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Candidates’ Night at GMM ........ 9

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October GMM to FeatureTour of Homes™ Awards

This year’s Tour of Homes™ featured 12 great projects: new homes, remodels, and even

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finding out who won the Judges’ Choice and People’s Choice Awards for Best Kitchen, Best Remodel, Best of Show (and more!) for the

On August 9 the Olympia Master Builders (OMB) filed a Petition for Review to the Growth Management Hearings Board for Western Wash-ington asking the Board to review the City of Olympia’s recent decision to defund 11 existing park projects in order to purchase properties located at 505 and 529 Fourth Ave. W. in Olympia for the future Isthmus Park.

OMB’s challenge is based on the fact that the City violated the Growth Management Act (GMA) in creating a de facto amendment to the adopted comprehensive plan by decimating existing parks projects to pay for the isthmus properties without public participation, result-ing in an action inconsistent with adopted City plans and policies.

The GMA has strict public participation and

comprehensive plan amendment requirements that must be met, actions the City failed to take in reallocating parks funding for the isthmus purchase.

“OMB’s decision to take action on this issue has nothing to do with whether this property is a good place for a park or not, or whether or not there should be an Isthmus Park” said Executive Officer Laura Worf, “it has everything to do with the City violating the GMA and making this decision without a public process.

The 11 other parks projects were in the Com-prehensive Plan and had been vetted through extensive public process. These 11 projects

2013 OMB Tour of Homes™! These awards will be announced and presented at the Tuesday, October 1 General Membership Meeting at In-dian Summer Golf & Country Club. Social hour begins at 6:00 p.m.

Cost to attend is $25 with advance RSVP, or $30 at the door. (24-hour cancellation policy will be enforced.) Please call 360-754-0912 to RSVP, or register online at www.omb.org.

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By John McKinlayPresident

Building for OMB’s Future

From the President

During the month of October, the Olympia Master Builders (OMB) will be holding our fall “We’re Building Membership” campaign. Through-out the entire month, any new OMB members will receive not only the great benefits of membership – money saving programs, network-ing opportunities, government affairs representation – but they will benefit from some very special “one time only” incentives that our Membership Committee is working to procure.

Why do we spend time recruiting new members? Two reasons:

First of all, because we have some-thing great to offer companies who are not already members of OMB.

We offer quality education classes to help owners run their businesses more successfully; we produce suc-cessful events that help members promote their products and/or services to other OMB members and the general public; we provide some great money savings programs for our members; and lastly, but most importantly, we are the voice of this industry to our elected officials and their staff.

I can’t imagine any company that has anything to do with the home building industry not benefiting from being a member of OMB. My question – how can they afford to not be a member?

Secondly, there is strength in num-bers. The more members OMB has, the bigger voice we have, the greater events we can produce and

the more money savings program we can offer our members.

It’s a cycle that only grows – better benefits help more members, more members create better benefits.

Here’s an example: the 2013 Tour of Homes™. Under the very capable leadership of our Tour of Homes™ Chair, Karen McClennen and OMB’s Member Services Director, Sta-cey Genzlinger, the 2013 Tour of Homes™ was a great success.

This year’s Tour featured 12 sites – two educational stops, three remod-eled homes and seven new homes. Each site averaged several hundred visitors each of the two weekends of the Tour.

What a great member benefit! For a very modest entry fee, OMB de-livered several hundred visitors to each site of the Tour. Compare that with a typical weekend open house that only gets a handful of visitors.

There is strength in numbers. The more homes in the Tour the more OMB can promote the overall Tour and the more visitors there will be in each home. (To find out what the participants thought of the Tour, check out Stacey’s column on page 7).

I want to challenge every OMB member to be thinking throughout the rest of the month of September of the companies you do business

with who are not benefiting from membership in Olympia Master Builders.

And as you think of those compa-nies, why not talk to them about OMB? Don’t know what to say or how to approach them? Contact the OMB office and the staff will be glad to contact the prospective OMB member company for you.

We need you in our “We’re Building Membership” efforts in October. Won’t you join us?

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By Laura WorfExecutive Officer

Public Supports OMB’s Efforts

From the Executive Officer

An interesting thing happened to me when I was out on my morning walk in early August. It was the Monday morning after the Olympia Master Builders Board of Directors made the decision to file a Petition for Review with the Growth Man-agement Hearings Board of Western Washington regarding the City of Olympia’s decision to defund 11 existing park projects in order to purchase property for the future Isthmus Park.

