board of Directors. Both Mr. Kelly and Mr. Tom agreed to give the matter some thought, and the matter was tabled for further consideration during the July meeting.

Approval of Minutes:

Communications: None.

Committee Reports: None

Adjournment:  There being no further business, President Lucas adjourned the June business meeting at approximately 2:50 p.m.