CATT-A-LOG February 2016

Contractors Association of Truckee Tahoe

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THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR MEMBERS OF CATT

CATT Volunteers Serve 63 Breakfasts

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CATT volunteers, under the leadership of Chairman Dirk Foster (Mountain Lake Cleaning), were ready for an onslaught of breakfast diners on Sunday, December 6. That Sunday was the day CATT members cooked, cleaned, and served for the Sierra Senior Services (SSS) monthly public breakfast fundraiser.

The profit from the once-a-month breakfast goes to the SSS “Meals on Wheels” program. Different groups take responsibility for different months and encourage their members to eat breakfast as an additional way to help the SSS. CATT members sported new green aprons as they carried out their duties. By morning’s end, the CATT crew served 63 breakfasts.

Thanks to Chairman Dirk Foster and these generous CATT members who gave of their time and hard work to make the Breakfast a success—many of these volunteers are repeat helpers!

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Sean Barry (Andersen Windows) Mike and Alex Bernard (MHD Studio Design & Construction) Christen Bradley (Bedrosians Tile & Stone) Elise Fett (Elise Fett & Associates, LTD) Dany Foster (Mountain Lake Cleaning) Julie Johnson-Holland (Interior Design by Julie Johnson-Holland) Mike and Sophia Rodriguez and Staci Nestavall (Brite Glass, Inc.) Audrey and Samantha Smith (True Green Roofing Solutions) Julie Ruiz, Ashley Del Rosario, and Allie Susslin (Signature Landscapes Sierra) John, Sarah, and Brian Wolfe (Precision Flooring Solutions, Inc.)

A) Elise Fett serving coffee; B) Sophia Rodriguez cleaning off a plate; C) Samantha Smith setting the table; D) More smiling CATT faces (standing L to R): Julie JohnsonHolland, Alex Bernard, Mike Bernard, Ashley Del Rosario, Julie Ruiz, Allie Susslin, Sophia Rodriguez, Dany Foster, Dirk Foster, Mike Rodriguez; (kneeling L to R): Staci Nestavall and Christen Bradley; E) Dedicated CATT Volunteers (L to R): Dirk Foster, Dany Foster, Ashley Del Rosario, Allie Susslin, Mike Bernard, Alex Bernard, Sarah Wolfe, Brian Wolfe, John Wolfe

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IN THIS ISSUE...

Sierra Seniors Breakfast

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C.A.T.T. Community Project

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A Note from the President

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Leadership Workshop

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CATT Calendar

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CATT Political Action Committee

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Membership News

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Truckee Building & Safety Division News

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Local Government Affairs Committee

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Q&A for Contractors

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CATT Safety Committee Members Needed

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Welcome New Members

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Classified Ads

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CATT Jobs to Bid & Permit #s

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Training/Education

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• Mixer Donor Form • Feb. 23 Member Orientation • May 21 Softball Tournament SEE INSIDE

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A NOTE FROM THE

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our fellow members have been so busy at work on so many projects and committees, it’s literally impossible to name them all here. CATT staff is constantly being commended on how great our membership is, how active and how much we all participate to make this volunteer organization the absolute best it can be. Also repeated on a regular basis is the jealousy felt by other associations when watching our volunteers constantly out perform themselves. Many thanks goes out to our fearless leader Pat Davison and her staff whose energy and experience has led us from a mere 100 members when she began to the over 350 active members now engaged in our great association. Thanks Pat! There are many ways to get involved if you so desire, from donating money to pulling up your sleeves on a work project, to having breakfast with our seniors, to helping to market our great association, to getting involved politically, to helping to pick our next elected official, to running for office, to helping us to party, to helping to monitor our website, to run our booth at the Home Show. Right now we have 14 committees, three very large fundraising events, and two sponsored organizations, sister organizations if you will.

Our committees are Awards, Budget, Building, By Laws, Local Government Affairs, Insurance, Marketing, Membership, Mixers, Nominations, Safety, Seniors Breakfast, Truckee Home Show, and Website. All of these are run by members who sacrifice a little time for a lot of satisfaction.

Our three large fundraisers are the Golf Tournament, our newest fundraiser the Clay Shoot, and the Christmas Holiday Party. These events provide a great deal of the money for the CATT general fund and a great deal of fun for the members.

