Builders Block - July/August 2013

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BUILDERS BLOCK — July/August 2013
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Atlas Insurance
Gingerbread Trim Co., Inc.
Home-Tech
Jessup’s Major Appliance Center
Polar Bear Heating & Cooling
THANKS FOR RENEWING!!!!
2-10 Home Buyers Warranty
Advantage Waste Industries
Calusa National Bank
Cantin Homes
Casa Pools
Charlotte Plumbing
Coastal Irrigation Inc of SWFL
Don Riggs Concrete
Dr. Goodroof
Executive Cooling & Heating
Kobie Complete Heating & Cooling
Presto Air
S & S Enterprises of Englewood
Scott Joiner, CPA
Sleep Inn & Suites
Sun Newspapers
Suncoast Architect, Inc.
Suncoast Vacuum & Appliance
The Oliver Group
Total Air Solutions
Truex Preferred Construction
Vulcan Materials
Greeting Members,
Are you looking to obtain skilled training? Find a future employee? Or
buy a house? Join us in the P.A.L.M. home project. CDBIA has stepped
forward in a big way to help with training of the future of the
construction industry in Charlotte County in a cooperative effort
supported by Director Barney Duffy of the Charlotte Technical Center
(CTC). We are facing a huge labor shortage in the construction
industry. We need to start working now to help offset that issue.
The CDBIA is currently involved with the CTC construction and drafting students through the
Future Builders of America program created by the Florida Home Builders Association. The
program provides students with funding for field trips, speakers, leadership camp
scholarships, and cash scholarships for continuing education as well as tools and equipment
for their trades.
P.A.L.M is an acronym that stands for Professionals Actively Leading and
Mentoring. Construction industry owners, professionals, associates and affiliate members
as well as other private business owners and county government are all involved with this
project.
The creator of this project is Beth Cantin, CDBIA President, and co-owner of
Cantin Homes. The contractor of record is Don Cantin, President of Cantin Homes, and
Beth’s father. Credit really goes to the past leadership of the Charlotte-DeSoto Building
Industry Association. Beth and Don combined the ideas from past CDBIA home projects and
their own ideas to assist in answering the current issues of the labor shortage in our
industry. Director Barney Duffy, who has been with the CTC for just over a year and newly
hired Assistant Director DeeLynn Bennett met with CDBIA leaders to discuss the
P.A.L.M. Home project and gave full support for the industry involvement. Duffy said “This
is music to my ears.”
Our goal is to train students by building a home from the ground up. We are looking to
increase enrollment in the tech center with this project by expanding the current classes
offered to possibly include the major trades; Air Conditioning, Electrical and Plumbing. By
offering these courses it will give students the opportunity to network with professionals
and assist them in developing relationships that will result in business owners hiring them
upon graduating from these programs.
Supporters to date include: Banks Engineering, Bonded Builders, Calcs Plus, Cantin Homes,
Carolyn Cantin, Realtor, Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners, Charlotte County
Health Dept., Charlotte County Seawalls, Charlotte Plumbing, Charlotte Technical Center,
CJE Concrete, Inc., Coastal Irrigation, Executive Cooling & Heating, Jansen & Sons Insulation,
Just Counters and Other Stuff, Martin Septic, Massey Pest Control, Nautilus Pools, Raymond
Lumber Supply, Royalty Construction, Inc., Sharon Neuhofer, Realtor, Suncoast Glass &
Mirror, Thornberry Custom Homes, Vulcan Materials, Whetstone Engineering & Testing and
Z Interior Decorations, Inc.
If you would like more information in becoming a part of this awesome project contact
CDBIA President, Beth Cantin at (941) 809-9664 or email [email protected].
August 2013
Member Meeting
Thanks to all of our
sponsors!
