CALL TO ORDER

The meeting of the State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors was called to order by President Edward Vernick at 9:00 a.m. at 124 Halsey Street, 3rd Floor Union Conference Room, Newark, New Jersey. All parties were duly notified of the time, date and place, with all pertinent material being provided.

SUNSHINE LAW ANNOUNCEMENT

President Vernick read the statement required by Chapter 231, Laws of 1975 known as the Open Public Meetings Act, and announced that notice of this meeting was prepared in the office of the Board and mailed to the Secretary of State, the Newark Star Ledger, Trenton Times, the Camden Courier Post, Bergen Record, and the Atlantic City Press.

Present:

Edward Vernick Lawrence Koo
Michael Angeline Robert Marshall
James Cleary James Purcell
Richard Frantz Perry Schwartz (9:30 am)
Barry Jones (9:30 am) James Valenti

Absent: None

Others: Arthur Russo, Executive Director, Michelle Albertson, Deputy Attorney General, Joseph Grabowy, Assistant to the Executive Director, staff members Ernest Gonzalez and Yolanda Winston, and one member of the public.

REVIEW OF MINUTES

January 18, 2007

The Board reviewed the minutes of January 18, 2007. After careful review, the Board, on a motion by BM Purcell, second by BM Frantz, unanimously approved the minutes of January 18, 2007 as submitted.

REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

General Report

Executive Director Russo presented the Board with a proclamation honoring the services of former Board Members Louis A. Raimondi ,PE, PLS, and James D. Kelly, PE. A copy of said proclamations are attached to these minutes.

Additionally, Executive Director Russo informed the Board that the principles & practices examinations will be conducted on Friday, April 20, 2007, and the fundamentals examinations will be conducted on Saturday, April 21, 2007. He will provide a status report of the events of the examinations at it next scheduled meeting.

Incoming Correspondence

Donald Meserlian
RE: NJSA 45:8-28(e)
(April 3, 2007)

Mr. Meserlian wrote to the Board in reference to the above statutory citation.

The Board noted this correspondence for the record.

Louis A. Raimondi
RE: Service as Board Member
(April 2, 2007)

Mr. Raimondi wrote to the Board in appreciation to all during his tenure as Board Member.

This correspondence was noted for the record.

James D. Kelly
RE: Service as Board Member
(March 27, 2007)

Mr. Kelly wrote to the Board in appreciation to all during his tenure as Board Member.

This correspondence was noted for the record.

Eva-Angela Adan, Center Director/ CPEES
RE: Pensacola Christian College
(April 3, 2007)

Ms. Adan advised the Board that Pensacola Christian College has not been accredited by any of the US regional accreditation agencies and, therefore, CPEES is unable to evaluate their program.

After discussing this matter, the Board requested that Ms. Adan appear to discuss degree evaluations by non-ABET accredited institutions located in the United States.

REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS

The Board, on a motion by BM Purcell, second by BM Cleary, unanimously approved the following applications:

A.I.N. = Additional Information Needed

CERTIFICATES OF AUTHORIZATION

The Board, on a motion by BM Frantz, second by BM Kelly, unanimously voted to approve the following Certificates of Authorization:

INTEGRATED ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS, INC.
9700 Rockside Road, #290
Cleveland, OH 44125
Application # 1258116

RCM TECHNOLOGIES (USA), INC.
2500 McClellan Ave., Ste. 350
Pennsauken, NJ 08109
Application # 1258123

ROBERT W. SULLIVAN, INC.
529 Main Street, Ste. 203
Boston, MA 02129
Application # 1258130

PIERCE ENGINEERS, INC.
241 N. Broadway, Ste. 500
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Application # 1258352

MCR GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS, LLC
21 Forest Road
Wayne, PA 19087
Application # 1260293

FDH ENGINEERING, INC.
2730 Rawland Road, Ste. 100
Raleigh, NC 27615
Application # 1260296

MARVIN WAXMAN CONSULTING ENGINEERS, INC.
530 Walnut Street, 11th Fl.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Application # 1260315

INTENTIONALLY BLANK

REINSTATEMENT APPLICATIONS

Jennifer Bryson-McGahren

In its review of this reinstatement application, the Board noted that Ms. Bryson-McGahren’s PE license expired in 2000. After reviewing this application, the Board, on a motion by BM Purcell, second by VP Angeline, unanimously voted that Ms. Bryson-McGahren must take and pass the principles and practices of engineering examination.

APPEARANCE BY ALLAN HICKS

Allan Hicks, Operations Supervisor, Professional Credentials Services (PCS) Supervisor appeared before the Board to update it on new examination administrative policies and procedures being utilized. Various Board members inquired about security measures being taken during examinations and other issues. Mr. Hicks also mentioned other services offered by PCS which may be of interest to the Board.

MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION

On a motion by BM Valenti, second by BM Koo, the Board unanimously voted to enter into Executive Session to review disciplinary matters.

RETURN TO PUBLIC

On a motion contained within the Executive Session minutes, the Board re-entered into Public Session for the purpose of elections.

NOMINATION OF OFFICERS

The Board, on a motion by BM Frantz, second by BM Schwartz, unanimously voted to close the nominations for President by nominating Michael Angeline.

The Board, on a motion by BM Frantz, second by BM Cleary, unanimously voted to close the nominations for Vice-President by nominating James Valenti.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

The Board, on a motion by BM Frantz, second by BM Schwartz, unanimously voted to accept the nominations of Michael Angeline as President and James Valenti as Vice-President.

The newly elected officers will assume their responsibilities commencing at its next scheduled meeting.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Charles Blumeling, PE, PLS, stated that he was unable to locate the DEP violations section within the Board’s statutes and regulations.

ADJOURNMENT

On motion by BM Frantz, second by BM Marshall, the Board unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting at 12:30pm.

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