April 2013 - BOMA Greater Minneapolis Newsletter

April 2013

BOMA Annual Meeting

Compensation Survey

Governor Mark Dayton BOMA Greater Minneapolis is honored to announce Governor Mark Dayton will be our featured keynote speaker on April 18.

In the midst of the 2013 Legislative Session, Governor Dayton will elaborate on the current budget battles at the Capitol and detail his priorities to help move Minnesota forward.

He’ll tell us about his tax reform plans that have undergone a metamorphosis since the start of the session; his strategies to encourage job creation; plans to reduce the deficit; a potential bonding bill for infrastructure improvements; his commitment to the expansion of multi-modal public transportation and healthcare reforms that could impact all of our businesses. All of this will affect us both as business executives and residents of Minnesota.

You won’t want to miss hearing from Governor Dayton and perhaps having the chance to ask him a question.

This meeting is also BOMA’s Annual Meeting and will include the election of officers, recognition of committees, and highlights of events from the past year.

Thursday, April 18

If so, by April 5, we need to hear from your company’s Principal Member. Send an email to sm@bomampls.org to request participation.

We urge all of our Regular Member companies to participate in this important collaboration; the more participants we have, the more meaningful the data will be for everyone.

11:30 AM sign-in and networking 12:00 - 1:30 PM program WHERE: Windows on Minnesota, 50th Floor of IDS Center COST:

Is your company interested in receiving the results of a compensation survey prepared with data specifically from Twin Cities Commercial Real Estate professionals?

Companies that don’t participate in the survey will not be able to acquire the finished publication.

No exceptions can be made.

Members:$42 ($37 if you register by noon on Friday, April 12) Nonmembers: $49. Same day registration: Members $45, Nonmembers: $55.

Register online at www.bomampls.org

Principal Members, be sure to watch your email for more information. We look forward to providing you a valuable tool. t

or by sending an email to events@bomampls. org. Cancellations must be received 24 hours in advance. Substitutions honored.

This month, click on each of our advertisers’ ads to find the link to enter a drawing for a

$50 gift card.

Last month, Mike Hagen won a $50 gift card for being one of our online readers.

Watch for a new drawing every month only in our online newsletter!

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President’s Message

By Dave Dabson

BOMA Greater Minneapolis www.bomampls.org 121 South 8th Street, Suite 610 Minneapolis, MN 55402-2825 Phone: 612-338-8627 Fax: 612-340-9744

The BOMA Newsletter

Sheila Miller, Editor and Publisher

BOMA “Blooms” I will depart the office of BOMA Greater Minneapolis President in April, appropriately at a time when we all share our optimism for breaking from winter’s grasp, heading into a new refreshing season. That’s especially the case this year, I’m sure we can all agree! It’s an encouraging time when we sense the sure signs of spring, be it the scent and visions of early foliage, the sounds of the ballpark or the warm sun on our face. It’s also a refreshing time for this organization when we wrap up our BOMA year recognizing accomplishments, saying thanks to those who have served and welcoming new leadership and encouraging new vision. BOMA “blooms” this time of year!

Everyone’s goal, whether in our work, family or areas of service and volunteerism, should be to simply leave it in a better place or condition than we found it. I am proud of the 20122013 BOMA Greater Minneapolis Board and committee members for doing just that with your organization. I’m proud of this group taking on difficult issues and challenges this past year, listening to each other and making our voices heard. I’m proud of the membership for its commitment to BOMA and support for the work done on behalf of members and the industry.

This commitment was shown in many different ways over this past year, through participation in the Mentorship and “Lease a Manager” programs, traveling in numbers exceeding 50 to the BOMA International Conference, celebrating our organization leadership, groups volunteering in neighborhood gardens, and members sharing their knowledge with BOMA Young Professionals to name just a few. It has

been my honor to be there every step of the way observing just how important this organization is to the vitality of our industry and our careers.

Your Association is strong with great executive leadership and staff support, wonderful volunteer leadership in the wings, and seemingly an unending cast of energized committee members to share their expertise with BOMA. We are strong because of the continued corporate support for what we do in serving the growth of professionals in our industry and preserving and enhancing property values for our clients.

