FEBRUARY 2014
CATT-A-LOG • THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR MEMBERS OF CATT
CATTPAC Supports Truckee Trails Sales Tax Measure
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ATTPAC, the Contractors Association of Truckee Tahoe Political Action Committee, released a statement on January 23 supporting a proposed 1/4 cent (0.25%) sales tax measure for most purchases made in Truckee (appliances, building materials, etc). Purchases made in Truckee but delivered outside the Town (i.e. Martis Camp) would not be subject to the higher sales tax. The added amount would make Truckee’s sales tax total 8.375%. In contrast, Reno’s sales tax is 7.75%. Annual revenue expected from the increase is $1 million. The sales tax measure will appear before Truckee voters in June. The Town offered the sales tax funding mechanism as an answer to the community desire for more trail construction and in recognition of the fact that new trails will eventually need regular maintenance. Over the last month, CATTPAC board members studied the proposal and were very concerned about two items: 1) the construction industry and clients would be directly affected as the tax on building materials is increased and 2) adequate public input on trails expenditures would not be sought until after the expenditure is made (i.e. an oversight committee). The concern over trail expenditures was a result of actual and projected costs of $1 million (or more) per mile for trail construction. CATTPAC’s statement said: CATTPAC is delighted the Town of Truckee has offered up the same public input process already in existence with Measure V for the Trails & Bikeway Sales Tax Measure. CATTPAC is interested in government transparency & public involvement and feels the current process will suit the new measure. CATTPAC plans on soliciting those interested in trails & bikeways to be a part of the public input process. CATTPAC therefore endorses the trails & bikeways sales tax measure. CATTPAC Board member Mick Horn (The Michael Horn Company) took the lead in representing the PAC and communicating with the Town. This is no small feat considering Mick was voted on to the PAC board October 30!
CATTPAC is a California registered Political Action Committee, ID # 1247901. Questions about the PAC or this position should be directed to CATT Office Manager Amanda Bullard 530-550-9999 or info@ca-tt.com.
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TRPA Seeking “Best in the Basin” Award Nominees
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Membership News
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A Note from the President
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Membership Orientation
CATT Calendar
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Replacement of Plumbing Fixtures 5
Committee Leader Workshop
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CATT Board Meetings
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LGAC Schedule
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Q&A/Classified Ads
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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 4th, 2014 will be entered into a drawing to win an iPad Mini (value $459). This model has 16GB, 7.9 inch display, advanced ultrafast Wi-Fi, 10-hour battery life, and can access 275,000 apps. 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 Kim at the CATT office to obtain membership materials to use in your recruiting efforts. We’ll even help you get your recruit signed up!
MEMBER ORIENTATION
Are you making the most of your CATT membership? Learn about member benefits and services at the upcoming Member Orientation on Wednesday, March 5 from 4–6 PM at the Hotel Truckee Tahoe located at 11331 Brockway Rd 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!
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Chairman Michael Ellis (Reno Truss), Vice Chair Ryan Swenson (Simpson Strong-Tie), Secretary John Manocchio (Waddell & Reed), Gary Crosswhite (Meridian Concrete), Gerald Wallace (Truckee Stone & Tile Cleaning), Jerry Forsch (Reno GMC Buick) Continued on page 4
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A NOTE FROM THE President
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re you thinking about getting more involved in YOUR association? This is a great time of year to make the commitment to become more than just a member of CATT. We have two open board seats that we would like you to fill! We welcome your thoughts, ideas, and inspirations to make CATT the best association for its members. Please contact the office if you are interested. It’s a busy time of year for the Board, committees, and office staff. The annual Board meeting will take place in February and each committee chair has been invited to recap their activities from 2013 and to share their plans for 2014. This is a good meeting to attend if you are thinking about joining one of our committees. You can learn what each is doing and how best to contribute your skills and expertise. Just a reminder – we have our first Mixer on Thursday, March 13th at Kelly Brothers Painting and Membership Orientation on Wednesday, March 5th at the Hotel Truckee Tahoe. The mixers are always a lot of fun and a terrific networking opportunity for members and prospective members. The membership orientation is open to any member, not just new members, and provides valuable information of the benefits of being a CATT member. Please plan to attend one or both. I look forward to seeing you there! Gary Crosswhite, 2014 CATT PRESIDENT
