SCA President Art Coussoulis, right, with member JC Kokaisl, both with AAA.

Congratulations to our May meeting 50/50 Raffle winner.

SCA member Jack James, of Guardian Environmental, at the May luncheon.

Charlie, from Del Tech Environmental, with Blake Roath behind her.

Bryan Hill, PE

Yet another sold out SCA luncheon meeting. The group breaks for the June Golf Tournament and the July CCNC, to resume August 14.	SCA Pres. Art Coussoulis thanks Bryan Hill for his very informative discussion.	SCA Pres. Art Coussoulis, left, chats with member Abe Lee, of AAA Plus Construction & Restoration.

The Sacramento Claims Association continued the status quo, drawing approximately 100 people to the May 8, 2008 luncheon meeting, as the group moved back to the main club house at Lions Gate Hotel and Conference Center.

Guest speaker, Bryan Hill, PE, of EFI Global, treated the members and guests onhand to an interesting and very informative presentation on roof trusses: "When NOT to Trust Your Truss". Mr. Hill utilized a well-put-together PowerPoint presentation to illustrate proper design specs for various roof truss systems.

Any damage to a truss system, by California law, really must be inspected and evaluated ed by an engineer. "You're almost stuck with punting to a professional to assess damage," Hill said.

Included in his presentation Hill covered changes to the California Building Code. New truss load requirements offer specific load level re-enforcement depending on a variety of uses. He ran through the gamut.

Numerous people commented after the meeting on what an informative presentation it was. "I never thought I could learn so much useful information about roof trusses," said one attendee.

The presentation also covered visual assessments on lumber characteristics, fastener plates, and fire, wind or water damage to roof systems.

Bryan Hill has a Professional Civil Engineer who specializes in wooden truss design and repair. He holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering and is licensed to CA, CO, NM and NV.

The SCA will resume the luncheon meeting schedule Thursday, August 14, 2008, back at the main Club House at Lions Gate Conference Center. The June gathering is "The Happiest Golf Tournament on Earth" Friday June 13, 2008 at Empire Ranch Golf Course in Folsom. July the group encourages all members to attend the 15th annual Claims Conference of Northern California, July 24-25 at the Hyatt Regency Downtown Sacramento.

SCA members Andrea Ollerdessen, of FRSTeam, and Deena Lucero of ServiceMaster of Stockton.	SCA Board Member, Don Sams, of Sams & Associates, with Pam Phillips, the newest adjuster added to their staff.	SCA Board Members: Steve Drake, Restoration Clean-Up Co.; Sec. Kelly Szymulewski, JM Environmental; and VP Chris Yaw, Calison Plumbing; run the door prize drawings, with the assistance of Jack, of Puroclean.

SCA Board Member Jon Aronson, of JM Environmental, with Bill Weber, of Anderson Group Int'l. SCA Tresasurer Kelly Denison, above left, looks on with the crowd at the May meeting.	SCA Secretary, Kelly Szymulewski (Shim-a-le-ski) calls out a door prize winner, as VP Chris Yaw looks on.	SCA Board Member Steve Drake, left, chats with John Cordoni, of Great Valley Adjusters.

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