I have written several times this past year about my personal involvement in BOMA and the return on the investment. BOMA is about its members and my return has been the friendships and relationships I’ve gained with many of you. Thank you for this opportunity to represent you and BOMA Greater Minneapolis as your President. It has been an awesome and humbling experience.

Please join me on April 18th at our Annual Meeting where we will elect our new leadership for the upcoming BOMA year and thank those departing board members for their service. I hope to see you all there…..and I hope that the snow is gone by then!

Statements and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent the opinion of BOMA or its membership. Articles may be reprinted only by written authority of the editor.

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Officers President: David R. Dabson, RPA, CCIM, CPM Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Vice President: Theodore J. Zwieg, FMA, RPA Brookfield Properties Corporation Secretary/Treasurer: Jon A. Kuskie, Zeller Realty Group Directors Elizabeth K. Anderson, RPA, Hines Brian J. Burg, RPA Cushman & Wakefield/NorthMarq Real Estate Services Susan J. Goldstein, Xcel Energy Michael A. Hagen, The 614 Company Tanya J. Hemphill, RPA, CCIM, CPM Investors Real Estate Trust Kimberly K. Ihle, RPA, CPM, CBRE Linne M. Lemke, Plantscape, Inc. David A. Marquis, Target Corporation Jeffrey C. Steinke, RPA, Ryan Companies U.S. Inc. J. Michael Thornton, RPA, Frauenshuh David K. Wright, FMA, RPA U. S. Bank Corporate Real Estate Kevin Lewis, Executive Director Printed on 100% recycled paper, 30% post-consumer recycled content.

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SAVE THE DATE LEED Recertification Did you know that a LEED EB certification expires every 5 years? If your property is due to be recertified, join us to learn about the process, the data you’ll be required to produce, the costs of recertification, and how best to maintain your building data to facilitate future re-certifications.

BOMA Spring Social

Thursday, April 25

8:00 AM sign-in and continental breakfast 8:30 - 10:00 AM program WHERE: AT&T Tower, 901 Marquette Ave S in Minneapolis; Suite 2000 COST:

Members: $25 Nonmembers: $35

Register online at www.bomampls.org or by sending an email to events@bomampls.org. Cancellations must be received 24 hours in advance. Substitutions honored.

Dig out your boots, dust off your line dance and get ready to channel your Urban Cowboy!

BOMA’s Special Events Committee announces the 2013 Spring Social.

Thursday, May 2 4:30 – 7:00 PM Cowboy Jacks, Minneapolis

Downtown

Watch for more details coming soon!

BOMA Spring Seminar Legal Liabilities and Responsibilities; Mitigating Your Property’s Risk in Bad Situations Simply by being the site of a bad situation, you are in the line of fire for the lawsuits that inevitably follow. Come to this seminar to learn how to mitigate the risk of such situations. Watch for more information by email and in the May newsletter.

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Thursday, May 22 Morning Seminar Exact times TBD

WHERE: Town and Country Club, 300 N Mississippi River Blvd in St. Paul

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Wear Gloves When You Extend a Helping Hand

By Joseph S. Lawder Lindquist & Vennum

Insurance and Indemnification provisions can cover your assets like a good set of work gloves protects your hands. You should wear these gloves when you expand your work or services with tenants: liability insurance to cover losses for property damage and personal injury that arise from the premises that may be imposed on the landlord; and indemnity to shift the liability for loss from the legally responsible person to another.

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Leases often have insurance and indemnity provisions that obligate a tenant to buy insurance that protects landlord or requires the tenant to indemnify landlord.

The scope of these insurance and indemnity obligations vary significantly.

Insurance and indemnity language should be reviewed at the lease negotiation stage and during the lease when changes or additions to the relationship are implemented, so that you do not unwittingly increase your exposure.

The lease (or any contract such as a property management agreement) defines the boundaries of the agreement between the parties. Even if not the subject of

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a written amendment to the lease, a change occurs when the parties enter into some arrangement or accommodation informally or undertake a course of performance not contemplated by the written document. Good business usually favors providing additional services that can enhance profitability without increasing risk. But you may come to regret expanding your relationship with a tenant or in a property management agreement if you do not take prophylactic legal measures.