CATT Calendar
(All meetings at the CATT office unless otherwise noted)
FEBRUARY February 3 – ANNUAL MEETING February 5 – Membership Committee Meeting February 5 – Website Committee Meeting February 10 – Local Government Affairs Committee Meeting February 12 – Golf Tournament Committee Meeting February 13 – Committee Leader Workshop February 17 – Office Closed for Presidents’ Holiday February 20 – Remodel Committee Meeting
MARCH March 3 – Board Meeting March 5 – Membership Committee Meeting March 5 – Member Orientation March 13 – MIXER at Kelly Brothers Painting March 17 – Guide Ad Sales Close March 17 – Local Government Affairs Committee Meeting March 20 – Remodel Committee Meeting March 26 – Mixer Committee Meeting
Issues and Local Government Affairs Committee TRPA POLICY AND CODE CHANGES: Thanks to Brian Reeder with the Northern Nevada Chapter of Associated General Contractors (AGC) for his help with some TRPA issues. Brian represented the construction industry on a TRPA technical working group to formulate new policies for noise, vibrations, and emissions related to construction in the Tahoe Basin. Idling limits, staging areas, power sources, and pile driving (not for shorezone) were some of the topics covered by Brian’s Technical Working Group. A follow-up article with more detail will be in the March CATT-A-LOG. PLACER COUNTY PROPOSED MORATORIUM: In early January, Placer County staff suggested that an emergency moratorium on certain land uses be implemented over hundreds of parcels in the North Stateline, Kings Beach, and Tahoe City areas. This moratorium would have prohibited the processing of construction permits for those land uses. CATT was adamantly opposed to the County moratorium. Thanks to CATT members who attended the Board of Supervisors meeting or wrote letters opposing the moratorium. The Board voted 5-0 to reject the moratorium! The CATT letter opposing the moratorium is posted on the CATT website www.ca-tt.com, go to About Us/Issues. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO CA BUILDING CODES: CATT has purchased two books which may be used by members transitioning to the new CA building codes. One book addresses the CA Building Code and the other addresses the CA Residential Code. Photos and diagrams are included in the books. Call the CATT office if you would like to use these books. Contact CATT Executive Director Pat Davison 530-550-9999 or pat@ca-tt. com if you need more information on these issues. Upcoming CATT LGAC Meetings and Guest Speakers – all meetings are 4:00 PM at the CATT office. Any member is welcome to attend.
• Feb. 10—Truckee Fire Protection District Board Chairman Victor Hernandez • March 17—Truckee Chief Building Official Johnny Goetz • April 21—Placer County Chief Building Official Tim Wegner www.ca-tt.com
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TRPA SEEKING “BEST IN THE BASIN” AWARD NOMINEES
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he nomination period is open for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s 24th annual “Best in the Basin” awards program, which recognizes environmentally compatible projects in the Tahoe Basin that stand out as the best designed, planned and implemented. Projects completed between October 12, 2012 and December 31, 2013 can be nominated for consideration by the judging panel in the spring or early summer of this year. This is a new schedule for the awards program to allow judges to tour project sites in better weather conditions when they are free of snow and vegetation is established and healthy. Nominations are due by March 28 of this year. For more than two decades, the Best in the Basin awards program has recognized property owners, contractors, architects and planners whose work and investment stand out as brilliant examples of environmental design in the Tahoe Basin. For an entry form and information about last year’s winners, go to www.trpa.org/get-involved/best-inbasin/. Winners will be selected by a panel of local professionals in the fields of architecture, landscaping, planning, engineering, and resource management. Those selected to receive awards will be publicly honored by the TRPA Governing Board in the summer of 2014. Photographs and summaries of the projects will be displayed by the TRPA until the following year’s winners are chosen as well as highlighted in the summer issue of Tahoe In Depth. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency leads the cooperative effort to preserve, restore, and enhance the unique natural and human environment of the Lake Tahoe Region, while improving local communities, and people’s interactions with our irreplaceable environment. For additional information, call Jeff Cowen at (775) 589-5278 or email him at jcowen@trpa.org.
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Training/Education FREE Contractor’s Law CLASS Wednesday, Feb. 26 OR Thursday, Mar. 20, 2014, 3:30 to 5:30 pm Molsby & Bordner, LLP (MOBO Law) office 10280 Donner Pass Road, Truckee This is a free contracting seminar for CATT members. Attorney and CATT member Rich Molsby will lead a two hour discussion for General Building and Sub Contractors that focuses on the contracting documents required by CA 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 so that participating contractors can ask questions and expand their understanding of contract law. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. RSVP to MOBO Law by phone 530-214-2700 or email: Cox@mobolaw.com.