The two sponsored organizations are C.A.T.T. Community Project (CATTCP) and CATTPAC. CATTCP started over 10 years ago when CATT partnered with the Town of Truckee to repaint and fence the McIver Dairy, now being used by the general public as a sledding hill.

Other projects include rebuilding a kitchen in a safe house, restoring historic structures throughout the area, and most recently, helping with public parks.

CATTPAC takes an intensive role in following local elections by interviewing candidates and reviewing propositions to see which ones are the most supportive of small business owners such as yourselves. There are almost two dozen special districts or government agencies in our area of North and West Lake Tahoe and Truckee, most with elected boards of at least five members. The elected boards are not all friends of the building industry. Meet and interview these candidates up close, in person, by joining CATTPAC. Or roll up your sleeves and help build play structures for kids.

All of these committees, events, and sponsored organizations exist because of members that care about their community and their industry. Throw a few hours a year CATT’s way by giving back in a way that’s close and personal to you. Be one of the fortunate, donate your time and/or money to one of the strongest associations around, CATT. Thanks for reading.

February CATT Calendar

All activities are at the CATT office unless otherwise noted.

February 1 – CATT ANNUAL Meeting, Truckee Airport February 3 – Mixer Committee Meeting February 3 – Membership Committee Meeting February 8 – Local Government Affairs Committee Meeting February 10 – Golf Tournament Committee Meeting February 15 – CATT office closed for Presidents’ holiday February 23 – Member Orientation, Truckee Airport February 26 – Marketing Committee Meeting

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ou could win a brand new iPad Mini just for sharing CATT with your associates. Any existing CATT member who recruits a new member by April 1 will be entered into a drawing to win an iPad Mini (value $225). The Membership Committee structured the drawing so BOTH the new member and the recruiting member (YOU) win an iPad. And remember, this drawing is in addition to the $50 per new member recruitment incentive already in place. Download the new member application and a list of benefits from the CATT website, www.CA-TT.com, or contact Membership & Event Manager, Peg Friesen, at the CATT office to obtain membership materials to use in your recruiting efforts. We’ll even help you get your recruit signed up!

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re you making the most of your CATT membership? Learn about member benefits and services at the upcoming Member Orientation on Tuesday, February 23, from 4:00–6:00 p.m. at the Truckee Tahoe Airport Community Room, 10356 Truckee Airport Road in Truckee. All existing, new, or prospective members are encouraged to attend. Join us for light appetizers, a prize drawing, networking, and free swag for each attendee. Bring your prospective members to the orientation and we’ll take it from there!

JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

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eing part of a committee is a great way to gain exposure for you and your company, as well as meet a lot of people in our industry. The Membership Committee is responsible for retaining and recruiting members. The Membership Committee normally meets the first Wednesday of every month at 4:00 p.m. at the CATT office in Truckee. For more information, please contact Membership & Event Manager Peg Friesen by phone 530-550-9999 or email: memberinfo@ca-tt.com.

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

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hairman Michael Ellis (Reno Truss), Vice Chair Ryan Swenson (Simpson Strong-Tie), Secretary John Manocchio (Waddell & Reed), Elise Fett (Elise Fett & Associates, LTD), Hillary Talbot (Architect Mason Kirby, Inc.), Audrey Smith (True Green Roofing Solution), Betty Scott (Aspen Leaf Interiors), Brian Watkins (RenoTruckee Paint Mart), Jeff Freeman (Jeff Freeman Photography), Jeff Miller (Advanced Design and Construction, Inc.), Susan Driscoll (Aegis Insurance Markets), Dale Hall (Gaco Western)

Mitch Clarin

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Local Government Affairs Committee (LGAC) CATT Local Government Affairs Committee (LGAC) Meeting Dates and Speakers: February 8 March 21 April 18

No speaker – meeting focused on funding options for affordable housing in Truckee Truckee Chief Building Official Johnny Goetz Placer County Chief Building Official Tim Wegner and Truckee Fire Mitigation Fee Consultant

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The next LGAC meeting is Monday, February 8, 4:00 p.m., here at the CATT office. The CATT Affordable Housing Subcommittee, led by Chairwoman Kristi Thompson (MWA, Inc.) and Vice Chair Tony Commendatore (Aegis Insurance Markets), will present the subcommittee findings to the full Local Government Affairs Committee.

