Special Guests
Marilyn Monroe will be adding her glamour to this diamond anniversary event. We are also fortunate to have Brett Koutnick, CCIM, CPM, RPA, and our IREM Regional Vice President traveling here from Atlanta to join us.

Memorabilia
We will have some vintage items on display from the early years of IREM and a slide show featuring fun moments from the past at our local chapter.

Keynote Speaker
We have a very special speaker, Mr. Karl Righter, DTM. Karl is president & CEO of Righter Communication and has been a professional speaker, author, humorist, and corporate trainer for over 30 years. Karl will be giving a portion of his Lamplighter (Leadership that Leads) speech. This is a chance to show our friends the value of involvement with IREM, so please bring a guest and encourage others to attend. Sign up today on our web site at: http://www.irem60.org/home.cfm?
page=Events I appreciate your continued membership in IREM and your local chapter. We are here to be of service to you.

Sincerely,

Kevin Grail, CPM,
407-701-2003;
www.irem60.org

The 1980s… and the yuppie culture emerged! We were deep in the Me! Me! Me! Generation of status seekers. Although the way of life seemed to be Shop Till You Drop, in 1989 Americans gave $ 115,000,000,000 to charity!

The country was growing at a very fast pace… the 1980 census indicated a population in the United States of 226,542,203, an 11.4% increase since 1970. And for the first time, one state had over 20 million people living within its borders… California with 23.7 million people.

Before moving on to any additional interesting tidbits about the 1980s, let's take a very brief drive down another avenue. Today, we cannot watch or hear news broadcast without mention of the price of gas. In 1980, a gallon of regular gas was $1.25; in 1989 it was $1.12, although it reached a high of $1.38 in 1981 and a low of $0.93 in 1986. (Ah, the good old days.)

In spite of the cheap gas, we Americans were spending a good deal of time reading… of the 13 books which sold over one million copies, Stephen King, Tom Clancy and Danielle Steele wrote 10 of them. Nonfiction books became best sellers, too… All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten and Miss Piggy's Guide to Life helped us get in touch with our inners selves. Efforts to censor books tripled in the 80s. The Grapes of Wrath and Catcher in the Rye were among the books banned in New York State.

Both cable and MTV were born. MTV, originally intended to promote albums, had an enormous impact on music, and was on over 250 cable stations. The top three TV shows of 1989 were the Cosby Show, Cheers and Roseanne. On Broadway, Phantom of the Opera opened in 1988.

New and News of the decade… a seven-week baseball strike in 1981. The marriage of decade took place in 1982 at Buckingham Palace when Prince Charles married Diana. The Berlin Wall, after 38 years of restricting traffic, was dismantled in 1989. In December of 1982 the first person to receive an artificial heart was Barney Clark. Erno Rubik invented the Rubik's Cube in 1981, and by July of that same year, over 10 million had been sold. In addition to the Rubik's Cube we had Snurf and ET stuff (as ET had phoned home, perhaps because the "cordless phone" was not around). And who can forget Valley girls and Val speak (were 'grody to the max" or "gag me with a spoon" part of your vocabulary in the 80s?). Garfield cats were on windows everywhere, Cabbage Patch dolls were being adopted, one stick popsicles and microwave pizza made their appearance (thank heaven!) and oh my gosh… Wendy's fired Clara Peller, 84, of "Where's the beef?' fame (I heard it had something to do with her Prego spaghetti sauce ad, in which evidently, she finally found it).

Let's move on to something more serious… a few famous architectural feats of the 80s were Trump Tower, the High Museum in Atlanta, re-opening of Union Station in Washington, D.C. and the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in St. Petersburg.

In 1981, IBM introduced the IBM-PC. It was designed by 12 engineers and sold for $1,565. And in 1981, IBM launched the 288K-memory chip.

Technology certainly impacted the property management profession. We were learning new techniques with automation in security, inventory control and energy management at out buildings. 40 states and hundreds of cities were now restricting smoking in public buildings and restaurants following the surgeon general's directives on passives smoking. For some, this created a few new issues to be dealt with in our management of buildings.

IREM continued to be a major factor in the education and training of property managers. Our previous growth in membership and course attendance were on the rise again during this decade. Membership grew by 50% to 12,000 members. And with that. IREM became the world's largest organization for property managers!

The 1980s began with the question… "Who Shot JR?" And we soon found out. Were you a part of the largest audience on record for a regular series when we all learned the answer to that burning question? Or do you recall the "re-enactment" during Governing Council in San Antonio last October when it was noted that nearly the entire dais jumped as the "shot rang out" backstage. This decade also left those of us in property management with a very important question… How large could IREM grow?

Well, you are a part of the growth today… And we truly hope you are proud to be a part of IREM. We have much to be proud of, as I hope you have to come to know. More than that, I truly hope you are an ACTIVE participant in your IREM chapter and on a regional and national level too.

GET ON BOARD to help us celebrate OUR 75 years of excellence! Check out www.irem.org/75th for more history and fun! We will all join in the festivities this October where it all began in 1933… See you in Chicago!