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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 and Mixer Committees put on fantastic mixers and membership orientation events. They are also responsible for retaining and recruiting members, and developing membership benefits and services. The Membership Committee normally meets the first Wednesday of every month at 4:00 pm at the CATT office in Truckee. For more information, please contact Kim at CATT, 530-550-9999 or memberinfo@ca-tt.com.
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TRUCKEE BUILDING & SAFETY DIVISION NEWS
CA Senate Bill 407 – Replacement of Plumbing Fixtures SENATE BILL 407 INSTALLATION OF WATER USE EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
SENATE BILL 407 INSTALLATION OF WATER USE EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS FOR MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
Senate Bill 407 (SB 407) was signed into law in 2009 and its provisions became effective on January 1, 2014. Based on SB 407 and current building codes, on and after January 1, 2014, for all building alterations or improvements to single-family residential real property, as a condition for issuance of a certificate of final completion and occupancy or final permit approval by the local building department (not based upon date that permit was issued) the permit applicant shall replace all noncompliant plumbing fixtures with water-conserving plumbing fixtures. Alterations and improvements are interpreted to mean any construction to an existing structure which enhance or improve the structure.
On and after January 1, 2014, all noncompliant plumbing fixtures in any multifamily residential real property and any commercial real property shall be replaced with water conserving plumbing fixtures as a condition for issuance of a certificate of final completion and occupancy or final permit approval in the following circumstances:
Water-Conserving Plumbing Fixtures Required to Comply with Current (CPC) Code (Please note if your project requires compliance with CA Green Building Code (CGBC), the fixtures within the addition or alteration shall meet the flow rates of the CGBC and the change out of the existing fixtures only need to meet the values below) • Water closets (toilets) shall be manufactured to be 1.6 gallons or less per flush • Urinals shall be manufactured to be 1 gallon or less per flush • Showerhead shall be manufactured to have flow capacity of 2.5 gallons or less per minute • Any interior faucet shall emit 2.2 or less gallons of water per minute Exemptions allowed for (a) Registered historical sites; (b) Real property for which a licensed plumber certifies that, due to the age or configuration of the property or its plumbing, installation of water-conserving plumbing fixtures is not technically feasible; (c) A building for which water service is permanently disconnected. Construction related to repairs or maintenance of the structure is not considered to be an alteration or improvement. Therefore, SB 407 only applies to permitted additions, alterations and improvements. Additionally, permits can be pulled for property maintenance and repairs without triggering the SB 407 requirements. Below is a list of permits that are considered to be repair or maintenance.
PERMITTED REPAIRS THAT WILL NOT TRIGGER SB 407 • • • • • • • •
Electrical service change out HVAC or water heater change out Re-roof; siding or stucco; window replacement Sewer or water line replacement; site work Gas lines, gas meters or gas conversion Woodstove, pellet stove, gas fireplaces Retaining walls, fences, walk ways, etc. Other repairs as determined by the building official
In addition, SB 407 requires, on or before January 1, 2017, that all noncompliant plumbing fixtures in any single family residential real property shall be replaced by the property owner with water conserving plumbing fixtures. On and after January 1, 2017, a seller or transferor of single-family residential property shall disclose in writing to the prospective purchaser or transferee this requirement and whether the real property includes any noncompliant plumbing fixtures.
CATT BOARD MEETINGS
A) For building additions in which the sum of concurrent building permits by the same permit applicant would increase the floor area of the space in a building by more than 10 percent, the building permit applicant shall replace all noncompliant plumbing fixtures in the building. B) For building alterations or improvements in which the total construction cost estimated in the building permit is greater than one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), the building permit applicant shall replace all noncompliant plumbing fixtures that service the specific area of the improvement. C) Notwithstanding the above items (A) or (B), for any alterations or improvements to a room in a building that require a building permit and that room contains any noncompliant plumbing fixtures, the building permit applicant shall replace all noncompliant plumbing fixtures in that room. Exemptions allowed for (a) Registered historical sites; (b) Real property for which a licensed plumber certifies that, due to the age or configuration of the property or its plumbing, installation of water-conserving plumbing fixtures is not technically feasible; (c) A building for which water service is permanently disconnected. Construction related to repairs or maintenance of the structure is not considered to be an alteration or improvement. Therefore, SB 407 only applies to permitted additions, alterations and improvements. Additionally, permits can be pulled for property maintenance and repair without triggering the SB 407 requirements. Below is a list of permits that are considered to be repair or maintenance.
