2018 Year-End Presentation - Southern Nevada Chapter the International Code Council - SNICC

2018 Year-End Presentation
    Southern Nevada Chapter
 the International Code Council

              Sam Palmer
              SNICC Chapter President

EDUCATION
               “Education Is Our Future!”

The Chapter sponsored educational offerings throughout
the year, including the annual EduCode conference
and expo, plus code classes organized by the Education
Committee, chaired by 1st VP Terry Kozlowski of the City
of North Las Vegas.

EduCode

 The EduCode Committee and EduCode Director Alan
  Ellis work year-round on the EduCode conference and
  expo in March at the Orleans Hotel Conference Center.
 1,300 attendees
 90-plus classes – with ICC CEUs
 25 exhibitors in the expo area
 Certification testing
 Networking and social opportunities

 Registration has begun for EduCode 2019!

EduCode 2018

Education
continued….
Firestopping
In January, the Chapter
presented a seminar on
firestopping, with
instructor Brice Miller.
Nearly 75 registrants
signed up for morning or
afternoon class sessions.
SN-ICC seminars and
classes are approved by
ICC for CEUs.

Education
continued…
IRC/IBC Transition

About 150 SN-ICC
members and others
attended the 2018 IRC
and IBC transition
classes in July.
The Chapter and the
ICC Learning Center
partnered to present the
classes to assist local
code and construction
professionals prepare for
the transition from the
2012 codes to the 2018
codes.

Education
continued…
UPC/UMC Update
Nearly 100 Chapter
members, other code
professionals and trade
contractors attended
the 2018 UPC/UMC
Update classes in
November at the
Henderson Inspection
Services building.
The classes were a joint
effort by SN-ICC and the
local IAPMO Chapter.

Code Development
Members of the Code Development Committee, chaired
by Secretary/Treasurer Kevin McOsker, spent much of the
year working on the jurisdictions’ adoption of the 2018
codes and local amendments.
The new codes go into effect in February.

Public Outreach
The Public Outreach Committee, Chaired by David
Goldstein of Geotek, spearheaded many outstanding
activities and events in 2018.

- Scholarship Program

- Swimming Safety Grants

- Contributions to community organizations

- Workforce Development

Public Outreach
Swim Grants
The Chapter donated $2,500 to each local government
jurisdiction – a total of $17,500 - to fund swimming lessons
for toddlers, the group with the highest rate of drownings.

Public Outreach
Swim Grants continued…
The Chapter gave $6,000 to the Clark County Health
District and $5,000 to the Southern Nevada Child
Drowning Prevention Coalition for drowning-prevention
programs.

Public Outreach
Scholarships
Thanks to the efforts of the Public Outreach Committee, in
partnership with the Public Education Foundation, the
Chapter awarded $35,000 in scholarships to 36 local high
school and college students to continue their education.

Public Outreach
Supporting Community Groups
The Chapter contributed $20,000 to HomeAid Southern
Nevada, the charitable arm of the Southern Nevada
Home Builders Association, for its work to build and
renovate shelter for the homeless in our community.

Public Outreach
Workforce
Development

The Chapter contributed
$10,000 for local high
school technical
training.

Also, the Chapter
participated in two
career fairs – one at
UNLV and the other at
the Clark County School
District’s Adult Education
Program – to promote
careers in the code
profession.

Public Outreach
Continued…..
The Public Outreach
Committee teamed with the
Membership Committee and
board members to staff an
informational table at a
membership mixer of the
Southern NV Home Builders
Association in September.
The Chapter promoted
membership, EduCode and
upcoming code classes.

Communications
The Communications Committee, Chaired by Cathy
Altstatt of Clark County, contributed to several
campaigns in 2018 including:

- Building Safety Month

- Welcome to Las Vegas ABM Promo Video

- Assisted with the “Preview Las Vegas” Dessert Event at
the ICC ABM in Richmond, Va.

Communications
Building Safety Month

- The Chapter participated
in the annual Building
Safety Month (May)
campaign to raise
awareness about what it
takes to create and sustain
safe structures.
- The Chapter provide all
local jurisdictions with ICC
Building Safety Month
promotional materials.
- Building Safety Month
was the theme of the May
Chapter Meeting.