One of my neighbor ladies was walk-ing toward me as usual, but instead of just offering the customary “good morning” in passing, she rushed up to me and excitedly said, “Laura thank you so much for what OMB did to the City of Olympia!”

She went on to say that she and her husband had been out of town all day Saturday, but when they re-

turned they stopped by her parents’ home and her mom met them at the door holding the Saturday issue of The Olympian with the story, “Build-ers ask state to strike Isthmus Park” prominently displayed.

My neighbor said her mom com-mented that finally someone was holding the Olympia City Council accountable for their actions. She went on to say, “The entire progres-sive community of Olympia appreci-ates what you have done.”

My neighbor wasn’t the only one to contact me. Several other promi-nent people, representing diverse interest groups, have commented me to express their support of OMB’s efforts.

When a reporter from The Olym-pian called me within 20 minutes of the press release being sent out, I knew OMB’s board had taken an action that was going to get some attention. Once the story was

posted online, I braced myself for the usual negative comments that can be expected to be directed toward OMB.

Instead, I was amazed at the re-sponse. Of the 33 comments that had been made what I last checked, not one of them was negative about OMB. Instead people were saying things like:

• “Go OMB!...”

• “I am glad OMB is bringing balance to this issue…”

• “Good for Olympia Master Builders…”

• “Hats off to Olympia Master Builders…” When OMB’s board made this deci-sion, they were very clear they were not taking this action because of any individual opinions about what should be done with the isthmus

property.

Instead they were concerned that the public process had not been adhered to and people who pur-chased homes in neighborhoods OMB members build, would not be enjoying the parks that they paid for through park impact fees.

OMB board members, in discuss-ing this decision, said things like, “We’re for the taxpayer,” “We are for homeowners being able to enjoy parks in their neighborhoods,” “We are watching, government needs to go through the processes they have in place, they need to be held accountable.”

A wise man I once worked for often stated, “If you don’t stand for some-thing, you’ll fall for anything.” I’m very proud of OMB’s board for their decision to stand up for taxpayers, homeowners, and hold the Olympia City Council accountable for their actions.

were unfunded by the City Council’s reallocation of $2,660,000 needed to support them in order to fund acquisition of a single park pur-chase undertaken without public participation,” Worf concluded.

OMB’s main concerns are:

• The City’s actionwas incon-sistent with the 2010 Parks, Arts, and Recreation Plan as well as its existing Comprehensive Plan. The City’s action in defunding 11 parks in order to acquire the isthmus properties effectively amended the City’s Comprehensive Plan, even if it was not explicitly identified as such an amendment.

• TheCitypurchasedtheproper-ties without foreseeable funds or a plan in place to develop the Isthmus Park, a decision contrary to the City’s stated parks policies. The City’s 2009 Isthmus Feasibility Study and the City 2010 Parks, Arts, and Recreation Plan estimate the cost of Isthmus Park development between $28 and $32 million.

• Adecisionof this size,magni-tude, and impact on the community should have had the extensive pub-lic participation and process called for by the GMA. The City Council engaged in no public process before making this vital funding decision.

For every new home built in the City and its Urban Growth Area, park impact or SEPA mitigation fees are paid to fund parks projects. The City diverted $1,017,184 in previously paid impact and SEPA mitigation fees from other projects to acquire the isthmus properties. Diversion of these funds directly affects Olym-pia residents who have purchased homes and paid these fees to fund the existing parks plans. The City’s use of utility tax and CIP funds to pay the balance of the costs impacts all Olympia residents who pay utility and property taxes.

The City of Olympia has reached

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out to OMB to discuss the concerns stated in this Petition for Review. As a result of these conversations, on September 4, 2013 OMB and the City of Olympia filed a Joint Motion for Settlement Extension with the Growth Management Hearings Board. This join motion requests a 30-day extension of the period of time for issuing a decision for settle-ment purposes.

If OMB and the City of Olympia are not able to reach a settlement within the 30-day extension period, it is expected the Growth Manage-ment Hearings Board will issue a final decision by March 7, 2014.


Government Affairs Report

OMB is currently working on and or monitoring several issues related to the building industry. Visit www.omb.org to see a listof issues. For more informa-tion about any of these issues, contact OMB’s Exceutive Officer Laura Worf at 360-754-0912 or email [email protected].

City of Lacey

As mandated by the Washington State Legislature local govern-ments are required to review their Shoreline Master Program (SMP) at least once every eight years after their initial comprehensive update.

