Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
8 Apr 2009 4PM

In attendance: Officers

X BC) Bill Cohen, President (thru 2009)
X SJ) Susan Johnson, President Elect (2009-2010)
X TW) Tom Walter, Vice President – Industry (thru 2009)
Open, Vice President-Professional
X KM) Ken Moore, Director Professional (thru 2009), Round Table Chair, Certification Chair
X (SB) Scott Baker, Director – Industry (thru 2010)
(LC) Larry Church, Treasurer (thru 2009)
X DR) Don Russell, Secretary (thru 2009), Membership Chair
(MC) Mel Cea, Past President (thru 2009)

Committee Chairs
X (FB) Fred Burr, Region Chair
(PD) Pete Dinschel, Email Distribution
(AJ) Alan James, CEU Provider
X (JO) John O’Neil, Newsletter Chair
(CC) Open, Programs Chair
(KR) Kristy Rivera, Table Top Chair, Meeting Location Chair

1. Meeting called to order at 4.02pm

2. Review of 19March09 Minutes. KM moved to approved. Seconded. Passed.

3. Remaining Programs 2008-2009:

A. April 16, 2009 Topic: Tour of Gerali Solid Surface Fabrication Shop in Elgin. Program Lead: Bill Cohen. Jennifer Friedland of Parksite is handling catering order. NICSI will fund $15/person. NICSI responses are due by Monday the 13th. Pete will resend Meeting Notice on tomorrow. Larry to bring check to reimburse Gerali for catering.

B. May 21, 2009 Topic: Lyman Shepard (F.L Wright imitator). Program Lead: Scott Baker. Scott will send Bio info to John O’Neil. Susan and Kristy will chair the Awards portion. Tom W. has a lead on a wireless microphone for use at the Meeting. Scott will bring slide projector and send Kristy a note for Holiday Inn to provide a screen. Kristy emailed the board that the format arranged with the hotel is the same as last year—prime rib, chicken marsala and another option. Spouses are encouraged to attend; the standard $30 guest fee applies. Larry to bring check to pay Lyman Shepard.

4. Publicity, Publications, Audio/Visual Committee, Chair- John O’Neil. Get articles to John for May Newsletter.

5. Certification Committee, Ken Moore-Chair. Ken will edit the article for the Link for future testing.

6. Membership Committee, Don Russell – Chair, Report.

NICSI chapter Membership Stats
Member History ‘07: Feb: 135
Member History ’08: June 124 Members
Member History ’09: Jan—121; Feb—121 (102Home); March—125 (107 Home)

Current Beginning Apr Stats are: 125 Total (105--Down 2) Home Chapter--16 Associate, 36 Industry (Up 2), 65 Professional (Down 1), 2 Industry Retired, 2 Emeritus Professional, 1 Retired Professional; 3 Intermediate (Down 1), 0 Student

7. Treasurer’s Report, Larry Church- Unable to attend but emailed the report.
Liability Insurance update: Susan updated Liability Insurance with State Farm…a significant cost because quote was for $1M. Susan will contact the firm recommended by Institute.

8. Table Top Committee, Kristy Rivera: None because this is a Tour. None for May, either.

9. Round Table, Ken Moore: Craig Wheatley from Parksite returned Ken’s call and felt it would be no problem to continue sponsorship and to proceed with the April Meeting. Ken will get outline to Pete later this week for the program on 15th of April. Ken will advise the board when he hears from Parksite regarding future sessions. Roundtable discussions are typically held between September and May.

10. Region Director Report, Fred Burr: The Region is still awaiting the Governance Report. The Convention in Indianapolis will have a President’s training session. Susan is the first to sign up. Larry sent the Tax information to the Bob Region as requested; we have the correct designation.

11. Old Business:

A. Bi Laws: Awaiting Region input.

B. Survey Questions: 21 people replied on the survey. 21 also voted on Survey Monkey plus paper ballots (Voting closes Friday April 10th). Results will be announced at the April Meeting.

D. Academic Liaison: Tom Walter—Schools were on spring break. He will mail information for the May Meeting with the F.L. Wright imitator.

E. Election: See B above.

F. Any update of Job Listing? No update

G. Any update of Intern Sponsorship. No update

H. Leadership Training at Kansas City: Susan and Larry attended. Good information.

12. New Business:

A. 2009-2010 programs: Board to present program options at the July Meeting. September is already scheduled.

13. President Report: No formal report.

14. President closed the Meeting at 4:36PM.

15. Next Meeting: The May 21st at 5PM prior to the Awards banquet..

Respectfully Submitted by

Don Russell, RA, SE, CSI-CCS
NICSI Secretary

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
19 March 2009 5PM at the Holiday Inn

In attendance: Officers

X (BC) Bill Cohen, President (thru 2009)
X (SJ) Susan Johnson, President Elect (2009-2010)
X (TW) Tom Walter, Vice President – Industry (thru 2009)
Open, Vice President-Professional
X (KM) Ken Moore, Director Professional (thru 2009), Round Table Chair, Certification Chair
(SB) Scott Baker, Director – Industry (thru 2010)
X (LC) Larry Church, Treasurer (thru 2009)
X (DR) Don Russell, Secretary (thru 2009), Membership Chair
(MC) Mel Cea, Past President (thru 2009)

Committee Chairs

X (FB) Fred Burr, Region Chair
X (PD) Pete Dinschel, Email Distribution
(AJ) Alan James, CEU Provider
X (JO) John O’Neil, Newsletter Chair
(CC) Open, Programs Chair
(KR) Kristy Rivera, Table Top Chair, Meeting Location Chair

1. Meeting called to order at 5.22 PM

2. Review of 12 February09 Minutes.

3. Remaining Programs 2008-2009:

A. March 19, 2009 Topic: Green Roof/Cold Roof. Program Lead: John O’Neil; Speaker, Tom Hutchinson. Matt Peterson from Johns Manville has a Table Top.

