SDAG monthly meeting
January 21 |
Location:
Catalina Room (south end of MVCC)
Marina Village Conference Center
1936 Quivira Way
San Diego, CA 92109
Directions:
-FROM INTERSTATE 5: Take the SEA WORLD DRIVE exit. From SEA WORLD DRIVE,
take WEST MISSION BAY DRIVE on your right. When you see the large green sign that
says QUIVIRA ROAD, get in the farthest left of the two left turn lanes. Turn left, go one
very short block and turn left again. Drive about one half mile and MARINA VILLAGE will
be on your right.
FROM INTERSTATE 8:Exit at SPORTS ARENA BLVD., then take WEST MISSION BAY DRIVE exit to the right.
You will be on INGRAHAM STREET for a short distance from which you will take the next exit
marked WEST MISSION BAY DRIVE on your right. When you see the large green sign
that says QUIVIRA ROAD, get in the farthest left of the two left turn lanes. Turn left, go
one very short block and turn left again. Drive about 1/2 mile and MARINA VILLAGE will be on your right.
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6:00pm -
Social hour
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SDAG Monthly Meeting
6:00pm - Social Hour
7:00pm - Dinner
8:00pm - Program
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7:00pm
Dinner
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Menu: Buffet (includes Grilled Tri Tip, Chicken Cordon Blue, and vegetarian options) sides include caesar salad, scalloped potatoes, steamed vegetables, rolls, & dessert
if pre-registered by the deadline, $5 extra if you did not make a reservation.
Click the SDAG member checkbox on the reservation form if you are a member.
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Cost: $ 55.00 Member; Non-Member $ 65.00; Student $ 25.00
Reservations:
Make/Pay your reservation online by clicking the button below
by 6:00pm Wednesday, January 14
RESERVATIONS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER by 6pm Wednesday, January 14
(Please note beginning January 2024 all meeting reservations will require on-line pre-payment due to venue costs,
venue contracts, and loss of money due to no shows.)
IF YOU DO NOT PRE-PAY YOUR FOOD RESERVATION, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE YOU A MEAL.
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8:00pm - Program
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" Updates to the San Diego Municipal Code requirements for Geotechnical Reports - Outreach "
Speaker: Ali Fattah
On a triennial basis, the City of San Diego adopts the latest editions of the California Fire, Building, Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical, Residential Code, Green Building Standards Code and the Existing Building Code. The California Wildland Urban Interface Code was recently published and will be adopted by the Fire Rescue Department.
This is done in coordination with the State of California's adoption of these codes. This procedure provides an additional opportunity to modify local regulations and maintain local and statewide consistency. The proposed local amendments were developed by staff from the Development Services Department after a thorough review of the State mandated codes, as well as the model codes that were used as the basis for development of the State code.
The purpose of the presentation is outreach to stakeholders that will be impacted due to proposed revisions to the local amendments to Chapter 18 of the California Building Code. More specifically exceptions to requirements that a geotechnical investigation be undertaken, which will be included in a geotechnical investigation report, will be realigned with current development trends and recent updates to State laws.
New exceptions for new projects, projects proposing a change of occupancy, projects proposing additions and projects proposing certain alterations will include modified exceptions based on the following reasons.
- The exceptions are informed by requirements implemented by the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety in a similar major jurisdiction with similar hazards.
- Recent updates to the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act include new project valuation exceptions.
- The regulations were last revised since initial adoption as local amendments to the 1982 UBC.
DSD's goal is to obtain input and support for the proposed code changes which will be included in a Report to City Council during continued processing culminating with City Council approval in late February.
Ali Fattah graduated from California State University, Sacramento with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and is a California registered professional engineer in Civil Engineering. He also earned a Master's in Business Administration awarded by the University of San Diego and is certified by ICC as a Building Plans Examiner.
Ali started his career with the City of San Diego in 1984 with the Building Inspection Department, predecessor to todays DSD and has performed reviews for a variety of major projects. He also has taken a lead role on the review and inspections for temporary structures that are associated with Special Events. Ali was promoted in 2000 to Structural Engineer Senior and worked as the Research Engineer performing various Code Development and Code adoption roles on the behalf of the Department at the local, State and national level. This activity included appointments by the State and ICC to serve on various code writing committees as well as City Council presentations, including supporting roles to the Land Development Code Updates.