Updated SMPs are due on or before December 1 of the following years:

• 2011,forClallam,Clark,Jefferson,King,Kitsap,Pierce,Snohom-ish, Thurston, and Whatcom counties and the cities within those counties;

• 2012, forCowlitz, Island,Lewis, Mason, San Juan, Skagit, and Skamania counties and the cities within those counties;

Shoreline Master Programs

The Lacey City Council approved their updated Shoreline Master Program in November 2010. It was approved by Washington State Department of Ecology in 2011.

City of Tumwater

The Tumwater City Council approved their updated Shoreline Master Pro-gram in July 2012. The Washington State Department of Ecology accepted comment on this update until August 29th of this year. Next step is for Department of Ecology to approve the plan or issue comment.

City of Olympia

The Olympia City Council met for more than six hours on August 27th to review the latest draft of the SMP. The Council will consider a revised draft on September 17 and plan to vote on a final draft on October 1. The revised SMP will then go to Washington State Department of Ecology for their consideration.

City of Shelton

The City of Shelton Commission approved their updated Shoreline Master Program on June 2 and forwarded it on to the Washington State Depart-ment of Ecology for consideration.

Mason County

Mason County Planning Advisory Commission is in the process of holding public workshops regarding their proposed revised SMP. OMB and the Mason County Realtors and the Mason County Economic Development Council will be jointly hosting an informational forum about the proposed changes in late October.

Lewis County

Lewis County and the cities of Chehalis, Centralia, Winlock, and Morton are part of the Lewis County Coalition, which is in the early stages of cooperatively updating their Shoreline Master Programs. The Coalition is working to ensure a regional approach to shoreline management. They are encouraging active participation in the SMP update by all persons, private organizations, public agencies and tribes that have an interest in the Coali-tion’s shorelines of the state.

Public open houses and visions workshops for the County, Morton and Winlock are scheduled for September 25th at the Veteran’s Museum, 100 SW Veterans Way, Chehalis and October 1st in Randle at White Pass HS, 516 Silverbrook Rd. Both events start at 6:00 p.m. For more information visit the Coalition website at: http://lewiscountywa.gov/communitydevelopment/shoreline-master-program-update.

• 2013,forBenton,Chelan,Douglas,Grant,Kittitas,Spokane,andYakima counties and the cities within those counties; and

• 2014,forAdams,Asotin,Columbia,Ferry,Franklin,Garfield,Grays Harbor, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Stevens, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, and Whitman counties and the cities within those counties.

Local governments can request and Ecology can approve a deadline extension of up to one year.

Below is an update on how the cities and counties within OMB’s geographic region are progressing:


Gopher Listing Decision Delayed Until March 2014

On August 30th, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“USFWS”) announced its intent to delay final action on the proposed listing of four subspecies of Mazama pocket gopher in Thurston and Pierce Counties for Endangered Species Act protection for up to six months, or until March 31, 2014.

The Olympia Master Builders has been participating with a coalition of public and provide partners led by the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce and was one of many public and private commenters who questioned the accuracy and sufficiency of scientific information relied on in the USFWS’s proposed listing rule for the Mazama pocket gopher, which was originally re-leased on December 11, 2012 with

intent to be final by September 30, 2013.

The accelerated listing timeline for the Mazama pocket gopher was the result of a larger litigation settle-ment with environmental groups over USFWS listing processes. According to USFWS, the August 30th decision to delay final action on the proposed Mazama pocket gopher listing resulted from “sub-stantial disagreement regarding the interpretation of the available information used to determine the status and trends of the four sub-species of Mazama pocket gopher, and the extent of threats to these subspecies.” In March 2013, the coalition of pub-

lic and private partners, sub-mitted a request to USFWS Director Dan Ashe to extend the rulemaking timeline for the Mazama pocket gopher by up to six months in order to allow full consideration of new and developing scientific informa-tion critical to the agency’s listing decision. “Today’s action responds to our request and recognizes that there are significant questions regard-ing the science supporting the proposed listing of the Mazama pocket gopher.

We are very pleased that USFWS has decided to take the time necessary to seek additional scientific informa-tion and public comment before

making its final decision given the significant impact that listing would have on the future of community planning and economic develop-ment in Thurston County,” said Da-vid Schaffert, Thurston County Chamber’s President and CEO. “We look forward to continuing to work with USFWS to inform the agency’s decision-making process,” Schaffert continued. The coalition of public and private partners, has been actively involved in the listing process for the Mazama pocket gopher since 2011.


National Update

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The Olympia Master Builders (OMB) will be hosting the Fall National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Construction Forecast Webinar on Wednesday, October 2 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the OMB office.