LGAC will then forward a recommendation to the CATT Board.

The Subcommittee has spent more than a year hearing from various speakers about municipal funding avenues with the goal of finding an acceptable and reliable funding option that can be used for affordable housing in Truckee. The Subcommittee compared the pros and cons of different options but the primary criteria was whether the option was broad in its reach i.e. community-wide. Vigorous discussion occurred on avenues such as a sales tax or franchise fee increase. The Subcommittee was formed as an advance move for Town actions as described in the 2014 Housing Element (Programs 1.2.3 and 1.2.4): The Town’s Housing Advisory Work Group will “Investigate alternative funding sources by June 30, 2016.” January 4 communication from Town staff indicates “Unfortunately, at this time, we do not have a schedule for investigating alternative funding sources.” LGAC will be evaluating next steps on this issue.

Any CATT member is welcome to attend LGAC meetings. Please contact CATT Executive Director Pat Davison 530-550-9999 or pat@catt.com for more information about LGAC issues or activities.

TDPUD Customer Appeal Process

Big thanks to the Truckee Donner PUD Board for approving a change in District Code to create a “customer appeal process.” This change was initiated by CATT in 2015 and TDPUD Board approval happened January 20, 2016. Sincere thanks also go out to TDPUD Deputy District Clerk Shanna Kuhlemier who drafted the language addressing the CATT request.

The new process allows any customer to file a written complaint for: interpretation of District Code; interpretation of staff’s decision regarding policies; and request for a waiver. Once a complaint/request has been filed, a response will be provided within 10 business days.

The process allows a customer to move up the chain of command if an unsatisfactory answer is received. The starting point is Project Administrator and subsequent appeal levels are Department Head, General Manager, and then the TDPUD Board. The Board’s decision and interpretation is final and conclusive.

Patience and persistence pay off, as this issue illustrates. Thank you TDPUD Board and staff!

CATT SAFETY COMMITTEE MEMBERS NEEDED Larry Markham with Safety Assistance For Employers is CATT’s Safety Committee Chairman. Larry is seeking CATT members interested in serving on the Safety Committee to help guide CATT’s Safety Program. This program can help save our contractors money by reducing jobsite and workplace accidents and injuries.

This is an opportunity to gain name recognition, improve safety knowledge, and save money by being an active part of CATT’s Safety Committee.

Please contact Larry at 775-843-8318 or larry@safetyforemployers.com with any questions on making this Safety Program benefit CATT members. Thank you!

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FOR SALE 1,320 linear feet of brand new, never been used, Trex Select planks in Saddle. There are 66 planks, each plank measures 2”x6”x20’. Planks are on two pallets in shrink wrap. Retail price is $5,148 for the lot before tax.

Asking $4,000. Contact: John at 775-624-6333; johncunha@me.com.

FOR SALE Various appliances: GE Profile Performance Double Oven $800; GE Profile Performance TriClean Wash System-Quiet Power III Dishwasher $200; GE Profile Performance 5 Burner Gas Range $450; GE Monogram Microwave $75; GE Profile Performance French Door Stainless Side by Side Refrigerator $350; GE Profile Top Load Washer/Dryer (gas) $450 for pair (sold as set only). Contact: Emily at 530-587-4000; design@ marktannerconstruction.com.

FOR SALE 58 sheets of 12x12 mesh Ann Sacks Santos Mosaic TILE 1” x 1” straight stacked brown onyx. Asking $30/sf or $1600 for the lot—originally paid $43.97/sf. Contact: Emily at 530-587-4000; design@ marktannerconstruction.com.

WANTED Looking for a 30-68 pre-hung exterior door, 8 or 10 lite, right hand hinge. It can be wood, preferred, or painted. Contact: Alisa with Galletto Construction at 530-412-3070; alisa@tahoedreamteam.com.

FOR SALE #1 5/8” x 24” all heart Redwood taper-sawn shakes. Random width. 5 BND = SQ@10” exp. 239 BND available. $43.34 cost per BND + tax.