B. April 16, 2009 Topic: Tour of Gerali Solid Surface Fabrication Shop in Elgin. Program Lead: Bill Cohen. Bill confirmed the date with Gerali. Board discussion noted that NICSI will fund Box Lunches if not provided by Tour Sponsor. Bill Cohen to follow-up. Bill to advise if an earlier commitment date is needed to order food for the tour night. Bill will send John O’Neil a map to the location for publishing in the LINK.

C. May 21, 2009 Topic: Lyman Shepard (F.L Wright imitator). Program Lead: Scott Baker. Confirmed. Susan and Kristy will chair the Awards portion—Awards are ready. A wireless microphone is desired. Discussion noted that Spouses are encouraged to attend; the standard $30 guest fee applies. The format of Open Bar or Cash Bar was tabled. Kristy and Susan will poll Board via email.

4. Publicity, Publications, Audio/Visual Committee, Chair- John O’Neil. John encouraged Board to send him articles for the link.

5. Certification Committee, Ken Moore-Chair. No report.

6. Membership Committee, Don Russell – Chair, Report. March is again “Young Professional” Month. Members are encouraged to invite Professional and Industry interns.

NICSI chapter Membership Stats

Member History ‘07: Feb:135
Member History ’08: Feb: 129; June 124 Members; September122 Members (104 Home)
Member History ’09: Jan—121; Feb—121 (102Home)

Current Beginning Mar Stats are: 125 Total (107(up 4) Home Chapter--16 Associate (up 1), 34

Industry (Up 1), 66 Professional (Up 1), 2 Industry Retired, 2 Emeritus Professional, 1 Retired Professional (Up one); 4 Intermediate, 0 Student ) New Professional Member is Linda Lane from FGM Architects and Kevin Maguire from Permacel. At the meeting, the Board learned that Brynn Shaeffer and Bob Schrock joined NICSI. Kevin, Brynn and Bob are scheduled to attend tonight’s meeting.

7. Treasurer’s Report, Larry Church- No report.

Susan report on Liability Insurance. She advised that Larry attended an ACI seminar on Liability Insurance. Susan received a price from State Farm ($325) but hadn’t received a quote from the Institute recommended vendor from Vermont. Chicago Chapter does NOT carry Liability Insurance.

8. Table Top Committee, Kristy Rivera: No report; one table top as noted above.

9. Round Table, Ken Moore: March Topic: Ken reported that 31 participated on the 18March round table. He advised on future topic options including BIM, Green Format, and Glazing. The April Roundtable will be on Glazing.

10. Region Director Report, Fred Burr: Bi-law approval remains outstanding.

11. Old Business:

A. Bi Laws: Region sent their updated Bylaws to Institute. Once approved, NICSI can update their bylaws.

B. Survey Questions: Susan will provide summary for next board meeting.

C Rock Valley PRM’s: They should be a budget for the next Fiscal year.

D. Academic Liaison: Tom Walter made College Contacts but received no call backs.

E. Nominating Committee for FY ’09: Susan update. The ballot will then be emailed/ mailed after the meeting with Ballot receipt due on the Monday prior to the April Meeting so that results can be announced at that meeting (if possible due to the tour venue). Ballots will be circulated at the Meeting tonight. John O’Neil is the Teller. Once results are tallied, John will announce at the April meeting. New offiers will be welcomed at the May Awards ceremony.

F. Any update of Job Listing? No update

G. Any update of Intern Sponsorship. No update

H. Leadership Training at Kansas City: Susan and Larry will attend.

12. New Business:

A. Delegates for the Institute Convention in June: Susan, Fred and Pete will be delegates.

13. President Report: National Convention is June 16th; Regional Conference at Kansas City will be the last week of July.


14. Meeting Close 5.55PM.
15. Next Meeting: Because the next Chapter Meeting is a tour, the next Board Meeting will be on a different date. Bill Cohen will schedule.