Here’s what NAHB has to say about the webinar:

“There’s so much going on in the news that’s affecting the housing industry that it’s getting hard to keep track. Dr. David Crowe makes sense of it all with the most accurate housing market analysis during

the NAHB Fall Construction Forecast Webinar.

Comprehensive and convenient, right at your desktop (and now available on your tablet!), the two-hour webi-nar presents the latest economic data and opinion in a streamlined, efficient format. Dr. Crowe will be joined by Robert Denk and special guest Mark Zandi to take a look at the following issues that will affect us in 2014 and beyond:• Housing’s role in the recovery

• Variations by market and where the recovery lags and leads

• Headwinds hindering the housing recovery, such as materials prices, labor shortages and tight credit

• Tailwinds pushing housing such as demographics and pent-up de-mand

• Future Federal Reserve actions and their impacts

• And more!

As always, participants are encour-aged to ask questions and can do so from their computers. After the event, the webinar will be available in the NAHB archives to all regis-trants for on-demand viewing.”

Don’t miss this great FREE oppor-tunity to receive valuable fore-casting information. To register for this class call the OMB office at 360-754-0912.

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Olympia Master Builders (OMB) was recently awarded two Asso-ciation Excellence Awards from the Executive Officers Council (EOC) of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

OMB was recognized for the cat-egories of Best Workforce Develop-ment Plan Implemented and Best Home or Industry Trade Show. The awards recognized programs that were implemented and carried out in 2012.

The Association Excellence Awards is an annual program designed to recognize the outstanding accom-plishments of state and local home builders’ associations and executive officers in the field of association management.

“The Association Excellence Awards recognize the outstanding effort, commitment and achievement an executive officer and an associa-tion’s membership have made,” said Tim Minton, president of the EOC

and executive officer of the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County, NC. “These awards are well deserved and represent a true showcase of the outstanding work of home builders’ associa-tions around the country.”

OMB Wins Awards

OMB Executive Officer, Laura Worf proudly displayed OMB’s two awards.


By Stacey GenzlingerDirector of Member Services

The Tour of Homes™ took place in August. There were 12 locations featured in this year’s Tour, including two educational stops, three whole-house remodel projects, and seven new homes. Participants included:

Educational Sites• AccessibleLivingConcepts/ Dickey’s, Inc.• TheArtisansGroup

Whole-House Remodel Projects• HorizonHomebuilders,LLC• JohnErwinRemodeling,Inc.• OlympiaConstruction,Inc.

New Home Construction• AdairHomes,Inc.• DeTray’s• HansenConstructionGroup• RobRiceHomes(2homes)• SchneiderHomes,Inc.• ScottHomes,Inc.

Reports from participants indicate it was a huge success! Overall traffic numbers are greater than last year, and several of the participants had measurable results from the Tour.

Here’s what some of the participants had to say about this year’s event:

John Erwin of John Erwin Remod-eling, Inc.: “I have already booked four appointments to discuss remodel projects from this year’s Tour!”

Del DeTray of DeTray’s: “A couple rode their bicycles to our develop-ment on Saturday. They immediately thought that this was the place his ag-ing mother needed to relocate to from Longview. This morning (Monday), she came up from Longview, they met at the sales center, and signed a contract for a lot and a house in Lakeview Meadows!”

Scott Bergford of Scott Homes, Inc. was very pleased with the turnout of visitors to his co-housing project on the tour. He added, “the quality of the leads were great.”

Steve Polous for Hansen Con-struction Group: “We made three home sales during the first weekend of the Tour! These were potential clients who had shown an interest in our company. But the tipping point came when they were able to walk through and experience one of our completed homes as part of OMB’s Tour of Homes.”

Mike Auderer of Olympia Con-struction, Inc. said, “the Tour was great this year, as it always has in the past. The foot traffic was great! We made five appointments for remodels!

It’s always great to be able to show future clients the type of quality and finish we place on our projects.”

Greg Amendala of Horizon Home-builders, LLC knows that the expo-sure his company gets during the Tour is valuable. He commented that, “it allows potential clients to see his work first-hand; even if they’re not looking to do something today, when they are ready to go forward with their home improvement project, they know who to call.”

Helena Rice of Rob Rice Homes: “We had nearly 800 people through our two homes during the Tour of Homes. You cannot beat the value of investment for participating in the Tour!”

Three impartial Tour of Homes™ Judges visited all homes on open-ing day and determined winners for each of the following categories: Best Curb Appeal, Best Kitchen, Best Master Bath, Best Overall Floor Plan, Best Remodel, and Best of Show. Ballots were available for the public to vote for “People’s Choice Awards” in the same categories. Those award winners will be announced at the October 1 General Membership Meeting at Indian Summer Golf & Country Club.