Contact Maurio with Washoe Building Supply at 775-691-9633; maurio_ mattice@sbcglobal.net.

FOR RENT Gradall. 45 FT reach with truss boom and 1 yard bucket. Great for backfill. Contact: Jude at 530-567-5150.

FOR SALE Reclaimed Barnwood in stock. White Oak and Douglas Fir all shapes and sizes. Circular sawn and hand hewn. Full service millwork shop can transform to cabinetry, doors, flooring, wall paneling. Starting @ $5 bd/ ft. Located in Tahoe City. Contact: Alex with Finishing Touch Carpentry at 530-362-6700.

FOR RENT Storage Yard, ideal for landscapers and excavators, near Tahoe Donner. $600/month. Contact: Eric at 530-412-2100; breamer@ sbcglobal.net.

WANTED Reclaimed full light French doors 5’ or 6.’ Prefer security hinges with exterior swing. Contact: Julie at 775-833-3388; julie@elisefett.com.

FOR SALE Three section brand new Jeld-Wen sliding glass door. Door opens from right to left from the outside. Installed but never used because opened in wrong direction for house. $1,800 OBO (retails for $5,000).

Contact: Julie at 775-833-3388; julie@elisefett.com.

FOR SALE Full 1”, VG, D/F, clear, reclaimed bleacher seating, beautiful stock. Approximately 6,000 sq ft., 14’ to 16’ lengths. Contact: 530-587-3700.

FOR SALE Land in Verdi (CA). 5 buildable lots ranging from 1.49 to 4.8 acres. All with utilities including water. Level building pads at entrance to Toiyabe National Forest. From $79,900 to $210,000. Owner financing available OAC. Contact: Mitch at 530-308-9124 (call/text); Mitch@MitchClarin. com.

FOR SALE Rough Sawn Douglas Fir Arched Glu-lams: 3 @ 5-1/8”x12”x10’ RS (10’4” radius), retail value $1,236 each; 4 @ 5-1/8”x12”x12’ RS (7’radius), retail value $1,436 each; 1 @ 5-1/8”x 9”x12’ RS (10’9” radius), retail value $755.

Contact: Jim at 530-587-4000; Jim@marktannerconstruction.com.

ATTENTION CONTRACTORS Do you have left-over construction materials taking up space at your shop, office, job site, or personal garage? We can help by picking up your surplus of usable materials for FREE, so you don’t have to pay to dump it all! Items could be, but are not limited to: lumber, hardware, tile/stone, plumbing & electrical supplies, furniture, working appliances, and more (but, please no junk). Contact: DLP Construction & Painting, Inc. at dp@dlptahoe.com with a list of the items for pick-up and their location. $MONEY TO LEND Great rates, small amounts available for your clients’ remodels or additions, bridge loans, your autos, tools, etc. Contact: Mitch 530-308-9124; Mitch@MitchClarin.com.

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TRAINING/ EDUCATION

Tax Credits for Contractors, Architects and Engineers; Improving upon a process? Testing unfamiliar products to improve a project? In this workshop we will cover how the time and money spent improving a project can translate into huge tax savings. Free to CATT Members/$10 charge for Non-members. RSVP: CATT Office Manager Amanda Bullard 530-550-9999; info@ca-tt.com.

Contracting Seminar

Incorporating your Business

Thursday, February 11, 1:00–2:00 p.m., Q & A afterwards.

CATT Office: 12313 Soaring Way, Suite 1G, Truckee This class is presented by CATT member Mann, Urrutia, Nelson, CPAs & Associates, LLP. Learn about the tax benefits and pitfalls of different business structures. Find out what is best about partnerships, LLC, Sole proprietors, S corporations, C corporations. Free to CATT Members/$10 charge for Non-members. RSVP: CATT Office Manager Amanda Bullard 530-550-9999; info@ca-tt.com.

CA Title 24/Part 6 Essentials— Residential Standards for Plans Examiners and Building Inspectors

QuickBooks Job Costing

Wed., February 24, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Lunch provided by PG&E. Nevada County Contractors Association Office: 149 Crown Point Court, Suite A, Grass Valley Plans examiners and building inspectors are expected to understand and enforce multiple codes. This class was developed and is sponsored

by Energy Code Ace, a program of the CA Statewide Codes & Standards Program. Attendees will be able to: 1. Understand the building energy efficiency standards for new construction, additions, and alterations. 2.

