Delaware Board of Massage and Bodywork s8

CANNON BUILDING STATE OF DELAWARE TELEPHONE: (302) 744-4500 861 SILVER LAKE BLVD., SUITE 203 DEPARTMENT OF STATE FAX: (302) 739-2711 DOVER, DELAWARE 19904-2467 WEBSITE: WWW.DPR.DELAWARE.GOV DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES: Board of Professional Land Surveyors

MEETING DATE AND TIME: Thursday, January 17th, 2008 at 8:30 a.m.

PLACE: 861 Silver Lake Blvd., Conference Room A, Second floor, Dover, Delaware

MINUTES APPROVED: 02-21-08

MEMBERS PRESENT

Michael T. Szymanski, Chair, Professional Member Laurence R. McBride, Vice-Chair, Professional Member Roy B. Kemp, PLS, Professional Member Victor Kennedy, Public Member Elton Murray, PLS, Professional Member Frank Sczucka, Public Member

DIVISION STAFF/DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

Frederick Schranck, Deputy Attorney General Margaret A. Foreit, Administrative Specialist III

OTHERS PRESENT

1.0 CALL TO ORDER

Mr. Szymanski called the meeting to order at 8:40 a.m.

2.0 REVIEW OF MINUTES DE Board of Professional Land Surveyors Minutes – January 17th, 2008 Page 2

The Board reviewed the meeting minutes for the December 13th, 2008 board meeting. A motion was made by Mr. McBride, seconded by Mr. Murray to approve the minutes as submitted. The motion was unanimously carried.

3.0 UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Final Draft of the Rules and Regulations

The board reviewed the final draft of the proposed rules and regulations that will be submitted to the March 2008 Registry. Mr. Szymanski stated that Attachment B needed to be added while Mr. Kennedy asked that the Vice Chair be the individual in charge of board meetings when the board chair cannot attend. A motion was made by Mr. McBride, seconded by Mr. Kemp to submit the final draft with the noted changes to the March Registry. The motion was unanimously carried.

Copy of EES Report for Examination October, 2007

The board members were distributed a copy of the EES report from PCS on the October 2007 Exam. Mr. Kemp noted that in one section of the report the state needed to be changed to read Delaware. Ms. Foreit will contact the testing service and have the report corrected.

Board Order and Letter of Probation for Jack C. Hann

The board members signed the board order for Jack C. Hann. Mr. Hann will be sent a copy of the order as well as the required letter of probation. Mr. Hann will have 30 days to remit any monetary fine to the board office. A motion was made by Mr. Kemp, seconded by Mr. McBride to accept the order and letter of probation to Mr. Hann. The motion was unanimously carried.

Board Order and Letter of Reprimand for Reade Long

The board members signed the board order for Reade R. Long. Mr. Long will be sent a copy of the order as well as the required letter of reprimand. Mr. Long will have 30 days to remit any monetary fine to the board office. A motion was made by Mr. Kemp, seconded by Mr. McBride to accept the order and letter of reprimand to Mr. Long. The motion was unanimously carried.

Board Order and Letter of Reprimand for Charles J. Kerns, Jr.

The board members signed the board order for Reade R. Long. Mr. Kerns will be sent a copy of the order as well as the required letter of reprimand. Mr. Kerns will have 30 days to remit any monetary fine to the board office. A motion was made by Mr. Kemp, seconded by Mr. McBride to accept the order and letter of reprimand to Mr. Kerns. The motion was unanimously carried

Copies of NCEES Power Point Presentation on On-Line Council Record

The board received a copy of the NCEES Power Point Presentation on the new on line council record. The application to create a record will be available to all land surveyors the second week of February, 2008.

Discussion of MIP Provision

The MIP will be discussed at the next meeting as to when it should be implemented for public discussion. DE Board of Professional Land Surveyors Minutes – January 17th, 2008 Page 3

New Business

Continuing Education

Request by Bruce McKenna, PLS

A motion was made by Mr. Szymanski, seconded by Mr. Kemp to approve the course submitted by Mr. McKenna entitled “CIV 211 – Surveying” and offered by the College of NJ for 8 Personal Development Hours. The motion was unanimously carried.

A motion was made by Mr. Szymanski, seconded by Mr. Sczucka to table the request of Mr. McKenna for 6 PDH’s of the course entitled “3rd Annual Civil Engineering Seminar Camp” offered by the College of NJ until clarification could be made as to whether Mr. McKenna taught all four presentations. The motion was unanimously carried.

Lorman Business Center, Inc.

