Construction Industry Steering Team Summary of Minutes
8 a.m., Thursday, April 10, 2014, Mark One Electric Co., Inc.
Attending: Sam Alpert, KC Borden, Troy Carlson, Brian Dietz, Don Greenwell, Jerry Helmick, Matt Johnson, Kevin King, Greg Lever, Dave Lovetere, Joe Mabin, John Tompson, Colleen White, Bob Jacobi.
•Introductions and thanks to Rosie Biondo and Mark One for hosting.
•The July 10 committee meeting will be cancelled. The September 11 meeting will begin at noon instead of 8 a.m. and will be held at the Builders’ Training Center rather than Mark One for an investment summit. The June and August meetings will be same time, same place.
•The KCMO Crime Lab/East Patrol project has been fully let and is progressing. Brian Dietz, JE Dunn, thanked members of the steering team for their help in the project’s success.
•The Missouri legislature concludes its session May 16. Transportation funding, volunteer labor on public projects, and school transfers remain in play. Kansas completed its session and passed a bill for the Labor Dept. to study a potential state OSHA program, with results to be reported by Jan. 12, 2015, and clarified property tax issues for cement and other complex manufacturers. Teh Governor also vetoed a bill to reform the tax appeals board; tax changes the past two sessions will likely increase the reliance on property taxes in Kansas and impact economic development. The KCMO airport advisory group recommends a single terminal to replace the current airport. The LMC and members will be active in educating the public on the facts for this issue; a public vote on bonds may take place within 1-2 years.
•Construction of the KCMO streetcar project is being delayed pending final finance arrangements. Considerable information is being requested from subcontractors and trades for workforce compliance.
•Recruitment of women to the construction workforce remains a significant issue. The Roofers are participating in an episode of Hiring America to showcase efforts to hire veterans. Retention is also a key issue.
•The KCCP is working on several fronts and will soon be involved in the Jackson County courthouse annex project. The Black & Veatch headquarters project is nearly complete.
•NICE held a successful iBuild Showcase last month with more than 1300 high and middle school students attending from 25 area school districts. The 2015 iBuild is set for April 14 again at Bartle Hall. Greg Lever thanked committee members for their support.
•The MCC MBE?WBE Expo will be held May 14 (flyer attached) and the Builders’ Association golf tournament May 19 benefitting its scholarship fund is now open to non-Builders’ members (attached).
•The next meeting will be held at 8 a.m., Thursday, June 12 at Mark One Electric Co., Inc., 909 Troost.
•M/S/C to adjourn at 9:25 a.m.
•Upcoming events include:
*ASA Awards Dinner, May 8, Uptown Theater
*SMACNA Associate Member Golf Tournament, May 13, Shoal Creek Golf Club
*MCC MBWE Expo, May 14, MCC Business & Technology Center
*SMACNA/MCA/ASHRAE Night at Sporting KC, May 14, 5:30 p.m.
*KCMO Construction Workforce Board, May 15
*Missouri Legislative Session ends, May 16
*Builders’ Association Scholarship Golf Tournament, May 19, Milburn Country Club
*KC CREW Luncheon on West Bottoms Development, May 20, 11:30 a.m., Mission Hills CC
*OSHA Safety Stand-Down on falls, www.osha.gov/StopFallsStandDown/resources.html
*NAWIC Scholarship Golf Tournament, June 9, Adams Pointe Golf Club
*Working Families Friend Golf Tournament, June 17, The National/Duece
*Rockhurst University Freeman Golf Classic, June 23, Meadowbrook
*Mid-America Labor/Management Conference, July 6-9, Camden on the Lake
*LMC Golf Tournament, July 21, Oakwood Country Club
*Investment Summit, Sept. 11, noon, Builders’ Training Center in place of CIC meeting
*Working Families Friend cookout Sept. 11
*Western MO & KS Laborers Charitable Foundation Golf Tournament, Sept. 12
*KC CREW Golf Tournament, Sept. 18, Shoal Creek
*LMC Public Officials Reception, Oct. 9, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
*Builders’ Association/ASA/ASPE Contractors Expo, Oct. 30, Muehlbach Imperial Ballroom
*iBuild Showcase, April 14, 2015, Bartle Hall
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