Thank you to event sponsors Olym-pia Federal Savings, Sunset Air, Carrier, Mixx 96.1 FM KXXO and The Olympian, plus all the participants in the 2013 OMB Tour of HomesTM for making the event possible.

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Fall is here, bringing football, pump-kin spice lattes and advertising plan-ning for next year! In 2013, Olympia Master Builders (OMB) launched its first ever Buyer’s Guide and we are gearing up for the 2014 Buyer’s Guide. The Guide was a great suc-cess with fifteen thousand copies given out to people in OMB’s five-county service area!

OMB’s Buyer’s Guide is a Don’t Miss Opportunity

OMB’s Buyer’s Guide is a great member benefit. All OMB members are listed under the products and services category of their choice in the OMB Online and printed Buyer’s Guide.

In addition members have the opportunity to purchase listings in additional product and service categories as well as purchase gen-eral advertising. Being included in the OMB Buyer’s Guide is a great

opportunity for OMB mem-bers to do some targeted marketing!

In 2013 the OMB Buyer’s Guide was handed out at the three OMB Home Shows, available at local businesses and direct mailed to the commu-nity.

The OMB Buyer’s Guide is a beautiful magazine featuring home related articles and displaying all OMB members in their product and service categories making it easy to look up a company when you are looking for a provider.

The printed Buyer’s Guide blends nicely with the online version of the Buyer’s Guide always available at omb.org. We have even had several people call or stop by the office throughout the year request-ing a copy!

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visit with their local elected officials about issues of concern to the home building industry.

“I appreciated the opportunity to dialogue with our local elected officials in an informal setting,” commented OMB President John

The September 10th general mem-bership dinner meeting, sponsored by Puget Sound Energy, featured

local candidates endorsed by The Affordable Housing Council of the Olympia Master Builders. Each candidate in attendance was given a few minutes to introduce them-selves to OMB members and talk about their campaign.

“Candidates’ Night” RecapThe keynote speaker for the evening was Port of Olympia Commissioner Jeff Davis. Commissioner Davis gave an overview of some of the recent activities at the Port of Olympia and stressed the importance of build-ing alliances in the community and working together to bring jobs to our communities.

Prior to the dinner, OMB hosted the annual President’s Reception for Elected Officials. This event, sponsored by Kaufman Brothers

McKinlay. “I believe it is important for our elected officials to get bet-ter acquainted with our members and better understand the role the home building industry plays in our communities.”

From left: Teni-no City Council Candidate John O ’ C a l l a h a n , Port of Olympia Commissioner Bill McGregor, K i m A s a y o f Sterling Bank and Walt Rob-ertson of Guild Mortgage.

From left: OMB President John McKinlay of Olym-pia Overhead Doors, Rep-resentative J.T. and his wife Kathy Wilcox.

From left: Karen Mc-Clennen of The Olym-pian, Jay Goldstein of J.A. Goldstein Law O f f i ce, P L LC , a n d Olympia Port Com-missioner Jeff Davis.

From left: Ross Irwin of Cabi-nets By Trivonna and Lacey City Council Candidate Ra-mond Payne.

From left: City of Lacey City Council Candidate Raymond Payne, Bob Kagy of ABC Printing Co., and Port of Olym-p i a C o m m i s s i o n e r George Barnes.


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The Olympia Master Builders (OMB) Remodelers Council has been busy making plans for 2014. Included in those plans are new dates set for informal Morning Networking meet-ings to be held on the third Tuesday during the summer months and in December.

These meetings will be a chance for Remodeler Council members to talk about anything and everything that might concern or interest their fellow Council members. The meet-ings will be held at the Black Bear Diner starting at 7:00 a.m. Regularly

scheduled meetings s t i l l w i l l take place o n t h e third Tues-day of the month at 4:00 p.m. at the OMB office or a vendor host loca-tion. Meeting announcements can be found in the weekly electronic email Chalk Talk.

There will be four projects that the Council members will be working on and volunteering for in 2014. They include a Ramp-A-Thon, ga-rage sale, OMB Scholarships, and a

RemodelersCouncil Plansfor 2014

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Professional Remodeler Experience Profile (PREP) and Builder Assess-ment Review (BAR). Thursday, October 17, 8:00 a.m. to Noon. at the OMB office. The PREP is the first step in the process of becoming a Certified Graduate Re-modeler (CGR). The BAR is the first step towards obtaining the Certified Graduate Builder (CGB) designation. Save $100 off the regular price of $195. To register call the BIAW at 360-352-7800. No shows will be invoiced.