Respectfully submitted,
Donald C. Russell, RA, SE, CSI-CCS
NICSI Secretary

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
12 February 2009 6PM at Parksite, Batavia

In attendance: Officers

X (BC) Bill Cohen, President (thru 2009)
X (SJ) Susan Johnson, President Elect (2009-2010)
X (TW) Tom Walter, Vice President – Industry (thru 2009)
Open, Vice President-Professional
X (KM) Ken Moore, Director Professional (thru 2009), Round Table Chair, Certification Chair
X (SB) Scott Baker, Director – Industry (thru 2010)
X (LC) Larry Church, Treasurer (thru 2009)
X (DR) Don Russell, Secretary (thru 2009), Membership Chair
(MC) Mel Cea, Past President (thru 2009)

Committee Chairs
X (FB) Fred Burr, Region Chair
X (PD) Pete Dinschel, Email Distribution
(AJ) Alan James, CEU Provider
(JO) John O’Neil, Newsletter Chair
(CC) Open, Programs Chair
X (KR) Kristy Rivera, Table Top Chair, Meeting Location Chair

1. Meeting called to order at 6PM

2. Review of 15 January 09 Minutes. Reviewed. KR moved to approve as amended. Seconded. Passed.

3. Remaining Programs 2008-2009:

A. February 24, 2009 Special Event Joint Program. Topic: “Six Ways of Condensation in Buildings”. Program Lead: Bill Cohen. Speaker is Wagdy Anis, FAIA LEE-A. Pete Dinschel distributed the Flyer for the Special Event program to the NICSI contact lists.

B. March 19, 2009 Topic: Green Roof/Cold Roof. Program Lead: John O’Neil (Confirmed) John to get Bio of the speaker, Tom Hutchinson.

C. April 16, 2009 Topic: Tour of Gerali Solid Surface Fabrication Shop in Elgin. Program Lead: Bill Cohen. Bill confirmed the date with Gerali.

D. May 21, 2009 Topic: Lyman Shepard (F.L Wright imitator). Program Lead: Scott Baker. Confirmed. Scott developed the Letter of intent for Lyman’s performance and mailed to him. Larry will have the check for him at the meeting. Susan and Kristy will chair the Awards portion; Board supported additional expenditure.

4. Publicity, Publications, Audio/Visual Committee, Chair- John O’Neil. No Report.

5. Certification Committee, Ken Moore-Chair. Ken has made contact with those inquiring. There is still time to register for the Exam (date for early bird rate has passed).

6. Membership Committee, Don Russell – Chair, Report. March is again “Young Professional” Month. Members are encouraged to invite Professional and Industry interns.

NICSI chapter Membership Stats

End of February ‘07 --135 Members; End of February ’08--129 Members.
End of June ‘08 s--124 Members; End September ’08 --122 Members (104 Home Chapter)
January ’09--121 Members

Current Beginning February Stats are: 121 Total (102 Home Chapter--15 Associate (up 1), 33 Industry (down 1), 65 Professional (Up 1), 2 Industry Retired, 2 Emeritus Professional, 4 Intermediate, 0 Student (down 1)) Post Meeting: Home Chapter Member count confirmed at 102.

Don learned from Nolan Day that Bill Countryman’s replacement at LyonWorkspace is baswed in St. Louis. Don made contact suggesting he assume Bill’s membership. No update.

7. Treasurer’s Report, Larry Church-

Budget committee met prior to the 6PM today. The audit was approved as well as the dues form for Institute (no change in NICSI dues).

Larry reported on expenses and income. We are in the black for the current year. Susan will mail Larry a dues check from Institute. As a non-profit, our income is far below the IRS reporting threshold. Status of unpaid advertiser wasn’t discussed.

During the Budget Meeting, Susan volunteered to investigate Liability Insurance for the Board and Bonding for the Treasurer, as recommended by the Region Training Programs.

8. Table Top Committee, Kristy Rivera: KR reported no Tabletops yet for the March Meeting on Roofing. She will contact Roofing Industry members.

9. Round Table, Ken Moore: February’s topic,AIA General Conditions, will be Feb 19th. Pete will send a mailing, correcting noted in the Link from 2008 to 2009. The LINK outlines how to get printout of the changes.

10. Region Membership Chair Report, Fred Burr: Fred advised that March is Young Professional Month and April is “CSI Awareness” Month. Fred also spoke at length about Region membership opportunities. In this poor economy, he shared the format of San Diego’s Job Bank—chapter members network for job opportunities, a member is the contact person for sharing this ‘members only’ benefit. Board noted this would take time and a volunteer. Fred will also send Pete information for distribution to the Chapter.

11. Old Business:

A. Bi Laws: Region sent their updated BiLaws to Institute. Once approved, NICSI can update their bilaws.

B. Survey Questions: Susan reported that 22 members had replied and 25 viewed the survey. She issued a summary of responses.

C. Vacant VP, Professional: Remains vacant. It will be filled for the 2009-2010 Fiscal year.

E. Rock Valley PRM’s: JO advised Don that PRM’s weren’t ordered this year. They should be a budget for the next Fiscal year.

F. Academic Liaison: Tom Walter was outlined that he has contact information for Judson, Harper and C.o.D. Student Dues are $27 for Institute and $20 for NICSI. Discussion highlighted a goal to promote Student attendance at Meetings. Ken Moore made a Motion that “Students are invited to all meeting programs (7:30PM); dinner is not included but available at their cost”. Seconded. Passed. Discussion highlighted inviting the School contacts to attend the March meeting and promote their attending the April meeting, also. Tom will make contact. The goal is to get these College Staff Contacts “invested” in NICSI.