Understand the purpose of each of the compliance forms and related documents. 3. Effectively communicate energy efficiency compliance options and requirements to builders and clients. 4. Apply your knowledge of the Standards to typical job tasks. This is a free class.

Registration: https://goo.gl/umoyjU

Contracting Seminar

Thursday, March 10, 3:30–5:30 p.m. Light snacks provided.

MOBO Law: 10280 Donner Pass Road, Truckee This seminar is presented by CATT Member Molsby & Bordner, LLP (MOBO Law). Attorney Rich Molsby will lead a two hour discussion for general building contractors and subcontractors that focuses on the contracting documents required by California law. Rich will explain how to use contracts to clarify the obligations of contractors, subcontractors, and owners. Clarity helps prevent the misunderstandings and ambiguities that lead to costly law suits. Each seminar is limited to 12 persons to allow for adequate time for questions. Free to CATT members.

RSVP: MOBO Law 530-214-8700; cox@mobolaw.com.

The Latest Residential Technology Trends Lunch and Learn

Thursday, March 24, 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Truckee Airport: 10356 Truckee Airport Road, Truckee Presented by CATT member Sierra Integrated Systems, this fast paced and interactive workshop will get you ahead of your clients when it comes to Smart Homes. While geared toward general knowledge, we will get into specifics of the most popular aspects of Residential Technology gear and wiring aspects. 1 CEU for AIA members/1 CEU for Interior Designers. RSVP: Greg Haupert with Sierra Integrated Systems 775-8534800; gregh@ihs-sierra.com.

Research and Development Workshop

Thursday, March 24, 1:00–2:00 p.m. Q & A afterwards.

CATT Office: 12313 Soaring Way, Suite 1G, Truckee This workshop is presented by CATT Member Mann, Urrutia, Nelson CPAs & Associates LLP. The workshop will cover: Research and Development

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Tuesday, April 5, 3:30–5:30 p.m. Light snacks provided.

MOBO Law: 10280 Donner Pass Road, Truckee This seminar is presented by CATT Member Molsby & Bordner, LLP (MOBO Law). Attorney Rich Molsby will lead a two hour discussion for general building contractors and subcontractors that focuses on the contracting documents required by California law. Rich will explain how to use contracts to clarify the obligations of contractors, subcontractors, and owners. Clarity helps prevent the misunderstandings and ambiguities that lead to costly law suits. Each seminar is limited to 12 persons to allow for adequate time for questions. Free to CATT members.

RSVP: MOBO Law 530-214-8700; cox@mobolaw.com.

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Thursday, April 28, 1:00–2:00 p.m. Q & A Afterwards.

CATT Office: 12313 Soaring Way, Suite 1G, Truckee This class is presented by CATT Member Mann, Urrutia, Nelson CPAs & Associates LLP. Class will cover: Unlocking the Power of QuickBooks; Profit & Loss by Job report; Ability to tie Income, Cost of Goods Sold, and Expense items to customer jobs; Estimating and Invoicing; Change Orders; Tricks, and Workarounds; and What’s New. Free to CATT Members/$10 charge for Non-members. RSVP: CATT Office Manager Amanda Bullard 530-550-9999; info@ca-tt.com.

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ur Community Project Board has a lot in store for 2016, continuing our work within our great local community.

Thanks to CATT members Brimer Construction & Plumbing and Ferguson Enterprises for teaming up to donate and install a sink disposal unit at the Family Resource Center of Truckee. We will continue to address ongoing projects at the Center in 2016.

We are nearing the delivery date of the truss material to build the Snowshed for the Truckee Donner Railroad Society at the Truckee River Regional Park. This structure will be built in the same historical design concept from the 1800’s. Thanks again to Paul Zarubin (Mt. Lincoln Construction) and Doug Gadow (Linchpin Structural Engineering) for all of their countless hours and design concepts, not to mention assumed liabilities to make this project truly great. Paul and Doug have gone far beyond the call to streamline the design to make this project a simpler build concept, while retaining the historical intent of this design. Thanks again, Doug and Paul!