This typically arises when a tenant asks landlord for some service that is not addressed by or is inconsistent with the lease. For example, a tenant restaurant owner who asks for the installation of a panic button that staff can push to summon the building’s guard assistance when a need

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is perceived. Another common tenant request is asking landlord to service or repair heating and cooling equipment despite the tenant being responsible for such items under the lease. Or maybe the landlord has agreed to accommodate the tenant’s fire protection equipment service needs with the use of landlord’s vendor in a way that achieves efficiencies and lower cost for both.

Whether or not landlord provides these services out of the goodness of its heart, perhaps to retain a tenant that could vacate, or charges for the added cost and then some, landlord should consider whether extending its helpful hand produces exposure. Regardless of everyone’s good intentions at the outset, fingers will be pointed back when there is a fight in the restaurant and an innocent

bystander is injured despite the panic call for assistance or the improperly-serviced mechanicals fail and cause substantial property damage. Then its too late to insure against or shift the liabilities. Put on the protection on the front end because an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

On the insurance hand, review the insurance provision of the lease or property management agreement and determine, with the assistance of your agent and/or your attorney, whose insurance coverage is at issue and whether the added service would be covered. If it is not clear, specifically obligate the tenant as part of the agreement to obtain the coverage that names the landlord and property manager as an additional insured.

On the indemnity hand, determine whether the lease contains an indemnity provision and have

your attorney analyze whether the contemplated service or agreement change falls within its scope. If not, language should be drafted and included in any amendment or separate agreement that obligates the tenant to defend and indemnify landlord and property manager for any claim that arises out of the described activity. A tenant’s agreement to indemnify landlord for landlord’s own negligence is to be strictly construed so the provision must be explicit in that regard.

In the context of construction activities, however, Minnesota state law prohibits indemnification for one’s own negligence unless the obligation is also covered by insurance.

Returning to the examples above, if landlord makes the business decision to allow the use of the building security to be called into the restaurant to respond to situations, it should require that

tenant’s insurance cover landlord and any third party security vendor for that service. Landlord should also require tenant to indemnify (hold harmless) landlord and the third party security vendor for any claims arising out of that service.

Similarly, additional servicing or repair of mechanicals not originally required under a lease should be conditioned upon coverage for landlord’s negligence from both an insurance and indemnity perspective.

Obligating tenant to obtain insurance is beneficial because you have the financial wherewithal of a highly-regulated third party Joe Lawder is an attorney and partner at Lindquist & Vennum, LLP. He is a Board-Certified Real Estate Specialist and devotes a substantial portion of his practice to lease negotiation and dispute resolution.

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to potentially cover the loss. The difficulty, sometimes, is getting the insurer to honor its obligation.

Minnesota law provides strong “bad faith” laws for motivating insurers to fulfill their policy promises. Getting an indemnitor who is in a continuing contractual relationship with you to fulfill its obligation may not be as difficult but its financial standing may be less desirable. Donning both of these will allow you to extend a helpful hand with the protection and peace of mind that you will not be left holding the bag! t

The author acknowledges and thanks our colleagues Brian Burg, Andrew Twito and Mike Thornton for their real world examples and input to this article.

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Annual Business Day at the Capitol

By Kevin Lewis BOMA Executive Director and had issues with the new taxes being proposed.

As has been the case for several years, representatives from BOMA Greater Minneapolis converged on Saint Paul to participate in the Annual Business Day at the Capitol coordinated by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce on March 13. The day-long event featured a welcome and outline of 2013 Business Priorities by Minnesota Chamber President David Olson; a keynote address: “The Importance of a Great Business Climate” by Scott Wine, Chairman and CEO, Polaris Industries and also a luncheon address

by Governor Mark Dayton.

Mr. Wine provided a historical recap on the history and growth for Polaris and its commitment to remain in the state of Minnesota. He did express his concern on certain inclusions in the current tax bill that he feels would be damaging to the future growth of business for our state.

Governor Dayton discussed certain elements of his current tax bill and the need to eliminate the current deficit and also to pay back the $854 million over the next two years owed the public schools.

The Governor then spent the next twenty minutes responding to questions from the audience.