Advanced Green: Project Management. Wednesday & Thursday, October 23 & 24, , 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the OMB office. This NEW two-day course teaches build-ers and remodelers how to successfully inte-grate green building-related tasks and the green home certifcation process into their project management to create an effective, streamlined process. SPECIAL: $50 discount for anyone who registers for the class if you have already completed the Green Building for Build-ing Professionals class. Designations: Master CGP. Continuing education credits: CAPS, CGA, CGB, CGR, GMB, CSP, Master CSP, CMP, MIRM. $295 members, $350 non members. To register call the BIAW at 360-352-7800. 48 hour cancellation policy, no shows will be invoiced.

Safety, Green and Business Classes

First Aid/CPR. Thursday, Oct. 3, 8:00 a.m. to Noon. at the OMB office. L & I requires that all supervisors be trained in First Aid/CPR. A supervisor is anyone who assigns tasks. $55 members, $65 non members. To register call the OMB office at 360-754-0912. No shows will be invoiced.

Advanced Green: Building Science. Wednesday & Thursday, October 9 & 10, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the OMB office. This two-day course instructs builders and re-modelers on proper building science techniques for constructing

and remodeling high-performance homes by using case studies, detailed construc-tion drawings and other resources. Desig-nations: Master CGP. Continuing education credits: CAPS, CGA, CGB, CGR, GMB, CSP, Master CSP, CMP, MIRM. $300 members, $355 non members. SPECIAL: $50 discount for anyone who registers for the class if you have already completed the Green Building for Building Professionals class. To register

call the BIAW at 360-352-7800. 48 hour cancellation policy, no shows will be invoiced.

Business Management for Building Professionals. Thursday, December 5, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the OMB of-fice. As a graduate of this course, you will be able to: Discuss com-mon business challenges and learn practical tips and tools to overcome them; explain the three basic func-tional areas within a company; list the five main tools used to improve a business; apply each of the five p’s to the three functional areas of the business; identify methods of recruiting, interviewing, training and retaining quality personel; apply the key measures of business performance to your own business. 6 NAHB continuing education credits, 6 American Institute of Architects’ Continuing Education Course Credits (AIA/CES). Designation credit: CAPS, CGA, CGB, CGR, CGP, Master CSP, Master CGP. $225 members, $280 non mem-bers. To register call the BIAW at 360-352-7800. 48 hour cancella-tion policy, no shows will be invoiced.

local charity. Sponsorship opportu-nities will be available with details coming soon.

The next Remodelers Council meet-ing will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Oc-

tober 15 at the OMB office. Visitors are welcome.

Call the OMB office at 360-754-0912 for more information on the Remod-elers Council.

“Council Plans” Continued from page 10

Sign up for both the Advanced Green classes and save $75.Must have already completed the Green Building for Building Professionals class to receive discount.

Education Program Report


Thank Youto these renewing members in July and August 2013

25+ YearsPuget Sound EnergySmithco Homebuilders

20-25 YearsAdroit Contractors, Inc.Olsson InsulationTruss ComponentsGary’s Bulldozing, LLCHamilton Properties, LLCAndy Johnson & Co., Inc.Olympia Overhead Doors

15-19 YearsSouth Bay ExcavatingEubanks GlassDesco Audio & VideoMcMeekin Construction, Inc.Kinney’s, Inc.BMC Building Materials

Ford Electric Company, Inc.Chehalis Sheet Metal Heating Cooling & Roofing, Inc.Wirkkala ConstructionQuigg Bros., Inc.

10-14 YearsOman & Son Bldrs. Supply, Inc.Custom Security SystemsHansen Construction GroupWeatherguard Roofing, Inc.Levee Lumber, Inc.Stable Systems, Inc.Town & Country Roofing, Inc.Industrial Fabric. & TestingHouse Brothers ConstructionMadsen Electric, Inc.Genothen Holding, LLCMudslingers, Inc.J R Applications, Inc.

5-9 YearsTaurus Industries, Inc./BET ElectroicsTyler Rental, Inc.Labor Works, Inc.Capital City Stove & GrillLeMier Phillips Construction CERTIFIED Indoor AirShanex, LLCKugel CorporationAdam Laneer ConstructionVirgil Adams Real Estate, Inc.Sunrise Landscaping & Tree Removal, LLCJT Painting Company, LLCLittle River, Inc.Capital Electric, Inc.Schermer Construction, Inc.Green Dog Enterprises, Inc.Jensen-Hall Construction Inc.

