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Texas Society of Professional Surveyors 2525 Wallingwood Dr. #300 Austin, Texas 78746 What was actor Metes Robert Duvall and doing in Waco? Find out on Bounds page 12. A publication of the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors TBPLS Hearing Addresses April-May 2010 CEUs For Land Surveyors (The following report was submitted by Robby Christopher, RPLS, LSLS, and TSPS Liaison to the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying.) Gov. Perry Names t the March 30th public hearing, Smyth New Chair the Board received comments regarding the proposed changes of Licensing Board to Rule 664.3. Based on those TBPLS Hearing Addresses CEUs comments, the Board decided to (April 20, 2010) AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry for Professional Land Surveyors Aamend the rule to read as follows: has named D.G. (Greg) Smyth of Uvalde chair of the Texas Board of Professional Smyth New Chair of Licensing Beginning January 2011, a registrant, to Land Surveying for a term to expire at be eligible for renewal of the certificate the pleasure of the governor. The board TSPS Chapters Celebrate of registration, must accrue at least protects Texas residents by regulating and twelve (12) hours of completed board licensing land surveyors. Surveyors Week 2010 approved professional development ac- tivities during the immediate preceding Smyth is TSPS Chapters In The News twelve months in any annual period. president of D.G. Beginning January 2011 and every year Smyth and thereafter, a minimum of three (3) of Company Inc. Compliance Checklist from the the twelve (12) hours shall be in board He is a member State Licensing Board developed or approved hours on the of the Na- Act, Rules, and/or ethics. tional Council of BBQ Cook Off Teams Still Needed Examiners for The Board also decided that, in order to be more Engineering and flexible, the number of CEUs to be carried over Surveying and American Congress on Call for TSPS Award Nominations should be unlimited. They also discussed elimi- Surveying and Mapping, and a life mem- nating the 4-hour increment requirement, allow- ber and past state president of the Texas 2nd Quarterly Board Meeting & ing registrants to accrue CEUs in any number of Society of Professional Surveyors (1997). one-hour activities and to encourage sponsors to Ray Wisdom Auction & BBQ include an ethics element in their courses. He is also charter president of Chapter 22 of the Texas Society of Professional Sur- Classified Ads All these items should be on the agenda for the veyors and is past president of the Dilley June Board meeting for discussion. If it is agreed Independent School District School Board. TSPS New Members that the new language is acceptable, the rule will Smyth attended Southwest Texas Junior be proposed as such. College and Texas A&M University. Winning Mansfield ISD Team For more information, contact Robby Christopher For more infomation about the TBPLS, Shines at SkillsUSA Competitions at [email protected] or visit the visit their website at http://txls.state.tx.us TBPLS website at http://txls.state.tx.us. or contact the board office directly at Texas Ranger Hall of Fame 512-239-5263. & Museum Gets Special Visit Coming Events TSPS Chapters Celebrate Surveyors Week 2010 Dallas Chapter 5 role to society. It referenced the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors and the local Dallas chapter, as well as contact info for both. TSPS Chapters were busy during Surveyors Week in March, sharing information and knowledge about the land surveying profession in their The article also referenced Chapter 5 activities with local Boy Scout and communties. local school districts and educational institutions and surveying educational opportunities. It also mentioned the Governor’ s Proclamation about Sur- Following are the activities that were un- veyor’s Week. dertaken by the Chapter 5 Public Relations Committee: Chapter 5 PR Committee Chairman Free- man has arranged for a survey display at the (From TSPS Dallas Chapter 5 President Garland South Library Branch for the entire Raul Wong, Jr.) month of April. The library has previously Chapter 5 PR Committee Chairman Chris hosted a survey display, and was eager for Freeman submitted an article about land a return display. They noted that it had re- surveying and Surveyor’s Week to the ceived some of the best feedback and inter- weekend supplement (Neighbors) of the est from library patrons, which actually led Dallas Morning News. to a follow up presentation to a children’s group. The Display will include survey in- The individual suburb editions included struments and tools, reference books, maps Garland, Mesquite, Duncanville, Rowlett, and Richardson. The potential and plats, and TSPS related publications, as readership reach of this effort would easily be in the six figures. well as Chapter 5 contact info. Several Chapter 5 members will provide the