AADisaster Restoration 24/7, Air
Trek, Bandito’s Bar, Boyette & Miller,
Calusa National Bank, Charlotte
State Bank & Trust, Coastal Claims &
Assoc., Coastal Quality Services,
Color Tile Carpets Plus, EZE Air
Solutions, Four Points by Sheraton,
Granite Forever, Heartland Payment
Systems, Just Counters & Other
Stuff, Frances Bell, Realtor, Koch &
Co CPAs, Mike Martin State Farm,
Patriot Self Storage, Presto Air, Red
Jay Kitchens, Steve’s Towing, Truex
Preferred Const., Vulcan Materials,
Whitco Insurance
Welcome New Member
Allen Furrer of Mr. Handyman
with Sponsor Wendy Atkinson
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Click here for our ONLINE CALENDAR
NOTES FROM THE
CHARLOTTE COUNTY
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
AUGUST
8/20
5:00-6:30pm BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
8/23
8:00am BUILDING INDUSTRY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER
9/3
5:00-8:00pm SEPTEMBER MEMBER MEETING @
CHARLOTTE HARBOR YACHT CLUB
9/6
7:30am BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE BREAKFAST
Community Development Divisions
Closing Early Aug. 30
Divisions within the Charlotte County Community
Development Department including Building
Services, Licensing, Inspections and Plan
Review will close at 2:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30,
2013 for employee appreciation day. The Zoning
Division, Land Information Services and Code
Enforcement will remain open. Community
Development will reopen for business at 7:30
a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013.
Thank you,
Claire Jubb CFM
Customer Service Manager
Charlotte County Community Dev.
CODE ENFORCEMENT UPDATE
This past June in celebration of Homeownership Month, NAHB launched a new
consumer imprint, MyHome Press. Products with the MyHome Press imprint are
designed to help current and future home owners make sound decisions when
building, buying, maintaining, and remodeling their homes.
BuilderBooks wants to showcase the homes you build and remodel by pinning
them on the MyHome Press Pinterest boards. Your customers are already on
Pinterest so you should be there too. If NAHB posts your project, they will include
your company name and a link to your website. Pinterest users will be able to
repin their photos for others to see giving them even more visibility—hence creating free advertising. Plus, for each photo you provide you will receive 1 entry
into the drawing to win a $350 Home Depot gift card. The winner will be drawn
on August 30, 2013.
Click this link for details and entry form.
http://www.nahb.org/fileUpload_details.aspx?ContentID=212997
P Photos must be submitted by August 19, 2013 P
If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact Patricia Potts at [email protected] or 202-266-8224.
Citations increase on August 15, 2013 from
$500.00 to $1000.00. We also had Licensing
Investigator Aaron Schulze do a public outreach
at the local Lowes Home Improvement store that
went over very well. She is going to put our
handouts regarding unlicensed contractors and
what to look out for at the millwork desk and also
at the Pro Services and Install desks. Lowes has
also invited him back to do another outreach in
the future. We want to welcome our newest
Investigator, Terri Barnett, who comes to us via
the Code Compliance Department. Terri is
Certified in Levels, 1, 2 and 3 through the Florida
Association of Code Enforcement Officials and is
a Certified Code Enforcement Professional who
has approximately 28 years in Code Enforcement
working in various disciples including but not
limited to Illegal Dumping, Code Enforcement and
now Licensing.
Erin T. Mullen-Travis
Licensing Manager
18400 Murdock Circle
Port Charlotte, Fl 33948
Office 941.623.1007
FAX 941.764.4108
[email protected]
Executive Board
Beth Cantin, President
Cantin Builders
Bob Miller, 1st Vice President
Boyette & Miller
Construction & Development
Robert Markel, Treasurer
Royalty Construction, Inc.
Sharon Neuhofer,
Associate Vice President
Coldwell Banker Morris Realty
Wendy Atkinson, Secretary
Atlas Insurance
Frank Bell,
Immediate Past President
OwenOwen-AmesAmes-Kimball Company
Board Members
Rick Ilmberger
Suncoast Glass & Mirror, Inc.
Mark Kemeny
Just Counters & Other Stuff
Kevin Koch
AADisaster Restoration 24/7
Mike LaPorta
Vulcan Materials Company
Peter F. Taylor
DBA Peter F. Taylor
CHARLOTTE-DESOTO BIA
These round magnets are available
at the CDBIA office for $2. Stop by
during regular business hours if
you would like to have some for
your company vehicles.
17984 Toledo Blade Blvd
Port Charlotte, FL 33948
(941) 625625-0804
FAX (941) 627627-0804
www.CDBIA.com