CFBOAF Meeting Minutes 02/12/2025

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1. Call to Order
   • Vice President John Abner calls the meeting to order at 09:00.
   • President Ismael Castro calls Chapter Meeting at 10:04.
2. Education Course
   • Rob Szatkowski / Protecto Wrap-Liquid Membrane
3. Invocation and Prayer
   • Led by Allen
4. Members – Quorum
5. Approval of January’s Meeting Minutes
   • Motion to Approve (MTA) by Tom Allen
   • Seconded by Cynthia Jones
6. Treasurer’s Report (January)
   • Presented by Joey Rodriguez, Sr.
   • Motion to Approve (MTA) by Allen Johnson
   • Seconded by Tom Allen
7. Old Business
   • Annual Picnic Prep: All food has been pre-ordered, just pending final count.
8. New Business
   • Online Meeting Equipment: Thanks to the City of Kissimmee, we have a new Owl for our online meetings.
   • CFBOAF Pins: Do we want to order more with ICC coming to town?
     • Answer: Yes
     • Motion to Approve (MTA) by Tom Allen
     • Seconded by Allen Johnson
   • ICC Event Preparation: Do we need to do anything for ICC coming to town?
     • Suggested to speak with Dottie.
   • Training Opportunity: Teaching the When Disaster Strikes class in May.
     • Decision: Teach the class in May in Mt. Dora and limit it to 25 people.
   • Permit Tech Conference: BOAF’s permit tech conference is coming up.
     • 120 people signed up so far; sells out at 150.
9. Committee Reports
   • Education – Chris Langford / Renata Minoga
     • Classes are currently offered through July.
   • Legislative – John Abner
     • Promoting the State BOAF’s website.
     • Legislative Day is March 18, 2025.
     • BOAF President Glenn Dobson and Ron Leiseca met with Florida State Representative Johanna Lopez (District 43) about HB 43.
     • Several bills are being proposed; one to watch is HB 287.
     • Encouraged involvement to ensure voices are heard.
   • Activities – Christopher Richardson / Jennifer Johnson
     • Fun in the Sun with Guns rescheduled for April 12, 2025, at St. Cloud Range.
     • Picnic scheduled for March 29, 2025, at Osceola Heritage Park Expansion Building.
     • Decision: Get just the outside band for the picnic.
     • Tom Allen to bring grill and charcoal.
   • Scholarship Committee – Allen Johnson
     • Deadline: March 7, 2025.
   • Nominating Committee – Tom Allen
     • Two candidates for chapter director.
     • One candidate for state director.
   • By-Laws Update – Ashley Ong
     • No new updates.
   • BOAF State Director Report – Tom Allen
     • Next meeting: March 17, 2025.
     • Nominations for state awards are now available.
   • Mutual Aid – Tom Allen
     • No updates.
     • Promotes When Disaster Strikes training.
   • Region 9
     • Next meeting: 3rd week of March.
     • Encouraged members to visit the new Region 9 website.
   • ICC Update – Dottie Mazzarella
     • ICC Leadership Academy is coming up in April in Orlando.
     • Congratulated the chapter for ongoing efforts.
     • Ann Russo and Dottie are preparing the annual benefits highlight.
     • Building & Safety Month preparations have begun.
     • ICC ABM awards submission deadline: May 15, 2025.
     • Code of Scholarships available for financial aid to attend ABM.
     • Tom Allen proposed a chapter Building & Safety Month proclamation.
       • Motion to Approve (MTA) by Ismael Castro
       • Seconded by Roy
     • 2021 ICC Exams Transition:
       • 2018 ICC exams will be phased out on July 1, 2025, and replaced with 2021 ICC exams.
   • BCAIB Update
     • Next meeting: Tomorrow in Orlando.
     • April meeting scheduled for April 24-25 in Fernandina Beach.
10. Florida Building Commission – Tom Allen
    • No updates.
11. Code Interpretation Discussion
    • Question: If a jurisdiction adopts the FBC 8th Edition, are the supplements automatically adopted?
    • Answer: Yes.
12. Next Meeting
    • Scheduled for May 14, 2025.
13. 50/50 Raffle
    • No raffle tickets for this meeting.
14. Adjournment
    • Meeting adjourned at 10:45 AM.