display items, including John Pierce, Robert Schneeberg, Martha Compton, Briefly, the submitted article spoke about what land surveying is and its vital Rudy Santini, and Chris Freeman. North Texas Chapter 2 North Central Texas Chapter 2 prepared a Survey- or's Week flyer (left), and copies were handed out to the Chapter members to be displayed in any location that was permissible (public or private). In addition to this, chapter member Bill Coleman obtained a Surveyor's Week Proclamation from the Mayor of the City of Denton. Mark Your Calendars For Upcoming Surveyor's Week Celebrations March 20-26, 2011 March 18-24, 2012 March 17-23, 2013 March 16-22, 2014 March 15-21, 2015 March 20-26, 2016 2 Metes and Bounds/April-May 2010 Permian Basin Chapter 10 The Friday, March 26, 2010 Permian Basin Chapter Meeting was well attended with local and state members, and public ser- vants. Pictured (from left) are John Watson, TSPS President Elect; Honorable Skeet Jones, Loving County Judge; Bill O’Hara, General Land Office; James Thompkins, “Legend” RPLS #1985; Norman Newton, “Legend” RPLS #1690; Program Presenter Michel Newton, RPLS, LSLS; Alan McLain, TSPS President; and Wade Howell, “Legend” RPLS #280. Pictured at The Petroleum Museum Exhibit during Surveyor's Week are (from left) John Watson, President Elect; Alan McLain, President; and Marcus Hostas, Chapter 10 President. Metes and Bounds/April-May 2010 3 TSPS Chapters In The News Rio Grande Valley Chapter 19 Thanks to Don Wilson (top photo, left), CPA, for his informative presentation at the April 6, 2010 meeting of the Rio Grande Chapter 19. Don, who provides ac- counting and financial advice to small business, large engineering companies, and commercial corporations, spoke about the effects of new taxes and health care reforms and how business operations of surveyors and engineers will be changed by current tax law. Attending the April 6 meeting were Manuel J. Mon- temayor, President; A.C. Cortes, RPLS, Secretary- Treasurer; Robert Tamez, SIT; Don Wilson, CPA; James Holdar, RPLS; Jorge Rodriguez, RPLS; Victor Garcia, PE; Francisco Rios, RPLS; and Keith House- man, RPLS, editor. Jorge Rodriguez, RPLS, (bottom photo, left) and Robert Tamez, SIT, were on hand as Don Wilson answered attendee's tax questions. (Submitted by Keith Houseman.) 4 Metes and Bounds/April-May 2010 Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying Compliance Checklist (From Don King, RPLS #3896 – Sandy Smith at the Board of Land Surveying, was nice enough to give me this list so I could pass it on to the Title Companies, and surveyors, etc. In Brown County, Title Companies have joined forces in the hope of gettting quality surveys, and they needed a basic check list to help them judge what was supposed to be on a survey. I would like to encourage everyone to give it to your Banks, Title Companies, Real Estate people, and fellow surveyors who deal with quality surveys.The list has requirements of Basic Surveys, and does NOT include Requirements of a Cat 1a. (which. in Brown County, the Title Companies require on Improvement Surveys.) Educa- tion is the only way to cure a lot of these problems.) Survey was performed by the signing surveyor or an employee under his direct supervision. (SEC 18a) License of supervising surveyor is current and active. (SEC 17) If surveyor is not surveying as an individual, a certificate of firm name has been filed with theexas T Board of Profes- sional Land Surveying. (SEC 21) No unlicensed person was allowed to exert control over this survey. (663.5-1) Project was completed within the time estimated or acceptable variance. (663.5-4) Project was completed within the cost estimated or acceptable variance. (663.5-4) The calculated relative precision is within minimum standards. (663.15) (1:10,000 within city limits) (1:7,500 within city ETJ ) (1:5,000 rural ) Survey measurements were made with equipment capable of achieving the minimum standards (663.15e) Survey follows the footsteps of the original surveyor by proper application of the legal principles of surveying. (663.16a) Appropriate deeds were researched to determine boundaries of the subject parcels. (663.16b) Survey is the result of adequate research to support intended boundaries or research information was provided by qualified provider. (663.16c) All boundaries connected to identifiable physical monuments of record. (663.16d) Monuments set are of durable material at sufficient depth and of sufficient size. (663.17a) Sufficient monuments were set to mark surveyed boundaries. (663.17b) Monuments found and set are adequately described. (663.17b) Where practical, monuments set to delineate or witness a boundary corner are marked in a way that is traceable to the RPLS. (663.17d) Survey meets minimum TBPLS standards or completely meets other standards certified. (663.18) Discrepancies between record and conditions discovered are referenced and reported to client. (663.19-3) Plat is to a convenient scale.