PERMITTED REPAIRS THAT WILL NOT TRIGGER SB 407 • • • • • • • •
Electrical service change out HVAC or water heater change out Re-Roof; siding or stucco; window replacement Sewer or water line replacement; site work Gas lines, gas meters or gas conversion Woodstove, pellet stove, gas fireplaces Retaining walls, fences, walk ways, etc. Other repairs as determined by the building official
In addition, SB 407, on and after January 1, 2019, requires a seller or transferor of multifamily residential real property or of commercial real property to disclose the above to the prospective purchaser or transferee, in writing, and whether the property includes any noncompliant plumbing fixtures. This disclosure may be included in other transactional documents. Should you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 530-582-2905 or email: jgoetz@townoftruckee.com
Johnny Goetz, TRUCKEE CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL
Monday, March 3, 5:00 PM Monday, April 7, 5:00 PM CATT Office, 12313 Soaring Way, Suite 1G, Truckee Call the office 530-550-9999 for details or to get the agenda
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several months ago the Statement of Information unit caught up and currently they are taking only about a week to file the Statement. That being said, most of the time the CSLB is processing LLC license applications just as quickly as corporations, sole proprietorships, etc.
CAPITOL CONNECTION
Q&A for Contractors
By Shauna Krause, President Capitol Services, Inc.
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umor; what the other guy thinks he knows; and information on the web can all be suspect when it comes to the facts on contractor’s law. The law and practices in forming LLC’s in California is one example. Another inquiry illustrates why looking for a ‘loophole’ isn’t the answer in going to work as a licensed contractor… Q: I spoke to you over a year ago about obtaining a contractor’s license for a new Limited Liability Company (LLC). Due to all of the extra CSLB requirements I decided not to move forward with it. I am in a position now to satisfy those requirements so I started doing some research and according to some of the things I have read online, the process to obtain an LLC license can take many months. This is due to the fact that a Statement of Information must be filed with the Secretary of State, and from what I’ve read it is taking months for the Secretary of State to process the Statements of Information. Is this what you have found in your experience with helping LLC’s obtain their license? A: It’s great to hear from you again. While the additional requirements for LLC’s have not changed since we last spoke, what you have found online with regards to the Secretary of State’s processing times is not entirely correct. It was the case for the first year and a half of the CSLB allowing LLC’s to obtain licenses, that the Secretary of State was backlogged and taking up to four months to process a Statement of Information. However
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Q: For many years I have been doing unlicensed construction, most of the work under $500. I have a corporation already set up. I have an opportunity to take a large home improvement contract but it would require me to get my license within two weeks which I know is next to impossible since I will need to take the exams and get fingerprinted. I have a buddy who has a Sole Owner license that he is not currently using. He said that I could use his license in order to take the job. Can I do that if I change the name on his license to reflect the name of my corporation? A: We frequently talk with contractors who come up with all sorts of different scenarios in order to use someone else’s license. There is no loophole here. No matter how clever you are, there is no way for an unlicensed contractor to “share” a license and still be in compliance with the CSLB’s regulations. First of all, changing a business from a Sole Owner to a corporation is not as simple as changing the business name on the license; you are required to re-apply for the license. Secondly, it is still his license and you cannot do any work with that license number unless you are a bona fide employee of his company, in which case the work is still done under his company and not your corporation. 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. 580, Sacramento, CA 95814. Research past columns at www. cutredtape.com.
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CATT’s MISSION: To promote a positive business environment for the building and housing industry and enhance opportunities for its members and the community
2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Gary Crosswhite, President Meridian Concrete, Inc. Barry Lease, Vice-President Incline Builders, Inc. Josh Root, Secretary Root of Design Electric Paul Griggs, Treasurer Griggs Custom Homes Michael Forshee, Past President Forshee Construction
Welcome New Members
Tahoe Print Shop, Grant Barta SIGA, Aaron Hesterman ResCom Steel, Inc., John O’Shea B&W Advertising Specialties, Tyler Schwab Andersen Windows, Sean Barry
DIRECTORS
Mitch Clarin, Mitchell T. Clarin Andrew Cross, Truckee-Tahoe Lumber Co. Ken Foster, K.B. Foster Civil Engineering Doug Gadow, Linchpin Structural Engineering Rich Loverde, Loverde Builders Mike Nethersole, M.D. Construction & Consulting Ted Reviglio, Western Nevada Supply Ryan Swenson, Simpson Strong-Tie
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Pat Davison, Executive Director Kim Cross, Membership & Event Coordinator Amanda Bullard, Office Manager
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CATT Jobs to Bid and Permit #s
Jobs to Bid Sent Out in December/YTD
Building Permit #s Issued in December/YTD
Private 2/84 Public Works 7/15
Truckee New Single Family Residential 2/75 Eastern Placer County New Single Family Residential 1/153