Meeting was called to order by President- Andy Jackson

BDC report given by Hal Hester. Permit revenue on the rise in Mecklenburg County. Informed attendees of change in consistency meetings for plumbing and mechanical trades. Going to a more bi-monthly format with time off around Christmas.

Reviewed code interpretations Mechanical & Plumbing- Bill Spidal

Treasurer Report- Hal Hester. $12,000.00 or so balance in the bank.

Speaker- Nick Gonzales/ Applied Vision Works. During this meeting he showed a powerful video by Simon Sinek called “How Great Leaders Inspire Action”.

Meeting Adjourned

Meeting was called to order by Vice President- Dave Boda

Joe Stafford offered our prayer and dinner was served.

Jim Pendergrass and Joel Long were at the meeting representing NCPMA.

Speaker- Cynthia Block-Taylor President and Co-founder of Taylor & Turner Financial Group. The topic was business mistakes that could kill your business. Discussion about succession plans and planning for the “what if I die tomorrow” scenarios for business owners.

Joel Long initiated a good “best practices” discussion at the end of the meeting.

Meeting Adjourned

May 8, 2012 Meeting Notes

Meeting was called to order by Vice President, Dave Boda.

Edward Tillman offered our prayer and dinner was served.

Welcome visitors.

• Chauncey Tschiffely/Federated Insurance
• Jen Mackin/United Rentals
• Gene White and Nadia Mercelis/ Legalshield
• Michael E Takes/The Water Heater Experts
• Jordan Elyasian/CCS Staffing
• Edward Tillman/Nationwide

Dave Boda reminded us about the New Member Recruitment Drive. One of the goals that the Board of the CPHCCA has set forth for the coming year is to recruit new Plumbing and HVAC Contractor Members in an effort to make our Association stronger. The Board has put together an incentive package for all current Contractor and Associate members to help make the recruiting effort worth the time and effort. Examples of prizes are 4 Panther Tickets to a 2012-2013 Home Game, 18 holes for a foursome at The Palisades Golf Course, $250 Visa Gift Card…. More to be announced later. For each new Plumbing or HVAC Contractor that you recruit to the Association, you will get entered into the drawing for the prizes. The more recruits, the more chances you’ll have to win one of the prizes. Prizes will be raffled off at the April meeting. Winners must be present to win. Sign up is easy for new members, direct them to the www.cphcca.com, click on the About Section, fill out the form at the bottom of the page and have them list you as their referral in the message section. New members must pay their dues in full by April 2012 meeting for you to be eligible for the drawing.

Speakers- Bill Spidel and Willis Horton of Mecklenburg County

Cynthia Block Taylor won the monthly drawing. $15 card to Applebees.

Meeting Adjourned

Meeting was called to order by President, Andy Jackson

Speaker- R.J.”Dick”Christian, CPCU,CIC,CRM,CWCA Insurance Management Co., Inc/IMC Surety Solutions

Dick discussed…

• What surety is and the different parties involved
  (Principal, Obligee & Surety Co.)
• Differences between Surety and Insurance
• Different types (other than Contract Surety –not bail bondsJ)
• Types of Contract Bonds – Bid, Performance & Payment
• Bid Bonds underwritten same as Performance since they
  guaranty that a performance/payment bond will be issued
• Three “Cs” – Character, Capacity & Capital – Character
  being of paramount importance
• The benefits of “Being Bondable/Bonded”
• The importance of the “right” CPA
• The importance of “Commitment” in establishing a bonding
  program.

Please feel free to contact him contact him with any questions that you might have concerning bonding. He also Since I also spent more than 20 years in commercial insurance, but don’t sell it anymore, So he  may also be able to give you an unbiased answer to a question concerning insurance.

Dave Hawthorne won the monthly drawing. $15 card to Applebees

Meeting Adjourned

Meeting was called to order by President, Andy Jackson

Hal Hester offered our prayer and dinner was served.

Welcome visitors.