2-4 YearsSignature SafetyBrumfield Construction, Inc.Carnahan’s Pest Control Co.Windermere Real Estate/ Puyallup, Inc.The Golf Club at Hawks PrairieKuster Homes and Remodeling, LLCAAG InsuranceUnited Roofing Solutions

1 YearAdvanced Energy SystemsMinuteman PressJohn Easter Roofing, Inc.Four Seasons Home RepairSturgeon Quality Construc.

Welcome New Members

CDI House Moving & LiftingDon Cox61 West Taylor RdSelah, WA [email protected]: Scott Nolan

Dogwood Construction, Inc.Rob McGuire320 E. Dalby Rd, Suite EUnion, WA [email protected]: Scott Nolan

G-CorpJesse Larson2535 Crites St. SW Ste ATumwater, WA [email protected]: John McKinlay

Guild MortgageWalter Robertson442 Carpenter Rd. SE Ste 100Lacey, WA [email protected]: John McKinlay

J.R. Roofing, Inc.John Ritchie4426 16th Ave SELacey, WA [email protected]: Karen McClennen

James Ashley-Cole, PE Consulting EngineeringJames Ashley-Cole525 Columbia St NW Ste 201Olympia, WA [email protected]: Tim Dickey

NR Smith and Associates, PSNorman Smith2120 Caton Way SWOlympia, WA [email protected]: Bob Kagy

Polar Bear ConstructionBarrett Burr4043 Boardman CourtOlympia, WA [email protected]: Merrilee DeForest

Scherer Trucking & ExcavationJeff Scherer21903 Zenkner Valley Rd.Centralia, WA [email protected]: John McKinlay

Sunrise Construction, Inc.Gary Schneider309 State Avenue NEOlympia, WA [email protected]: Scott Nolan

Tim’s Well DrillingTim WaxemPO Box 436East Olympia, WA [email protected]: Ron Deering

Transolympic Engineering, Inc.Mark Leingang7610 78th Loop NWOlympia, WA [email protected]: John McKinlay

Watermeade Valley Home InspectionTom Iovanne3132 Lorne St. SEOlympia, WA [email protected]: Bob Kagy

Woods ElectricScott Woods2417 Carpenter Rd. SELacey, WA [email protected]: Merrilee DeForest


Chapter Reports

Lewis CountyThe Lewis County Chapter met on September 18 for the “Candidates’ Night” program. The next meeting will be Wednesday, October 16 at 6:00 p.m. at Ramblin Jacks Rib Eye and will feature a presentation by the Alicia Bull, Executive Director of the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce.

Lewis County and the cities of

South Pacific County

Mason County

Grays Harbor County

The South Pacific Chapter met on September 12 for their “Candidates’ Night” program.

The Mason County Chapter met on September 17 for their “Candidates’ Night” program. The next chapter meeting will be held on October 8. Details will be published in the weekly electronic Chalk Talk.

In late October, an information fo-rum about proposed changes to the

The Grays Harbor chapter met on September 5 and heard from a good turnout of candidates for lo-cal races.

Chehalis, Centralia, Winlock, and Morton are part of the Lewis County Coalition, which is in the early stages of cooperatively updating their Shoreline Master Programs.

For more details see page 4 and visit the Coalition website at http://lewiscountywa.gov/communi-tydevelopment/shoreline-master-program-update.

Mason County Shoreline Master Pro-gram will be hosted by the Olympia Master Builders, the Mason County Realtors and the Mason County Eco-nomic Development Council.

More information will be published in the weekly electronic Chalk Talk as it becomes available.

The next chapter meeting is sched-uled for Thursday, October 3.

The next meeting will be on Octo-ber 10 at 6:00 p.m. at the Lightship Restaurant in Long beach.

Coffee Connection will take place October 10 at 8:00 a.m. at the OMB office.

Join us for coffee and donuts and get to know other members and their businesses!

Mark your calendar for OMB’s morning networking event

COFFEE CONNECTION!

South Pacific Chapter President Ray Bonney, third from left poses with elected officials and members.

Carla Smith and Rusty Ruiz (at left sitting across from each other) visiting with local candidates.


Chalk Line is the official publication of the Olympia Master Builders, an affiliate of the Building Industry Association of Washington and the National Association of Home Builders. The Olympia Master Build-ers can be contacted at 1211 State Avenue NE, Olympia, WA 98506-4234. Telephone 360-754-0912 or 800-456-6473. Fax 360-754-7448. Visit our web page at www.omb.org.