G. Nominating Committee for FY ’09: Susan advised the Slate is almost complete. Slate will be presented at the March meeting for Chapter Input of additional candidates. The ballot will then be emailed/ mailed after the meeting with votes due on the Monday prior to the April Meeting so that results can be announced at that meeting (if possible due to the tour venue). Those elected will be welcomed at the May Awards ceremony..

12. New Business:

A. Job Listing: Tom Walter suggested incorporating a free Job Opportunity Posting section of the Link. Regional membership chair suggested a “Members Only” Job Bank—see above.

B. Intern Sponsorship was discussed. Discussion suggested that NICSI could budget funding Institute and Chapter Dues for “X” number olf interns as “Intermediate” members. In these difficult economic times, this supports the chapter goal to get more Industry and Professional members involved. Details of this program will need to be developed.

C. Susan reported that March 20,21 is the Region Leadership Training at Kansas City. Susan will attend and she suggested Chapter send another. Scott and Larry are considering.

D. Chicago Chapter March 24 Program is on “the Value of Specification”. Pete Dinschel passed out flyer.

13. President Report: No report due to time

14. Meeting Closed at 7:45PM. Next Meeting will be at 5PM prior to the March Meeting. Bill will email to verify we will have a Quorum. Is no quorum anticipated for the pre-Meeting timeslot, an alternate teleconference meeting will be scheduled.

Respectfully submitted,
Don Russell, RA, SE, CSI-CCS.
Secretary

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
15 January 2009 5PM at Holiday Inn

In attendance: Officers

X (BC) Bill Cohen, President (thru 2009)
X (SJ) Susan Johnson, President Elect (2009-2010)
(TW) Tom Walter, Vice President – Industry (thru 2009)
Open, Vice President-Professional
(KM) Ken Moore, Director Professional (thru 2009), Round Table Chair, Certification Chair
P (SB) Scott Baker, Director – Industry (thru 2010) (Proxy to K.Rivera for this meeting)
X (LC) Larry Church, Treasurer (thru 2009)
X (DR) Don Russell, Secretary (thru 2009), Membership Chair
(MC) Mel Cea, Past President (thru 2009)

Committee Chairs
X (FB) Fred Burr, Region Chair
X (PD) Pete Dinschel, Email Distribution
(AJ) Alan James, CEU Provider
(JO) John O’Neil, Newsletter Chair
(CC) Open, Programs Chair
X (KR) Kristy Rivera, Table Top Chair, Meeting Location Chair

1. Meeting called to order at 5:00PM

2. Review of 17 November 08 Minutes. Susan Johnson moved to approve. Seconded. Passed.

3. Remaining Programs 2008-2009:

A. January 15, 2009 Topic: Noise Control. Program Lead: Bill Cohen. Everything was set for Today’s meeting.

B. February 24, 2009 Special Event Joint Program. Topic: “Six Ways of Condensation in Buildings”. Program Lead: Bill Cohen. Speaker is Wagdy Anis, FAIA LEED-AP. Pete Dinschel will distribute the Flyer for the Special Event program to the NICSI contact lists.

C. March 19, 2009 Topic: Green Roof/Cold Roof. Program Lead: John O’Neil (Confirmed) John to get Bio of the speaker, Tom Hutchinson.

D. April 16, 2009 Topic: Tour of Gerali Solid Surface Fabrication Shop in Elgin. Program Lead: Bill Cohen. Bill confirmed the date with Gerali.

E. May 21, 2009 Topic: Lyman Shepard (F.L Wright imitator). Program Lead: Scott Baker. Confirmed. Scott advised that Letter of intent Lyman is still outstanding. Bill to re-contact Cathy Beazely (ALA/CSI Chicago) and quickly forward to Scott.

4. Publicity, Publications, Audio/Visual Committee, Chair- John O’Neil. No Report.

Website Issues—Discussion suggested that the Chapter Website was not up to date regarding officers. A check on 16January2009 showed all filled positions were updated. Some open positions had old data.

5. Certification Committee, Ken Moore-Chair. Ken’s written report indicated he is referring NICSI inquiries to Chicago for Certification Classes. Ken re-issued to Alan James the Certification Information for Chapter Website. Ken’s report advised that Chicago forwarded to him contact information of 2 people (1 a NICSI member and one a Chicago CSI member) that were interested in attending NI chapter study class. (They did not want to drive to Chicago for their classes.) Ken forwarded them information on study material. Additionally, he received a request for certification program information from Rolf Snobeck with Anthony Roofing who (He took CCS exam many years ago and wants his staff to take the course. ) Ken sent Rolf information on certification program and asked how many of his staff would be taking exam. As of his report, he had not received reply

Additionally, Ken advised that when placing an order for the PRM, be aware that it contains the old SectionFormat/PageFormat. Institute will send PRM recipients an email that allows download of new SectionFormat/PageFormat. (there may be a 24 hour window to perform the download).

6. Membership Committee, Don Russell – Chair, Report. November is “Young Professional” Month. NICSI chapter Membership Stats

End of February 2007 stats were 135 total members;
End of February 2008 stats were 129 total members.
End of June 2008 stats were 124 Members total members.
End of September Stats were 122 Total members (104 Home Chapter)
Start of November Stats were 123 Total members (105 Home Chapter)

Current Beginning January of January Stats are: 121 Total (103 Home Chapter--14 Associate, 34 Industry, 64 Professional, 2 Industry Retired, 2 Emeritus Professional, 4 Intermediate, 1 Student)

New member: Bob Davidson, SSOE (transfer from Chicago)—Not yet on Roster nor is a referral from Bill Cohen.
Potential: Matt Goyak (msgoyak@rrj.com) Rath Rath Johnson….interested in CDT classes
Mike Krecji, an industry member, and Bob Haukohl, a professional member, are new this year and registered to attend our January 15th Meeting. Other new member Judy Camp, Bill Countryman, and John Dashner have already attended meetings this year. Unfortunately Bill Countryman has left his company; Don will check with Nolan Day if another employee can assume Nolan’s membership.

Fred previously indicated Institute will modify the website summary to list Home Chapter member numbers to simplify tracking toward the membership growth goal but that hasn’t been completed yet.

7. Treasurer’s Report, Larry Church- Bill, Kristy, Fred, Larry and Don met at Don’s house on Dec 10th for the treasurer transition. Susan and Larry met to update the checking acct signing requirements. Don mailed the fee to the State of Illinois for NICSI’s non profit status. Larry reported on balances, he has purchased an updated version of Quicken and a new file cabinet. Board voted to order new checks with a check limit of $2000 for single signature. Institute requires a confirmation in chapter dues by January 30th. NICSI dues will not change; neither Susan or Don has received the form; both will look on-line. After today’s meeting, the budget committee will reconvene.

8. Table Top Committee, Kristy Rivera: There were originally 4 table tops for this evening. Due to the very cold weather, one canceled. No update on the March Meeting on Roofing.

9. Round Table, Ken Moore: Regarding the Roundtable for January, nine (9) people participated in the program on the New SectionFormat/Page Format. February’s topic is AIA General Conditions.

10. Old Business:

A. Bi Laws: See Region

B. Survey Questions from August: Susan to will send to Pete Dinschel for distribution to Chapter in February.

C. Vacant VP, Professional: Remains vacant. A potential candidate was discussed to fill the vacancy. Board approved and will discuss with that candidate but that party declined.

E. Rock Valley PRM’s: No Report

F. Academic Liaison: no update report on contact with Judson

G. Audit Committee FY’08: Team (Don, Susan, Kristy, Fred and Larry) will meet on February 12th at Parksite. Larry is assembling data transferred from Michelle.

H. Nominating Committee for FY ’09: Susan working on this. Slate needs to be reviewed by board at the February board meeting, the Ballot is Published in the March Link with voting due by April. Voting Results are presented at the April Meeting. Positions to fill: President Elect, VP Professional (this can be appointed till July 1) and Industry (each 1 year term), Directory Professional (2 yr term , alternates with Director Industry). Secretary (1 yr), Treasurer (1yr). Additionally, fill/confirm chairpersons for all other activities.

11. Regional Report, Fred Burr: Bi-Laws have not been updated yet. Region has grown by 38 members. Presidents Training is Marcdh 21st in Kansas City. Goal is to send incoming President and President-Elect. The Theme for March will again be Young Professionals.

12. New Business: None

13. President Report: Next Meeting will be on February 12th at Parksite. The Budget Committee will convene at 5:30pm and the remaining Board at 6PM.

14. Meeting Closed at 5:40pm (at which time the Budget committee convened).

Respectfully submitted,
Don Russell,
NICSI Secretary

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
18 September, 2008

In attendance: Officers

X (BC) Bill Cohen, President
X (SJ) Susan Johnson, President Elect
X (TW) Tom Walter, Vice President – Industry
Open, Vice President-Professional
X (KM) Ken Moore, Director Professional, Round Table Chair, Certification Chair
(SB) Scott Baker, Director – Industry
(MG) Michelle Goodeve, Treasurer, Meeting Location Chair
X (DR) Don Russell, Secretary, Membership Chair
(MC) Mel Cea, Past President

Committee Chairs

X (FB) Fred Burr, Region Chair
X (PD) Pete Dinschel, Email Distribution
(AJ) Alan James, CEU Provider
(JO) John O’Neil, Newsletter Chair
X (CC) Chuck Cuccia, Programs Chair
X (KR) Kristy Rivera, Table Top Chair

1. Meeting called to order at 5:00 P.M.

2. Review of 8July08 Minutes. Motion to approve as amended, seconded, passed.

3. Program Update 2008-2009 Board came with recommendations; proposed slate and alternates are as follows:

A. September 18, 2008 Topic: ADA Codes. Program Lead: Michelle Goodeve

B. October16, 2008 Topic: Hardware Pre-Installation Meeting. Program Lead: Scott Baker (Confirmed)

C. November 20, 2008 Topic: Intumescent Fireproofing and Exposed Steel Construction. Program Leads: Michelle Goodeve to contact Bill McHugh; Fred Burr to make contacts, also. (Confirmed)

D. January 15, 2009 Topic: Noise Control. Program Lead: Bill Cohen Speaker Thad Goodman has confirmed.
E. February 24, 2009 Special Event Joint Program. Topic: “TBA-Building Envelop”. Program Lead: Bill Cohen] Longtime NICSI Greg Compton has left Parksite and moved to Las Vegas so Bill is pursuing.