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During the afternoon, we met with several state senators and representatives conveying those issues crucial to our industry. Just as important is for the elected officials to know and understand the significant impact building owners and management companies have on business in the region.

several prickly issues to address along with some interesting opportunities that Dave immersed himself in for the benefit of all of us. Under Dave’s dedication and leadership, BOMA continues to become a better organization. For all of this, I am truly grateful.

Also, I would be remiss if I didn’t pass along my sincere best wishes to Ted Zwieg as he completes

And Finally…….

As most of you know, I have been the Executive Director

since January 2012. When asked by friends, family and business acquaintances outside of our industry what has been the most positive aspect of my first full year with this organization, my answer would be the incredible involvement and support by our volunteer leadership.

During the past year as President of BOMA Greater Minneapolis, Dave Dabson has provided an immeasurable amount of time, energy and engagement to those important topics facing our organization and industry. In the past 12 months, we have had

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his move to Texas to manage a number of buildings for Brookfield.

Ted has served BOMA Greater Minneapolis in several capacities for many years, most recently as our Vice President. I hope it won’t too tough on him trading in his Aquatennial Commodore uniform for a cowboy hat. t

Report from the Halls of the Capitol

By Douglas M. Carnival, Partner McGrann Shea Carnival Straughn & Lamb

We have reached the point in the 2013 Legislative Session where policy committees are required to determine which bills will continue to be alive for the rest of the Session.

Going forward, the main focus of the Session will be constructing a budget for the upcoming biennium that is acceptable to both the Legislature and the Governor.

Governor’s Revised Budget Plan At the end of February, it was reported that the projected $1.1 billion deficit for the next biennium would be cut almost in half to $627 million. This was good news for the State and prompted the Governor to revise his budget to reflect this significant change. Further, the Governor received intense opposition to his tax proposal that included a new sales tax on business-to-business services. The Governor listened to the comments of the public and has revised his taxing and spending plan.

Most notably, he removed the new sales tax on business-to-business services as well as consumer services. Further, he eliminated the $500 property tax rebate for homeowners and, unfortunately, the proposed freeze on commercial/ industrial property taxes. He also withdrew the proposal to extend the sales tax to clothing. The Governor maintained his desire to raise income taxes on the top 2 percent of earners and to raise the cigarette tax significantly.

This newly restructured budget plan provides about $1.8 billion more in spending than the previous biennium.

The 2014-15 biennium budget would be $38 billion under the new plan.

That is about a 7 percent increase

over the $35.4 billion budget for the current biennium. However, it is down from the 7.6 percent increase he proposed in January. The revised budget would not be able to reduce the sales tax to the 5.5 percent which the Governor had originally proposed.

The new proposal, instead of property tax rebates and a CI freeze, would call for $120 million in increased state aid to cities and counties and a $57 boost in the average tax refund for renters.

and maintain city streets. They contend that existing funding mechanisms for street maintenance and reconstruction are inadequate.

They argue that special assessments can be onerous to property owners and are difficult to implement for some cities. This new tool would be an alternative to the use of special assessments so that double taxation would not occur. Opponents of the proposal see this as a back door way for cities to supplement their property tax assessments and increasing costs to business and residents. They feel it is an end run around requirements imposed under the special assessment law which are designed to protect property taxpayers. They find this unnecessary since the cities already have appropriate tools for financing transportation improvements.

Bonding At the press conference announcing his new budget proposal, the Governor indicated that he would be proposing a $750 million capital improvement plan that will be introduced shortly. He provided no details at that time. However, it is hoped that the Southwest Light Rail Transit Project and the Nicollet Mall reconstruction are among the projects recommended. The Senate leadership has indicated its reluctance to have a substantial bonding bill passed this year, preferring to focus on restoration of the Capitol with available bonding proceeds. The House, on the other hand, is more inclined to agree with the Governor and have a substantial bonding package since it is up for election in 2014. t

The Governor maintains his “snowbird tax” on former Minnesotans who live outside the state for more than half a year to avoid paying state income taxes, but he recognizes that this proposal may not receive support at the Legislature.