A motion was made by Mr. Szymanski, seconded by Mr. McBride to approve the course submitted by Lorman Business Center, Inc. entitled “Zoning, Subdivision and Land Development Law” for 6 Personal Development Hours. The motion was unanimously carried.

Request by Charles Ruzicka, PLS

A motion was made by Mr. Szymanski, seconded by Mr. McBride to table the request of Mr. Ruzicka of the course entitled “Real Estate Principles and Practices” for 60 PDH’s until it could be determined how many sections of the course related to land surveying. The motion was unanimously carried.

A motion was made by Mr. Murray, seconded by Mr. Kemp to approve all the courses listed below for the designated Personal Development Hours. The motion was unanimously carried.

Asset Management: Planning, Strategy, and Implementation – 3.5 PDH’s Risk Management for Surveyors – The Continuum – 3.5 PDH’s Expert Witness – 3.5 PDH’s Elements of the National Geodetic Survey 10 Year Plan – 3.5 PDH’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Case Studies – 3.5 PDH’s BLM Riparian Boundaries – 3.5 PDH’s Situational Ethics for Surveyors – 3.5 PDH’s Evidence, Exhibits & Testimony: Boundaries and Beyond – 3.5 PDH’s The New 2005 ACSM/ALTA Standards – 7.5 PDH’s FEMA Elevation Certificates – Then & Now – 3.5 PDH’s The Surveyors Role in Flood Plain Management – 3.5 PDH’s Engineer’s & Surveyor’s Liability – 3.5 PDH’s The Law of Easements – 3.5 PDH’s CSI – Corner Site Investigation – 3.5 PDH’s The Role of Wood Evidence – 3.5 PDH’s DE Board of Professional Land Surveyors Minutes – January 17th, 2008 Page 4

Survey Computer File Management – 3.5 PDH’s Seven Deadly Sins of Surveying – 3.5 PDH’s NTRIP – The Essential GPS/GNSS Communications Interface – 3.5 PDH’s The Reality of Real Time GPS Networks – 3.5 PDH’s Height Modernization for the United States – 3.5 PDH’s OPUS & OPUS RS and HDTP Software – 3.5 PDH’s Hands on GIS Lab – 3.5 PDH’s The First Survey Doctrine – 7.5 PDH’s So You’ve Discovered a Conflict – 7.5 PDH’s Pins and Cushions and the Law – 3.5 PDH’s Restoration of Lost Corners: The Private Side – 3.5 PDH’s Digital Leveling – 7.5 PDH’s Land Information Systems (LIS): Where are all the surveyors? – 3.5 PDH’s

Annual Reports for 2007 Renewal

A motion was made by Mr. Szymanski, seconded by Mr. McBride to schedule a Rule to Show Cause Hearing for Robert J. Synder concerning his continuing education audit. The motion was unanimously carried.

A motion was made by Mr. Szymanski, seconded by Mr. Murray to schedule a Rule to Show Cause Hearing for A. Barry Seymour concerning his continuing education audit. The motion was unanimously carried.

PLS Seal Review

The board reviewed the submitted land surveyor seals for new licensees Edward E. Northrop and Larry Mann. A motion was made by Mr. Szymanski, seconded by Mr. McBride to approve the seals of Mr. Northrop and Mr. Mann as meeting the required criteria. The motion was unanimously carried.

Applications for Licensure by Examination

A motion was made by Mr. Szymanski, seconded by Mr. Kemp to propose to deny the application of Mr. Monreal based on his deficiency in field experience. The motion was unanimously carried.

A motion was made by Mr. McBride, seconded by Mr. Kemp to approve the application of Mr. Rierson to take the DE State Jurisprudence/Drainage, NCEES PS and NCEES FS Examinations. The motion was unanimously carried.

Fiscal Year Statistical Report from DPR

The Board was distributed a 2007 fiscal year statistical report on the board’s investigative activities.

Other Business Before the Board (for discussion only)

Mr. Szymanski stated that Title 25 proposed changes should be tabled until the MIP hearing is conducted.

Public Comment

There was no public comment. DE Board of Professional Land Surveyors Minutes – January 17th, 2008 Page 5

Next Scheduled Meeting

The next meeting will be held on February 21, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. in Conference Room A, second floor of the Cannon Building, 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware.

Adjournment

There being no further business, Mr. McBride made a motion, seconded by Mr. Kemp, to adjourn the meeting at 10:45 a.m. The motion was unanimously carried.

Respectfully submitted, Margaret A. Foreit Margaret A. Foreit Administrative Specialist III