Communications
Las Vegas ABM Promo
The Chapter sponsored development of a promotional
video highlighting our beautiful city and encouraging
attendance to the 2019 ICC ABM in Las Vegas.

Special Events
The Membership Committee, chaired by 2nd VP Jim
Gerren of Clark County, organized several special events
for the members’ enjoyment.

-   ‘SN-ICC Night’ at a 51s baseball game in June
-   Membership Networking Mixer at the Mob Museum in
    October
-   ‘SN-ICC Night’ at a Vegas Golden Knights game in
    November

-   Also, the Chapter achieved record membership of 347 as of
    November 30, a 26.7 percent increase from 2017.

Special Events
          Installation and Awards Banquet

- Installation and Awards
Banquet

- January 20, Revere Golf
Club in Henderson

- More than 120 attendees…

- Great raffle prizes…

-Installation of officers…Awards
presented….

2018 Board of Directors Installed

 Sam Palmer, President

 Terry Kozlowski, 1st VP

 Jim Gerren, 2nd VP

 Kevin McOsker, Secretary/Treasurer

 Christa Bilbrey, Director at Large

 Michael Gentille, Director at Large

 Majid Pakniat, Immediate Past President

Award
Recipients

New Staffers Introduced
 Monica Caruso         Alan Ellis
  Executive Director     Educode Director

Special Events
‘SN-ICC Night’ at 51s Game
- 50 members and their
guests enjoyed the
ballgame in the comfort of
the Club Level Restaurant
overlooking home plate.
- Attendees enjoyed
complimentary drinks and
food.

Special Events
‘SN-ICC Night’ at 51s Game

Special Events
Membership Mixer at Mob Museum
Members enjoyed drinks, hors d’oeuvres and self-guided
tours of this innovative museum in Downtown Las Vegas
during a membership networking mixer in October.

Special Events
‘SN-ICC Night’ at Golden Knights Game
The first members-only ‘SN-ICC Night’ at a Vegas Golden
Knights game in November was a huge success with 60
lucky members and their special guests enjoying discount
tickets to see the game at T-Mobile arena.

Happy members at the
 Vegas Golden Knights
 game in November

Watch for Sign-Up for
members-only “SN-ICC
Night” at Golden Knights
game in March!

Chapter
Meetings…
The Chapter hosted 10
Chapter Meetings in ‘18.

February – Sherman
Hamlett of Fantek
“Make Up Air Systems”

April – Past President
Steve DiGiovanni, P.E., a
Fire Protection Engineer
at Clark County,
discussed code
proposals for tall wood
buildings.

Chapter
Meetings…
June –
Secretaary/Treasurer
Kevin McOsker of the
City of Las Vegas
presented the fiscal
2018-2019 budget
proposed by the board
of directors.

Following the
presentation, the
members voted to
approve the spending
plan.

Chapter
Meetings…
July – Nat Hodgson,
Southern NV Home
Builders Association
“State of the Housing
Industry”

August – Jesse Karns,
P.E., S.E., MiTek
“The New Generation of
Lateral Force Resisting
Systems for Light-Framed
Buildings”

Chapter
Meetings…
September – Joint
meeting with the
Structural Engineers of
Southern Nevada

Guest speaker – Gerald
Gunny, P.E., S.E. of the
City of Henderson
“General Overview of
2018 IBC Structural
Updates and Changes”

Chapter
Meetings…
October – The Annual
Ethics Meeting, with
speaker Yvonne
Nevarez Goodman,
executive director, NV
Commission on Ethics

Sam Palmer showed
“Preview Las Vegas”
video prepared by
Communications
Committee for the ICC
ABM in Richmond, Va.

Chapter
Meetings…
November – Sam Palmer
reported on 2018
International Code
Council Annual Business
Meeting in Richmond,
Va.
Chapter members
promoted EduCode
2019 and the ICC ABM
coming to Las Vegas in
October 2019.
Members also attended
and participated in the
code hearings there.

Coming Next Year…

 Members-only “SN-ICC Night” at Vegas Golden Knights
  game in March
 More code update classes
 EduCode 2019
 Giant ICC ABM convention and expo for code
  professionals at the Rio Hotel – We need your help as
  volunteers and ambassadors!!!
 Plus much more…

Finally….