Agenda Item and Completed Action |
Action Before Next Meeting |
1. Financial Status. Tabled until next month. |
Don to continue monthly financial reports. |
2. Education meeting schedule 2009. Hays Power Plant is Confirmed for Dec 5th, which will be our only Nov/Dec Technical Education Meeting. |
Sponsors to provide information for Website announcements as soon as it is available. Catalina to add info to website as soon as they are available. |
| 3. Education meeting schedule 2010. Kevin offered to have Shermco present at 2010 meetings, regarding several topics to fill voids in schedule. James Mercier is working on Lyncole for a grounding presentation in 2010. Kevin says Greg Lado with Square D has agreed to speak at the July 28th meeting on “Power Metering” if ChapComm agrees. |
ChapComm members to bring suggestions to the next meeting. Bobby to review and accept ideas for 2010 presentations. Catalina to put sponsors and announcements on website as soon as they are available. |
| 4. Future class events. Work is continuing on the NESC class. Suggestion was made to move NESC class from April back to October, due to delay in confirmation. Jim White with Shermco has agreed to present 4 or 8 hour courses that ChapComm agree to. The course attendees could be eligible for CEU’s from Louisiana Tech University. Cost for Jim White is as follows: $1,700.00 per 8hr day first 20 attendees, then $70.00 per attendee above 20, this includes books & tests; plus hotel, meals & travel. |
Kevin to assist Bobby in setting up classes and instructors. Courses to be considered: NEC Code Changes, NFPA70E Changes, Arc Flash Mitigation. |
| 5. Elections for 2010. Candidates so far are Chairman-Bobby, Vice-Chairman-Don, Treasurer-Andrew, Secretary-Kevin, Webmaster-Jacob Forbes, Member-at-Large-Surendra Bhattarai, and Past Chairman-Rheuben. |
ChapComm members to look for new Member-at-Large. Walter to announce vacancies at future meetings. |
| 6. Suggestion that we hold one meeting a year using the Distinguished Lecturer Program (DLP). |
Mike to research pricing and available speakers. |
| 7. ChapComm would like to know the amount given to CTS from PES on an annual basis. Tabled until next meeting. |
ChapComm to discuss at next meeting. |
| 8. Rheuben proposed a new committee. This Nomination Committee for Outstanding Engineer. The committee members are: Stacy Shook, Andrew Bluiett & Walter May. |
Walter to announce the acceptance of nominees at the next technical meeting. |
| 9. Rheuben proposed an Italian restaurant & winery: www.trattorialisina.com, located near Dripping Springs for ChapComm Christmas dinner. Other locations and ideas welcome. |
ChapComm to discuss at next meeting. |
| 10. Discussion as to what date the next ChapComm meeting will be held, due to Austin vice Chair’s luncheon for CTS leaders and Chapter Chairs. It was suggested either Wednesday Nov 11th or Tuesday Nov 17th. |
Rheuben to talk with James Mercier for TxDot meeting room availability. |
| Next meetings. The next regular ChapComm meeting is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, November 11th or Tuesday November 17th, due to Austin Vice Chair’s luncheon for CTS leaders and Chapter Chairs. The meetings will be at TxDot unless the chapter membership is notified otherwise. |
| Recorded by Kevin Ewing |