Thanks to Bob Bell with the Railroad Society for all of his work and patience in this process too!

Our goal is to continue to assist with much needed upgrades at the Senior Center of Truckee as well.

Ongoing, we have recently received some exciting new project applications that we are currently working through now. I will keep you posted as things develop on those!

Please assemble your team for our 2nd Annual Softball Tournament! We are also looking for sponsors for this event. It is scheduled for Saturday, May 21 at the Truckee River Regional Park. This event was a blast last year! Teams are co-ed. We will offer food and concessions, beer booth and other freebies for entering. As always, remember all monies go toward projects that benefit our great community, and best yet, all money spent is 100% tax deductible!

Thanks again to our talented CP board for all of their ideas and continued work! None of this could be possible without their selfless work!

Dave Rhoden, CHAIRMAN, C.A.T.T. COMMUNITY PROJECT

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E Giving you the tools to be successful!

Committee Leader

WORKSHOP

Thursday, March 10, 2016 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. | CATT Office

Topics to be covered:

- You Have the Power—Now Use It! - Organizational Do’s and Don’ts - What’s a Budget?

- Problem Solving & Burnout - Volunteer Recognition - Succession Planning

This workshop is open to all CATT committee chairs, vice chairs, co-chairs, sub-committees chairs, or leaders to be. RSVP to CATT Executive Director Pat Davison 530-550-9999 or pat@ca-tt.com.

lections bring out the best and the worst of people, including but not limited to candidates and their constituents. Your CATTPAC (CATT Political Action Committee) is dedicated to finding those best and worst traits in both candidates for public office and the many ballot measures floated by the innocent voter, also known as the public.

It is your duty in a free society such as the USA, and free to a lesser degree in the state of California, to exercise your right to vote and actually choose your leaders, also known as elected officials and sometimes known as politicians.

We are currently seeking help finding uplifting, knowledgeable, solid citizens to represent us as our elected officials. We are the working, small business-owning public. We want our elected officials to represent and lead us when dealing with the myriad of governmental agencies that are a part of the local scene. We are talking about the people that sit on the boards of the special districts that supposedly “oversee us.” These same people create the rules and regulations we work under every day, and make decisions that affect our health, safety, and bottom line.

CATTPAC tries to entice local citizens to run for these offices, ensuring more fair and representative governing at as many overseeing bodies as possible.

It is our duty as your CATTPAC to help you make informed decisions. As mentioned in previous articles, your CATTPAC meets a minimum of every other month during nonelection seasons, and more often during election seasons, to discuss local politics, watch trends in the area, and prepare for the upcoming election season. We are starting to gear up now. We are currently working on which elections we will be covering, which measures we will be watching, how many volunteers we will need to interview candidates, and how many volunteers we will need to help research the often confusing measures put before us, the voting public.

When conducting your daily business, try to pick out the few community-minded residents who would be good at making decisions that affect so many of us. Don’t just complain, do something about it! Help us get the right people in the offices you vote for.

Please contact the CATT office at 530-550-9999 or myself directly at 530-3089124 or Mitch@MitchClarin.com if you have any thoughts on who would be a good candidate for public office.

Mitch Clarin

CHAIRMAN, CATTPAC

Truckee Building & Safety Division News Let’s See What We Can Come Up with in 2016!

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ired of getting the same comments during plan review on items that seem small, but are required to be part of the plan set?

Keeping with the slogan “Building Tomorrow Together,” let’s do this together now and not during the plan review process. The idea is that we come up with a committee to set some framework and discussion to streamline the submittal and permit process. We are looking for two or three engineers, two or three architects, and one general contractor to be a part of this effort alongside the Town of Truckee, Nevada County and City of Grass Valley (more to follow – peer-pressure works).

The general premise is that we come up with boiler plate comments and details that everyone can use, and have 100 percent support from the jurisdictions participating. Many streamlining programs are being discussed, and some even implemented at a cost to the jurisdiction as well as the design community.

We can do this with a little time and effort at no cost (I guess time equals money, but our return would be tenfold in terms of efficiencies).