Since the May 15, 2008, release of the HUD Model leases that contain a HUD form number, OMB approval number, OMB expiration date and public reporting burden information, HUD has received numerous questions relating to the use and implementation of the leases. In order to ensure that everyone has access to consistent answers, HUD is providing the attached list of questions and answers. The HUD Model Leases Questions and Answers are posted at: http://www.hud.gov/offices
/hsg/mfh/rhiip/qnaonmodelleases.pdf

Member Support Grant

This grant was established to assist IREM members with maintaining current membership status, accessing professional development programs, and/or attending IREM functions. The IREM Foundation has funded a limited number of Member Support Grants.

Examples of grant use may be, but are not limited to:
o Assisting people experiencing career transition
o Serving people from underrepresented population groups in the real estate management industry
o Expanding student outreach at the community, undergraduate or graduate level
o Developing future leaders to more fully participate in IREM events and activities
o Assisting low and moderately low-income community management organization staff
o Assisting members during a time of need

Application Deadline: Applications for event and activity participation must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the event or activity you wish to attend. All other applications are reviewed and awards granted quarterly.http://
www.irem.org/pdfs/iremfoundation/Member
SupportGrant.pdf

The IREM Foundation is very pleased to announce they have selected CPM Candidate, Mario Guevara, as a recipient of a Minority Outreach Scholarship. The purpose of this program is to increase minority CPM membership by providing minority real estate managers an incentive to participate by: 1) reducing the financial burdens of attaining membership; and 2) establishing a supportive environment at the chapter level. It is an honor that Mario has received this scholarship through the approval process of our chapter. Mario is currently our Minority and Student Outreach chairman on our Executive Council. Congratulations Mario for your involvement and continued contributions you make to our chapter.

The proposed increase to eviction filing fees has passed. This will mean an increase for most of more than 200%. Visit Harry Heist's website to learn how to avoid common pitfalls in eviction filings and save your client money.

Evictions Now That Filing Fees Have Exploded by Harry Anthony Heist, Attorney at Law. http://www.evict.com/?page=legnew0
807#evicosts

CAC-CE, Inc
Air Conditioning Service / Electrical
Contact: Christian H. Engle
(407) 339-8559
www.cac-ce.com

Coastal Reconstruction, Inc
General Contractor
Contact: Scott McCurdy
(407) 998-4155
www.coastalreconstruction.net

Down to Earth Lawn Care
Landscaping
Contact: David Sutton
(352) 385-7227
david@down2earthinc.com
www.down2earthinc.com

G&G Advertising
Advertising and Renderings
Contact: Carlos Carbonell
(407) 218-5715
ccarbonell@ggadv.com
www.ggadv.com
www.renderings.com

Insurance Office of America
Insurance
Contact: Greg James
(407) 998-4155
www.ioausa.com

Luke Brothers Landscape Services
Landscaping
Contact: Josh Smith
(407) 273-3840
joshs@lukebrothers.com
www.lukebrothers.com

Nanak’s
Landscaping
Contact: Joni C. Luce
(407) 831-8101
www.nanaks.com

Ohana Termite & Pest Control
Pest Control
Contact: Ross Calliao
(407) 344-8443
ohanapestcontrol@embargmail.com

Parking Systems, Inc
Parking
Contact: Tom Phillips
(407) 349-4844
taphillips@systemparking.com

Service Works of Tampa
Roofing
Contact: Bill Lester
(813) 626-7717
blester@serviceworksroofing.com

Financial Analysis Spreadsheet Demonstration - Enhanced version! - August 13

Community Association Management - Fiscal Management and Risk Management- August 27

Now list open positions within your organization FREE! Chapter 60 offers a job-posting link free to its members. You can post or search current open positions in all aspects of property management. It’s an easy, effective and FREE tool. List or view available positions today at http://www.irem60.org/home
.cfm?page=Job%20Listings

Our featured resume this month is:

DIANE G. SCHMIDT, CPM
1616 Gatsby Court
Casselberry FL 32707
(407) 695-8825 (Home)
(321) 228-7709 (Mobile)
diane@dianeschmidtcpm.com

Summary of Resume:
I am an accomplished property management professional with Certified Property Manager designation and business degree. I have more than 20 years of multi-property and multi-city experience in a regional management capacity. I am a strong leader with excellent communication and management skills including staff and team development.

I have been CPM and member of the local chapter for over 20 years. I have experience in multi-site, multi-city/state supervision with as many as 9 properties, totaling over 3700 units. My experience includes due diligence, acquisitions, and interior/exterior renovations for the repositioning of assets. I have a business degree from the University of South Florida in Tampa and hold a Florida Real Estate License.

My goal is to work for a reputable company where my skills will be an asset and employees are valued for strong work ethics.

Congratulations to Eric Hassen from Estate Brokers LLC on being approved as new CPM Candidates. We look forward to your involvement as you reach your goal of becoming a CPM.