F. March 19, 2009 Topic: Green Roof/Cold Roof. Program Lead: John O”Neil (Confirmed)

G. April 16, 2009 Topic: Tour of Gerali Solid Surface Fabrication Shop in Elgin. Program Lead: Bill Cohen (Pre-Approved per Bill)

H. May 21, 2009 Topic: Lyman Shepard (F.L Wright imitator). Program Lead: Scott Baker (Bill will contact Scott to resolve any contract issues)

I. Alternate Topics:

a. Green Fiber Cement. Program Lead: Bill Cohen

b. Vinyl Institute. Program Lead: Michelle Goodeve

c. Jim Lucas on Masonry. Program Lead: Michelle Goodeve

d. Mittie Rooney previously sent NICSI an email.

4. Publicity, Publications, Audio/Visual Committee, Chair- John O’Neil 2009: A quarter page ad inquiry was forwarded to John O.

5. Certification Committee: Board discussed 2008-2009. Ken Moore-Chair. Ken has contacted the Institute Certification Chair. He will prepare a write-up for the LINK on the new logistics for On-Line Certification Tests.

6. Membership Committee, Don Russell - Chair: Report. (Fred Burr is Regional Membership Chair. Institute is setting goes for growth of Home Chapter Members as follows: 3% this year, 4% next year, 5% for the two following years and then 6%. He reminded Board that new members should list their sponsor and NICSI as their Chapter).

Membership Stats

End of February 2007 stats were 135 total members;
End of February 2008 stats were 129 total members.
End of June 2008 stats were 124 Members total members.
Current September Stats are: 124 Total (14 Associate, 36 Industry, 65 Professional, 2 Industry Retired, 2 Emeritus, 4 Intermediate, 1 Student).

7. Treasurer’s Report, Michelle Goodeve- Michelle will issue a end of Fiscal Year Budget (Comparing “budget to expenditure” by 8/08/08. Bill/Susan can then organize a committee to prepare next year’s budget. No Report. Bill and Susan still need to organize a budget committee.

8. Table Top Committee, Kristy Rivera: LyonSpace provided a Table Top for tonight’s meeting.

9. Round Table Comments. Ken has the list of topics thru March outlined in the LINK. He requested contacts for other organizations. Action: Susan: Women in Architecture; Kristy: Women in Construction; Bill: NEAIA and ALA.

10. Old Business:

A. BiLaws: Anticipate Regional Bi-Law update vote in October. Once approved, NICSI will receive new recommended chapter bi-laws. This will require further edit and vote by the chapter.

B. Survey Questions from August: Susan to follow up in October

C. Post Holiday Special Event? Susan to follow up in October

D. Vacant VP, Professional: Board discussed.

E. Website Maintenance: Board had questions. Fred discussed Institute goals to simplify and provide links to keep Officer Data current. Post Meeting, Don discussed with Alan James. He will continue and via a separate email, Don asked Alan to forward current officer data to the webmaster.

11. Regional Report, Fred Burr: Report. Region is working on Bi-laws, addressing non-affiliates (statewide there are many CSI members who don’t pay chapter dues and are missing the benefits of chapter membership). Board discussed questions on how intermediate and associate status are applied and when updated—still unclear if after a 3 year interim status, how these become members upgrade to Industry or Professional Member Status.

12. New Business: None

13. Miscellaneous:

A. Board members shall “Reply to ALL” when responding to emails to help keep board informed.

14. Meeting Close: Tom Walter moved to adjourn, seconded, approved. Meeting closed at 6:04 PM.

Respectfully Submitted
Don Russell, CSI, CCS, RA, SE
NICSI Secretary, Membership Chair

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
July 8, 2008

In attendance: Officers

x (BC) Bill Cohen, President
X (SJ) Susan Johnson, President Elect
x (TW) Tom Walter, Vice President – Industry
Open, Vice President-Professional
X (KM) Ken Moore, Director Professional, Round Table Chair, Certification Chair
x (SB) Scott Baker, Director – Industry
x (MG) Michelle Goodeve, Treasurer, Meeting Location Chair
x (DR) Don Russell, Secretary, Membership Chair
(MC) Mel Cea, Past President

Committee Chairs
x (FB) Fred Burr, Region Chair
x (PD) Pete Dinschel, Email Distribution
(AJ) Alan James, CEU Provider
X (JO) John O’Neil, Newsletter Chair
X (CC) Chuck Cuccia, Programs Chair
(KR) Kristy Rivera, Table Top Chair

1. Meeting called to order at 6:04 P.M.

2. Review of Minutes. None circulated for Approval

3. Program Update 2008-2009 Board came with recommendations; proposed slate and alternates are as follows:

A. Septermber 18, 2008 Topic: ADA Codes. Program Lead: Michelle Goodeve
B. October16, 2008 Topic: Hardware Pre-Installation Meeting. Program Lead: Scott Baker
C. Novermber 20, 2008 Topic: Intumescent Fireproofing and Exposed Steel Construction. Program Leads: Michelle Goodeve to contact Bill McHugh; Fred Burr to make contacts, also.
D. January 15, 2009 Topic: Noise Control. Program Lead: Bill Cohen
E. February 24, 2009 Special Event Joint Progra. Topic: “TBA-Building Envelop”. Program Lead: Bill Cohen]
F. March 19, 2009 Topic: Green Roof/Cold Roof. Program Lead: John O”Neil
G. April 16, 2009 Topic: Tour of Geralie Solid Surface Fabrication Shop in Elgin. Program Lead: Bill Cohen
H. May 21, 2009 Topic: Team suggested having a speaker on Architectural Design. Options include:

a. Lyman Shepard (F.L Wright imitator). Program Lead: Scott Baker
b. David Steele (Buffalo NY Architecture or TBA). Program Lead: Susan Johnson
c. One of the Alternate Topics