This could ensure faster turnaround times, less resubmittals, more efficiencies, and consistency between agencies, to name a few of the positives. We can have these comments and details posted on our websites so that anyone can include them as part of their plan set and

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ensure no more plan review comments with these items. The idea is that the committee vets out all the possible examples and we all agree that we can use them as part of the submittal; the participating jurisdictions will then stamp and approve them, and make them available to download from our websites.

Why do we need a committee, then? We all have ideas, opinions of what is working and what is not, and a level of expertise that we can all gain and learn from.

If you are interested, please send a letter (or email) of interest to jgoetz@townoftruckee.com or Craig.Griesbach@co.nevada.ca.us no later than Friday February 19, 2016. Once received, we will contact you and get this moving forward so we can all benefit from this effort for the upcoming construction season.

Should you have any additional questions, please feel free to give me a call or email. My door is always open, so feel free to stop by anytime (no need to tell me how great the skiing was earlier in the day), and discuss this or any other topics of interest.

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Q&A for Contractors

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

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here is nothing so satisfying as hearing from our readers, especially those with an issue all contractors should be aware of in doing business. This ‘automatically’ rose to the top of our Q/A today! We also visit the ‘hardware store’ and relieve the ‘pressure’ for two other contractors with questions…

Q: In your Capitol Connection publication for the week of 1/18/16, you wrote the following in response to a question: B & P Section 7027.1 prohibits contractors from advertising for construction work outside of areas for which they are licensed. The CSLB uses the example that a “C-29” Masonry contractor who advertises to do electrical work can be charged with a misdemeanor —unless he or she also has a “C-10” Electrical contractor license. The only exception to this provision permits licensed “A” (General Engineering) and “B” (General Building) contractors to advertise as General contractors.

We have a “C-61”/”D-28” (Doors, Gates, and Activating Devices) license and install automatic gate systems. I would estimate that at least 75% of our competition comes from contractors with licenses other than the correct one. These include fencing, structural steel, electrical, and ornamental iron licenses. They are even hired by GCs to install automatic gates. It seems to me that as long as a company has a license of some kind, the CSLB leaves them alone. This can easily be ascertained by looking at advertising and checking what license they have. We are not looking to create enemies, but the automatic gate industry has safety standards that these companies either ignore or don’t know about, creating the possibility of serious injury to the public. What can be done about this?

A: There are actually several classifications that are authorized to install all or part of automatic gate systems. In addition to the “C-61”/”D-28” classification, a “C-28” (Locks and Security Equipment) can perform this work,

and excluding the electrical components, a “C-13” Fencing Contractor can install the gates. A “C-10” (Electrical) contractor can install the motors that run the automatic gates.

If there are other contractors performing this work “out of classification”, the CSLB would need a formal complaint filed so they can investigate it. The public, including licensed contractors, are the ‘eyes and ears’ of law enforcement.

Q: I have a scenario to run by you that I’m hoping you have some insight on. There is a local hardware store which has contracts with tradespeople (mostly licensed contractors, some unlicensed ‘handymen’) that stipulate a fixed percentage fee to be paid from any jobs being referred to that tradesperson.

They are a licensed General Contractor. They are also a Hardware Store. Is it legal for them to accept referral fees from Licensed GCs? If it’s not legal, would canceling the GC license make it legal?

A: Referral fees exceeding $5 between two contractors for the procurement of a home improvement contract are unlawful.

However, in discussions with the CSLB, if the hardware store is acting as a retail establishment and not a contractor the prohibition would not apply. The hardware store does not need to cancel their license, only not have contracted with the homeowner. For example, if they responded to a plumbing leak and then referred a general contractor to repair the water damage.

Q: I am in the process of applying for a “C-4” (Boiler) license but I want to make sure that I’m applying for the appropriate classification.

Can I do natural gas and compressed air lines with the C-4 license?

A: If the work is for the purpose in proper functioning for the boiler systems you install, yes, C-4 contractors can run gas and compressed air lines from already existing lines to the system. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ While knowledge is power, knowing where to go for the answers is half the battle. Get expert assistance immediately when you call 866-443-0657, email info@cutredtape.com, or write us at Capitol Services, Inc., 1225 8th St. Ste. 500, Sacramento, CA 95814. Research past columns at www.cutredtape.com.

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