STAHI February ’22 Meeting Agenda/in , , /by

STAHI February 2022 Meeting

(Via Zoom)

2/15/2022

Call to Order: 6:00 PM

Roll Call Introductions.  Members (New Member, Rich Maricle  – Welcome!)

Determine Quorum (by Secretary based on current membership) minimum required 50% or more of full membership plus presence of President or Vice President)

Requests from Members for Modifications to this Meeting Agenda?

Approval of January 2022 Meeting Minutes as posted on STAHI website.

Secretary’s Report (Frank Macak)

  • Report
  • Other?

Treasurer’s (Nathan Mann) Report and Approval

  • Monthly Treasurer’s Report (None from January)
  • Dues are due by time of last meeting. (Delinquent members will not be eligible for STAHI CE after this meeting)
  • Vice President’s (Russ Fontaine) ordinary mid-term audit of STAHI account.
  • Officers seek support for their decision to refund $50 non-member CE payment to Steve Dawes who just joined.
  • Purchase per Approval of Proposal for Budget Revision: ADD $588 + ~$150 for Zoom Pro subscription. Larry has paid for these to expedite arrangements with NetInspect and is waiting reimbursement.
  • Expedite payment of collected dues to NYSAHI
  • Provisions for electronic dues payment
  • Gearing Up – YourCE & Zoom

Education Coordinator Report (Charlie Reiman, Education Coordinator, + Dennis Cole and Dick Alton)

  • Projected CE Training
    • Confirmation of NYS status of Aaron Menlove Insurance program?
    • Confirmation of NYS status of Strong Tie Insurance program?
    • Exploration of Air Source mini-split CE program?
    • Status of follow-up on proposal for a series of Show-n-Tell for various categories suggested by Larry Ames.  NYS certified instructor volunteers requested to conduct Show-n-Tells. Meal and Thanks! provided to instructors willing to do this without fee to expand STAHI CE offerings.
    • President’s request for calendar of CE offerings out three months.
    • Other?
    • Tonight’s Education Events:  
      • During Meeting: (“Heads Up – Water Softening Backwash” – by Larry Ames
      • At end of business meeting: “The Progression of Building Techniques Through the Ages”- NYS L2792-02, by NetInspect/Dick Alton

NYSAHI Report (Tom Ott & Larry Ames 2021-22 STAHI Representatives)

  • Authorized production of article for website: Liability Insurance Regulation by NYSDOS.  Others to follow (suggestions welcomed)
  • New Logo in the works
  • New Board Member Steve Krahel reports Western New York Alliance of Home Inspectors have invested ~$1500 in apparatus to have live/remote meetings and CE.  Something to consider.
  • Looking for member input for what would add value to their NYSAHI membership. Ideas for Heads Up articles??? Others?

Old Business

  • Corona Virus Conditions
  • Continuing Call for new CE Opportunities from Members
    • Mini Subjects
    • Allied Trades & Professions
    • Show N Tell Submissions
  • Any with unpaid dues by June 30 will receive notification of being dropped from membership
  • Final Call: Alternate proposals for use of scholarship funds $500. Resolution for an approval…
  • Inquiry to NYS Division of Codes & Standards – Fire Fighter Drywall Tape – waiting response.
  • Tech Follow-Up information posted in forum by Larry Ames: Interior Use of Fernco Couplings; Installation of “Cheater Vents” in Walls; Lead in Damaged Porcelain Bathtubs.. Health Threat Dependent on Acid Water?

New Business

Recent article on unvented gas appliances – Larry Ames (CNN Article 1/27/22 “Gas stoves are a threat to health and have larger climate impact than previously known, study shows “ …scientists at Stanford University, found the emissions from gas stoves in US homes have the same climate-warming impact as that of half a million gasoline-powered cars — far more than scientists have previously estimated…. most of the stoves that we measured had at least a slow bleed of methane while they were off…nitrogen oxides, or NOx, … pose an especially harmful risk to children and the elderly, … emissions are directly proportional to how much gas is burned.  (My takeaway: make sure that houses have good kitchen ventilation, recommend turning vent. on when cooking; check for leaks; issue for gas dryers also!)  https://apple.news/A1Nd-C8ExR6KtOHErLzLOdw

  • State Workforce Program
  • Jamie Arnold’s Wordfence email protection suggestion (free version now, pay version is $100/yr.)

Adjournment  (Next meeting March 15th)

Education Segment (2 credits NYS CE)

“The Progression of Building Techniques Through the Ages”– NYS L2792-02, by NetInspect/Dick Alton