March 17, 2010 Meeting Minutes

CENTRAL FLORIDA MAF
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
March 17, 2010

CALL TO ORDER
The March meeting was held at Dubsdred Country Club in Orlando. Chairman Jay Snyder called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Jay reminded everyone of the Anti-Trust Compliance Policy being in effect. Copies of the policy were available at the sign in table and are always available on the website. Reading of the policy was waived by a motion put forth by Pat Walker with the second by Keith Sommer. Motion was passed by vote. 19 members were in attendance.

SECRETARY’S REPORT
Secretary Terri Brown emailed the minutes of the February 17, 2010 meeting. These minutes were distributed on the tables tonight, and previously posted on our Chapter Blog. Jay mentioned I neglected to post the new starting time of the meeting was decided to be 6 pm. Keith Sommer made a motion to approve the minutes with the correction with a 2nd from Pat Walker. Motion was passed by vote.

TREASURER’S REPORT
Andrew Ryan gave the Treasurer’s Report. There is $11,727.25 in both accounts. Our CD is at approx. $21,600.00 and will mature in three days. Andrew will check rates prior to renewal and renew for 7 months. Larry Beach made a motion to accept treasurer’s report with a second by Wally Dayem. Motion was passed by vote.

PROMASONRY COMMITTEE
Bill Parsons spoke about the new jobs list. He will be dividing it up so calls can be made. We need to get visits for Don Beers to present to set up. Next Pro-Masonry meeting is April 7, 2010 same time same place.

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Frank Cox and Pat McLaughlin will be visiting potential members next week together. Make sure you welcome new members – Hommes Masonry, Just Concrete and Ambach Masonry.

EDUCATION COMMITTEE
The Masonry Workshop for February 19-20, 2010 in Orlando was good. Thirteen attendees reported excellent course ratings. Remember industry people need to be recertified. The next course in Orlando is in June.

APPRENTICEHIP REPORT
Mary Jane Mueller organized a Apprenticeship Committee Meeting today prior to our meeting. Some of the topics discussed were the slow state of business creates difficulty getting OJTs done for 2nd and 3rd year apprentices.

AWARDS REPORT
New Form for submissions is available at http://www.floridamasonry.com/. Get your entries submitted ASAP.

BRICK REPORT
Larry Beach reported plenty product available. Some special orders require a wait due to so many of the plants being offline.

BLOCK REPORT
Wally Dayem and Adam Freeman both reported that there is plenty of block available.



GOLF TOURNAMENT REPORT
Tournament scheduled for April 21, 2010 at Forest Lakes. Larry Beach wants us to really start pushing this with our contacts as this is our major fund raising event for the apprenticeship program, we only have one month left prior to the event. Info and entry forms are posted on our Blog and will be emailed weekly to all members. We have 4 or 5 Silver sponsors already, lots of hole & beverage cart sponsors. We need GOLFERS. If anyone needs an invoice for Andrew to pay sponsor fees please email him at Aryan@castcrete.com

FASTEST TROWEL REPORT
No interest in our preliminary flyer polling for participants. Discussion held resulting in the decision to let members participate for FREE and non-members charged $100. Prizes reduced to 1st - $500, 2nd - $300 and 3rd - $200 Local Association to sponsor only member winners to attend State Convention. Non-member winners will pay their own way. Terri will redo flyer send out for approval then release to all members and post on blog.

STATE TRUSTEE REPORT
Bill Parsons no new news since there has not been a meeting. Next meeting will be 4-15-10.

OLD BUSINESS
Block Kids by NAWIC was a great success. They had 131 participants. The competition was split into two (2) parts to accommodate such a great turnout.

NEW BUSINESS
Pat McLaughlin reported today that costs for steel mill products, lumber, and asphalt were all on the increase this year. Concrete costs remained level.

Dan Zackmeister will be here in April to present Wall Bearing Block vs. Steel Frame/Studs – Cost Savings in time, labor and material. Program will be at FICAP sometime during the week of April 19-24. We will keep you posted.

Treasurer Coast Meeting Thurs 3/18/10 program speaker will be Capt Vance T. Atkins regarding licensed and unlicensed contractors.

PROGRAM
Eric Austin from Amerisure Insurance presented Accident Investigation. Remember the goal is to prevent injuries from happening. An accident provides you with an opportunity to prevent a recurrence. He gave us a great accident investigation form to help gather all the information you can. If anyone wants a copy contact Terri at terrib@southernfoaminsulation.com

50/50 winner was Don Zuhr for $35.00.

Motion made to adjourn by Bill Parsons with 2nd from Keith Sommer. Motion passed by vote. Our meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p.m.