• Scott Keeter with Dry Pro

Dave Boda reminded us about the New Member Recruitment Drive. For each new Plumbing or HVAC Contractor that you recruit to the Association, you will get entered into the drawing for the prizes. The more recruits, the more chances you’ll have to win one of the prizes. Prizes will be raffled off at the August meeting. Note the change in the month we will be having the drawing

Speaker- Debbie Snider with SendOutCards. Dsnider09@gmail.com
www.sendoutcards.com/51961

Jason Hefner won the monthly drawing. $15 card to Applebees and a box of Girl Scout Cookies.

Meeting Adjourned

Meeting was called to order by President Andy Jackson.
Charlie Brown offered our prayer and dinner was served.
New member introduced.
· Sergio N. Caro of Hajoca Corportation

Dave Boda presented the New Member Recruitment Drive. One of the goals that the Board of the CPHCCA has set forth for the coming year is to recruit new Plumbing and HVAC Contractor Members in an effort to make our Association stronger. The Board has put together an incentive package for all current Contractor and Associate members to help make the recruiting effort worth the time and effort. Examples of prizes are 4 Panther Tickets to a 2012-2013 Home Game, 18 holes for a foursome at The Palisades Golf Course, $250 Visa Gift Card…. More to be announced later. For each new Plumbing or HVAC Contractor that you recruit to the Association, you will get entered into the drawing for the prizes. The more recruits, the more chances you’ll have to win one of the prizes. Prizes will be raffled off at the April meeting. Winners must be present to win. Sign up is easy for new members, direct them to the www.cphcca.com, click on the About Section, fill out the form at the bottom of the page and have them list you as their referral in the message section. New members must pay their dues in full by April 2012 meeting for you to be eligible for the drawing.

Speakers- Dean Carras, CFE, LPI and Nathan Laing, President and Chief Executive Officer of OneSource. This was a very informative meeting about Background Screening and what it means to a company. Nathan covered the foundation of a secure background screening program, ranging from the basic background screening report to industry specific best practices.
Bill Spidal won the monthly drawing. $15 card to ColdStone Creamery.

Meeting Adjourned

Meeting was called to order by President Andy Jackson.

Missy Parker offered our prayer and dinner was served.

Guest were introduced.

• James Perron, PE- of Consultant Engineering Service, Inc.
• Edward Tillman of Nationwide Insurance
• Tim O’Rourke of Carolina Healthcare
• Scott Babcock of RDK Engineers
• Kelly Muse and Scott Walters of SC Nissan

Speaker- Hans Haas of HAAS Sales.

Guest Speaker- Johnny Grindstaff Field Supervisor of the Elevator and Amusement Device Bureau informed us about started the presentation explaining the N.C. (National) Elevator Code A17.1 and any directives (control/alarm location) issued since it’s adoption. He explained the “Life Safety” requirement to provide means of evacuating elevator sumps of effluents at the required 3000GPH
per elevator car per hoist way. He stated that these figures are multiplied by the number of cars in the same shaft sharing a common hoist way sump. His explanations helped many understand the need for these pumps and controls in the elevator pit. We thank Johnny for his time he gave us and appreciate his contributions.

Hans Haas, manufacturer’s representative for Stancor Oil-Minder Pumps & Control Systems, followed Johnny by introducing the different methods engineers and architects design around to meet the presented code. We discussed tanks, oil-water separators and oil detecting pumps and controls and the varying degree of labor to install and maintain. The Stancor Oil-minder Pump & Control System, a fully assembled, fully U.L. Listed package was viewed and explained. The ability to meet the code’s GPM requirements, protect the environment by detecting oil and alarming and provide a contractor friendly installation keeps this product consistently specified by the engineering community. Stancor Pumps and Haas Sales wants to thank everyone who attended and for the opportunity to present to the CPHCCA.

James Perron won the monthly drawing. $15 card to Dunkin Donuts.

Meeting Adjourned

Meeting was called to order by Hal Hester.

Hal Hester offered our prayer and dinner was
served.