Transportation As part of his budget plan, the Governor proposed a quarter cent sales tax increase in the Seven County Metro Region to expand transit operations. He also indicated that he might raise that proposal to a half cent since he has dropped his plan to expand the sales tax base.

In other developments in the transportation area, a bill has been moving through the legislative process that would permit cities to establish street improvement districts and impose fees for improvements and maintenance within the districts. Cities have argued that this legislation would give them additional tools to build

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Julie Hughes to Retire

By Janelle Kinning, RPA Ryan Companies Member of the BOMA Communications Committee This spring, Julie Hughes will retire from her position as Senior Vice President and Regional Director at Cushman & Wakefield/NorthMarq. After more than 40 years in the industry, Julie has definitely left her mark in commercial real estate.

Julie was raised on a small farm outside of River Falls, Wisconsin with five brothers and sisters. She started her career working in a testing lab, then decided she would travel around the United States in 1973. When she returned to Minnesota, she interviewed with Northland and was hired

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as the assistant to the President of United Properties. After just six months, she was already managing apartments.

After 10 years in residential real estate and managing over 1,000 apartments, Julie started managing her first commercial building, the Hamm Building in St. Paul.

During this transition, she found the most difficult part to be the older tenants. (Remember this was 30 years ago.) At the time, commercial property managers were mostly men; women more commonly managed residential properties. One of

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the most memorable moments at the Hamm Building for Julie occurred when an attorney tenant was three months late on rent. Young and confident Julie marched into his office to discuss his late payments. His response was, “Young lady, I’ve been a tenant in this building longer than you’ve been alive.

I will pay when I have the money!”

In 1981 she became Property Manager of Northland Executive Center, one of the first Class A suburban developments in the Minneapolis area. As her responsibilities grew, she became Portfolio Manager

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and began to manage other property managers. She then became the co-manager of the Property Department, and then Regional Director.

Julie has been a member of BOMA since the early years of her career. She received her Real Property Administrator (RPA) in May of 1982 after receiving her Certified Property Manager (CPM) in November of 1978. She was the first woman in the Midwest to have earned both her CPM and RPA. Earning the RPA led to Julie’s favorite BOMA moment— a trip to Washington D.C. when she

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was sent to be presented with her RPA. She and her husband arrived at the event to find that her husband was the only male spouse on the tour out of 40-50 people. He loved it!! Achieving her RPA was a very proud moment in her career.

As a trailblazer for women in commercial real estate, Julie has advice for young women in the industry. She encourages young women to find a mentor, call industry leaders and ask advice, be involved in BOMA, raise visibility through committees and volunteering, find your passion and pursue, and don’t give up! Keep your promises,

work hard, earn your stripes and take advantage of every learning opportunity. When you find a company you want

handwritten thank you notes to the people who help you along the way.

Jerry Rowe, and to thank the company for their support for education and involvement with BOMA.

“Young lady, I’ve been a tenant in this building longer than you’ve been alive. I will pay when I have the money!”

Photo from winter 1982 IREM newsletter

to work for check in with their HR department, check their website, ask for informational interviews, and always write

If Julie could relive her career, there is not much she would change. She would finish her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire and she would try to find more work-life balance.

It’s important to Julie to thank all of her mentors, especially

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In her retirement, Julie is looking forward to traveling to New York City with her two older sisters and reconnecting with old friends. She looks forward to getting up and going for a walk every morning and not having any time pressures.

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The Hazards of Using Coal Tar Sealcoats on Asphalt Pavements

By Alister Innes Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Resource Management and Assistance Division Since the mid-1900s, sealcoats with coal tar have been widely used on asphalt pavements to protect them and to keep them looking “new” or uniformly black. It has also been used in settings where vehicle gas and oil spills and drippings are expected.

A byproduct of coal processing, the coal tar pitch used in sealcoat is a known carcinogen and contains high levels — up to 50,000 ppm, or 5% — of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

Some of these PAHs are reasonably anticipated human carcinogens, and pre-natal and early childhood developmental impacts are being studied.

Exposure to the PAHs in coal tar sealcoat can occur through inhalation of fumes or dust or direct contact with the liquid or dried product. Dried coal tar sealcoat wears away over time into PAH-laden dust that is washed by rainwater into streams, lakes and stormwater ponds, harming aquatic life and concentrating in sediments.

performs as well or better than coal tar, at similar cost.

