MABOI

 MABOI will be offering a seminar on the EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule on February 21, 2012.  Attendees will receive a Renovator's Certificate from the EPA. A course description and registration form are available by clicking on the links.

Please note:  This course is limited by the EPA to 24 people.  It will be at capacity quickly.

Registration Form | Course Description

In response to several citizen calls about last Tuesday's outdoor siren activation, we will be again be performing some individual siren tests throughout the County to insure that they are working according to manufacturer's specifications. The tests will be conducted Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (January 25, 26, 27), between the hours of 10:00AM and 2:00PM (weather permitting). Each siren test will be preceded by a voice announcement, following by a one-minute alert tone, and then concluded with a voice announcement.

The Missouri Association of Code Enforcement and the St. Louis Association of Code Enforcement will present a seminar on Residential Mechanical Inspections and Residential Plumbing Inspections on Wednesday, February 8. Sign-in opens at 8:30 a.m. and the morning session gets underway at 9:00 a.m. There will be an hour break for lunch, followed by the afternoon session, which is scheduled to wrap up at 4:00 p.m.

The instructors are John Morgan, MCP for the mechanical portion and Art Genasci, MCP for the plumbing portion. The day of training will be held in the Municipal Courtroom at the Maryland Heights Government Center, located at 11911 Dorsett Road in Maryland Heights. Participants will receive .6 Continuing Education Units (CEU's).

The cost is $40 for current MACE/SLACE members and $80 for non-members. The non-member fee includes membership in both MACE and SLACE for the remainder of 2012. Coffee and donuts will be provided in the morning and lunch will be served mid-day.

Attendance at this seminar will be limited to 50, so be sure to register now. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact John Morgan at 314-994-3200 or email John at jmorgan@cityoffrontenac.org.

Click HERE to download an information & registration form.

University City has received several inquiries regarding the new software, MyGov (www.mygov.us), being utilized for permit issuance, inspection scheduling, etc.  Many people have mentioned wanting to see a demonstration of how UCity uses the program. At 10am on Thursday, February 9th, 2012, University City will demonstration how the software.  If interested, please e-mail Jared Agee at jagee@ucitymo.org.  Based on the number in attendance, an appropriate venue will be booked.  The demonstration will consist of 45 minutes of demonstration and 15 minutes of Q&A.  If you would prefer a demonstration from MyGov, you can contact the sales rep Tim Koeshall at tim@mygov.us.Some features of the program that enticed UCity:

• Software is hosted offsite: automatic backups of data; no need to depend on in-house IT personnel; if you have an internet connection, you can access the program
• The City pays for what it uses.  If we need more users or another module, we pay for more users or the additional module.  We can change what we use at any time.
• Multiple modules available: contractor registration, permits and inspections, code enforcement, lien tracker, request tracker, time tracker, and public works.
• Contractor Registration: Ability to register / license individuals (e.g. plumbers, rental property owners, etc.) including methods of renewal, assessing fees, maintaining expirations, and contact information
• Permits and Inspections: Create permit types with associated workflow to track aspects of the permit such as CO/TCO, permit issuance, reviews, inspections, various fee structures, payment steps, etc.  University City uses tablets to result the inspections in the field.  The results are automatically e-mailed to the contractors.  Contractors can view inspection results, schedule inspections, request permits, etc. online (reduced clerical workload).
• Code Enforcement:  All code enforcement issues (i.e. tall grass, trash, graffiti, etc.) are processed through workflow that generates automatic letters and tickets.
• Contractor Interface: Contractors can login to the site and perform a variety of tasks online including scheduling inspections, requesting permits, renewing licenses, view correction items, etc.
• Request Tracker: City users and the public can log requests (complaints) into the program.  Requests can automatically be sent to the appropriate responsible person.  The complainant receives automatic canned responses as the case proceeds through workflow (equals fewer phone calls)
• Online Action Center: Web users can access forms, view the status of permits on a property, view code enforcement violations on a property, inquire about information, estimate fees, etc.
• Easy to use.  If you can use the Internet, you will be able to use the program.

The monthly meeting of the MABOI Board of Directors will be held Thursday, January 19th in Des Peres City Hall at 12pm (noon).  MABOI members are welcome to attend.

The ICC has released the January 2012 update.  The link below will allow you to view the document.
http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/BuildingandFireCodesTraining/PDFs/ICC%202012%20update.pdf

As always the 2012 Code cycle has numerous updates.  The document below provides some key changes:
 
http://www.iccsafe.org/Store/Documents/2012-New.pdf

The St. Louis Professional Chapter of the International Code Council American Institute of Architects St. Louis Building Code Committee Present
 
The “Brown Bag” Code Series: A Review of Code Violations – Lessons to be Learned
 
Presenter: Paul Mercurio
Assistant Fire Chief/Fire Marshal, City of Clayton, Missouri
 
Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2012
 
Time: Noon – 1:00 pm
 
Location: The Masonry Institute of St. Louis
1429 South Big Bend Blvd., Richmond Heights, MO 63117
 
Credits: AIA – 1.0 Hour (HSW)
ICC – 0.1 Contact Hour
Missouri Fire Inspectors – 1.0 Hour
 
Registration Fee: Cash or Check (payable to AIA St. Louis) at the door.
AIA/ICC/MABOI Members/Fire Marshals: $ 5.00
Associate AIA Members: $ 3.00
Non-Members: $10.00
 
BRING YOUR OWN “BROWN BAG” LUNCH. BEVERAGES PROVIDED COMPLIMENTS OF THE MASONRY INSTITUTE.
 
FOR RESERVATIONS CALL 314-621-3484 OR EMAIL member@aia-stlouis.org