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORSOF THE ASSOCIATION

Executive CommitteePresident ............................ John McKinlayFirst Vice Pres. ........................ Scott NolanTreasurer ................................Ron DeeringAssoc. Vice Pres. .......................Ross Irwin Second Assoc. VP. ..................... Tina AllenSecretary ....................................Kim AsayImmed. Past Pres. ..................Janine EzzellBuilder at Large ...................Mike Auderer

Builder DirectorsScott Bergford Bob ClarkAndy Gruhn John Kaufman Adam Kugel

Associate DirectorsJeff Klingberg Holly ConstantineHeath Howerton Rusty Ruiz

Legal CounselJay Goldstein

National DirectorsBob Kagy Karen McClennenJohn McKinlay

State DirectorsTina Allen Ray BonneyTim Dickey Janine Ezzell Erik Jensen Don Koidahl Harv Lillegard Bob Love Karen McClennen John McKinlay Paul Muldoon Aaron Nester Scott Nolan Carmen Rowe Jim Simmons

Life DirectorsJack Anderson Rick BorovecDebbi Boyd Clark Burkheimer William Childress Patrick Connor Michael Cornforth Merrilee DeForest Tim Dickey Stuart Drebick Peter Fluetsch Bob Kagy Don Koidahl Bob Love Mason Manning Karen McClennen Linda Mosier-Vaudt Paul Muldoon Al Mullins Brian Panush Bill Peters Tommy Poplin Rob Rice Mark Shaffer Greg Stevens Andrew Spear Brad Wilson

Life MembersGeorge King Mary Gordon, Honorary

Douglas DeForest, Honorary

Lewis County Master Builders President...................................Erik JensenFirst Vice Pres. ..................... John JohnsonAssoc. Vice Pres. .................. Becky RiegerSecretary ..............................Rick BorovecImmed. Past Pres. .................... Scott NolanBuilder Directors ................... Don Koidahl Dave Danton, Dustin WestfallAssociate Directors ............ Carmen Rowe,

Jason Kunz

Mason County Master Builders President ................................Aaron NesterFirst Vice Pres. ................................... TBDAssoc. Vice Pres. ........................ Mike GillSecretary .................................... Bob LoveImmed. Past Pres. ..................Aaron Nester

South Pacific County Master Builders

President ................................. Ray BonneyFirst Vice Pres. ................ Steve WaltemateImmed. Past Pres. .................Lori Wirkkala

Grays Harbor Master Builders President ............................. Harv LillegardFirst Vice Pres. ................................... TBDAssoc. Vice Pres ....................... Rusty RuizSecretary ........................ Rhonda SturgeonImmed. Past Pres. ............... Harv Lillegard

Association StaffExecutive Officer .....................Laura WorfDir. Member Services .....Stacey GenzlingerGovt. Affairs Director .................Adam FrankBookkeeper ...........................Sally DarrowMbrship/Communications....Angela White

September is Associate Appreciation Month

In recognition of the thousands of associate members who vol-unteer their time and services to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and its state and local affiliates, since 1981, NAHB has designated September as Associate Member Appreciation Month. NAHB has always appreciated the dedica-tion and enthusiasm of its associate members, but in today’s unsettled - and unsettling - housing market environment, we appreciated that dedication and commitment more than ever.

Among the ranks of associate mem-bers are subcontractors, sales and marketing specialists, architects, interior designers, title and settle-ment experts, lawyers, people in the

financial services industry, product suppliers and manufacturers, and many more who are essential to the challenging task of providinghous-ing for a growing population.

Associate members are also essen-tial to Olympia Master Builders and to the NAHB federation, offering sponsorship, devoting countless hours at committee meetings and volunteering at special events, and strengthening our industry in the process.

Most importantly, our associate members help broaden our per-spective so that we can assess issues more objectively in the context of our entire industry.

1. They support the home building industry at the local, state and national levels.2. They volunteer time, talent and treasure to help the as-sociation accomplish it’s goals.3. They recruit their colleagues and business contacts to be-come members.4. They serve on committees and councils gaining valuable networking opportunity while helping to advance the associa-tion’s mission.5. By doing so, they increase the value proposition for all membership in Olympia Master Builders (OMB).

6. They are strong supporters of OMB, TAHC and BUILD-PAC.7. They are a major source of non-dues revenue through sponsorships, advertising, etc.8. As industry partners, they are a valuable resource for busi-nessand management tips.9. They are heavily invested in your business success: You win, they win!

10. Why wouldn’t you do business with a member?

Top 10 Reasons to Do Business with an Active Associate Member


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