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 OutreachSwim GrantsThe 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 OutreachSwim 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 OutreachScholarships

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 OutreachSupporting 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 OutreachWorkforce

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 OutreachContinued…..

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.

CommunicationsBuilding 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.

CommunicationsLas Vegas ABM PromoThe 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 EventsInstallation 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

Executive Director

Alan Ellis

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 EventsMembership 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….