I. Alternate Topics:

a. Green Fiber Cement. Program Lead: Bill Cohen
b. Vinyl Institute. Program Lead: Michelle Goodeve
c. Jim Lucas on Masonry. Program Lead: Michelle Goodeve
d. Mittie Rooney previously sent NICSI an email.

Action: Program Leads to send confirmation of progam by 8/8/08. Make contacts with potential speakers by then. Sending Program Description and Bio’s of September and October Programs by that date would be helpful for the Summer Newsletter.

4. Publicity, Publications, Audio/Visual Committee, Chair- John O’Neil 2009: John suggested keeping the same fee structure for Newsletter advertising. Board agreed.

5. Certification Committee: Board discussed 2008-2009. No classes will be offered. Information (Institute, Spec Guy) is available. Ken Moore volunteered to be the contact person for Certification Inquiries.

6. Membership Committee, Don Russell - Chair: Report.

Membership Stats

End of February 2007 Stats were 135;
End of February 2008 status were 129.
Current Stats are: 124 Total (13 Associate, 36 Industry, 66 Professional, 2 Retired, 2 Emeritus, 4 Intermediate, 1 Student).

See Fred’s report below on declining membership.

7. Treasurer’s Report, Michelle Goodeve- Michelle will issue a end of Fiscal Year Budget (Comparing “budget to expenditure” by 8/08/08. Bill/Susan can then organize a committee to prepare next years budget.

8. Table Top Committee, Kristy Rivera: Don advised that he believed Kristy Volunteered to chair. Nominating committee listed John Bruszewski without confirmation. He prefers to step down.

9. Old Business:

A. BiLaws: Fred Reported that Institute has not responded to NICSI’s request to amend our bi-laws because Institute is amending their Bi-Laws. After those are issued, all chapters will need to align.
10. Regional Report, Fred Burr: Report.
A. Fred is now the Regional membership Chair as well as our Representative and also the institute membership committee member 1 of 6.
B. Fred reported that nationwide, Institute is seeing a 6% reduction in membership. This is similar to what NICSI has experienced in recent past.
C. Regional Meeting will be in Chicago this year at end July/August. Fred, Susan, Bill and Michelle plan to attend. There is a budget for attendance for board members not funded by their business.

11. New Business:

A. Email Distribution List: Ken and Pete lead discussion. Pete has the Chapter List. To expand our contact base, they propose developing a separate email list that can be used for sending Newsletter or Program Highlights with a link to the newsletter. Discussion suggested Board Members make contacts and forward information to Pete. These could be contacts such as Building Code Officials, Zoning Officials, Leads of Professional/Industry organizations, etc.
B. Survey on Attendance: Susan and Bill attended the President training. That program recommended surveying membership. Susan suggested: A) questions such as Why don’t you attend Meetings? What would make you come? What topics would you like to see for programs? Is the Meeting Location an issue with your attending Meetings? If so, what would you change? Is the time an issue. Action: Board to send their list of possible questions to Susan by 8/8/08. Susan will use Survey Monkey or a similar tool to inquire.
C: Survey on Special Events: A second survey could inquiry about member interests for a social event. Cougars or Flyers Game in MidAugust 2009 (Sujsan to investigate). Post Holiday event (Wine Tasting, Murder Myster, dinner theatre—Michelle to investigate). Send your thoughts to Susan.
D. Committee Appointments: Board requested Don to check the ballot. Don listed their known chairs at the top of these minutes. The proposed bi-law change, discussed after the ballot, reduced the board from 11 to 9 rather than 8. The position of Vice President, Professional appears to be open. Action: Develop strategy to fill this position.
E. Website Maintenance: There was discussion regarding this. In the past, Alan James would forward information to the firm in charge. Action: Bill/Susan to discuss and define who will take this role.

F. RoundTable Topics for 2008-2009: Ken proposed:

• New CSI Section and Page Format
• CSI Green Format
• AIA General Conditions
• Request for Informatrion/Request for Interpretation
• Green Roof
Board is encouraged to send Ken their suggestions on topics.

G. Board Members encouraged to visit the Leader Website each Month.

12. Miscellaneous:

A. Board members shall “Reply to ALL” when responding to emails to help keep board informed.

14. Next Meeting: The next board meeting will be prior to the September 18th Meeting. Bill/Susan/Chuck will advise board of program status after receipt of the August confirmations. Action: Chairs should email reports to their Board Member Distribution List prior to the meeting.

15: Meeting Close: Tom Walter moved to adjourn, seconded, approved. Meeting closed at 8:10 PM.