Ali in his current role as Assistant Deputy Director supervises the structural review group of 40 professional engineers and supervises staff engineers that perform reviews for code modifications and alternate methods and materials.
As Research Engineer, Ali also reviewed hundreds of applications for code deviations from adopted building standards including Code Modifications and Applications for the Use of Alternate Methods and Materials and serves as the Secretary to the Board of Building Appeals and Advisors.
Ali successfully led the Department's effort to for the City of San Diego to be Classified by the Insurance Service Office, and the #2 ranking will have the potential to allow insurance rate reductions for our community due to the qualifications and effectiveness of the Division of Building Construction Safety (DBCS). He has also been integral part of DBCS continuing training efforts for staff including the triennial code update cycle.
In his spare time, Ali enjoys traveling, walking, and enjoying our great beaches and taking out his surfboards. He also spends time with family and friends.
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Upcoming SDAG meetings - 2026
February 18 - Norrie Robbins Speaking on "From Precambrian Iron Formation to Terraforming Mars - the JIMES Expedition to Santoria"
March 18 - Josh Goodwin with BPELSG speaking on "Understanding Geology Licensure in California: PG, CEG, CHg, and PGp; How to apply, serve as a reference, and avoid common violations."
April 15 - Student Research Presentations by Scholarship Recipients
May 20 - TBA
June 17 - Joint meeting with South Coast Geological Society
July 15 - TBA
August 19 - TBA
September 16 - TBA
October 21 - Wes Danskin, USGS retired speaking on "Geology and Water Resources of the San Deigo – Tijuana Area"
Novmber 18 - Joint meeting with AEG Inland Empire Section
December 16 - Annual Holiday Meeting at San Diego History Museum with Tom Deméré as speaker
Recordings of past meetings
Note: If the video or sound does not play, try using another web browser. Firefox and Chrome may work on some of the videos. MS Edge and Safari are most likely to work.
12/17/25 Traditional holiday meeting at the San Diego Natural History Museum - Tom Deméré on "150 years of Paleontology at the San Diego Natural History Museum"
11/19/25 Joint Meeting with AEG Inland Empire Section - Eldon Gath on "San Joaquin Hills, Santa Ana Mountains, Puente Hills, and the Whittier fault: The final(?) grand theory of Orange County's tectonic geomorphic evolution"
10/15/2025 Todd Wirths on "Eocene Paleontology at Tourmaline Surfing Park, La Jolla"
8/20/2025 Dr. Mario Caputo on "Newly Discovered Tetrapod Bones, Insect Trace Fossils, & Eolian Adhesion Structures- Upper Pennsylvanian Wescogame Formation, Supai Group, Grand Canyon, Arizona"
7/16/2025 Rachel Maxwell on a survey of the Mojave-Sonoran Desert Springs and their sources. "Is this spring connected to that Aquifer?"
6/18/2025 Development of the western Hollywood Basin and Cheviot Hills, and newly identified blind thrust in Santa Monica Bay - Dr. Miles Kenney
5/14/2025 Landslide Stabilization - Dr. Sebastian Lobo-Guerrero (Audio is very quiet first few minutes.)
4/16/2025 Constraining Natural and Anthropogenic Controls on Base of Freshwater and Underground Source of Drinking Water (USDW) In Central San Joaquin Valley - Emily Imperato
4/16/2025 Examination of Middle Cambrian hyoliths from the Manuels River Formation of Avalonian southeastern Newfoundland - Nicolas Oliver
2/19/2025 A New Seismotectonic Framework for Active Faults in Metropolitan San Diego - Karl Mueller
8/21/2024 Upper Cretaceous through lower Eocene strata in San Diego: Messages for the end-Cretaceous impact, extinctions, and paleoclimates - Dr. Pat Abbott
5/15/2024 Exploring Iceland's Geological Wonders: From a Regional Perspective to a Hiking Expedition - Don Barrie & William Buckley
3/19/2024 Mighty Bad Land: A Perilous Expedition to Antarctica Reveals Clues to an Eighth Continent - Bruce Luyendyk
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