Because MPCA, USGS, and other U.S. research has traced over 50% of PAH sediment contamination to coal tar sealcoats, the 2009 Minnesota legislature passed a law prohibiting State agencies from purchasing coal tar sealcoat products and encouraged cities to pass ordinances banning coal tar sealcoat in order to be eligible for state grants to help pay for pond cleanout.

28 Minnesota cities have now passed such bans.

Cities with dozens or hundreds of stormwater basins will incur huge costs in cleaning out, transporting, and disposing of sediments in order to maintain storage capacity and pollutant capture. Total cost per yard of highly PAH-contaminated

sediment can range from $65 to $100 per yard, and a modest clean-out will involve 2500 to 5000 yards of sediment.

Private-sector owners of ponds or swales may eventually face this issue as well.

Until there is a statewide ban, MPCA is encouraging voluntary coal tar sealcoat phase-out; if a Minnesota ban emerges, MPCA will have a role in putting it into effect. In either case, MPCA will support pavement owners in the transition to safer alternatives.

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Find an interactive map with a ban city overlay and a list of contractors who have pledged not to apply coal tar sealcoat at http:// www.pca.state.mn.us/ ahx9qrk

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Guidance on choice and best application practices for alternatives to coal tar is at http://www.pca.state. mn.us/ckkfkud

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Minnesota cities with bans, plus other government and private sector actions to phase-out coal tar sealcoat are at http://www.pca.state. mn.us/index.php/viewdocument.html?gid=16180

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Resource Fair 2013 The theme for this year’s Resource Fair on February 27 was “Managing Reality” and our 108 exhibitors had fun spoofing reality television shows as they displayed their products and services.

“This was my first BOMA Resource Fair and it was unbelievable!”

This year’s event drew 450 attendees, including 210 property owners, managers and engineers. Attendee comments included:

“The event was a blast and as always one of my favorites! Very well planned and put together.”

“This is a great place to meet our vendors.”

Attendees who visited both of the “mystery booths” were entered into a drawing for $50 McCormick & Schmick’s gift cards and this year’s winners were Brenda Grams and Jamie Nagel Colbjornsen.

“Another excellent event.”

“The Resource Fair was good the last couple of years and got even better this year.”

“This event is always a well-run, fun time.”

Thank you to everyone who attended and to the exhibitors who invested creativity to make it a fun event.

Kurt Scepaniak (Horizon Roofing) showed off some of his roof coverings.

Carl Awalt posed with the clean team guys from Clean Response.

Thank you to the Service Providers Council whose members volunteer dozens of hours every year to plan and staff the Resource Fair: DLR Group won the “Best in Show” award for their booth based on the reality show “Cash Cab.”

Chair, Dan Miller (Voss Lighting) Pat Haggerty (Marsden Bldg Maintenance) Christine Hanson (Recycle Technologies) Tom Harkins (Alexander’s Mobility Services) Jim Oelhafen (Low Voltage Contractors) Crystal Passi (Plantscape, Inc.) John Quellhorst Jen Renkly (Ryan Companies) Nathan Spitz (Ingersoll-Rand) Tom Tierney (Tierney Brothers) Russ Van Beck (Hines) Laura Windhurst (Standard Parking)

Greg Wohlforth’s costume – half business suit and half coveralls – was a play on “UnderCover Boss.”

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APRIL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION MEETING

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Understanding ASHRAE Standard 188P — The Prevention of Legionella

Engineers Association Meeting Board of Directors Meeting Membership Meeting Annual Meeting LEED Recertification Class

Wednesday, April 3. See the BOMA website for more information.

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MAY ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION MEETING Family Feud The May meeting will be a joint meeting with BOMA’s property owner/manager members.

If you ever feel like you and your property manager speak different languages and have different priorities and different understandings of how your building works, this program may help bridge the gap. The meeting will begin with a fun take-off on “Family Feud” with a team of Engineers and a team of Property Managers answering questions posed by our game show host. That’s just the warm-up for a spirited, maybe humorous, but definitely informative discussion designed to help bring understanding between your engineering team and your property management team.

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