Congratulations to Jorge Aldecoa from The Continental Group, Inc. employed as a Senior Commercial Manager with the Commercial Management Division over commercial office and retail property management.

Congratulations to Patricia McEnerney from Vero Beach who has earned the ARM certification. Patricia will be receiving her pin and certificate at our August membership meeting.

Congratulations to Robert Kampen from Neal Development Group on being approved as new CPM Candidates. We look forward to your involvement as you reach your goal of becoming a CPM.

Welcome Back to Lynn Harris, CPM from Lillibridge Health Trust returning to our chapter from Texas.

IREM members, we want to know about you! Forward information on your promotions and people moves and we will be happy to post in our newsletter. All announcements should be forwarded to dcooney@thecontinen
talgroupinc.com for insertion in our newsletter.

By Christian H. Engle, President CAC-CE

Commercial Property Managers and their entire support team have a tremendous resource that may not be fully optimized. As property owners place greater emphasis on efficiency and value added services the HVAC contractor is uniquely positioned to extend the CPMs services by enhancing their overall property awareness. Each day contractors and their trained technicians respond to a variety of needs at commercial properties. By a simple re-tasking, they can extend the overall breadth and reach the CPM on any given property by simply noting:

• Roof related issues such as blisters and cracks noticed while crossing the roof deck to service the equipment
• Landscaping issues such as organic debris on the roof, or overhanging and potential dangerous tree limbs
• General property appearance or aesthetics
• Exterior lighting deficiencies if contractor is responding at night

In addition to leveraging the relationship, additional benefits can be found with energy efficient repair methods and solutions:

• Scheduled and predictable maintenance intervals which enhance system performance by optimizing the performance of aging equipment
• Real-time reporting and accountability of service needs using bi-directional data transmission
• Scheduled replacement of twilighting equipment
• Energy consumption analysis of “old” vs. “new”
• Solutions partnering so that the contractor understands the owners goal of the property
/investment (Long-term vs. Short-term decisions)

While all of the above is occurring, the conscientious servicing partner needs to keep their clients updated on the EPA requirements and current status of refrigerant phase out www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/phaseout/ hcfc.
html.

In the not too distant future HVAC units will no longer be available in HCFC-22 thereby increasing the need to understand the various alternates available. Large scale applications have already started refrigerant conversion either by retrofit or replacement, but a vast number of mid to small scale HCFC-22 machines are in service and will need replacement.

My hope is that I provided one concept to IREM members that may not have been considered in the past. I would be happy to discuss in more detail, and review programs CAC-CE has implemented on behalf of its clients.

1/1/08

CPM

8,642

CPM Candidate/Pending

3,305

ARM

3,696

Accredited Commercial Manager
Member (new as of 10/1/06)

11

Associates

2187

Friends

7

Students

213

TOTALS

18,079

12/1/07

7/1/08

CPM

110

CPM Candidate/Pending

55

49

ARM

36

34

AMO HQ

6

3

AMO Branch

18

20

Associates

23

21

Friends

7

9

TOTALS

256

245

By Trey Price, Public Policy Representative, Florida Association of Realtors®

3. This will result in lower property taxes between 25-50%, depending on where you live in Florida. More simply, it does away with the “School Board” portion of your property taxes, though local school boards will retain a very small amount of discretionary taxing authority.

You can read the proposed amendment for yourself here:  www.floridatbrc.org/pdf

There is and has been concern in the public arena that passage of CP 002 could lead to a services tax. The FAR Public Policy Committee debated this at the April meeting, concurred that this is NOT a mandatory services tax, and offered support.  This bill WILL potentially force a review of sales tax exemptions and exclusions and it is possible that some goods and services not currently taxed could ultimately be taxed in the future. However, FAR is prepared to defend exemptions and exclusions important to the real estate industry.

Other significant property tax-related proposed constitutional amendments were officially sent to the ballot today, including CP 004 (allowing assessment at less than just value for storm-hardening home improvements); CP 006/008/034 (allowing assessment at less than just value for working waterfront properties); and CP 15/16 (allowing assessment at less than just value for conservation land).  At the last minute, Commissioner Randy Miller, the sponsor, withdrew from further consideration a proposed constitutional amendment to force Florida into the internet sales tax compact with other states.  All of these amendments will likely be supported by FAR this fall.

Formal action will likely await the State and Local Taxation Subcommittee at September’s convention. To review these other proposals, you can click on the TBRC’s website, here: www.floridatbrc.org. Click the “meeting materials” section on the left and look at today’s agenda.

Today’s action was a big victory for Realtors, property owners struggling under crushing tax bills, and businesses that will see their tax bills limited by a lower, permanent assessment cap.  Most importantly, Commissioners heard your voice and decided that sending this and other important proposals to the November ballot was the right thing to do.

Thank you for being a part of the solution to this property tax problem.  Please look for other possible calls to action next week, as session winds down and several property tax proposals need your voice to urge final passage. Stay tuned to the FAR website at www.floridarealtors.org for more updates.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions!