HOME INSPECTION
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Minutes of November 13, 2007
Public Session
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting of the Home Inspection Advisory Committee was called to order by Chairman Michael Fitzpatrick at 10:00 a.m. in the Monmouth Conference Room, seventh floor, 124 Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey. All parties were duly notified of the time, date and place and all pertinent material had been provided.
SUNSHINE LAW ANNOUNCEMENT
Joseph Grabowy read the statement required by Chapter 231, Laws of 1975, known as the Open Public Meetings Act, and announced that notice of the meeting was prepared in the office of the Committee and mailed to the Secretary of State, the Star Ledger, the Courier Post, the Bergen Record and the Atlantic City Press.
ROLL CALL
CMs present:
Michael Fitzpatrick
Michael Del Greco
Daniel Casper
CMs Absent: NONE
Others present: Olga E. Bradford, Deputy Attorney General, staff members Joseph Grabowy, Lynn Craddock, and two members of the public.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
October 9, 2007
The Committee, on a motion by CM Casper, seconded by Vice-Chairman Del Greco, unanimously voted to approve the minutes of October 9, 2007 as amended.
REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Joseph Grabowy provided the Committee with the following licensing statistics as of November 2, 2007:
Total Licensed Home Inspectors 671
Total Expired Home Inspectors 56
Total Inactive Home Inspectors 74
Total Pending/Incomplete Home Inspector Applications 127*
* Includes application files deemed incomplete, abandoned, and those approved but never activated since the licensure fees were never remitted to the Committee office.
APPEARANCE BY PATRICIA SCHIRIPIO, REGULATORY ANALYST
The Committee continued its review of its regulations. A separate proposal for a criminal background check is underway and will be separate from the other regulation changes.
Incoming Correspondence
#1 Dr. M. Fagans Haynes
Re: Revised Home Inspector Curriculum - Bergen County Technical Schools
October 4, 2007
Dr. Fagans Haynes submitted an updated home inspector curriculum so as to be compliant with the Committee’s revised statutes and regulations.
After reviewing this matter, the Committee concluded to send this correspondence to the NJ Department of Education for its review.
Outgoing Correspondence
#1 Richard Bornfreund
Re: Home Inspector Regulations
October 22, 2007
Executive Director Russo responded to Mr. Bornfreund’s request by providing the definitions for various home inspector regulations.
REVIEW OF HOME INSPECTION APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSURE
On a motion by Chairman Fitzpatrick, seconded by CM Casper, the Committee voted to approve the following applications for licensure pending the receipt of the new licensees’ original certificates of insurance.
Application # Name
1300478 Starlet Ray
1280272 Steve L, Brown
On a motion by Chairman Fitzpatrick, seconded by CM Casper, the Committee concluded that additional information was needed from the following candidates:
Application # Name
1298871 Stellario Damico
1300758 Kamal Sharma
On a motion by Chairman Fitzpatrick, seconded by CM Casper, the Committee concluded to approve the application for Gary Bargiel, application #1300478.
REVIEW OF CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES
On a motion by Vice-Chairman Del Greco, seconded by CM Casper, the Committee unanimously voted to approve the following continuing education courses with the corresponding number of professional development hours (pdh):
| SPONSOR | COURSE | PDH |
| NJAES - Office of CPE | How to Deal with Moldy Buildings | 2 |
| NY Metro Chapter (ASHI) | Water Purification- Newcomer Hour | Denied |
| NY Metro Chapter (ASHI) | Well Water Testing - General Session | 1 |
| NJAES - Office of CPE | Soils and Site Evaluation for Septic Disposal | Denied |
| AmeriSpec, Inc. | AmeriSpec Fall Regional Meeting | 16 |
| National Institute of Building | Heat Pumps | 3 |
| Garden State Chapter (ASHI) | Infrared Technology and Home Inspections | 2.5 |
| 100% Education by McKissock | Electrical Service Inspection | 3 |
| TRI-State ASHI | Thermal Imaging Repairs | Denied |
| TRI-State ASHI | Thermal Imaging | Denied |
| TRI-State ASHI | Environmental Health 7 Safety Liabilities | 4 |
| American Building Service Acad. | Home Inspector Training | 30 |
| NJ DCA | Barrier Free Schools - 2007 | Denied |
| NJ Radon Education Service | Radon Mitigation I | 4 |
| NJ Radon Education Service | Radon Topics for Testers & Mitigation | 5 |
| Fire Service Advisor | Consulting | Denied |
| Fire Service Advisor | Consulting - Professional Witness | Denied |
| BICI | Mold | 2 |
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Peter Danielle stated that he previously sent a letter to the Committee requesting a mailing list of licensees. Upon receipt, the Committee staff will forward this matter to MIS for processing.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
NONE
MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
On a motion by Vice-Chairman Chair Del Greco, seconded by CM Casper, the Committee unanimously voted to enter into Executive Session.
RETURN TO PUBLIC
On a motion contained in the Executive Session minutes, the Committee re-entered into Public Session to adjourn.
ADJOURNMENT
On a motion by Vice-Chairman Del Greco, seconded by Committee Chairman Fitzpatrick, the Committee voted to adjourn the meeting at 3:30PM.
APPROVED BY:
| _______________ Michael Fitzpatrick Chairman | ______________________ Arthur Russo Executive Director |
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