1. Call to Order Bernie Kern called the meeting to order at 4:02 pm ET and reminded everyone of the Antitrust Statement and the purpose of the meeting.
2. Roll Call: 
   • Bernie Kern, President - PRESENT
   • Ben Tabolt, 1st Vice President (Internal) - PRESENT
   • Yu Ngok-Lo, 2nd Vice President (External) - PRESENT
   • Lisa Schaffer, Treasurer - PRESENT
   • Mike Battaglia, Director - PRESENT
   • Felicia Foster, Director - PRESENT
   • Ted Hake, Director - PRESENT
   • Michael Payne, Director - PRESENT
   • Joseph Sirilla, Director
   • Keith Zoni, Director
   • Kimberly Mockert, Ex-Officio (NCBDC) - PRESENT
   • Jim Wright, Ex-Officio (College of Fellows) - PRESENT
   • Karen Kassik-Michelsohn, Ex-Officio (Past President) - PRESENT
   • Steve Mickley, Ex-Officio (Chief Staff Officer and acting Secretary) - PRESENT
3. Consent Agenda: Benjamin Tabolt moved to approve the consent agenda. The motion was seconded and passed without any objections.
   1. Approval of the Agenda
   2. Approval of the prior Board Meeting Minutes (November 4, 2020)
4. Reports:
   1. President’s Report - Bernie Kern read his written report. There were no recommendations or actions.
   2. Internal Affairs
      1. Conference Committee - Ben Tabolt read his written report. He added that we are continuing to be mindful of the pandemic as we move forward on the planning of the Winter Conference. There were no recommendations or actions.
      2. Chapter Coordinator - No report
      3. Education Committee - No report
         1. BIM-R Subcommittee - No report
      4. Finance Committee - Lisa Schaffer would like to put together a committee for auditing and to get ahead of the budgeting process.
      5. Resolutions Committee - Karen Kassik-Michelsohn reported that there is currently one complaint the committee is handling.
      6. Nominating Committee  - No report
   3. External Affairs
      1. High-Performance Homes Team - Bernie Kern noted Michael Payne's written report. There were no recommendations or actions.
      2. AIBD Magazine - Yu-Ngok Lo read his written report. There were no recommendations or actions.
      3. Awards Programs
         1. Building Design Awards - No report
         2. ARDA  - Ted Hake read his written report. There were no recommendations or actions.
      4. Codes & Standards Committee - Mike Battaglia read his written report. There were no recommendations or actions.
   4. College of Fellows - No report
   5. NCBDC - Kimberly Mockert read his written report. She added that the practice test is nearly ready to launch. There were no recommendations or actions.
   6. Staff (Steve Mickley)
      1. Financial 
      2. Membership & Certification
      3. Website - Q2 report January 6, 2021
      4. Webinars - Q2 report January 6, 2021
      5. Legislation and Advocacy (Steve Mickley)
         1. Design Basics Copyright Appeal - Amicus Brief
         2. Cape Coral, Florida
   7. Liaison Reports
      1. Building Smart Alliance - No report
      2. NADRA Building Codes Committee - No report
      3. Resiliency Building Coalition - No report 
      4. SkillsUSA National Architectural Drafting Competition - Steve Mickley reported that SkillsUSA is moving forward with a national competition in 2021 and it will be held 100% virtually. SkillsUSA is handling the administration of the contests, as well as the online proctoring/video/audio. AIBD will probably be allowed to use its personal award platform for the submission and judging of the architectural drawings.
      5. Structural Insulated Panel Association - No report
      6. Team Zero - No report
      7. NAHB Custom Home Builders Committee - Ted Hake read his written report. There were no actions or recommendations.
5. Items Removed From The Consent Agenda 
6. Unfinished Business:
   1. Two more members of the following bylaws mandated standing committee were assigned - Mike Keesee to the Audit Committee and Uriel Pineda to the Resolutions Committee.
      1. Audit Committee - (A chairperson is still needed)
         1. 
            
         2. Mike Keesee (College of Fellows appointed, added this month)
         3. Larry Walker
      2. Resolutions Committee -
         1. Karen Kassik-Michelsohn (Chair)
         2. Lyle Breeze
         3. Uriel Pineda (College of Fellows appointed, added this month)
      3. Nominations Committee -
         1. Karen Kassik-Michelsohn (Chair) (Karen is to recruit two other members)
      4. Bylaws Committee -
         1. Lisa Schaffer (Chair) (Lisa is to recruit two other members)
      5. Conference Committee
         1. Benjamin Tabolt (Chair)
         2. Bernie Kern
         3. Felicia Foster
7. New Business:
   1. Northeast Florida Chapter approval - Ted Hake moved to approve the new chapter application. Mike Battaglia questioned the ability to approve without a Vice-Chair or Secretary. Steve Mickley replied that our book of rules and the chapter constitution are silent on how to handle this situation. The motion was seconded and passed without any objections.
8. For The Good of the Institute:
   1. Items from the floor
   2. The next board meeting is January 6, 2020, at 4:00 pm EST / 2:00 p.m. MDT 
   3. Let's give a round of Santa-plause for making it to the end of 2020 and a mistle-toast to a happy and healthy holiday season.
9. Adjournment: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at  4:32 pm ET.

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