The North Carolina Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating & Fire Sprinklers
Contractors (BOE) spoke to over 30 local contractors and industry representatives at the
regular meeting of the Charlotte Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling Contractors Association (CPHCCA) on October 11, 2011.  The dinner meeting was held in conjunction with Central Piedmont Community College and held at the CPCC’s Harper Campus.  Attendance and dinner were free
and provided by the CPHCCA.

Dale Dawson, executive director of the N.C. Board of Examiners was the keynote
speaker and presented a comprehensive, informative program on a variety of
subjects.  John Todaro, senior administrative officer, accompanied him and assisted in answering questions.  Subjects covered included a briefing of the relatively new state residential Fire Sprinkler code issues, a list of upcoming educational opportunities that can assist you in beginning the process of adding this separate licensing to the list of services offered by your firm.

Dale then discussed the board’s requirement of when the permitting of water heaters
is required and addressed common misconceptions involving this relatively new process that is governed by State statues. Commercial water heaters always require the pulling of a permit and
complete inspection by the local governing authority or you are in violation State statutes. Residential water heaters may not be required to have permits pulled and inspections made,
but only if certain conditions exist. One of these conditions is that the licensee is required to
personally examine all water heater installations at completion when a permit is not required.  Failure to follow all conditions upon verified complaint can lead to sanctions by the (BOE).  Dale suggested looking at the articles in the March & September 2011 issues of the Board’s bulletin or surf the web at www.nclicensing.org to get all the details.

He showed the group a video Marble Mountian Burn Video about fire sprinklers in residental homes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_rdFegaqiI

Dale then ended the program with a brief discussion of the (BOE) consideration of
beginning a new “Technician” classification for licensee employees.  This program could replace“Journeyman” cards that several local governmental bodies now offer to promote professionalism and education in our trades.  You can get further information on any of these topics and more by contacting NC Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating & Fire Sprinklers Contractors at 919-875-3612.

Meeting Adjourn

Meeting was called to order by Andy Jackson

Guest were introduced.

• Matthew Morrison with PC Godfrey
• Willis Horton with Mecklenburg County

Hal Hester offered our prayer and dinner was served.

Special thanks to Bucky Oates for the delicious meal and Claude Dawson of AfterDisaster of Metrolina for hosting the meeting. Also kudos to FuManChu Cupcakes (Andy Jackson) for the excellent dessert offerings.

Treasurers Report – We are still solvent and clicking along.

Building Development Report
- Dave Boda and Hal Hester have been appointed to a Cost Recovery Work Group (CRWG) which is a subcommittee formed by the Building Development Commission (BDC). For the purpose of budgeting for 2012, the CRWG will help identify opportunities for greater efficiency and higher levels of service within Mecklenburg County building standards (MCBS). The overall objective is to allow the highest levels of customer service & satisfaction for MCBS. The CRWG will discuss a series of issues and alternatives to present services charges for these services. Your contributions or issues with the services of Mecklenburg County building standards are being solicited. Please contact Dave or Hal if you have issues, opportunities or ideas of merit.

Speaker- Our speaker was Brent Muller with Sapphire Online Marketing. He provided usable, adaptable information about how to use the web and the common cell phone to market our businesses. He linked this information to show us creative ways to optimize existing search engines to develop business leads and lead us to new and more customers. Brent was seen setting up a meeting to consult with one member immediately after our meeting. If you would like to consult with him on how his services may assist your efforts Brent can be reached at his office 704-787-9603 or on his mobile @ 484-252-3114.

Our next meeting October 11th will feature Dale Dawson of the N. C. Board of Examiners. He will discuss the new state residential Fire Sprinkler code issues, the permitting of residential water heater replacements and how the new 2012 plumbing code will be administered and interpreted. This is the first chance in our area to get the latest most up to date information on how to prepare ourselves for the coming year and the opportunities that it brings for each of us. Our meeting will be held at the CPCC – Harper Campus in room 108. Address is 315 Hebron Street; Charlotte, NC 28273. Please join us in welcoming Dale and having a little dinner with friends. Meet and greet will
start at 6:00 the program shortly thereafter.

Robbie Clark won the monthly drawing $15 card to Dunkin Donuts.

Meeting Adjourn