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PSHEA NOVEMBER 2011 MEETING MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER: Kelly Luebstorf called the November Meeting to order at 5:35pm at Renaissance Hotel and hosted by MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions. A quorum was present.
ATTENDANCE:
Ken Emerson Advanced Fire Extinguisher
Jack O’Connor Doubletree Suites Southcenter
David Gault Fairmont Olympic Hotel
Jeff Kaiser Four Seasons Seattle
Jim Edwards Graybar Electric
Michael Edwards Graybar Electric
Rick Schneider Harold’s Lighting
George Barnes Hilton Garden Inn – Issaquah
Kelly Luebstorf Hilton Seattle / Renaissance Seattle
Scott Pinson Hotel 1000
Jim Fry Johnson Controls
Jennifer Dennerline Johnson Controls
Mike Morceau MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions
John Keene Plumbmaster
Dana Holzworth Residence by Marriott – Lake Union
Jody Runge RestorX DKI
Bretnie Eschenbach Seattle City Light
John LeCompte Seattle City Light
Ron Koljonen ThyssenKrupp elevator
Tim Altier Westin Bellevue
Rod Schauf Westin Seattle
Marlisa Wilson Westin Seattle
GUEST SPEAKER
Chris Kessel with Atlas Supply/Toby Clark with Clark Services NW presented on Dow Corning sealant and the benefits of using silicone sealant. Important properties for silicone sealants are: adhesion, modulus, movement capability, durability, compatibility and non-staining.
TREASURER’S REPORT
Jim Edwards provided Treasurer’s Report that the current checkbook balance was $14,784.61 with all bills paid in full. As of 11/17/11, we have 62 paid members for the year 2011 (43 hotels, 19 vendors). The password for the website was changed on April 1st, 2011 and sent to all paid members.
Jim Edwards received in November the dues for Embassy Suites-Tukwila and had been floating in postal space since February 2011. These dues will be considered as early payment for their 2012 dues.
Regulatory Updates
- CO Monitoring for Hotels – Seattle not enforcing for 2011. UPDATE: Rod Schauf is part of Advisory Group which held its first meeting Feb 15th with the next scheduled meeting being held March 1st. WA Lodging Association is suggesting change to WA State Bldg Code Council the language to say “Guestrooms next to/adjacent fuel fired devices (not cooking equipment)” are to have CO monitors. Proposed language and will have public hearings yet TBD. UPDATE Nov 2011: Vote on CO2 Rule change “Guestrooms next to/adjacent fuel fired devices (not cooking equipment)” by the committee is 11/18/11 and is expected to be pass. Rod Schauf & Jeff Kaiser attending the committee meeting.
- Stairwell Luminescence must be completed by Bellevue and Seattle Hotels by December 31, 2012 (Seattle Bldg Dept handling new construction and SFD is handling existing bldg retrofitting). Seattle Fire Department would intend on passing out fines as of January 1, 2013. They have said that stairwell luminescence must meet UL 1994 and ASTM E2072. City of Seattle continues to work thru the details. UPDATE 10/27/11: Special meeting being held in Olympia on November 18th regarding the proposal that stairwells on emergency generator lighting power won’t be required to install stairwell luminescence. UPDATE 11/17/11: Hospitals wrote to committee and asked to have the rule postponed due to the excessive cost. Committee is expected to have pass an emergency rule to postpone.
- Washington Elevator Advisory Committee David Gault has been appointed to serve a four year term by the Director of Labor and Industries as the Owner Representative. NO UPDATES.
The Board of Directors met to discuss the log jam of vendor memberships. With the passage of our By-Laws, we can add 3 vendor members to be at the 35% ratio. Kelly Luebstorf started the process to vote on new vendor members which were going to be presented one at a time in the order they presented. The process was interrupted by a motion from Jeff Kaiser to have all the vendors being voted on read and not one at a time. This motion was seconded by Rod Schauf and passed by the quorum present. The vendors being presented for membership were Doug
Walters Enterprises, Sherwin Williams, NW Architectural Products and Advanced Entry Systems. Jeff Kaiser made a motion that vendors not voted into will fall to the waiting list & won’t have to reapply. This motion was seconded by Jim Edwards and passed by the quorum present. Rod Schauf made a motion and seconded by Jeff Kaiser to add the 2 vendors on the waiting list be added. This motion was suspended. Kelly commenced the process to present the vendors in the order presented:
- Doug Walters Enterprises – no motion offered for membership
- Sherwin Williams – David Gault made a motion to accept and seconded by Jack O’Connor. Motion passed by the quorum present.
- NW Architectural Products – Jack O’Connor made a motion to accept and seconded by Scott Pinson. Motion passed by the quorum present.
- Advanced Entry Systems – Rod Schauf made a motion to accept and seconded by Jeff Kaiser. Motion passed by the quorum present.
It was decided that if these new vendors wanted to attend the Holiday Party they could but would have to pay to attend.
Holiday Party invite has been sent out with RSVP expected by November 30, 2011. Parking is included but if you use valet parking, a tip is in order.
Scott Pinson made a motion to donate $500 to each of the following charities: Union Gospel Mission, Toys for Tots and NW Harvest. This motion was seconded by Jeff Kaiser and passed by the quorum present. We will accept additional funds from the members attending the Holiday Party to NW Harvest. Members can give cash, check made out to PSHEA or check made out to NW Harvest to Jim Edwards who in turn will forward all donations to the charity.
Scott Pinson offered to lead a membership drive to get more hotels involved. If interested, contact him.
FUTURE PSHEA MEETINGS
The December 2011 PSHEA Meeting is cancelled for our annual Holiday Dinner on December 8th at 5:30pm at Westin Seattle.
The January 2012 PSHEA Meeting to be held at Westin Seattle on January 19, 2012. Annual Election of PSHEA Officers. Topic of discussion: TBD.
The February 2012 PSHEA Meeting to be held at Doubletree Suites Southcenter on February 23, 2012. Topic of discussion: TBD.
The March 2012 PSHEA Meeting to be held at Four Seasons Seattle on March 30, 2012. Topic of discussion: TBD.
The April 2012 PSHEA Meeting to be held at Sheraton Seattle on April 26, 2012. Topic of discussion: TBD.
The May 2012 PSHEA Meeting to be held at Siemens Industry on May 31, 2012. Topic of discussion: TBD.
The June 2012 PSHEA Meeting to be held at Hilton Gardens Inn Issaquah w/Great Northern Floors on June 28, 2012. Topic of discussion: TBD.
The July 2012 PSHEA Meeting to be held at Westin Bellevue on July 26, 2012. Topic of discussion: TBD.
The August 2012 PSHEA Meeting to be held at Harold’s Lighting on August 30, 2012. Topic of discussion: TBD.
The September 2012 PSHEA Meeting to be held at Hilton Bellevue on September 27, 2012. Topic of discussion: TBD.
The October 2012 PSHEA Meeting to be held at Thyssen Krupp on October 25, 2012. Topic of discussion: TBD.
The November 2012 PSHEA Meeting to be held at RestorX DKI on November 29, 2012. Topic of discussion: TBD.
The December 2012 PSHEA Meeting is cancelled for our annual Holiday Dinner on December 6th or 13th at 5:30pm.
ADJOURNMENT
Kelly Luebstorf adjourned the November Meeting at 7:30pm.
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