Respectfully Submitted
Don Russell, CSI, CCS
NICSI Secretary, Membership Chair

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
April 10, 2008

In attendance: Officers

X (MC) Mel Cea, President
X (BC) Bill Cohen, President Elect, Certification Chair
X (TW) Tom Walter, Vice President – Industry
(TS) Tom Smith, Vice President – Professional, Academic Liaison Chair
(KM) Ken Moore, Director Professional, Round Table Chair
X (SB) Scott Baker, Director – Industry
X (FB) Fred Burr, Director – Industry, Region Chair
X (MG) Michelle Goodeve, Treasurer
X (SJ) Susan Johnson, Secretary
(KR) Kristy Rivera, Past President

Committee Chairs
(TWH) Tom White, Education Chair
(AJ) Alan James, Meeting Location and Email Distribution Chair
X (DR) Don Russell, Membership Chair
(JO) John O’Neil, Newsletter Chair
X (JB) John Bruzewski, Table Top Chair
X (CC) Chuck Cuccia, Programs Chair (Co-Chair)

Teleconference, the phone Number xxxxxxx access code xxxxx

1. Meeting called to order at 4:02 P.M.
2. Review of March 2008 Minutes.

Susan moved to approve minutes. Seconded. Passed.

3. Program Update 2007-2008

April 17 –Pete Dinschel from the Carpenters Union have stepped in to provide a program on Vinyl Flooring Presented by Andy St.Paul or Pat Noonan for our April meeting. Confirmed. Michelle motioned to provide table tops at no cost for the April program, motion was seconded and Board approved

May 15 – LEED Green Building Update, John O’Neil to check and advise. (Board Contacts: Mel and John O’Neil). Proposed format is a Round Table. John advised that by May, he (John) and Ken Moore will have 2 LEED projects under contract. Ken Moore will participate in the program and plans are moving along with John O’Neil.

4. Education Committee, Chair - Tom White 2008: No Report.

5. Publicity, Publications, Audio/Visual Committee, Chair- John O’Neil 2008: No Report.

6. Academic Liaison, Tom Smith 2008: No Report.

7. Certification Committee, Chair: Bill Cohen 2008: Repor t

A. CDT Classes, Update: Class was completed and all students have passed.

8. Membership Committee, Don Russell - Chair: Report.

Membership Stats for End of February
Total Members 125 down from 129 on from March minutes.
Home Chapter Members 114

10. Treasurer’s Report, Michelle Goodeve- Report was given by Michelle. NICSI is In the black for the year.

A. Action Item:

1. Michelle will investigate type of accounts available and give report at September Board Meeting. Update: Michelle recommended a change in the checking account to gain a slightly higher interest rate. Susan motioned to change the checking account as recommended, motion seconded, Board approved.

Michelle recommended opening a non fee CD with 2% interest; Susan suggested 2 CD’s of $5,000.00 each one for 6 months and one for a one year term, Susan moved to accept the recommendations for the CD’s, motion seconded, Board approved.

2. Presenter Mugs have been ordered. Michelle will check on status of the mug delivery

11. Table Top Committee, John Bruszewski: No Report. (See 3.A. regarding April tabletops)

12. Regional Report, Fred Burr: Report

Fred reminded people to vote. Easy to do on-line. Bill McHugh is a candidate so Fred reminded the board. Fred indicated that Bill McHugh did not get elected.

Bill Cohen will be attending the president workshop in Kansas City, Kansas on April 19, 2008 (Marriott Courtyard at the airport). Susan will also be attending the president workshop. Regional Meeting will be in Chicago this year at end July/August. Fred indicated the Chicago Chapter could use help during the regional meeting. (Please volunteer). Don and Susan indicated they will attend the regional meeting.

13. Old Business:

B. The April Meeting will require a formal amendment to the bi-laws. Don Russell provided edits to bylaws regarding number of Officers. Board discussed change from 11 to 9 Officers. Susan moved to accept the changes as provided by Don, motion seconded, Board approved. Don to provide final drafts of Bylaw edits to Susan. The revised Bylaws will be sent by Susan to the Institute for review and approval.

14. New Business:

A. Northern Illinois CSI Officers ballot and voting: How are we proceeding due to the small voter response: Voting is complete.

“Section 5.
A nominating committee shall be appointed by the Board not later than February 20. The nominating committee shall prepare a list of nominees, showing at least one name for each elective position on the Board due to become vacant, and shall present the list to the chapter not later than the regular meeting in April. At this time, the members may present nominations from the floor. Each voting member of the chapter shall be provided with a ballot at least two weeks prior to the ballot count.”

B. Member Mailing List: Kristy Rivera; Use by other organizations (i.e. Carpenters Union). Susan moved to allow use of chapter mailing list to Carpenters Union for CEU program invitations. Motion seconded, Board approved.

C. Fred Burr: Membership TLC by Cynthia D'Amour, MBA Fred gave a synopsis of Cynthia D’Amour’s article on making chapter assets available to chapter members during these difficult times.

14. Next Meeting: The next board meeting will be a teleconference on May 5 at 4:00 P.M.

15: Meeting Close: moved to adjourn, seconded, approved. Meeting closed at 5:02 PM.

Respectfully Submitted
Susan Johnson AIA, CSI, CCS